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The JISR Conference is a one-day conference titled the ‘Beyond borders & Horizons: A GCC-APAC Partnership’. The conference will provide a unique platform for dialogue, discovery and cross-cultural business and leadership exchange between the GCC, Singapore and the broader ASEAN region. This initiative is designed to inspire vital dialogue on the energy transition in the GCC, and the sectors in the GCC economy that are getting a boost.

We look forward to welcoming distinguished business and civil society sustainability leaders from the GCC, Singapore and internationally.

Topic of Interest

Energy Transition and
Smart Cities Track

Digital Arts & AI, Fintech

Sustainability, ESG,
Food Security

LOCATION

ONE°15 MARINA, SENTOSA COVE, SINGAPORE, 98497

  • Function Room
  • Discounted Hotel Room Rates
  • Free Shuttle Bus Transportation

Beyond borders & Horizons: A GCC-APAC Partnership

Dr. Dalal AlGhawas

Founder
SWAPAC
(Opening Remarks)

Livy von Goh

Founder
Cinepluto
(Opening Remarks)

Ray KWAN

Singapore Business Federation

DR clemens chay

Middle East Institute
(Welcoming Remarks)

Kok-Chin (KC) Tay

Chairman
Smart Cities Network

Shamir Wahid

Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Prashant Somosundram

General manager
The Projector

RASHID KARIM

CEO
Iskandar Malaysia Studios

Avneesh Prakash

Co-Founder & CEO
CAMB.AI

Uma Rudd Chia

Co-founder
KVUR

Dr. Aisha Al-Sarihi

Middle East Institute
(Moderator)

GIN KEAT ONG

Director
Sustainability & BD
Envcares

Samia Alduaij

Meras Consulting

SYED MOHAMAD ALSAGOFF

GCC & ASEAN
New Earth Technology

Luke Tay

Founder
Cornucopia FutureScapes

Kelvin Ng

Managing Partner
Green Bridge Partners

Tonya Tan

Founder
World Future Enterprises

Mohamed Shehzad (zad)

CEO
Ethis Investment

Farah Fami

Partner
IncuBaker Studio

Bobby Tay

Founding President
Gulf Asia Shariah Compliant Association

anne tng

Director of Business Development, Asia WiredScore

Tamara Singh

Sustainable Finance Development Network

AGENDA

Morning

Opening Remarks, Keynote, Film & Digital Arts, Creative Storytelling, AI Driven Solutions for Media & Entertainment and Fintech

0900 - 0930

Registration

Registration & Tea / Coffee / Breakfast pastries

0930 - 0945

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks and JISR Film Festival Trailer

Cinepluto Welcome Remarks | Livy Von Goh, Founder

Middle East Institute | Dr. Clemens Chay, Research Fellow

0945 - 1000

Opening Keynote

H.E. Ahmad AlShuraim, Ambassador to the State of Kuwait
SBF Ray Kwan, Director Singapore Business Federation

 

Shamir Wahid, Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce

1000 - 1030

Film & Digital Arts Bridging GCC to APAC

Rashid Karim, CEO, Iskandar Malaysia Studios

Prashant Somosundram, General Manager, The Projector

1030 - 1100

AI driven solutions in media entertainment

Demo and Panel Discussion

Avneesh Prakash, Camb AI
Uma Rudd Chia, KUVR
Livy Von Goh, Cinepluto

1100 - 1130

Fintech Funding and Shariah Compliance Opportunities

Demo and Panel Discussion

Mohamed Shezad, CEO, EthisX
Bobby Tay, Founding President, Gulf-Asia Shariah Compl.
Tamara Singh, Sherpa, Sustainable Finance Development

1130 - 1200

Gulf Energy Transition Pathways

Dr. Aisha Al-Sarihi, Middle East Institute
Dr. Kaho Yu, Head of Energy, Verisk Maplecroft

1200 - 1300

Lunch Break & Networking

Afternoon

Energy Transition, Smart Cities, Sustainability & ESG, Trade & Logistics, & Food Security

1300 - 1315

JISR Film Festival Feature Trailer

1315 - 1330

Smart Cities Network Track

Kok-Chin Tay, Chairman, Smart Cities Network

1330 - 1345

Certifications for Smart Cities & Buildings

Anne Tng, Director of Business Development, WiredScore

1345 - 1400

Smart Cities Feature

Simply Cast Smart City of the Future – NEOM VRM Biologik – Oil to Soil

1400 - 1445

Futurism in the GCC: How Technology is shaping the desert and coast

Panel Discussion
Samia AlDuaij, Environment Consultant, Meras Consulting
Mohamad AlSagoff, Advisor, VRM BioLogik
Gin Keat Ong, Director, Sustainability, Envcares
Luke Tay, Founder, Cornucopia Futurescapes

1445 - 1530

Tea Break & Networking Break

Tea Break & Networking

1530 - 1615

Asian Food & Culinary Expansion to the GCC

Kelvin Ng, Managing Partner, Green Bridge Partners
Tonya Tan, Founder, World Future Enterprise
Farah Fami, Partner, Incubaker

1615 - 1700

Closing Remarks

SWAPAC Closing Remarks | Dr. Dalal AlGhawas, Founder
Cinepluto Closing Remarks | Livy Von Goh