BBC Studios Sustainability in Business Summit 2023
Stay Ahead of the Sustainability Curve
As more and more businesses around the world realise creating long-term value for stakeholders lies within implementing sustainable practices, BBC Studios is hosting a half-day event to explore how businesses are pushing the boundaries in environmental, social and governance standards.
Bringing together some of the region’s most exciting changemakers, and with expert insight from leading journalists at BBC News, this half day event will discuss how the economy is impacting progress, what it’ll take to reach net zero, and how the latest in tech and innovation can help businesses achieve their targets.
AGENDA
8 MARCH, 2023
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
9:00 AM – 9:05 AM
WELCOME ADDRESS BY KATIE SILVER
9:05 AM – 9:20 AM
ASIA BUSINESS NEWS UPDATE
An account by the BBC Business News team on the latest economic update and its impact on Sustainability
Speaker:
Karishma Vaswani
Presenter
BBC World News
9:20 AM – 10:05 AM
OPENING KEYNOTE:
SUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBAL BUSINESSES
BBC Click presenter, Spencer Kelly, will showcase the latest tech and innovation being used by businesses around the world, such as smart offices, robotics technology and e-vehicles.
Speaker:
Spencer Kelly
Presenter
BBC World News
10:05 AM – 10:50 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION 1:
WHAT IT REALLY TAKES TO GET TOWARDS NET ZERO
Around the world, ambitious targets are being set to reduce carbon emissions to “net zero” in an effort to control the rate of climate change. But what can companies do to cut the amount of carbon dioxide they produce? And what kind of emissions matter most?
Moderator:
Karishma Vaswani
Presenter
BBC World News
Panellists:
Esther An
Chief Sustainability Officer
City Developments Ltd
Jim Bullock
Director, Energy and Sustainability, Asia
Microsoft
Abhas Jha
Practice Manager, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management
The World Bank
Chen Chiu-Hao (Ted)
Co-founder, CEO & Chief Product Architect
Evercomm Singapore
10:50 AM – 11:10 AM
COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING SESSION
11:10 AM – 11:55 AM
FIRESIDE CHAT
Speaker:
TBC
11:55 AM – 12:25 PM
CLOSING KEYNOTE
Actions speak louder than words: How to lead the way in being green
Speaker:
Dr. Christina Dean
Founder & CEO
The R Collective
12:30 PM – 14:00 PM
LUNCH
Register now at https://bbc-sustainability-summit.com/.