Sustainable Practices for Our Futures: Not Business As Usual – 19 Aug

WeAre9B will organize a discussion on the new rules of business leadership and the importance of incorporating sustainability in the corporate agenda. People from AkzoNobel and Founder of Gawad Kalinga will present about it on Aug 19. WeAre9B is a community of people passionate about living sustainability.

Programme Details

11:00 AM: Registration opens
12:00 PM: Welcome Address by Audrey Chia, Associate Professor, Co-Director ACSEP, NUS Business School
12:10 PM: Screening of “Dulux Walls” film, Winner of three Cannes Lions awards
12:15 PM: Speakers’ Presentations
1:15 PM: Panel Discussion and Q&A, Moderated by Mette Kristine Oustrup, CEO of Qi GLOBAL
1:45 PM: Lunch and Networking
2:30 PM: End

About the Speakers

Tex Gunning, Member of the Board of Management and the Executive Committee Responsible of Decorative Paints, AkzoNobel
Tex Gunning is a passionate lecturer, writer and speaker about the role of business in society and about the need for collective leadership to tackle the world’s biggest challenges. His long experience in Asia has made him a strong advocate and social entrepreneur in helping to find answers to some of the world’s largest social environmental challenges.

Jeremy Rowe, Managing Director of AkzoNobel Decorative Paints South East Asia & Pacific
AkzoNobel has grown to be the world’s largest global paints and coatings company with the recent acquisition of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) Paints in January 2008. An expert in developing and delivering corporate and business strategy, Jeremy shares his scope and depth as a passionate advisor to numerous global and pan-Asian multi-national organisations all around the world. He has since led the team in South East Asia & Pacific in creating more value for AkzoNobel’s customers, consumers and their personal lives.

Antonio Meloto, Founder of Gawad Kalinga
A movement that builds integrated, holistic and sustainable communities in slum areas, Gawad Kalinga sparks hope in the Filipino dream — to restore this great nation and once again be proud to be Filipino. A true man for others, Tony has inspired not just his family but hundreds and thousands of volunteers throughout the country and the world to work towards building model communities where the poor can thrive and reach their fullest potentials so that we can all look forward to a better future for our children and the generations to come.

Albert Teo, Associate Professor of NUS Business School
Associate Professor Albert Teo teaches in the Department of Management & Organisation, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore (NUS). He concurrently holds a joint appointment as the deputy director of the University Scholars Programme in NUS. He is also a founding and former director of the Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy at the NUS Business School.

Event Details

When: Fri, 19th Aug
Time: 11am-230pm
Where: Hon Sui Sen Auditorium, NUS Business School, 1 Business Link, Singapore 117592 (Map)
Register here by 17th Aug.