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15 September 2023, Friday
Registration and Welcome Reception
Welcome Address by Lim Boon Heng, Chairman, Philanthropy Asia Alliance (PAA); Chairman, Temasek Holdings
Opening Remarks by Desmond Kuek, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Temasek Trust
Voices of the Alliance
- Gargee Ghosh, President, Global Policy & Advocacy, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Dr Binod Chaudhary, Chairman, CG Corp Global & Chaudhary Foundation
- Badr Jafar, CEO, Crescent Enterprises; COP28 Special Representative for Business & Philanthropy
- Kazumi Yanai, Group Senior Executive Officer, Fast Retailing
- Chavalit Frederick Tsao, Chairman, IMC Pan Asia Alliance
- Leow Kah Shin, Principal, Quantedge Foundation
- Bernard Tan, Country President, Singapore, Sinar Mas
- Dr J. Satrijo Tanudjojo, CEO, Tanoto Foundation
- Sheryl Fofaria, Head of Social Impact and Philanthropy (SEA), UBS AG
- Paul Schreier, CEO (Interim) , Wellcome Trust
Moderator
Framing the Conversation on Climate Intersections
- Prof Koh Lian Pin, Director, Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions, National University of Singapore
- Prof Michael Kremer, Professor in Economics and the College and the Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
- Prof Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood, Executive Director, Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, Sunway University
Moderator
- Neo Gim Huay, Managing Director, Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum
Overview of PAS 2023
Showcase Calls to Action
Mandate: Climate & Nature
Conservation International: Scaling Ocean Conservation through Protection and Production
- Dr Elle Wibisono, Fisheries Science, Marine Protection and Policy Fellow, Conservation International
Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory: Decarbonising Rice
- Dr Naweed Isaak Naqvi, Temasek Senior Investigator, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory
Climateworks Centre: SEAFOAM - The Ocean as a Vital Climate Solution
- Guntur Sutiyono, Country Lead - Indonesia, Climateworks Centre
Mandate: Holistic & Inclusive Education
Educate Girls: Project Pragati - Enabling 10th Grade for 10 Million in 10 Years
- Maharshi Vaishnav, CEO, Educate Girls
OneSky: Advancing a Quality Independent Childcare Model in Vietnam
- Morgan Lance, CEO, OneSky
Mandate: Global & Public Health
CareSpan Asia and Temasek Foundation: Enabling Healthcare Access in the Philippines
- A.B. Colayco, Chairman, CareSpan Asia
Evidence Action: Safe Water to Save Lives
- Kanika Bahl, CEO, Evidence Action
Duke-NUS Medical School: Genomic Detection for Infectious Disease Elimination
- Prof Paul Pronyk, Director, Duke-NUS Centre for Outbreak Preparedness, Duke-NUS Medical School
Impact Showcase
- M.L. Dispanadda Diskul (Duke), CEO, Mae Fah Luang Foundation
- Dr Gabriel Leung, Executive Director, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
- Helen Mountford, President and CEO, ClimateWorks Foundation
Moderator
- Li Xin, Vice President, Caixin Media; Managing Director, Caixin Global
Fireside Chat with Christiana Figueres, Co-founder, Global Optimism
Moderator
- Ishika Mookerjee, Deputy Team Lead, Asia Stocks, Bloomberg News
Lunch Panel: Collaborative Action to Xcelerate Impact and Sustainability
- Raymond T. Dalio, Founder, Dalio Philanthropies
- Piyush Gupta, Group CEO, DBS Bank
- Gillian Tan, Assistant Managing Director, MAS
- Desmond Kuek, CEO, Temasek Trust
Moderator
- Jennifer Lewis, Advisor, Temasek Trust
Closing Remarks by Lim Seok Hui, CEO, PAA
*Each CTA deep dive session will last approx. 40 mins
PAS 2023
Showcase Calls to Action – Deep Dive *
Mandate: Climate & Nature
i) Conservation International: Scaling Ocean Conservation through Protection and Production
- Susana Tuisese, Vice-President, Pacific Region, Conservation International
- Dr Elle Wibisono, Fisheries Science, Marine Protection and Policy Fellow, Conservation International
- Meizani Irmadhiany, Senior Vice-President and Executive Chair, Konservasi Indonesia
ii) Climateworks Centre: SEAFOAM - The Ocean as a Vital Climate Solution
- Anna Skarbek, CEO, Climateworks Centre
- Guntur Sutiyono, Country Lead - Indonesia, Climateworks Centre
iii) Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory: Decarbonising Rice
- Dr Jeanne Ong Rui Chi, Research and Project Manager, Temasek Life Sciences Accelerator
- Dr Srinivasan Ramachandran, Senior Principal Investigator, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory
- Dr Yin Zhongchao, Senior Principal Investigator, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory
Mandate: Holistic & Inclusive Education
i) Educate Girls: Project Pragati - Enabling 10th Grade for 10 Million in 10 Years
- Maharshi Vaishnav, CEO, Educate Girls
- Geetika Higgins, Pragati Project Lead, Educate Girls
ii) OneSky: Advancing a Quality Independent Childcare Model in Vietnam
- Morgan Lance, CEO, OneSky
- Vo Thi Hien, Vietnam Country Manager, OneSky
Mandate: Global & Public Health
i) CareSpan Asia and Temasek Foundation: Enabling Healthcare Access in the Philippines
- A.B. Colayco, Chairman, CareSpan Asia
- Dan Reyes, President and Chief Executive Officer, CareSpan Asia
ii) Evidence Action: Safe Water to Save Lives
- Kanika Bahl, CEO, Evidence Action
- Parth Bahuguna, Director of Neonatal, Maternal & Child Health, Evidence Action
- Prof Michael Kremer, Professor in Economics and the College and the Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
iii) Duke-NUS Medical School: Genomic Detection for Infectious Disease Elimination
- Prof Paul Pronyk, Director, Duke-NUS Centre for Outbreak Preparedness, Duke-NUS Medical School
- Prof John Lim, Executive Director, Centre of Regulatory Excellence, Duke-NUS Medical School
- Prof David Lye, Deputy Executive Director, Programme for Research in Epidemic Preparedness and Response, Singapore
