The 2022 YSEALI Summit has invited a host of climate experts that have made strides in their respective industries to lead the intensive and immersive webinar sessions. By engaging participants across the region to join in on specialized discussions relating to climate mitigation and adaptation, the knowledge-sharing process becomes boundless.
Phase 1 : The Ascent
March — May
Samantha Thian
Founder
Seastainable
Swietenia Puspa Lestari
Executive Director
Divers Clean Action
Khor Sue Yee
Co-founder and executive director
Zero Waste Malaysia
Jules Guiang
Head of Community
Rappler Inc.
Khairunnisa Ash'ari
Co-Founder/Community Engagement Director
Green Brunei
Renard Siew
Climate Change Advisor
CENT-GPS
Tiza Mafira
Climate Policy Specialist
Yayasan Cendekia Perubahan Iklim Indonesia
Mohammed Afiq
Lead Business Counsellor
Shell Livewire Brunei
Gurpreet Singh
Co-founder
Biji-biji Initiative
Courtney Savie Lawrence
Climate x Social Innovation, Systemic and Circular Design Specialist
Circular Design Lab , Oxford Climate Tech, UNDP
Rathana Peou Norbert-Munns
Climate Foresight and scenarios development expert
FAO Regional Office of Asia and Pacific
Rafid Shidqi
Climate Change Youth Specialist
Asian Development Bank, Youth for Asia
Rahman Adi Pradana
Senior Policy Director
Conservation International
Melinda Martinus
Lead Researcher
ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
Rashvin Pal Singh
Co-founder
Biji-biji Initiative
Phase 2: The Summit
June
Caryn R. McClelland
U.S. Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam
U.S. Embassy Brunei Darussalam
Jennifer R. Littlejohn
Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Afairs
Abdulla Shahid
President
United Nations General Assembly
Ken O'Flaherty
COP26 Regional Ambassador: Asia-Pacific and South Asia
The U.K. Government
Robert Swan
Founder, Communication Expert and Motivational Speaker for Environmental Preservation
2041 Foundation
Marianne Saw
Strategy and Partnerships
Klean (Janz Technologies Sdn Bhd)
Illac Diaz
Global Founder and Executive Director
Liter Of Light
Rebekka Angelyn
Executive Director
Yayasan Rumah Energi (YRE)
Rolf Mueller
Professor
Virginia Tech
Shaan Suhas Kumar
Programme Manager, Leadership Development
Wedu
Shirley Sikun
Head of Energy Transition
Brunei Shell Petroleum
Logeetha Balakrishnan
Business Development Manager
BoomGrow
Amirul Merican
Co-Founder and COO
BioLoop
Mah Jun Kit
Co-founder & CEO
BioLoop
David Cutler
Founder & CEO
Fortuna Cools
Mohamad Bijaksana Junerosano
Managing Director and Founder Waste4Change
Waste4Change
Dr Merrin Pearse
Sustainability Strategist
The Purpose Business
Paul C. West
Director of Special Projects - Global Solutions Initiative
Project Drawdown
Edvin Aldrian
Professor Doctor
BRIN and IPCC
Ben Ariff Azham
Head of Business Development
SOLS Energy
Lau Tzeh Wei
Technical Director
Sustainno Sdn. Bhd.
Marinel Ubaldo
Climate Justice Advocate
Living Laudato Si' Philippines
Melissa Tan Li Hsia
Climate Action & Sustainability Advocate, TV Host & Producer, Country Coordinator of Fashion Revolution (Malaysia), Environmental speaker and organiser
Hey Melissa Tan
Esther An
Chief Sustainability Officer
City Developments Limited (CDL)
Stanley Ng
Program Director - Southeast Asia
New Energy Nexus
Zaiem Halbi
Head of Brunei Climate Change Secretariat
Brunei Climate Change Secretariat
Dr. Vong Sok
Head of Environment Division of the ASEAN Secretariat
