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ABOUT GCAF 2024
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges ever faced by human social, political and economic systems.
Its impacts are visible now, with the rising sea levels, extreme weather events and biodiversity losses we have experienced these last years. Their severity could increase exponentially in the absence of bold responses. At stake is the survival of humankind.
WHEN
Thursday ~ Friday
16 ~ 17 May, 2024
WHERE
The Himawari Hotel Apartments,
VENUE
Sunflower Ballroom
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
| Date and Venue | Programmes | Speakers | Moderator |
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Day 1 (16 May 2024) |
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| 7:30-8:00 | Registration | ||
| Session 1: Opening Ceremony | |||
| 08:00-08:05 | National Anthem of the Kingdom of Cambodia | Neang Sovathana (VJ Nana) |
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| 08:05-08:15 | Blessing Dance | Lyda Robam | |
| 08:15-08:25 | Welcoming Remarks | H.E Chuop Paris Secretary of State Ministry of Environment |
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| 08:15-08:25 | Remarks | Mr. Kevin W. Lee Chairman, W-Foundation |
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| 08:25-08:40 | Remarks | H.E Preap Kol Minister attached to the Prime Minister |
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| 08:40-08:55 | Opening Remarks | H.E Dr. Eang Sophalleth Minister of Environment |
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| ~ 09:30 | Photos session and Coffee Break (Networking) | ||
| Session 2: Starting Global Climate Action Session (Parallel Session) | |||
| 10:30-12:00 Venue: Himawari Hotel Sunflower Ballroom | Agriculture, Forest & Marine – Global Agriculture, Forest, and Marine vision – Cambodia Sustainable Agricultural/Fisheries Development Strategy and Foresting Strategy |
H.E Chan Chesda, Secretary of State, MAFF – H.E Ponh Sachak, Secretary of State, Ministry of Water Resource and Meteorology – Fauna & Flora – SNV, Alex Mandelbaum, Country Director – Korea Coast Guard (Hyun-Kue, Choi, Director) – USAID Conserve (Chhith Sam Ath, Deputy Chief of Party) Speakers 10 mins each, Panel Discussion 30 Minutes |
Moderator: – H.E. Chuop Paris Secretary of State MOE – Mr. Kevin W. Lee W-Foundation |
| 10:30-12:00 Venue: Himawari Hotel Function Room I & II | Energy – Global Energy vision – Cambodia’s 2040 Energy Plan |
– H.E. Bun Narith, Secretary of State, MME – Carbon Trust, Hazim Rosli, Manager – Chargeplus, Nicolas Ng, General Manager – Cambodia Association of Renewable Energy (TBC) Speakers 10 mins each, Panel Discussion 30 Minutes |
Moderator: – H.E. Bun Narith, Secretary of State, MME – Dr. Alfredo C. Panizales, AVI |
| 10:30-12:00 Venue: Himawari Hotel Meeting Room | Manufacturing – Global Manufacturing vision – Strategies for Low Carbon, Green Growth Industries in Cambodia |
– Representative from MISTI – STMicroelectronics – GoldFame Group (Catherine Chan, President) – Coca Cola – GGGI (Mr. Mahfuzur Rahman, Project manager) Speakers 10 mins each, Panel Discussion 30 Minutes |
Moderator: – H.E. Sath Samy Secretary of State MISTI – DFDL Law Asia (Liow Yee Kai, Senior consultant) |
| 12:00 ~ 13:30 | Lunch Break | ||
| 13:30-15:00 Venue: Himawari Hotel Sunflower Ballroom | Finance – Global Green Finance vision – Cambodia’s strategy to finance green projects |
– KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific (Tan Sri Michael O.K. YEOH, President) – Ms. Muyhui Hong, Chief of Division. The Agriculture and Rural Development Bank – Standard Charted (Dana Barsky, Global Head of Sustainability) – Goldfame Group (Dr. Ben Li, CEO) – Forte Insurance (Youk Chamroeunrith, Group CEO) Speakers 10 mins each, Panel Discussion 30 Minutes |
Moderator: – H.E Ros Silva Secretary of State MEF – Mr. Kevin W. Lee, W-Foundation |
| 13:30-15:00 Venue: Himawari Hotel Function Room I & II | Global Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) – Global ESG Vision – Achieving Global ESG through Cambodia Green Project |
Amazon (Genevieve Ding, Carbon Credits & Nature-based Solutions, APAC) Heineken, Helen Heng, Sustainability Manager (TBC) Boston Consulting Group Coca-Cola (Lynn Hong – Director, Climate and Water Coca-Cola ASEAN and South Pacific) Loreal Speakers 10 mins each, Panel Discussion 30 Minutes |
Moderator: – H.E Pheav Sovuthy Under Secretary of State, MOE Am Jang, Professor, Korean Society of Environmental Engineers (President) |
| 13:30-15:00 Venue: Himawari Hotel Meeting Room | Construction – Global Construction Sustainability Vision – Achieving Net-Zero through Cambodia Green Construction |
– Mr. Nop Sokhai, Deputy Director and Project Coordinator, Department of Green Economy, MoE – Saint-Gobain – Meinhardt, CEO – Mr. Sath Sitak, Chief of Office, Department of Green Economy, MoE Speakers 10 mins each, Panel Discussion 30 Minutes |
Moderator: – – H.E Ros Salin Secretary of State MLMUPC – DFDL Law Asia (Liow Yee Kai, Senior consultant) |
| 15:00 ~ 15:30 | Coffee Break | ||
| Session 3: Continue Global Climate Action Session (Parallel Session) | |||
| 15:30-17:00 Venue: Himawari Hotel Sunflower Ballroom | Investment – Global green investment vision – Green Investment in Cambodia and its future vision |
– Representative from CDC – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – Korea Exchange (Min-Suk Lee, Vice President & Head, Global Strategy) – Private Sector Speakers 10 mins each, Panel Discussion 30 Minutes |
Moderator: – – H.E Dr Sar Senera, Deputy Secretary, The Council for the Development of Cambodia Dana Barsky, Global Head of Sustainability (Standard Charted) |
| 15:30-17:00 Venue: Himawari Hotel Function Room I & II | Transportation & Logistic – Global Transportation Vision – Cambodia National Transportation Plan and E-Mobility Strategy |
– Representative from MPWT – UI Networks & KS Mobility – UBER – Chargeplus Nicolas Ng, General Manager – Private Sector Speakers 10 mins each, Panel Discussion 30 Minutes |
Co-Chair: – H.E Khan Mane Secretary of State, MPWT – UI Networks |
| 15:30-17:00 Venue: Himawari Hotel Meeting Room | Climate Technology – Global Climate Innovation Vision – Innovative climate technology strategies and partnerships |
– Department of Science and Technology, MoE (Mr. Sok Seyla Deputy Director of Department of Science and Technology) – Representative of Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI) – Amazon (Ken Haig, Head, Energy and Environmental Policy, Asia-Pacific & Japan) – Coca-Cola (Lynn Hong – Director, Climate and Water – T&C Korea, Gyuhwa Jang, Group CEO Speakers 10 mins each, Panel Discussion 30 Minutes |
Moderator: – H.E Pheav Sovuthy Under Secretary of State, MOE – Mattew Edwardsen, Chief of Party, USAID Conserve |
| 18:00-21:00 | VIP Networking Night (Invited only) Climate Action Carbon Credit Alliance |
Dress Code: Formal (Bowtie & Dress) | |
| Date and Venue | Programmes | Speakers | Moderator |
|---|---|---|---|
Day 2 (17 May 2024) (Parallel Session) |
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| 8:00-8:30 | Coffee Reception | All participants | |
| 08:30-10:00 Venue: Himawari Hotel Sunflower Ballroom | City Strategy – Global Urbanization vision – Sustainable City Development Strategy |
– Ministry of Environment (H.E Meas Sophal, Under Secretary of State) – SME Group (Group CEO) – Saint-Gobain – AmCham, Cambodian Investment Management Holding (Anthony Galliano, Group CEO, Governor) Speakers 10 mins each, Panel Discussion 30 Minutes |
Co-Chair: – H.E Meas Sophal Under Secretary of State, MOE – Mr. Kevin W. Lee W-Foundation |
| 08:30-10:00 Venue: Himawari Hotel Function Room I & II | Renewable Energy – Global Renewable vision – Cambodia’s plan for Renewable Energy to achieve Net-Zero |
– Representative from MME – Energy Lab (Mr. Dean Rizzetti, Policy Director) – Korean Society of Environmental Engineers – Cambodia Association of Renewable Energy – Private Sector Speakers 10 mins each, Panel Discussion 30 Minutes |
Moderator: – H.E Pheav Sovuthy Under Secretary of State, MoE – Korean Society of Environmental Engineers (Am Jang, Professor and President) |
| 08:30-10:00 Venue: Himawari Hotel Meeting Room | Climate Action – Global climate Action vision – How to achieve Net-Zero through various actions – National climate action campaign and tree planting campaign |
– Representative of the Department of Climate Change – Biodiversity Department of MoE (Mrs. Ken Bopreang, Director) – Mr. Pierre-Antoine Vernet, Program Officer, Swisscontact – Heineken Anne de Graaf, Corporate Affairs Director – Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ (Uematsu Hiroshi, CEO) Speakers 10 mins each, Panel Discussion 30 Minutes |
Moderator: – H.E Chuop Paris Secretary of State MOE -Dr. Viveka Kalidasan, River Venture Studio |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee Break | ||
| 10:30-12:00 Venue: Himawari Hotel Sunflower Ballroom | Carbon Credit – Carbon Credit strategies and projects |
– Representative of the Department of Climate Change – REDD+ Secretariat (Mr. Uy Kamal, Deputy Director General) – Verra – Amazon (Genevieve Ding, Carbon Credits & Nature-based Solutions, APAC) – KSI Strategic Institute (Dato’ Dr. Jessie Tang, Director, Asia Pacific) Speakers 10 mins each, Panel Discussion 30 Minutes |
Moderator: – H.E Ken Sereyrotha REDD+ Secretariat – Mr. Kevin W. Lee W-Foundation |
| 10:30-12:00 Venue: Himawari Hotel Function Room I & II | Health – Global Health industry green vision – Strategy and plans of Cambodia’s Healthcare to contribute Net-Zero |
– H.E Ing Phirun, Secretary of State, MoH – SME Group (Group CEO) – Zuellig Pharma – River Venture Studio (Dr. Viveka Kalidasan, CEO) Speakers 10 mins each, Panel Discussion 30 Minutes |
Moderator: – H.E Ing Phirun Secretary of State, MoH -River Venture Studio (Dr. Viveka Kalidasan, CEO) |
| 10:30-12:00 Venue: Himawari Hotel Meeting Room | Break | Break | |
| 12:00 ~ 13:30 | Lunch Break | ||
| 13:30-15:30 Venue: Himawari Hotel Sunflower Ballroom | Security Tokens & Real-World Asset – Global STO & RWA Vision for Net-Zero – Forming global alliance and future of Real-World Asset for carbon credit |
– H.E Ong Luyna, SNEC, MEF – KS Green (CEO) – TokenX (CEO) – DFDL Law Asia (Liow Yee Kai, Senior consultant) |
Co-Chair: – H.E. Sou Socheat, Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia – Mr. Kevin W. Lee W Foundation |
| STO & RWA Alliance Ceremony – Global Real-World Asset Vision – Alliance partnership event |
Co-Chair: Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia All organizations for alliance |
Moderator: KS Green and W-Foundation |
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| 13:30-15:30 Venue: Himawari Hotel Meeting Room | Break Out Sessions | Break Out Sessions | |
| 15:30 ~ 16:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 16:00-17:00 Venue: Himawari Hotel Meeting Room | Start-up Carbon business initiative – Global green start-up vision – Supporting green start-ups in Cambodia for Net-Zero |
– H.E Sum Thy, Director General, MOE – SOSV – River Venture Studio (Dr. Viveka Kalidasan, CEO) – Midori Climate Partner (Ririko Takano, CEO & Founder) – T&C Korea, Gyuhwa Jang, Group CEO Speakers 10 mins each, Panel Discussion 30 Minutes |
Moderator: – H.E Sum Thy Acting Director General, MoE -Dr. Viveka Kalidasan, River Venture Studio |
| 16:00-17:00 Venue: Himawari Hotel Sunflower Ballroom | Talk with Government 1 – Global Climate Vision – 50 Enterprise-only pre-application events |
Round Table Discussions with the participants | Government (TBC) |
| 16:00-17:00 Venue: Himawari Hotel Function Room I & II | Talk with Government 2 – Global Climate Vision – 50 Enterprise-only pre-application events |
Round Table Discussions with the participants | Government (TBC) |
| 17:00 ~ | Closing of GCAF2024 H.E. Chuop Paris , Secretary of State, MOE |
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