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From “Interconnection to Integration”: Advancing Regional Energy Cooperation for a Low-Carbon, Competitive ASEAN Economy
18 Sep 2025, 10:30:00 - 11:30:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 3 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
From “Interconnection to Integration”: Advancing Regional Energy Cooperation for a Low-Carbon, Competitive ASEAN Economy
18 Sep 2025, 10:30:00 - 11:30:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 3 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
The energy transition in ASEAN is not solely a technological challenge, but also a structural and economic one. Advancing national energy goals in isolation will fall short; instead, a coordinated regional approach is essential to ensure energy remains reliable, affordable, and sustainable—while bolstering economic resilience and industrial competitiveness.
ASEAN has laid important groundwork through initiatives such as the ASEAN Power Grid, the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC), and the Enhanced ASEAN Power Grid MoU. The next step is to shift from fragmented national efforts to a coherent regional system, underpinned by harmonised infrastructure, regulatory frameworks, and financing strategies.
This session convenes energy ministers, multilateral banks, regulators, and planners to explore how greater regional integration can accelerate both the energy transition and economic transformation. Coordinated power systems have the potential to reduce costs, attract investment, and strengthen ASEAN’s industrial competitiveness in a decarbonizing global market.
Impact Architects:
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Jackie Surtani
Regional Director, Asian Development Bank, Singapore Office
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Sue-Ern Tan
Head of the IEA Regional Cooperation Centre, International Energy Agency
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Jonathan Goh
Director for External Relations, Energy Market Authority, Singapore
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Mylene C. Capongcol
Undersecretary, Department of Energy - Philippines
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Beni Suryadi
Senior Manager of APAC and Strategic Partnership, ASEAN Centre for Energy
From “Load to Leverage”: Aligning Digital Infrastructure with Energy System Transformation in ASEAN
18 Sep 2025, 11:30:00 - 12:30:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 3 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
From “Load to Leverage”: Aligning Digital Infrastructure with Energy System Transformation in ASEAN
18 Sep 2025, 11:30:00 - 12:30:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 3 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
ASEAN is at a pivotal moment as digital infrastructure rapidly expands, and governments push to improve access to affordable, reliable, and clean energy. Without careful coordination, these dual priorities risk clashing—putting pressure on power grids, slowing decarbonization efforts, and entrenching inefficiencies. However, with strategic frameworks, digital infrastructure can become an asset rather than a burden in ASEAN’s energy transition.
As the region’s digital economy grows, data infrastructure—particularly hyperscale data centers—is emerging as a significant energy consumer. Yet, if effectively integrated, these hyperscale’s can help tackle the very challenges they contribute to. They can anchor investment in clean energy, support grid resilience, and promote regional energy integration.
The question now is whether ASEAN can bypass outdated models and position itself as a global leader in aligning digital growth with a sustainable energy future. With the right policies and collaboration, the region has a unique opportunity to shape a model where digital and energy transitions work hand in hand.
Impact Architects:
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Spencer Low
Head of Sustainability, APAC, Google
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Su Yin Anand
Head of Strategy & Transformation, International Business Machines Corporation
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Poh Seng Lee
Head of Mechanical Engineering Department and Executive Director of Energy Studies Institute, National University of Singapore
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Jeffrey Tan
Senior Operations Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
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Mylene C. Capongcol
Undersecretary, Department of Energy - Philippines
Power of the Narrative: Funding and Framing Impact Storytelling for a Fractured World
16 Sep 2025, 13:45:00 - 15:30:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 4 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
Power of the Narrative: Funding and Framing Impact Storytelling for a Fractured World
16 Sep 2025, 13:45:00 - 15:30:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 4 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
From climate change to global health, we live in a time when the stories that matter most are often the hardest to tell—and even harder to hear. As trust in media declines, misinformation surges, and audiences turn away from complex narratives, how can storytelling still serve as a catalyst for societal transformation?
This panel brings together the actors at the frontlines of impact storytelling and will examine how capital, creativity, and collaboration can shape stories that are seen, believed, and acted upon. It will explore the evolving role of media as a tool not just for reporting facts—but for sparking empathy, amplifying marginalised voices, and influencing systems change.
Voices for a Living Future: Storytelling as Climate Leadership
16 Sep 2025, 15:30:00 - 17:00:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 4 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
Voices for a Living Future: Storytelling as Climate Leadership
16 Sep 2025, 15:30:00 - 17:00:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 4 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
In an era of climate disruption and ecological collapse, the future will be shaped not only by today’s leaders but by the next generation inheriting the consequences of current decisions. This masterclass gathers up to 50 emerging leaders to explore how climate engagement and storytelling can become vital tools for regeneration, activism, and hope.
Participants will learn to translate climate science into personal narratives, bridging facts with emotions, and data with humanity. They will develop skills to shift mindsets, inspire action, and engage their peers, communities, and institutions through stories that resonate deeply.
Beyond communication, the session challenges the next generation to become narrative architects of the well-being economy—crafting stories that plant seeds for planetary healing and collective flourishing.
Impact Architects:
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Frederic Hoffmann
Chair, Unearthodox
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Mohamad Maliki Osman
Former Cabinet Minister and Consultant, Social Transformation Project, OCTAVE Institute
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Nikola Ivezaj
Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief, Policy, Government and Impact Office, Global Citizen
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Man Jing Kong (Biogirl MJ)
Co-Founder, Just Keep Thinking
From Plans to Partnerships: Building Resilient Cities for Climate, Inclusion and Well-being
17 Sep 2025, 09:00:00 - 11:00:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 4 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
From Plans to Partnerships: Building Resilient Cities for Climate, Inclusion and Well-being
17 Sep 2025, 09:00:00 - 11:00:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 4 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
Cities are not just where crises converge—they are where solutions must be born. Are we bold enough to redesign urban systems for the well-being of both people and planet?
Cities stand on the frontline of our era’s most urgent challenges—from escalating climate shocks to deepening health inequities and social fragmentation. Yet cities are also uniquely positioned to lead transformation. This panel hosted by Resilient Cities Network (R-Cities) explores how urban resilience is being redefined across Asia-Pacific.
Anchored in the Penang Resilience Strategy, a city-wide roadmap that integrates infrastructure, policy, and community voice, the session reveals how urban resilience can be both systemic and human-centered. Case studies such as Resilience for Communities (R4C) in Melaka and the OASIS Schoolyards initiative in Quezon City and Semarang illustrate how cross-sector collaboration—rooted in the 4Ps model of Public, Private, Philanthropic Partnerships—can activate city-wide change while keeping people at the heart of every intervention.
Aligning Corporate Philanthropy for Impact: Public-Private-Philanthropy-Partnerships (“4Ps”) for Blended Finance
17 Sep 2025, 11:00:00 - 12:15:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact lab 4 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
Aligning Corporate Philanthropy for Impact: Public-Private-Philanthropy-Partnerships (“4Ps”) for Blended Finance
17 Sep 2025, 11:00:00 - 12:15:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact lab 4 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
The most transformative sustainable finance models are emerging from Public-Private-Philanthropy-Partnerships (4Ps) that align around shared impact for a well-being economy. Corporate philanthropy plays a pivotal role in this ecosystem, bridging commercial interests with catalytic impact through strategic co-investment alongside public and philanthropic partners.
Beyond traditional CSR, corporate philanthropy has evolved to be a catalytic force—using grant capital to de-risk commercial investments while leveraging broader corporate assets. This session will explore how corporates can serve as both catalytic funders and strategic partners, collaborating with different stakeholders to fund innovation, crowd in private investment, accelerate sustainable transitions, and generate long-term value.
Models will be highlighted that integrate philanthropy with corporate strategy within 4Ps frameworks to drive scalable impact. AVPN will also introduce ASPIRE (Asia Partnership for Investment in Resilient Economies), a multi-stakeholder initiative aimed at unlocking scalable, people-centred finance for climate action and the SDGs in Asia.
From Disclosures to True Accountability, Bridging Reporting and Regeneration
17 Sep 2025, 12:15:00 - 13:00:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 4 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
From Disclosures to True Accountability, Bridging Reporting and Regeneration
17 Sep 2025, 12:15:00 - 13:00:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 4 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
Disclosure frameworks like TNFD and TCFD promise transparency, but data alone does not heal ecosystems. This session challenges leaders to move beyond compliance: how can disclosures become living commitments to planetary regeneration? We will explore how to integrate human values, community voices, and holistic metrics into climate and nature-related disclosures— transforming data from a box-ticking exercise to a foundation for action and trust. If disclosures are just data without soul, they become our new blindfold—can we turn them instead into maps for regeneration?
Impact Architects:
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Bjorn Low
Executive Director & Co-founder, Edible Garden City
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Esther An
Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited (CDL)
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Fang Eu-Lin
Sustainability and Climate Change Practice Leader, PwC Singapore
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Terence Quek
CEO, Singapore Institute of Directors
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Kuldip Gill
Assistant Chief Executive (Accounting Development and Regulatory Group) Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority
Making It Real: From Ideas to Impact
17 Sep 2025, 13:45:00 - 14:30:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 4 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
Making It Real: From Ideas to Impact
17 Sep 2025, 13:45:00 - 14:30:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 4 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
In an age of ecological collapse and social fragmentation, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. But while no one can do everything, everyone can do something. Change doesn’t begin with certainty—it starts with the courage to collaborate across differences.
In this interactive workshop, policy entrepreneur and Global Citizen co-founder Michael Sheldrick will draw on case studies from grassroots period poverty activists in South Africa, Prime Minister Mia Mottley, the Caribbean, to coal towns in Western Australia reinventing themselves as clean energy hubs, we will explore how lasting policy change is created—not by purity, but by pragmatic idealism.
With over 15 years of experience mobilising $40 billion for frontline solutions, Michael introduces the tools of policy entrepreneurship: identifying levers of influence, building coalitions with unlikely allies, and turning bold ideas into real outcomes.
Designed for those working in climate, education, philanthropy, and community development, the session includes practical exercises to map alliances, tackle system blockers, and practise effective strategy. Participants will receive a copy of “From Ideas to Impact”—a toolkit to navigate uncertainty and sustain momentum in high-friction environments.
