Climate Governance Singapore Forum 2025 brings together board directors, business leaders and climate experts to explore practical strategies, insights and frameworks to strengthen climate governance in Singapore and the region. Join us, to help shift perspectives and catalyse action.

Key takeaways

• Gain actionable insights into how boards can integrate climate considerations into governance, risk management and strategic decision-making, going beyond disclosure to drive real impact.
• Understand how climate governance is evolving in Singapore and across Asia, and how peers are navigating challenges such as transition financing, regulatory expectations and stakeholder pressures.
• Explore effective ways to engage CEOs and executive teams, align competing priorities and embed climate responsibility across the board

Programme

1.30pm: Registration
2.00pm: Opening address
2.10pm: Panel discussion: Understanding Climate Risk – Navigating Regulation and the Evolving Reporting Landscape
3.05pm: Green Technology Sharing: “Beyond Compliance – The Business Case for Climate Action”
3.10pm: Panel Discussion: From Disclosures to Climate Action – The Role of Board Directors in Driving Change Through Innovation and Green Technologies
4.05pm: Closing address
4.15pm: Networking session 
6.00pm: End of programme

CPD Hours: 2.5

SID Member: Complimentary (Registration required)
Non-Member: Complimentary (Registration required)

Speakers

Jessica Cheam
Founder and CEO, Eco-Business

Ms Jessica Cheam is the Founder and CEO of Eco-Business, Asia Pacific’s leading media and intelligence platform on sustainable development. A globally recognised sustainability pioneer, she has over 20 years of experience in media, ESG, and sustainability. She is an independent, non-executive director at Wilmar International and ComfortDelGro, chairing and serving on various sustainability and audit committees. Jessica holds multiple governance and ESG certifications and is a Senior Accredited Director with the Singapore Institute of Directors. She advises governments and global organisations on ESG strategy, with a strong focus on sustainability, technology, and diversity and inclusion.

Shai Ganu
Global Leader, Executive Compensation and Board Advisory, WTW

Mr Shai Ganu is the global leader of the Executive Compensation and Board Advisory business at WTW. He leads a team of over 500 consultants across 45 countries and serves as a trusted adviser to boards and committees of more than 100 leading companies globally. A Senior Accredited Director, he serves as an independent director on the boards of leading companies and not-for-profit organisations. He is a Fellow and Council member of Singapore Institute of Directors and chairs the ESG Chapter. He is also a member of World Economic Forum’s Climate Governance community of experts and global governing board member of its Climate Governance Initiative.

Kuldip Gill
Assistant Chief Executive, Accounting Development and Regulatory Group, ACRA

Ms Kuldip Gill is the Assistant Chief Executive of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA). She oversees the Accounting Development and Regulatory Group which supports ACRA in developing a progressive and responsive regulatory regime for business registration, financial reporting, public accountants and corporate service providers, and the charting of strategies to develop the accountancy sector. She also oversees ACRA's Sustainability Reporting Office which was set up to develop a roadmap for wider implementation of sustainability reporting in Singapore, including development of reporting and assurance standards.  

Grace Ho
Board Director, MTQ 

Ms Grace Ho serves as an independent director on the boards of Singapore-listed YTL Starhill Global REIT Management and MTQ Corporation. She is Lead Independent Director, chair of the nominating and remuneration committee and co-chair of the sustainability management committee at MTQ. She is also an independent director of SQL View. Ms Ho  serves as an adviser on the National Library Board’s digital services and customer experience council, and at SWAT Mobility. She is a former independent director at NTUC Link and was among the Singapore Top 100 Women-in-Tech announced by the Singapore Computer Society in 2021. 

Lean Min-tze
Principal, Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group, Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow

Mr Lean Min-tze is a principal in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) practice group at Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow in Singapore. He advises on corporate advisory, M&A, joint ventures and reorganisations, and is recognised by Chambers, Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal for his expertise in corporate and governance matters. Mr Lean is active in the ESG space, having spoken at industry forums including the Singapore Business Federation and the Association of Corporate Counsel Asia Pacific Annual Meeting. He is part of a global Baker McKenzie team advising a prominent family office on ESG disclosure obligations across its portfolio and supports a tech company on compliance with emerging ESG reporting requirements in Singapore.

Sammie Leung
Partner, Sustainability & Climate Change Services, PwC Singapore 

Ms Sammie Leung is a partner of Asia Pacific Regional ESG Services at PwC. Based in Singapore, she is a founding member of the ESG practice in PwC mainland China and Hong Kong, now comprising over 500 practitioners. She advises clients on ESG strategy, climate risks, decarbonisation and disclosures. Ms Leung developed a climate scenario analysis tool for asset managers and created the PwC Digital Reporting Tool, winner of the 2022 Global Innovation Award. She served as technical consultant to the HKEX on its 2024 ISSB-aligned disclosure guide and to the SFC on ESG integration by asset managers. She works closely with international bodies including the World Economic Forum and WWF, and serves on various councils and committees across Singapore and Hong Kong.

Andrew Martin
Chair, Climate Governance Singapore

Mr Andrew Martin is a principal in Baker McKenzie’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice group in Singapore. He is recognised as a leading lawyer by legal directories such as Chambers Asia Pacific and Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Mr Martin has a particular focus on cross-border M&A and joint ventures. He also advises extensively on compliance and governance matters and is currently chair of the Exco for Climate Governance Singapore.  Mr Martin’s broad experience has been gathered from working in multiple jurisdictions, including England, Hong Kong, Australia and Singapore. He advises both multinational companies and private equity houses from Asia, the US and Europe.  

Rajeev Peshawaria
CEO, Stewardship Asia Centre

Mr Rajeev Peshawaria is CEO of Stewardship Asia Centre, Singapore, and President of Leadership Energy Consulting, USA. He has held senior roles at Coca-Cola, Morgan Stanley, American Express and Goldman Sachs, where he co-founded its global leadership academy. He advises corporates and public institutions on governance, sustainability and leadership. He serves on the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Human Science of Environmental Action and Malaysia’s Higher Education Leadership Academy advisory board. He is the author of Open-Source Leadership and Sustainable Sustainability, and a regular contributor to Forbes on topics including stewardship, sustainable growth and ethical leadership.

Benjamin Soh
Founder and Managing Director ESGpedia

Mr Benjamin Soh is the founder and managing director of ESGpedia, an ESG data and technology platform based in Asia. He is the vice chairman of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Sustainable Business Network (ESBN) and facilitates initiatives such as the ESBN Asia-Pacific Green Deal digital platform and the Asia-Pacific Single Accesspoint for ESG Data. Mr Soh contributes to sustainability-related efforts through the Singapore FinTech Association and the Singapore Computer Society. He regularly shares insights on ESG and climate technology at regional and international forums.

Eliza Tan
Head, Sustainable Development Office and Head, IPO Admissions, Singapore Exchange Regulation

Ms Eliza Tan heads up the IPO Admissions function and Sustainable Development Office at Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo), a subsidiary of Singapore Exchange Limited.  SGX RegCo undertakes frontline regulation of the Singapore capital markets.  Her roles include reviewing applications to list on the Official Lists of SGX-ST Mainboard and Catalist, promoting disclosure of reliable and comparable sustainability-related information, as well as capability building initiatives in advancing sustainability performance of listed issuers. Prior to this, Ms Tan had years of practical experience in reviewing listed issuers' corporate disclosures and corporate actions.  Eliza is a member of ISCA's Sustainability Reporting Standards Sub-Committee.

Tan Lay See
Group CFO and Chief Sustainability Officer, Durapower Group

Ms Tan Lay See is an accomplished business executive with extensive experience across the Asia Pacific region. She currently serves as the group chief financial officer (CFO) and chief sustainability officer at Durapower, a global leader in sustainable and carbon-neutral energy storage solution. Over the course of her career, Ms Tan has held CFO roles in companies listed on SGX-ST and NASDAQ, as well as in high-growth technology startups. She has worked alongside leadership teams and boards of directors to scale operations, drive cost efficiency, and achieve profitability and positive operating cash flows. She is a Chartered Accountant and holds an MBA from the University of South Australia.

Sunil Veetil
Managing Director, Head Commercial Banking Sustainability Asia Pacific, HSBC

Mr Sunil Veetil leads the development and execution of HSBC’s sustainability strategy in Asia. Mr Veetil and his team work closely with HSBC’s corporate and institutional clients, governments and regulators in the region, and other industry players to drive thought-leadership in the market and originate sustainable finance and innovative solutions. Mr Veetil brings more than over 25 years of wholesale banking experience, with stints in Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea, the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. He is also a Chartered Accountant and a graduate of Mathematics.

Registration
Please register online by 4 July 2025.

Event Enquiries
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 6422 1188

Upon successfully enrolling for the event, you are deemed to have read and accepted SID’s Terms and Conditions.