Registration and morning coffee

Opening and Announcement by Emcee

Welcoming Remarks

Session 1

Can Southeast Asia Deliver Sustainable Growth Amid a Fracturing Global Order?

Location: Main Auditorium

Can Southeast Asia sustain growth while navigating geopolitical tensions, shifting supply chains and rising energy demand? Explore the choices that will shape the region's competitiveness, energy security and resilience in an increasingly uncertain world.

Session 2

Powering Malaysia's Transition: Accelerating Energy Transformation and Economic Growth

Location: Main Auditorium

Malaysia's energy ambitions are clear, but delivering them will require significant investment, innovation and collaboration. Explore the infrastructure, technology and talent needed to build a secure, competitive and resilient energy future.

Networking Break

Session 3

Enabling Capital Deployment at Scale for Energy Transition

Location: Main Auditorium

Strong investor interest exists, yet many transition projects still struggle to reach financial close. This session examines how better project preparation, risk allocation and collaboration across the financing ecosystem can accelerate capital deployment at the scale needed for Malaysia's energy transition.

Keynote Address

Lunch and Networking

Closed-Door Masterclass

Closed-door VIP Luncheon with Gita Wirjawan and Dr.Tunku Alina Alias: The Board’s Role in Shaping Long-Term Resilience and Competitiveness

Location: TBC

What should boards be doing differently in an era of geopolitical uncertainty, technological disruption and climate change? This closed-door masterclass examines how directors can strengthen oversight, challenge assumptions and make decisions that support long-term resilience, competitiveness and sustainable value creation.

Session 4

Climate Finance Innovation Lab (CFIL) Demo Day

Location: Conference Hall 2

Meet the climate ventures turning bold ideas into scalable solutions. Discover innovative business models, technologies and financing approaches emerging from the CFIL Accelerator Programme.

Session 5

Shaping Sustainable Digital Infrastructure: Balancing Growth in the Digital Economy

Location: Main Auditorium

As AI, cloud computing and digital services accelerate demand for data and power, can infrastructure keep pace sustainably? Gain insights into how Malaysia can support digital growth while strengthening competitiveness, energy security and long-term economic value.

Session 6

Covered or Cornered? Closing the Climate Protection Gap in a Riskier World

Location: Conference Hall 2

As climate hazards intensify, more people and businesses may find themselves exposed and uninsured. This fireside chat examines how insurance, finance and policy can work together to close the protection gap and strengthen resilience.

Session 7

Investing in the Net-Zero Transition: Managing Risks and Capturing Opportunities

Location: Main Auditorium

What makes a corporate transition plan truly investable? Hear how investors assess credibility, manage risk and identify long-term opportunities amid evolving climate expectations and sustainability commitments.

Session 8

Overview of Malaysia's Capital Market Funding Ecosystem and Key Initiatives Supporting Private Companies Across the Funding Lifecycle

Location: Conference Hall 2

Raising capital is no longer a one-size-fits-all journey. Learn how Malaysia's evolving funding ecosystem, from crowdfunding and venture capital to private equity and capital markets, can support businesses at different stages of growth and expansion.

Session 9

Can Tokenisation Unlock New Capital for Sustainable Finance?

Location: Conference Hall 1

Can tokenisation move sustainable finance from experimentation to real-world impact? Understand how digital securities and blockchain-enabled infrastructure could reduce market friction, broaden participation and mobilise new capital.

Networking and Tea Break

Session 10

Pricing Resilience Before the Next Disaster

Location: Main Auditorium

How do we identify, measure and finance resilience in a changing climate? This session looks at how financial institutions can better evaluate adaptation needs, assess resilience outcomes and direct capital towards investments that strengthen long-term economic and infrastructure resilience.

Session 11

Inheriting the Bill: What Happens When Yesterday’s Climate Debt Comes Due for Tomorrow’s Workforce?

Location: Conference Hall 2

Tomorrow's workforce will inherit the consequences of today's decisions. Explore how climate resilience, skills development, health and economic opportunity are interconnected, and what is needed to build a future that is prosperous, inclusive and resilient.

Session 12

From Cost Pressure to Competitive Advantage: How SMEs Can Win the Green Transition in a Volatile World

Location: Conference Hall 1

Can sustainability become an SME’s competitive edge? Learn how businesses can turn energy volatility, supply-chain pressure and rising expectations into greater efficiency, resilience, market access and growth.

Closed-Door Session

CRESS Bankability Insights: Strengthening Market Confidence

Location: TBD

As Malaysia's Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme (CRESS) gains momentum, what will determine whether projects reach financial close and scale? This session examines the financing, contractual and market conditions needed to improve project bankability, attract investment and accelerate renewable energy deployment.

Registration and morning coffee

Opening and Announcement by Emcee

Keynote Address

Session 1

Nature: The Biggest Investment Opportunity You’re Ignoring

Location: Main Auditorium

The global economy depends on nature, yet its value remains largely overlooked in business and investment decisions. Discover why nature is emerging as one of the defining opportunities for strengthening resilience, supporting biodiversity and creating long-term economic value.

Session 2

Financing Malaysia’s Blue Economy: From Coastal Assets to Investable Opportunities

Location: Main Auditorium

Malaysia's coastlines, oceans and marine ecosystems are among its most valuable natural assets. Learn how blue carbon, sustainable fisheries, ecosystem restoration and innovative financing approaches can unlock investment while supporting long-term environmental and economic resilience.

Session 3

Water: The Most Underpriced Climate Risk?

Location: Conference Hall 2

From water security and infrastructure resilience to agricultural productivity and industrial growth, water shapes the foundations of economic development. Discover why water may become one of the defining climate risks for businesses, investors and economies in the years ahead.

Networking Break

Session 4

Nature on the Balance Sheet: Lessons From Early Movers on Nature Risk and Opportunity

Location: Main Auditorium

How are leading organisations turning nature awareness into action? Gain practical insights into assessing dependencies, managing risks and embedding nature-related considerations into strategy, investment decisions and long-term value creation.

Session 5

National Sustainability Reporting Framework (NSRF) Financial Institutions (FIs) Guidance Documents for the Banking Sector and the Insurance and Takaful Industry

Location: Main Auditorium

Gain an overview of the newly launched NSRF guidance documents for the banking, insurance and takaful sectors, including key insights, implementation considerations and their role in supporting sustainability-related financial disclosures.

Special Remarks

Awards and Announcements

Lunch and Networking

Session 6

Climate Finance Innovation Lab (CFIL) Demo Day

Location: Conference Hall 2

Meet the climate ventures turning bold ideas into scalable solutions. Discover promising business models, technologies and financing approaches emerging from the CFIL Accelerator Programme.

Session 7

Beyond Offsets: Can Carbon Markets Deliver Real Outcomes for Nature and Climate?

Location: Main Auditorium

Can carbon markets deliver more than offsets? Hear perspectives on what it takes to build credible markets that mobilise finance, protect ecosystems and create lasting value for climate, nature and communities.

Session 8

Cooling Our Cities: Nature’s Answer to the Urban Heat Crisis

Location: Conference Hall 2

Can nature help cities thrive in a hotter future? This fireside chat explores how urban forests, green corridors and blue-green infrastructure can reduce heat stress, enhance liveability and strengthen long-term urban resilience.

Networking Break

Masterclass 1

From TNFD to Action: Developing Nature and Climate Transition Plans

Location: Training Room

How do organisations move from understanding nature and climate risks to taking meaningful action? This masterclass brings together practical frameworks, tools and implementation experiences to help participants translate insights into transition plans, strategic priorities and investment decisions.

Masterclass 2

From Disclosure to Investment Decisions: How ISSB Standards Can Strengthen Investor Confidence

Location: Training Room

What turns sustainability-related financial disclosures into decision-useful information? Understand how stronger disclosures can support valuation, stewardship and capital allocation while strengthening transparency and investor confidence.

Tea Break

Masterclass 3

Structuring Bankable Nature Finance Projects: From Concept to Investment

Location: Training Room

Turning nature outcomes into investable opportunities requires more than capital alone. This masterclass explores the practical ingredients of successful nature finance projects, including project preparation, community engagement, revenue generation, risk allocation and investment readiness.

Masterclass 4

Tools and Frameworks for Adaptation Finance

Location: Training Room

Turn climate risk into practical financing decisions. Gain familiarity with emerging tools, methodologies and frameworks for identifying, assessing and financing adaptation opportunities.

Masterclass 5

From Exposure to Impact: Using ENCORE for Nature Risk and Impact Assessment in Financial Institutions

Location: Training Room

Discover how ENCORE can help financial institutions identify nature-related dependencies, impacts and sector exposures, translating complex environmental information into practical portfolio and risk-management insights.