Presented by SID, in collaboration with SGX RegCo and KPMG, the programme is delivered through presentations, case studies, panel discussions and Q&A sessions. Participants will receive a comprehensive brief on their role in driving sustainability initiatives and ensuring organisational resilience.

Topics 
Module 1: Understanding sustainability governance
Module 2: Ethical decision-making in sustainability
Module 3: Stakeholder engagement and communication in ESG
Module 4: Implementing sustainability initiatives
Module 5: Double materiality
Module 6: Assessing environmental risks and climate risks
Module 7: Social and governance risks
Module 8: Transition planning

Day 1
9:00am: Registration
9:15am: Welcome and learning objectives
9.35am: Module 1: Understanding sustainability governance
10.15am: Module 2: Ethical decision making in sustainability
11:15am: Tea break
11.35am: Module 3: Stakeholder engagement and communication in ESG
12:35pm: Networking lunch
1.35pm: Policy makers segment (EnterpriseSG and SBF)
2.35pm: Module 4: Implementing sustainability initiatives 
3.35pm: Tea break
3.50pm: Action learning group: Role-play activities 
5.30pm: Key takeaways and Q&As


Day 2
8:45am: Registration
9:00am: Welcome back and recap from day 1 
9:20am: Module 5: Double materiality 
9:50am: Module 6: Assessing environmental risks and climate risks 
11.20am: Tea break
11.40am: Case study: Climate scenario analysis – Discussion and sharing 
12.40pm: Networking lunch
1.40pm: Module 7: Social and governance risks 
2.40pm: Module 8: Transition planning 
4.40pm: Industry panel discussion
5.40pm: Key takeaways and Q&A
6.00pm: Programme end

CPD Hours: 16

Standard Pricing
SID members: $2,943 (incl. 9% GST)
Non-members: $3,270 (incl. 9% GST)

Special Pricing
SID Corporate Member Rate (minimum 3 pax): $2,507 per person (incl. 9% GST)
SID Members who have completed SID LED 9: $2,725 (incl. 9% GST)
For special pricing, please indicate your interest here in this form and do not register directly. We will follow up with more info subsequently.

MAIN SPEAKERS

Cherine Fok
Partner, ESG Consulting and Head of Our Impact Plan, KPMG Singapore

Ms Cherine Fok is a partner of KPMG ESG Consulting and Head of Our Impact Plan in Singapore. She has experience in a wide range of consultancy projects, specialising in ESG strategies and frameworks, social and economic development, sustainable finance, climate change and ESG measurement, reporting and assurance. By championing cross-functional collaboration and expertise, Ms Fok helps corporate and public sector clients to address complex ESG and decarbonisation topics.

 

Denis Philippov
Partner, Tax, Advisory, KPMG Singapore

Mr Denis Philippov is a Partner in in the Transfer Pricing team with KPMG in Singapore, specialising in the Energy and Natural Resources sector. With over 20 years of experience across Singapore, the UK and Russia, he advises multinational clients on international tax, customs and transfer pricing. He brings deep industry knowledge, including over six years of in-house tax experience, having served as the lead transfer pricing advisor for one of the world’s largest commodity traders. Mr Philippov is a regular speaker on global transfer pricing. He participated in public discussion of BEPS initiatives at the OECD headquarters representing industry view of energy and natural resources sector.

 

Gerry Chng
Partner, Cyber, Advisory, KPMG Singapore

Mr Gerry Chng is a Partner and Head of Cyber with KPMG Singapore, specialising in Cybersecurity and Risk Management. He has spent the last 27 years consulting clients balancing the risks and opportunities arising from the adoption of technology. He is also actively involved in the formulation of standards around Al Governance and Regulations. He is the current co-chair of the Singapore Artificial Intelligence Technical Committee (AITC), representing Singapore as a "Participating" member of the ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 committee on Al standards. Mr Chng also currently chairs the Al Ethics & Governance (AIEG) Special Interest Group under the Singapore Computer Society (SCS) with the objective of creating a community around the risk management of the emerging technology across diverse backgrounds including technology providers, academia, social scientists, legal experts and professional services providers.

 

Mark Addy
Partner, Corporate Tax Advisory, KPMG Singapore

Mr Mark Addy is a Partner in the Corporate Tax Advisory team at KPMG in Singapore. His role involves helping his clients optimise their business structures from a tax perspective, including advising on the design and implementation of new transaction structures, holding structures and financing structures. He is part of KPMG’s global ESG network, providing thought leadership on global and regional ESG matters and the related tax developments. He has been involved in several high-profile projects in the APAC region, including the structuring of investments into renewable energy assets both in Singapore and across the region and advising traditional energy and natural resource clients on the impact of carbon taxes on their business models. Mr Addy is also a regular lecturer at the Tax Academy of Singapore.



Owen M. Hawkes
Partner, Forensic, Advisory, KPMG Singapore

Mr Owen M. Hawkes is a leading expert in investigations, forensic accounting and asset recovery, with 20 years of regulatory investigation and risk management experience. He has qualified and practised both as an accountant and a lawyer. Prior to joining KPMG, Mr Hawkes practiced as a barrister for eight years, six of which were at the British Government’s Serious Fraud Office – the United Kingdom’s lead agency on financial crime and international corruption. After joining KPMG Forensic in 2007, he has undertaken a variety of fraud and regulatory risk management engagements assisting clients with assessing and upgrading their organisational readiness and fraud and regulatory risk controls.



Daiane Faller
Director, ESG Consulting, KPMG Singapore

Ms Daiane Faller is a climate and environmental risk specialist with experience in data analysis techniques, such as articifal intelligence and numerical modeling. She has supported clients across energy, real estate, maritime and government agencies in climate risk assessments, stress testing and action planning. Ms Faller has also conducted research on sea-level rise, marine ecosystems and led training programs on climate-related risks, opportunities and disclosures aligned with global frameworks including TCFD, ISSB and MAS. 


 
Rachel Yee
Director, ESG Consulting, KPMG Singapore

Ms Rachel Yee is a consultant with over 17 years of experience with the professional accounting firms. She has led and participated projects that include climate risks assessments, sustainability reporting, corporate governance framework, enterprise risk management, internal audits, Sarbanes Oxley 404 and business processes. Ms Yee also conducts ESG workshops and is a part-time teaching associate, for sustainability reporting courses, with local institutes of higher learning.



Tanmay Bishnoi
Director, ESG Consulting, KPMG Singapore

Mr Tanmay Bishnoi, a director at KPMG ESG Consulting and specialises in decarbonisation and net zero strategy, GHG emissions assessment & management, supply chain decarbonisation including Scope 3 emissions, energy transition including renewable energy and green hydrogen, electric mobility and Corporate Renewable Energy procurement and have also worked in developing ESG strategy, climate scenario analysis and sustainability reporting. Furthermore, Mr Bishnoi has undertaken assignments related to Program management, Market analysis and technology assessment, Policy & regulatory analysis, Pre-Feasibility and Feasibility analysis, Business case assessment & strategy development, Business model development, Growth & implementation strategy, Training and capacity building. 

 

Min Ju Kim
Associate Director, ESG Consulting, KPMG Singapore

Ms Min Ju Kim has over 10 years of experience in corporate sustainability and ESG spanning advocacy, private and consulting sectors. She has served many organisations from a wide range of industries as a consultant, trainer and assurance practitioner. Ms Kim is specialised in research, sustainable supply chain, ESG reporting, GHG accounting, sustainability assurance, ESG ratings, policy development, training and stakeholder engagement.

 

Wendy Wong
Associate Director, ESG Consulting, KPMG Singapore

Ms Wendy Wong, an associate director at KPMG ESG, brings over two decades of experience in the sustainability landscape. She excels in sustainability reporting, leveraging frameworks like GRl to drive transparency and accountability. At KPMG, Ms Wong’s expertise extends to development of net zero strategies and decarbonisation roadmaps, including carbon target setting and feasibility analysis, empowering organisations to thrive in a responsible and resilient manner. Prior to joining KPMG, she was a Senior Lecturer at Republic Polytechnic. 

POLICY MAKERS' SEGMENT

Hu Ching
Head, Net Zero Transition Programme Office, Singapore Business Federation (SBF)

Mr Hu Ching heads the Singapore Business Federation’s Net Zero Transition Programme Office. His team spearheads initiatives to help enterprises better measure, reduce and report their greenhouse gas emissions, such as the Singapore Emission Factors Registry, NetZeroHub.SG, SME Cost and Carbon Reduction programme, as well as the Queen Bee Enabled Sustainability Transition (QUEST) programme. Mr Ching combines his passion for climate action and education through his role as an adjunct trainer for sustainability-related executive education programmes. He was previously a Climate Regulations and Reporting Specialist at the climate tech startup Terrascope and also led the launch of the Singapore office for the global corporate sustainability ratings agency EcoVadis.

PANELLISTS

May Tan-Mullins
Provost and CEO, Professor in Sustainability, APVC ASEAN, University of Reading Malaysia 

Professor May Tan-Mullins is a passionate advocate for environmental and social justice and a proven leader in higher education. As Provost and CEO of the University of Reading Malaysia, she brings a wealth of experience cultivated through diverse leadership roles at prestigious institutions, such the University of Nottingham Ningbo China and James Cook University Singapore. Professor Tan-Mullins’s career trajectory reflects a deep commitment to both academic excellence and impactful administration, encompassing positions such as Chief Sustainability Officer, Vice Provost of Teaching and Learning, Associate
Provost for Global Engagement, Dean of Graduate School and Director of the Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies.



Genevieve Chua
Independent Non-Executive Director, Tye Soon Limited

Ms Genevieve Chua is an independent non-executive director and chairperson of the Audit and Risk Committee of Tye Soon Limited, an independent automative parts distributor served by operations in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, South Korea and Australia. She is also CEO of OVOL Singapore Pte Ltd, a market-leading paper distributor, where she has built her career over 35 years, beginning as the chief accountant. She started her professional journey as an auditor with KPMG. With deep experience in governance, audit, risk and executive leadership, she brings a practical and strategic lens to boardroom discussions. Passionate about purposeful leadership and giving back, Ms Chua also serves as chairperson of RSVP Singapore – The Organisation of Senior Volunteers, a non-profit organisation focused on senior volunteerism and active ageing.

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