GES 2011 is the foremost business leaders event in the region, focusing on global trends, innovation and growth strategies. GES aims to build a community of top business leaders in the region who are constantly seeking new ideas and solutions to create value for their customers and stakeholders, and learn new ways to power corporate growth and profitability amidst a fast shifting economic landscape. As trends emerge, organizations that are able to spot, capitalize or mitigate its effects will be in a better position to shape their own future.
1. 17 – 20 October 2011
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2. the foremost Business Leaders event in AsiA
Co-presented by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and Singapore Business Federation (SBF), GES
attracts a community of top business leaders, entrepreneurs, high net worth individuals and policy makers from the
region for a series of highly focused discussions on the latest global market outlook, trends, innovative ideas and new
approaches to growth in the fast shifting economic landscape.
Into its 8th edition, the SBF flagship business event annually gathers in Singapore an outstanding ensemble of renowned
international speakers who are well recognised thought leaders and policy makers. Their participation and sharing of
their experience and deep business insights help make GES a must attend event in Asia for business leaders.
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3. events at a glance
MoNday • 17 oct tueSday • 18 oct wedNeSday • i9 oct thurSday • 20 oct
Managing Talent Risk
Credit Management
and Succession Planning
Leadership Forum
Masterclass
8.00am - 6.00pm
8.00am - 6.00pm
Resorts World Sentosa
Resorts World Sentosa
Asia Pacific Sustainability Mega Trends Strategy
Leadership Forum Masterclass
8.00am - 6.00pm GES Business GES Business 8.00am - 6.00pm
DAY
Resorts World Sentosa Leaders Summit Leaders Summit Resorts World Sentosa
8.00am - 6.00pm 8.00am - 6.00pm
Gamification Masterclass - Compass Ballroom Compass Ballroom
A New Paradigm in Resorts World Sentosa Resorts World Sentosa Networking Golf
Marketing 7.00am - 3.00pm
8.00am - 6.00pm Tanjong Course, Sentosa Golf Club
Resorts World Sentosa
Site Visit Site Visit
7.00am - 4.00pm 8.00am - 2.00pm
Iskandar Malaysia Marina Barrage & NEWater Plant
GES
evening
GES Leaders
Networking Networking Networking
Evening Dialogue and
Dinners Dinners Cocktail Party
Gala Dinner
(By invitation only) (By invitation only) Skybar, Hotel
Rasa Sentosa Resort
Michael
who’s attending?
meet participants from*:
business matching
Business Matching sessions are organised back-to-back throughout the
ABD Pte Ltd IDEO
event. Our goal is to assist companies and organisations to forge strategic
ACHIEVE Group Indo Straits Trading Co (Pte) Ltd business partnership and networking with the relevant parties.
Adinin Works & Engineering Sdn Bhd INSEAD
Agency for Science,Technology and Research Institute of Certified Public Accountants of All participants are invited to be part of the Business Matching sessions.
Arab Bank plc Singapore
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Asian Development Bank International SOS
Atos Information Technology (S) Pte Ltd Iskandar Regional Development Authority
aurionPro Solutions Pte Ltd (IRDA)
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group JTC Corporation
Limited (ANZ) McKinsey & Company
AWC Berhad Melcro Crown Entertainment
British Chamber of Commerce Singapore My Science Lab
BSI Bank Limited Singapore National Environment Agency
Building And Construction Authority (BCA) New Zealand Chamber of Commerce
BuzzCity Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
C K Tang Limited Paglas Group of Companies
Camus Cognac Procter & Gamble
Carnegie Endowment Prudential Corporation Asia
Centennial Group Ramky International (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd Rotary Electrical Co Pte Ltd
Collins Kumarasinghe Associates Sanrio
DBS Group Holdings & DBS Bank SBI Offshore Limited
DHL Consulting Singapore Economic Development Board
DIA Brand Consultants Pte Ltd Senoko Energy Supply Pte Ltd
DPDHL Consulting SGOS Capital Holdings SDN BHD
Dutch Chamber of Commerce (Singapore) ST Logistics Pte Ltd
Epsilon Telecommunications (SP) Pte Ltd Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Evernote Sustainable Development of Royal Mail
Federal Express Pacfic, INC Group of UK
be part of the
Fortis Healthcare The Hina Group
Frost & Sullivan The McGraw-Hill Companies
Ginga Petroleum (S) Pte Ltd TimeWarner
High Commission of Brunei Darussalam Tuas Power Generation Pte Ltd
High Commission of Malaysia Commercial TUV SUD AG
GeS community
Section (MATRADE) WILMAR International
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Wing Tai Holdings Limited
Hwa Chong Institution YCH Group Pte Ltd
*Select list of companies represented
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4. engage with the brightest minds
guest-of-Honour Policy Makers
Lim Hng Kiang Senator Dato’ Sri Idris HE Cesar V. Purisima
Minister for Trade and Jala Secretary of Finance
Industry Minister in Prime Minister’s Philippines
Singapore Office and CEO, Performance
Management and Delivery
Unit (PEMANDU)
Malaysia
Business Leaders
Vishnu Shahaney Warren Hogan Iwan J. Azis
CEO and Head of Institutional Chief Economist Head, Office of Regional
Singapore ANZ Economic Integration
ANZ Asian Development Bank
Charles Cyril Camus Derek Sivers
M. Ormiston President Founder
Chairman Southeast Asia Camus Cognac CD Baby
Bain & Company
Dorjee Sun Dr Yukon Huang Esther An
CEO Former World Bank Director Head of CSR & General
Carbon Conservation for China and Senior Manager of Corporate Affairs
Associate City Developments Limited
Carnegie Endowment (CDL)
Manu Bhaskaran Piyush Gupta Dr Weiming Jiang
Partner & Board Member CEO President
Centennial Group Inc DBS Group Holdings & DSM China
DBS Bank
Dr David A. Lubin Phil Libin Boris Linke
Chairman CEO Regional Risk Director,
Esty Sustainability Network Evernote Asia Pacific
Founder & Director Euler Hermes Credit Insurance
Palladium Group Agency (S) Pte Ltd
Chris de Lavigne Malvinder Mohan Bill Powell
Global Vice-President Singh Editor-At-Large
Consulting Group Chairman China Bureau Chief
Frost & Sullivan Fortis Healthcare FORTUNE
Gabe Zichermann Virender Aggarwal Arnaud Vaissié
Author of “Game-Based President and Region Head Co-Founder,
Marketing” Asia Pacific, Australia, New Chairman and CEO
USA Zealand, Middle East & Africa International SOS
HCL Technologies
Scott Anthony Paul Bennett Ismail Ibrahim
Managing Director Managing Partner and Chief Executive
Innosight Asia Pacific Chief Creative Officer Iskandar Regional
IDEO Development Authority (IRDA)
Malaysia
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5. HE Yoichi Suzuki Ho Tuck Chuen BG (NS) Tay Lim
Japanese Ambassador to Group CFO Heng
Singapore Jurong Town Corporation CEO
Director on the Board Keppel Integrated Engineering
Singapore Leisure Industry Head of Sustainable
Development
Keppel Corporation
Constant Van Heang Chhor Chow Kam Wing
Aerschot Senior Partner CFO, Executive Vice President
VP, Sustainable Development McKinsey & Company Executive Director
and Public Affairs Micro-Mechanics (Holdings)
Lafarge and Co-Chair, Green Ltd
Building Initiative
WBCSD
Andrew Tan Andrew Thomas Donald P. Kanak
CEO Regional Director, Chairman
National Environment Agency Southeast Asia Prudential Corporation Asia
Singapore Managing Director, Singapore
Ogilvy Public Relations
Worldwide
Maurizio Marchesini Suryo B. Sulisto Ling Poon Lim
Vice President Chairman Senior Vice President
Asia Research & PT Bumi Resources and Head Business Development
Development KADIN Indonesia Sembcorp Industries Ltd
Procter & Gamble
Annie Koh Thomas Thomas Francis Goh
Associate Professor of Finance Executive Director Principal Mediator
and Dean, Office of Executive Singapore Compact for CSR Singapore Mediation Centre
& Professional Education Senior Partner
Singapore Management Harry Elias Partnership LLP
University
Lu Ling Ling Ho Tong Yen Viswa Sadasivan
Senior Legal Counsel CEO CEO
Overseas Legal Affairs Sino-Singapore Tianjin Strategic Moves
in-Charge, Sinochem Eco-city Nominated Member of
International (Overseas) Parliament (NMP)
Pte Ltd Singapore
Kimberly Rath Sigve Brekke Dr Anil K. Gupta
President and Managing Executive Vice President Michael Dingman Chair in
Director Head, Telenor Asia Strategy & Entrepreneurship
Talent Plus Operations The University of Maryland
Telenor Group Visiting Professor of Strategy,
INSEAD
Adeo Ressi Martin Blake Adriaan Bouten
CEO Executive Director SVP & CIO
TheFunded.com and The Greenasia Group The McGraw Companies
The Founder Institute
Rajat Mathur
Chief Sales & Operations
Officer, Asia Pacific & Japan
Wipro Technologies
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GeS Business Leaders Summit day 1 • tuesday, 18 october 2011
8.00am Registration and Welcome Coffee & Tea
concurrent Lunch Session i
9.00am Welcome Address Market outlook: aSeaN
Tony Chew, Chairman, Singapore Business Federation 12.30pm Keynote Address
ASEAN - Where The Future Lies
9.05am Opening Address by Guest of Honour
12.50pm Lunch
Lim Hng Kiang, Minister for Trade and Industry, Singapore
1.15pm Special Address
the BiG Picture Future Asia’s Growth and Integration
Iwan J. Azis, Head, Office of Regional Economic Integration,
9.15am Ministerial Keynote Address Asian Development Bank
9.45am Setting the Scene concurrent Lunch Session ii
The Global Business Outlook 2012 – Can Growth be Market outlook: Middle east
Sustained?
Whilst the global economy has emerged from the depth of the 12.30pm Keynote Address
financial crisis, businesses continue to have to contend with very GCC Markets - What’s Next?
different market conditions in US, Europe and the Asia Pacific. How 12.50pm Lunch
should business leaders operate in this uncertain environment?
With the threat of a double dip recession overhanging, where are 1.15pm Keynote Address
markets headed? How should corporations organise themselves
to compete in the new cauldron of business where the forces of concurrent Lunch Session iii
competition are constantly shifting?
Market outlook: Japan
Charles M. Ormiston, Chairman, Southeast Asia,
Bain & Company 12.30pm Keynote Address
Reinventing Japan
10.15am The Rising Influence of Emerging HE Yoichi Suzuki, Japanese Ambassador to Singapore
Economies
12.50pm Lunch
How Asia is driving the next wave of globalisation and
economic growth 1.15pm Keynote Address
The rise and rise of China and India together with other fast Japan’s Globalisation Imperatives
developing economies like Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil and Russia
Heang Chhor, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
are driving the global economy. They are producing a whole
new generation of consumers, brands and globally competitive
companies. Where are the opportunities and risks of these
emerging economies?
SPotLiGht oN chiNa & iNdia
Warren Hogan, Chief Economist, ANZ 2.30pm Panel Discussion
The Indian Economic Juggernaut - What’s Next?
India is on the edge of something huge. With internationally
10.35am Panel Discussion competitive companies, booming stock markets, and a banking
Panel Moderator: system that’s not saddled with bad loans, India is having a
Annie Koh, Associate Professor of Finance and Dean, Office significant effect on reshaping the global economy. With its
of Executive & Professional Education, Singapore Management fast-growing IT and outsourcing sectors, India is also becoming
University the world’s back office. This session will take a look at what’s
powering this economic juggernaut.
Panelists:
3.30pm Afternoon Refreshments
HE Cesar V. Purisima, Secretary of Finance, Philippines
Warren Hogan, Chief Economist, ANZ 4.00pm Special Address
Manu Bhaskaran, Partner & Board Member, Centennial China in the Next 10 years
Group Inc. With annual growth forecasted at 8 -10% in the feasible future,
China is projected to have a 7.5% share of GDP by the year 2020
Sigve Brekke, Executive Vice President and Head of Telenor
and may possibly make up 40% of the world’s total population
Asia Operations, Telenor Group
and become the largest exporter of manufactured goods and
services. This session will consider the impact of this economic
11.15am Morning Refreshments superpower in the next 10 years.
Speaker:
11.30am Leveraging the future Global City – What are the Dr Yukon Huang, Former World Bank Director for China and
megatrends at work? Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment
Successful global cities are peak performers in their ability to
attract global talent, companies and visitors. Find out how the Panel Discussion
urban future will evolve as competition intensifies. How should Panelists:
successful global companies leverage on and respond to these Dr Weiming Jiang, President, DSM China
trends which will impact where business, talent and entrepreneurs Piyush Gupta, CEO, DBS Group Holdings & DBS Bank
will operate from ? Dr Yukon Huang, Former World Bank Director for China and
Ismail Ibrahim, Chief Executive, Iskandar Regional Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment
Development Authority (IRDA), Malaysia 5.30pm Closing Remarks and End of Day One
7.00pm GES Leaders Evening Dialogue and
Gala Dinner
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GeS Business Leaders Summit day 2 • wednesday, 19 october 2011
trenDs AnD innovAtion talk about how to play the game of the impossible, and the
importance of anchoring on key performance indicators, having
the discipline of action and forming winning coalitions.
9.00am Keynote Address Senator Dato’ Sri Idris Jala, Minister in Prime Minister’s
How Will Countries be Designed in the Future? Office and CEO, Performance Management and Delivery Unit
The collaborative stance of design thinking is proving to be a (PEMANDU), Malaysia
potent mechanism for creating the kinds of systemic, emergent
solutions that are required today. By sharing a wide variety of 3.00pm Crisis Leadership: Is there a Survival Guide?
provocations and case histories, Paul will illustrate the answer to In a world of financial crisis, safety recalls, food scare and Wiki-
the questions of how might countries be designed in the future? leaks, how can business leaders ‘prepare’ for the unexpected
By whom? Using what process? What might eventual success look crisis which can severely damage the credibility of the company,
like? How might we measure, align and implement the strategies and the Executive Management team?
required to create the necessary change? Panelists:
Paul Bennett, Managing Partner and Chief Creative Officer, Arnaud Vaissie, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, International
IDEO SOS
Kimberly Rath, President and Managing Director, Talent Plus
9.45am Executive Dialogue 3.45pm Afternoon Refreshments
Thriving amidst Disruptive Innovation: Rethinking your
Business 4.15pm Panel Discussion
Few industries or businesses are safe from the forces of disruption.
Innovations in Sustainable Development:
New technologies, globalisation and other marketplace shifts
impose relentless threats to companies’ core businesses and their Doing Well By Doing Good
To be successful, organisations must eventually be guided by
growth prospects. Smart companies, though, can turn disruption
values which stand up to the scrutiny of the communities and
to their advantage and achieve transformational growth. Learn
markets that they serve and operate in. Learn how businesses
how companies have built systematic and predictable systems to
and consumers have benefited from innovations in CSR practices
continuously innovate. which encompass reputational, customer, employee and brand
Speakers: issues.
Maurizio Marchesini,Vice President, Asia Research & Panel Moderator:
Development, Procter & Gamble Thomas Thomas, Executive Director, Singapore Compact for
Scott Anthony, Managing Director, Innosight Asia Pacific CSR
Panelists:
10.30am Morning Refreshments Dorjee Sun, CEO, Carbon Conservation
Donald Kanak, Chairman Prudential Corporation Asia &
11.00am Leadership in Cloud – The Impact on Your Advisor and Former Chairman of World Wildlife Fund’s
Business (WWF) Global Forest Climate Initiative
The transformation that the Internet has wrought in the way Andrew Tan, CEO, National Environment Agency, Singapore
organizations are managed has been unprecedented. The
innovation in cloud computing is dramatically changing business 5.00pm Managing Growth: Strategies to Exploit the Asian
models in many industries. The session explores how companies Opportunity
have successfully responded to this new paradigm and built a This session will discuss the key challenges and dilemma facing
new edge to their business competitiveness. business leaders driving corporate strategy in the disparate but
Panel Moderator: surging markets of Asia. How do you develop and implement
Camille Mendler, Head of Enterprise Verticals, successful corporate strategies to be Asia ready?
Informa Telecoms & Media Dr Anil K. Gupta, Michael Dingman Chair in Strategy &
Panelists: Entrepreneurship, The University of Maryland & Visiting
Bridget Cosgrave, Founder and President, Every European Digital Professor of Strategy, INSEAD
Adriaan Bouten SVP & CIO,The McGraw-Hills Companies
Panel Discussion
Roger Seshadri, CIO, Melcro Crown Entertainment
Successful Asian MNCs Going Global - Challenges and
12.00pm Lunch Session Issues
This session will deliberate on the key challenges and issues that
Global Entrepreneurs Panel Asian MNCs going global face and how they can develop and
The Impact of Young Business Leaders in Reinventing implement successful internationalisation strategies.
Business Panel Moderator:
Panel Moderator: Dr Anil K. Gupta, Michael Dingman Chair in Strategy &
Bill Powell, Editor-At-Large, and China Bureau Chief, FORTUNE Entrepreneurship, The University of Maryland & Visiting
Panelists: Professor of Strategy, INSEAD
Derek Sivers, Founder, CD Baby Panelists:
Malvinder Mohan Singh, Group Chairman, Fortis Healthcare
Phil Libin, CEO, Evernote
Virender Aggarwal, President, & Region Head, Asia
Adeo Ressi, CEO, TheFunded.com and The Founder Institute
Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East & Africa, HCL
Technologies
LeADersHiP AnD MAnAgeMent insigHts Cyril Camus, President, Camus Cognac
Suryo B. Sulisto, Chairman, PT Bumi Resources and KADIN
2.15pm Ministerial Special Address Indonesia
The Six Secrets of Transformational Leadership
Dato’ Sri will share his Six Secrets of Transformation, which he 6.15pm Summary and Close of Summit
has successfully applied in turnaround situations in Shell and
Malaysia Airlines, as well as in the Government and Economic 6.30pm GES Networking Cocktail Party
Tranformation Programmes of Malaysia. Among others, he will
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credit Management Leadership Forum • Monday, 17 october 2011
8.00am Registration and Welcome Coffee & Tea 12.45pm Networking Lunch
9.00am Welcome Remarks
BeSt PracticeS
9.05am Opening Address
Viswa Sadasivan, CEO, Strategic Moves Pte Ltd and 2.15pm Effective Leadership in Business Credit Management -
Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) Singapore Holistic and Integrated Management Approaches
• Assessing key factors that impact regional and international
business credit management
credit treNdS aNd outLooK • How business credit management is playing an integral part in
supporting business growth in Asia
9.15am Keynote Address • Best practices and methodologies adapted to the dynamics of
Trade Credit Outlook - Trends in Payment Asian businesses
Delinquencies and Business Failures Chow Kam Wing, CFO, Executive Vice President and
• Do credit and payment trends differs across countries and Executive Director of Micro-Mechanics (Holdings) Ltd
industries?
• How do you predict & minimise the impact of payment 2.45pm Mediation as a Credit Management Tool
defaults and business failures? • Trends and Effectiveness
Greg Grego,Vice President- Sales Financing & • Mind-set and Essential Skills
Treasury Management Department, Huawei Technologies • Incorporating Mediation principles and practices
(to be confirmed) Francis Goh, Principal Mediator, Singapore Mediation Centre
and Senior Partner, Harry Elias Partnership LLP
9.45am Trade Finance and Cross Border Transaction Trends
and Outlook 3.15pm Afternoon Refreshments
• Understand the risks involved in trading in new emerging
economies 4.00pm Managing On-Going Contract and Litigation Issues in
• Key trends and challenges confronting export oriented credit
Changing Environments with the End in Mind
professionals and the implications on the future growth of the
• Protection requirements need to be customised to individual
business
business models
• Developing effective processes to improve cash flow and
• Assessing contract, legal and geo-political risks
minimise recourse to recovery
• Establishing quick and simple processes before entering into
new projects
10.15am The New Risks of Globalisation - A New Approach to
• What experts say about preparing, responding and recovering
Country Risk from an event caused by such risks?
• Since the 2009 crisis, a new economic planet has been
discovered and a brand new definition of country risk is being Lu Ling Ling, Senior Legal Counsel & Overseas Legal Affairs
developed in-Charge, Sinochem International (Overseas)
• Interdependency, Inequality growth and persistence of financial
instability have altered the nature of country risks 4.30pm Panel Discussion
• Understanding the need for measurement and structural Best-of-Class Credit Policies & Procedures for the
approached Evolving Landscape
Boris Linke, Regional Risk Director, Asia Pacific, • Examine the underlying reasons for credit policies and
Euler Hermes Credit Insurance Agency (S) Pte Ltd procedure and their effectiveness
• How should organisations implement pragmatic policies and
10.45am Morning Refreshments procedures to meet the ever changing business environment?
• Successful engagement and communications with stakeholders
11.30am How to Effectively Manage Customer Expectations
and Credit Control Efficiency for Peak Performance Moderator:
• Managing customer expectations & credit controls is vital to Francis Goh, Principal Mediator, Singapore Mediation Centre
operational efficiency and Senior Partner, Harry Elias Partnership LLP
• How can organisations manage in a world of volatile currencies, Panelists:
interest rates, different financial, accounting and fiscal systems? Chow Kam Wing, CFO, Executive Vice President, Executive
Ho Tuck Chuen, Group CFO, Jurong Town Corporation Director of Micro-Mechanics (Holdings) Ltd
Lu Ling Ling, Senior Legal Counsel & Overseas Legal Affairs
12.00pm Panel Discussion in-Charge, Sinochem International (Overseas) Pte Ltd
Banking & Lending Economic Environment -
How are Credit, Collection & Cash Flow affected? 5.15pm Closing Remarks and End Forum
• Identify the underlying issues that are holding back the banks
from lending?
• Developing strategies in credit and collection to improve cash
flow
• Can organisations track these issues and how effective are they?
Moderator:
Viswa Sadasivan, CEO, Strategic Moves Pte Ltd and Nominated
Member of Parliament (NMP) Singapore Co r p o r at E S p o nS o r
Panelists:
Boris Linke, Regional Risk Director, Asia Pacific,
Euler Hermes Credit Insurance Agency (S) Pte Ltd
Greg Grego,Vice President- Sales Financing &
Treasury Management Department, Huawei Technologies
(to be confirmed)
Ho Tuck Chuen, Group CFO, Jurong Town Corporation
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asia Pacific Sustainability Leadership ForuM • Monday, 17 october 2011
8:00am Registration and Welcome Coffee & Tea 12.30pm Networking Lunch
9.00am Welcome Remarks
BeSt PracticeS aNd caSe StudieS
9.05am Opening Address
Bjorn Stigson, President, World Business Council for 2.00pm Keynote Address
Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Sustainability as a Key Driver of Innovation
• Why sustainability is now the key driver of innovation?
gLoBAL trenDs AnD insigHts • How can innovative initiatives be adopted to promote
sustainability in the business model for a company and its value
9.15am Keynote Address chain?
Riding The Megatrend of Sustainability • Identifying innovation opportunities across different stages
• Is the megatrend of sustainability a myth or a reality? of change in sustainability – from compliance to sustainable
• Are we getting close to the tipping point, with a critical number products & services to developing new business models
of companies worldwide embracing sustainability? Bernd Waltermann, Senior Partner and Managing Director,
• How important are sustainability issues to the future success The Boston Consulting Group
of businesses?
• Will sustainability change the competitive landscape and 2.30pm Panel Discussion
reshape the opportunities and threats that companies face? Global Green Enablers and Technologists Roundtable
Dr David A.Lubin, Chairman, Esty Sustainability Network and • Developing and exploiting clean energy technologies to deliver
Founder; Director, Palladium Group cost-effective solutions for the new carbon constrained world
• Opportunities and trends in green technology and service
9.45am Panel Discussion enabler
Sustainability as a Global Imperative: International Panel Chair:
Insights and Collaboration Opportunities Dr Martin Blake, Executive Director, The GreenAsia Group
• Strategic framework, best practices & initiatives for promoting Panelists:
sustainability at national regional and international levels Alberto Ribolla, President, Lombardy Energy Cluster, Italy;
• Identifying cooperation strategies and overcoming barriers for President and Managing Director, SICES Group
implementation of sustainability initiatives BG (NS) Tay Lim Heng, Chief Executive Officer,
• Highlights of specific collaboration examples and opportunities Keppel Integrated Engineering and Head of Sustainable
in knowledge exchange, capacity building, business and Development, Keppel Corporation
technology collaboration and market access in cleantech and
sustainability sector Ling Poon Lim, Senior Vice President and Head of Business
Development, Sembcorp Industries Ltd
Constant Van Aerschot,VP, Sustainable Development and
Public Affairs, Lafarge and Co-Chair, Green Building Initiative, Susan Chong, CEO, Greenpac (S) Pte Ltd
WBCSD
3.15pm Afternoon Refreshments
Neil Franklin, Special Advisor, World Business Council for
Sustainable Development; Senior Advisor, Indonesia Business 4.00pm Sustainability Sector as the Next Key Emerging Sector
Council for Sustainable Development for Investment & Financing
Tay Kay Luan, President, Malaysia Business Council for • Investment and financing opportunities and trends in the
Sustainable Development sustainability sector - challenges and how to overcome them
Niven Huang, Secretary General, Business Council for • Developing the winning financing models for renewables and
Sustainable Development, Taiwan energy efficiency
• Innovative financing mechanisms for sustainable sector
10.30am Morning Refreshments financing
11.15am Eco-cities Dialogue 4.30pm Green IT as a Growing Global Phenomenon
Shaping the Future Green IT is a growing global phenomenon as IT is recognized
Eco-cites – sometimes called “smart cities” or “sustainable cities” as being able to drive energy and material efficiency and hence
– are being initiated by both governments and companies around greener business processes and practices.
the world. This panel session will look at the phenomenal rise • What are the drivers for green IT adoption and the consequent
of eco-cities, eco-towns, eco-parks, and other eco-projects, business benefit of creating a green IT strategy
and examine which business models are most replicable after • International best practices and case studies in green IT
achieving their goals of social, economic, and environmental
Toshisisa Murayama, Director - International HQ Engineering
sustainability. It will also assess the opportunities for companies in
Division,Yamatake Building Systems Company
this embryonic eco-city industry.
Panelists: 5.00pm Panel Discussion
Marianna Lubanski, Business Development Director, Achieving Sustainability Leadership through
Copenhagen Capacity
Outstanding Sustainable Business Practices
Ko Kheng Hwa, Chief Executive Officer, Singbridge • Developing a business model which is commercially sustainable
International Singapore Pte Ltd and yields viable investment returns
Ho Tong Yen, Chief Executive Officer, Sino-Singapore Tianjin • Developing a holistic approach to an organization’s strategy,
Eco-city which integrates sustainability consideration within its business
planning cycle
12.00pm Sustainable Supply Chain Innovation and Strategies Panel Chair:
• Determining the rewards of sustainability and key environmental K Sadashiv, Partner,Transaction Advisory Services; Head of Climate
initiatives for the supply chain industry Change Practice, Southeast Asia, Ernst & Young Solutions LLP
• Understanding the importance of reducing supply chain waste
and the importance of demand driven strategies Esther An, Head of CSR & General Manager of Corporate
• Evaluating key drivers : reducing costs and providing significant Affairs, City Developments Limited (CDL)
environmental benefits through error reduction, transportation
5.45pm Closing Remarks and End of Forum
improvements and IT optimisation
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masterclasses
Gamification - a New Paradigm in marketing
MoNday, 17 october 2011 • 8am - 6pm
The application of game designs into business and marketing activities is gaining
increasing prominence as consumers spend more time online. Learn how you About the Leader
Gabe Zichermann,
can create a new experience or make the current experience more fun for
Author of “Game-Based Marketing”
your customers when they engage with your organisation online. Being able to
create engagement using game design can be complex but when done well reaps Gabe is a highly-rated public speaker, and entrepreneur.
unparallel rewards. Increased customer activity, retention and viral growth are all He is the chair of the Gamification Summit and editor of
within reach. the industry’s leading publication, The Gamification Blog. His
most recent book, Game-Based Marketing (Wiley, 2010) has
achieved critical and industry acclaim for its detailed look at
This Gamification Masterclass, led by Gabe Zichermann who is one of the most innovators who blend the power of games with brand strategy.
renowned practitioners, will be a hands-on and interactive session that will lead you
through the strategy and problem-solving cycles of building a proven framework to His next book, “Gamification by Design” (O’Reilly, 2011) looks
apply game design to GAMIFY your business. at the technical and architectural considerations for designers
in this burgeoning field. A resident of NYC, Gabe is a board
member of StartOut.org, advisor to a number of startups
and Facilitator for the Founder Institute in Manhattan. For
more information about Gabe and Gamification, visit http://
Gamification.Co.
MaNaGiNG taLeNt riSK aNd SucceSSioN PLaNNiNG
thursday, 20 october 2011 • 8am - 6pm
Talent is a person’s capacity to achieve near-perfection performance. Unlike skills
and experience, talent is a reliable predictor of performance excellence. The ability About the Leader
Kimberly Rath,
to identify and harness the power of talent in an organisation is a critical challenge
President and Managing Director,
for CEOs and business leaders. Talent Plus
Learn how you can significantly improve your ability to identify talent and develop Rath has over 25 years of experience in the human resources
a talent-based organisation. field and is a recognized leader in the field of executive
development and human resources in the United States and
Asia. Rath has provided executive management consulting and
The Masterclass will cover all aspects of talent management from selection to training to organisations globally, including The Ritz-Carlton
development and from investment to succession planning. It will also include a Hotel Company,The Estee Lauder Companies, Mercedes-Benz
powerful CEO-to-CEO session which will allow you to interact with, engage and USA, DFS, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Microsoft and Shangri-La
discuss critical challenges and issues in talent. Hotels and Resorts.
Mega trends Strategy
thursday, 20 october 2011 • 8am - 6pm
Mega trends are global, sustained and macro-economic forces of development that
impact business, economy, society, cultures and personal lives thereby defining our About the Leader
Chris de Lavigne
future world and its increasing pace of change. Analysis of these mega trends and Global Vice-President of Consulting,
their implications forms an important component of a company’s future strategy, Frost & Sullivan
development and innovation process, and impacts product and technology
planning. Chris de Lavigne is Frost & Sullivan’s Global Vice-President of
Consulting for the Industrial Practice. He has been with Frost &
Sullivan for over 15 years and has worked in Frost & Sullivan’s
Frost & Sullivan’s team of expert consultants and analysts have designed an ongoing European offices for 6 years (Paris and London) in the capacity
research program that will help you identify, define and evaluate Mega Trends and of head of consulting for the Industrial Group, before moving
their future implications on your business and markets. This masterclass’s aim will be to Malaysia and then to Singapore office. He has signed and
to work with you to identify opportunities and implications of these mega trends on worked on numerous global consulting projects relating to
achieving sustainable and profitable growth for clients. In this
your products, technologies and services. The objective is to understand, evaluate
context he has consulted on numerous projects covering key
and develop applicable growth strategies to take back at the end of this workshop. issues such as Turnaround, Market penetration/ expansion,
Supply chain maximization, New product launch, Commercial
due diligence/Mergers and acquisitions, Organisational structures,
Pricing strategy, Business Planning and Financing/ fund raising.
For more information on the Masterclasses agenda, please visit www.globalentrepolis.com.
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Social Functions Site Visits
Artist’s impression of future development
ges Leaders evening Dialogue iskandar Malaysia
gala Dinner Iskandar Malaysia is a special
economic zone located in
Join us at the world class Rasa Sentosa Resort in your formal
best as we serve up an inspiring address by an outstanding Johor, the southernmost
Asian luminary alongside with a gastronomical feast to tempt tip of Peninsular Malaysia. It
your palate. strategically covers an area of Artist’s impression of future development
2,217 sq km, approximately
3 times the size of Singapore. It
is set to become Malaysia’s most
developed region, where living,
entertainment, environment, and
business seamlessly converge
within a bustling and vibrant Artist’s impression of future development
metropolis.
Networking cocktail
Let your hair down after three busy days of GES 2011 and take in
the view from the roof top of Hotel Michael at Skybar where you
can choose to chill out with pulsating music in the background
or relax by the pool with your cocktail. It will be a great night
of networking with plenty of good food and drinks to make the
conversation go down smoother.
MariNa BarraGe & Newater PLaNt
Do not miss out on this prime opportunity to visit 2 of
Singapore’s world renowned and state-of-the-art water
engineering projects.
The Marina Barrage is an architectural marvel, purposed as a
dam, built across the mouth of the Marina Bay. By keeping out
seawater it forms Singapore’s 15th reservoir and first reservoir
in the city, providing a catchment area one-sixth the size of the
land-scarce island. The Marina Barrage utilises revolutionary
water pumps to regulate water flow which functions as a flood
Networking Golf control measure to the low-lying areas of the island.
To be held on the Tanjong Course at the Sentosa Golf Club,
this course was remodeled and sporting new contours featuring NEWater is Singapore’s innovative solution to water shortage
natural hazards, freshwater lakes, towering trees, rolling fairways as it helps to minimise the use of potable water for industrial
with narrow landing areas and well-guarded Bermuda Tifdwarf use. The ultra-clean NEWater is ideal for industrial use and it
grass. The Tanjong Course was nominated by Asian Golf Review is supplied to wafer fabrication plants, electronics and power
as Singapore’s best golf course for three consecutive years. generation industries for process use as well as for air-con
Designed for championship play from the blue tees (6,218m) the cooling purposes in commercial buildings. Utilising membrane
par-72 Tanjong Course paints a beautiful picture with the South filtration system, the NEWater treatment plant is able to recover
China Sea forming a picturesque backdrop. This networking 20 million gallons of water from waste water daily. Through
golf event provides relaxed opportunity to unwind with fellow microfiltration and reverse osmosis, the purified water even
delegates on this renowned golf course. surpasses World Health Organisation requirements.
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PROGRAMME DATE Up to 16 Sep 2011 After 16 Sep 2011 NO. OF SEATS AMOUNT (SGD)
(Fees per delegate) (SAVE UP TO 15%)
q GES Business Leaders Summit 18-19 Oct 2011 SGD 2,040 SGD 2,400
FORUMS
q Credit Management Leadership Forum 17 Oct 2011 SGD 1,020 SGD 1,200
q Asia Pacific Sustainability Leadership Forum 17 Oct 2011 SGD 600 SGD 750
MASTERCLASSES
q Gamification – A New Paradigm in Marketing 17 Oct 2011 SGD 1,020 SGD 1,200
q Managing Talent Risk and Succession Planning 20 Oct 2011 SGD 1,020 SGD 1,200
q Mega Trends Strategy 20 Oct 2011 SGD 1,020 SGD 1,200
SOCIAL FUNCTIONS (FOR SUMMIT DELEGATES ONLY)
q GES Leaders Evening Dialogue & Gala Dinner 18 Oct 2011 SGD 300 SGD 300
q Networking Golf 20 Oct 2011 SGD 300 SGD 300
SITE VISITS
q Iskandar Malaysia 17 Oct 2011 SGD 50 SGD 50
q Marina Barrage & NEWater Plant 20 Oct 2011 SGD 50 SGD 50
TOTAL
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