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Will Environmental Sustainability Matter to Businesses Struggling to Survive in the Current Crisis?

Sustainability and broader ESG considerations have tended to be seen as secondary priorities for many industries, especially small & medium-sized (SME) businesses in Asia. With many businesses now facing concerns over survival & viability in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, does sustainability even feature in the list of priorities now? 

This discussion will look at the issues from the perspective of thought-leaders in the sustainability field as well as seasoned industry practitioners to contextualize how the landscape for sustainability is evolving in the Asia Pacific region, and what it could mean for businesses going forward.

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Prof. Dr. -Ing. Christoph Herrmann

Director at the Institute of Machine Tools and Production Technology (IWF)
Prof. Seeram Ramakrishna, FREng

Chair of Circular Economy Taskforce at the National University of Singapore and Chair of the Future of Manufacturing Technical Committee
Willson Deng

Chief Executive Officer
Thomas Wong

Director of Operations
Dr. Yang Shanshan

Team Lead
Jane Siow (Presenter)

Senior Conference Producer

Steering Committee Members

Prof. Tan Sze Wee

Assistant Chief Executive,
Science...

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Prof. Tan Sze Wee Assistant Chief Executive, <br> Science & Engineering Research Council

Professor Tan Sze Wee is currently the Assistant Chief Executive of A*STAR’s Science & Engineering Research Council (SERC). Professor...

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Simon Lim

Executive Director,
Manufacturing...

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Simon Lim Executive Director, <br> Manufacturing & Engineering

Mr Simon Lim is the Executive Director, Manufacturing & Engineering at Enterprise Singapore. Enterprise Singapore, formerly International...

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Alvin Tan

Assistant Chief Executive Officer (Industry...

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Alvin Tan Assistant Chief Executive Officer (Industry Cluster Group)

Mr Alvin Tan is the Assistant Chief Executive Officer (Industry Cluster Group) of JTC, Singapore’s lead government agency responsible for the...

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Lim Kok Kiang

Assistant Managing Director

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Lim Kok Kiang Assistant Managing Director

Mr Lim Kok Kiang is the Assistant Managing Director of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). He oversees EDB’s industry clusters...

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Andrew Phua

Director,
Exhibitions & Conferences

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Andrew Phua Director, <br> Exhibitions & Conferences

Mr Andrew Phua assumed the position of Director, Exhibitions and Conferences, with the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) on 1st August 2012. In his...

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Michael Jin Fung (Dr)

Deputy Chief Executive (Industry), Chief Human...

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Michael Jin Fung (Dr) Deputy Chief Executive (Industry), Chief Human Resource Officer, and Chief Data Officer

Michael Fung is the Deputy Chief Executive (Industry), Chief Human Resource Officer, and Chief Data Officer at SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), a...

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International Advisory Committee Members

Johan de Villiers

Managing Director

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Johan de Villiers Managing Director

Johan de Villiers took over his current role of Managing Director for ABB in Singapore and South-East Asia in 2015. After an education in...

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Fabio Vacirca

Senior Managing Director (Products Operating...

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Fabio Vacirca Senior Managing Director (Products Operating Group).

Fabio Vacirca is the senior managing director and lead for the Products Operating Group across Asia Pacific, Africa, Middle East and Turkey...

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Prof. Tan Beng Hee Reginald

Executive Director

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Prof. Tan Beng Hee Reginald Executive Director

Professor Reginald Tan is Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at NUS, and concurrently Executive Director at the...

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David Chia

Managing Director

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David Chia Managing Director

David has his first degree in Electrical Engineering, majoring in Power and Control, and went on to do his MBA. He started his career as an...

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Jonas Berge

Senior Director Applied Technology

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Jonas Berge Senior Director Applied Technology

Jonas Berge is educated in Sweden and is a Senior Director at Emerson Automation Solutions in Singapore. He is responsible for helping plants and...

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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Mueller-Wittig

Director

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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Mueller-Wittig Director

Wolfgang Müller-Wittig heads Fraunhofer Singapore, the 08th subsidiary of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and its very first in Asia. He is the...

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Professor Seeram Ramakrishna, FREng

Chair, Circular Economy Taskforce, National...

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Professor Seeram Ramakrishna, FREng Chair, Circular Economy Taskforce, National University of Singapore and Chair, Future of Manufacturing

Professor Seeram is the Chair of Circular Economy Taskforce at the National University of Singapore (NUS), which is ranked among the top 11...

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Dr. Ho Chaw Sing

Managing Director

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Dr. Ho Chaw Sing Managing Director

Dr Ho Chaw Sing, Managing Director of NAMIC (National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster), heads the Singapore government funded initiative to...

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Matthias Gunkel

Executive Vice President
Asia Pacific

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Matthias Gunkel Executive Vice President <br> Asia Pacific

Matthias Gunkel has more than 25 years of experience in the Automation Business in Asia Pacific. After 4 years in the US in the early 80’ties he...

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Simon Song

Managing Director

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Simon Song Managing Director

Simon Song has been the managing director of Bosch in Malaysia since November 2014 and holds overall responsibility of driving the Bosch business in...

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Graham Conlon

Vice President, Head of Digital Supply Chain

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Graham Conlon Vice President, Head of Digital Supply Chain

Graham Conlon is the Vice President, Head of Digital Supply Chain SAP Asia Pacific & Japan region. Based in Singapore, Graham leads the...

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Urvil Modi

Vice President, Industrial Automation, Singapore...

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Urvil Modi Vice President, Industrial Automation, Singapore & Malaysia

Urvil Modi is Vice President of Singapore and Malaysia for Industrial Automation business at Schneider Electric. He is responsible for driving...

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Raimund Klein

Executive Vice President, Head of Digital...

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Raimund Klein Executive Vice President, Head of Digital Industries

Mr Klein Raimund is the Executive Vice President, Head of Digital Industries, SIEMENS ASEAN Raimund is an experienced executive with a demonstrated...

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Fong Pin Fen

Director
Cities, Infrastructure &...

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Fong Pin Fen Director <br> Cities, Infrastructure & Industry Solutions

Fong Pin Fen is the Director of Cities, Infrastructure & Industrial Solutions Group in the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). She...

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Terence Teo

President

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Terence Teo President

Terence is a council member of SIAA (Singapore Industrial Automation Association). Current appointment is Vice President within the SIAA Executive...

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Dr Ahmad Magad, JP

Secretary General

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Dr Ahmad Magad, JP Secretary General

Ahmad Magad is Secretary General of the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF), a trade body founded in 1932 Ahmad Magad is Secretary General of...

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Steven Koh

Executive Director

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Steven Koh Executive Director

Mr. Koh is the Executive Director of Singapore Precision Engineering and Technology Association, Prior to his retirement in March 2015, he was Deputy...

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Ang Wee Seng

Executive Director

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Ang Wee Seng Executive Director

Wee Seng has over 20 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, with experiences in Fab start up, process integration, technology...

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Dr. Andreas Hauser

Director Digital Service

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Dr. Andreas Hauser Director Digital Service

Dr Hauser holds Engineering Degrees in Shipbuilding and Computer Engineering, and a PhD in Applied Mathematics. He started his career as Research...

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Dr. Darius Ngo

is the Senior Vice President / Functional...

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Dr. Darius Ngo is the Senior Vice President / Functional Director (Digital Enterprise Solution Business Centre)

Dr. Darius Ngo is the Senior Vice President/ Functional Director heading the Digital Enterprise Solution Business Centre at Yokogawa Engineering Asia...

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