ESG in the New Normal: A Corporation’s Lens
The discussion comes at a possible turning point for Malaysia's ESG landscape, as interest in ESG is accelerated by the pandemic and decision-makers are paying more attention to corporate performance in the sustainability sphere. Don't miss this timely exploration of the most important themes for investor relations professionals.
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Speakers
Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift
Chief Executive Officer
Bursa Malaysia Berhad
Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift is the Chief Executive Officer of Bursa Malaysia Berhad. He is also the director of all subsidiary companies within Bursa Malaysia Group, and serves as a Chairman of Bursa Malaysia Derivatives and Clearing. Prior to helming the Exchange, he was the Chief Executive Officer / Group Managing Director of MAA Group Berhad, where he also assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of Malaysian Assurance Alliance Berhad (now known as Zurich Insurance Malaysia Berhad). Datuk Umar holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from Monash University, Australia, and is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, a member of CPA Australia, a Chartered Tax Adviser of The Tax Institute of Australia, and a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) in Australia. He is also a Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a Registered Financial Planner.
Faroze Nadar
Executive Director
UN Global Compact Network Malaysia & Brunei
Faroze Nadar is an experienced corporate sustainability practitioner having led projects that have been featured at the national level and Fortune 500 companies’ sustainability documents. He provides advisory and insights for the various private sector, government, and UN agencies on SDGs and corporate sustainability matters. He currently serves as the Executive Director for UN Global Compact Network Malaysia & Brunei, a local network of the United Nations Global Compact, where he is developing various strategic programmes and digital tools to accelerate private sector SDG performance. He is a business sector representative to Malaysia’s National SDG Steering Committee and has presented at various national and global sustainability forums.
Vignesh R S
Head of ASEAN Specialist Sales
Bloomberg Singapore
Vignesh R S is the head of workflows specialist for ASEAN at Bloomberg. Previously, Vignesh was an Equities and Equity Derivatives Workflow Specialist covering the ASEAN region and was also a Relationship Manager based out of Bloomberg’s European headquarters in London. Vignesh has a Masters degree in Quantitative Finance from the University of Sydney and Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from the Nanyang Technological University.