Conference Information

Preceding the 4-day expo, the Sabah International Business Conference 2008 (SIBC2008) would take place on 15 October 2008 with the theme, Investment Opportunities for Sustainable Development. The SIBC2008 would feature speakers from various backgrounds, providing broader views on relevant issues and topics such as an overview of climatic change and its implications on regional businesses; how businesses benefit from green projects and its importance for ASEAN; forest conservation; palm oil sector and its suitability; and importance of renewable energy and feasibility of carbon trading projects. Targeted audience of SIBC2008 would be environmentalists; entrepreneurs; green group; policy makers; business leaders; politicians, etc with a crowd of 350 to 400 delegates.

The main objective of SIBC2008 is to provide a platform for business entities and captains of industries to meet and learn more about the impact of climatic change on businesses' practice in the region. The Conference serves as a forum to update participants on the latest development in areas of climate change and how businesses in the region are reacting to the said alarming issue. The conference also will be highlighting projects and investment opportunities, which allow firms to fulfill their CSR (Corporate Social Responsibilities), henceforth producing a much environmental friendly and economically sustainable business-environment for potential investors.

Carefully selected topics will be presented by prominent speakers from the region and internationally.

These topics include:

1. An Overview of Climate Change and Its Impact on Regional Business;

2. Implications of "Cut Carbon, Grow Profit" as a Challenge to Today's Businesses;

3. Preservation of Rain Forest, its Costs and Benefits toward Tourism Sector

4. Sustainability of Palm Oil Industries in the Asia-Pacific Region

5. Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Projects - Implications on Sustainable Businesses

 
Objectives of SIBC2008:

• To learn about latest development and the impact of climatic change on businesses in the region

• To provide updates on how businesses are affected by the pertinent global warming and climate change issues, specifically in the surrounding region

• To provide insights of how businesses should react and manage the scenarios of fast-changing environment due to global warming

• To identify and highlight feasible investment projects that would impede global warming and other environmental concerns and measures, whilst enable corporate entities and businesses to fulfil their CSR (Corporate Social Responsibilities)

• To discuss ways and means in how to produce a much environmental friendly and economically sustainable business-environment for everyone in the region

• To provide networking opportunities for business entities and captains of industries to share views, knowledge, business strategies and skills in relation to the environmental issue - global warming and climatic change