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    Environment





     

    Restoring balance for a sustainable future

    This track explores how innovation and collaboration in science and technology can restore balance between people and the planet.

    In focusing on the urgent challenges of food security, the circular economy and biodiversity conservation, sessions will foreground climate-resilient agriculture, coastal restoration and regenerative practices that protect ecosystems while supporting equitable growth.


     

    Discussion topics

    Our speakers are senior decision-makers and experts in environmental protection around the world, and sessions in this track are hosted by an expert in the field.

    Speakers will emphasise how collaboration and innovation practices can build a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable future for all.

    Track host

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    Thomas Owen-Smith
    Principal Consultant and Regional Vice-President, Asia and the Middle East
    SUMS Consulting

    Speakers include

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    Chris Desai
    Global Director
    Vayyu Foundation
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    Yun Arifatul Fatimah
    Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Digitalisation
    Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang
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    Adrian Kuah
    Professor and ISO International Expert
    James Cook University
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    Kenneth Mei Yee Leung
    Chair Professor and Director, State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Health
    City University of Hong Kong
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    Yvonne Pinto
    Director-General
    International Rice Research Institute
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    Rahmat Shah Putra Samsul Rizal
    Special Officer
    Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
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    Citra Septiani
    Ocean and Plastic Waste Research Coordinator
    World Resources Institute Indonesia
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    John Thwaites
    Professor
    Monash University
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    Filda Citra Yusgiantoro
    Chairperson
    Purnomo Yusgiantoro Centre

    A message from our track host

    "GSDC builds a space where universities and the knowledge community can connect across sectors for new perspectives on the most important questions. It’s a privilege to join those conversations as track host. Southeast Asia is a leading region for embedding sustainability into education, business and development, and I’m looking forward to engaging with leaders and experts from across the region and the world around the shared mission of stewarding our natural environment and the resources we all rely on."

    Thomas Owen-Smith
    Principal Consultant and Regional Vice-President, Asia and the Middle East
    SUMS Consulting


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