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Directors' Masterclass Series
2026
Elevate your boardroom leadership with Climate Governance Malaysia's flagship Directors’ Masterclass Series—now in its fourth year of empowering top executives. This exclusive capacity-building program delivers actionable insights on climate, nature, and sustainability risks and opportunities, transforming global complexities into board-ready strategies for smarter governance and resilient growth.
Join fellow directors and senior leaders to navigate 2026's pivotal challenges: from escalating climate regulations and biodiversity imperatives to breakthrough opportunities in sustainable innovation. Gain practical tools, real-world case studies, and expert perspectives to drive informed decisions, mitigate risks, and seize competitive advantages.
Don't miss this essential series—join us now and lead with foresight.
UPCOMING SESSION
Dive into the evolving world of sustainability reporting with Esther An, a seasoned sustainability leader with over 30 years steering reporting strategies for multinational corporations and advising boards on global standards like ISSB and TCFD. Through her practitioner's lens, this masterclass unpacks key challenges, sidesteps common pitfalls, and arms you with practical approaches to excel—while spotlighting emerging trends set to redefine reporting in 2026 and beyond.
Gain exclusive insights into the real-world realities, hard-won lessons, and bold future directions from one of the industry's foremost voices. Perfect for directors and executives ready to future-proof their disclosures.
Don't miss this game-changing session, secure your spot today.
Date: Tuesday, 21 July 2026
Time: 12.00 PM to 1.30 PM (Registration starts at 11.30 AM)
Venue: Kuala Lumpur (Exact venue details will be disclosed upon registration confirmation)
For Directors Only
Limited seats available—act fast!
POTENTIAL SPEAKER LINEUP
Kiu Jia Yaw
Sustainable Development Lawyer, Kiu & Co.
Kiu Jia Yaw is a prominent Malaysian sustainable development lawyer and a leading advocate for environmental justice and climate governance. As the founder of Kiu & Co. and the Chair of the Bar Council Environment and Climate Change Committee, he plays a pivotal role in shaping Malaysia's legal response to the climate crisis. He is deeply integrated into national policy-making as the Co-Chair of the Malaysian CSO-SDG Alliance and a Secretariat Member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sustainable Development Goals (APPGM-SDG). A Chevening Scholar with an LL.M. in Environmental Law from SOAS University of London, Jia Yaw was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia in 2023, where he contributes his legal expertise to the development of the National Planetary Health Action Plan.
Philippe Joubert
CGM International Advisory Panel;
Founder and CEO, Earth on Board
Philippe Joubert is Founder and CEO of Earth on Board. He is also Senior Advisor for WBCSD, former Chairman of HRH The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change, Member of the Advisory Board of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and Fellow in this Institute. Member of the International Advisory Board of the World Energy Council. He is also Trustee of Client Earth. Philippe serves as a member of several Boards of Global Cies in Europe and Brazil and is advisor to CEO of large Global Cities. Philippe was previously President of Alstom Power and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Alstom Group.
Ian Monroe
International Advisory Panel, CGM;
President and Chief Investment Officer, Etho Capital
Ian Monroe is the President and Chief Investment Officer of a pioneering climate investing firm Etho Capital, as well as a co-founder of the Climate+Positive Investing Alliance (C+PIA), the rapidly growing global community working to decarbonize investment portfolios. Monroe has also served as an advisor for several international sustainability certification standards, including Climate Neutral, Science Based Targets, and The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), and he has been awarded as an Echoing Green Climate Fellow, an Institutional Investor Rising Star, and one of Tech Republic's top 8 leaders in clean technology.
Shaun Adam
Lead - Regional and Global Cooperation,
Shaun Adam leads the World Economic Forum’s regional and global cooperation between governments and businesses in the Asia-Pacific, focusing on sustainable and inclusive development, particularly in geopolitics and geoeconomics. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the International Institute of Geneva and a Fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP). Previously, he worked with the United Nations on trade policy and socio-economic development across Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Western Balkans, and led trade and advocacy efforts for the European Union Business Chambers in ASEAN. Earlier in his career, he was attached to the Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia, managing international programmes to support MSMEs. His work on social innovation has been featured at the Nobel Peace Centre, and he attended the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in 2017. He is also the author of Acts of Resistance, recognised among Malaysia’s top 50 books and showcased at the Frankfurter Buchmesse. Shaun holds a Master’s in International Business and Emerging Markets from the University of Edinburgh and is a recipient of the Edinburgh Award and the Global UK Alumni Honorary Award.
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Rebekah Cheney
Director, Climate Governance,
Deloitte Australia
Rebekah Cheney is a recognised expert in climate governance, trusted by board members and C‑suite executives to advise on the strategic and regulatory dimensions of climate‑related risks and opportunities, in a rapidly evolving regulatory and stakeholder landscape.
Rebekah is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Climate & Nature Governance and serves on the Advisory Council of the Climate Governance Initiative in Australia, hosted by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).
Rebekah is a lead author of the Global Principles of Climate & Nature Governance and the AICD Directors’ Guide to Mandatory Climate Reporting and more broadly known as a thought leader on climate and nature governance, with published work developed in collaboration with the World Economic Forum on decarbonisation, climate stakeholders, nature, just transition and climate integrity available at www.deloitte.com/climate-governance.
Rebekah regularly advises boards and senior executives on the intersection of corporate governance and climate-related risks and opportunities (including mandatory climate and sustainability reporting) supporting directors to meet regulatory expectations while building resilience and long‑term value.
She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia, and a lawyer qualified in both New South Wales and England & Wales and has completed the Leading Sustainable Corporations executive programme at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Sarah Barker
Sarah Barker is a globally recognized commercial lawyer and a leading authority on climate change risk and corporate governance. As a Managing Director at Pollination, she leads the firm's climate and sustainability risk governance practice, advising boards of some of the world's largest financial institutions and corporations on the legal implications of the net-zero transition. Previously, she served as a Partner and Global Head of Climate & Sustainability at MinterEllison. She holds several high-level international roles, including Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Climate and Nature Governance and a leadership position at the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative. Her work is pivotal in reframing climate change from an ethical "CSR" issue to a core financial and fiduciary duty for directors.