AmChamSG Sustainability Forum 2025

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*** This event is organised by AmChamSG. Please follow THIS LINK to register ***

We are happy to announce that SwedCham Singapore's members have been invited to attend AmCham Singapore's Sustainability Forum 2025 on 17 June. This inaugural forum will feature guest of honor Ravi Menon, SG Ambassador for Climate Action and Senior Advisor at the National Climate Change Secretariat, Prime Minister's Office, as well as a number of prominent industry speakers.

As sustainability shifts from aspiration to necessity, businesses face complex investment challenges and opportunities. The twin pressures of technological disruption and evolving regulations are reshaping how companies approach climate finance, risk management, and long-term value creation. At the same time, the cost of inaction continues to rise, making sustainable investment not just an ethical imperative but a financial necessity.

This forum will equip business leaders with a deeper understanding of climate finance - from demystifying funding mechanisms to exploring how financial institutions, governments, and businesses can work together to scale investment into sustainability. Experts will share insights on risk mitigation strategies, innovative financing models, and accessing capital to fund climate transition and adaptation. The discussion will also highlight how companies can leverage sustainability as a strategic opportunity for value creation.

Agenda:

10:30am-2:00pm: AmChamSG Sustainability Forum

2:45pm-4:15pm: [OPTIONAL] Workshop - More details will follow

5:00pm-7:00pm: [OPTIONAL] Cross-Chamber Networking

NB: Following the AmChamSG Sustainability Forum, there will be an optional workshop and cross-chamber networking session available for an additional fee. If you wish to attend onlythe workshop or networking session, please purchase the appropriate tickets via the AmCham registration link provided.

*** This event is organised by AmChamSG. Please follow THIS LINK to register ***

Please note the following details:

The event is held under the Chatham House Rule https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/chatham-house-rule
Images from the event may be used for AmCham Singapore's post-event information, marketing and promotional purposes.
The personal information provided to us will only be used for event registration and administration.

For any enquires please contact the AmCham Programming and Events Team at pe@amcham.com.sg.

Agenda

June 17, 2025

Main Schedule

10:30 AM - 10:35 AM

Start of AmChamSG Sustainability Forum + Opening Remarks

10:35 AM - 10:40 AM

Introduction of GOH Ravi Menon

10:40 AM - 10:55 AM

Keynote Address by GOH Ravi Menon

Ravi Menon

10:55 AM - 11:40 PM

Fireside Chat with GOH Ravi Menon

11:40 PM - 12:40 AM

Lunch Break

12:40 PM - 1:40 PM

Industry Panel Discussion

Sunil Veetil

Kavitha Menon

Oi-Yee Choo

Huey Lin

1:40 PM - 1:55 PM

Closing Keynote by Christine Amour-Levar, Founder and CEO, HER Planet Earth

Christine Amour-Levar

1:55 PM - 2:00 PM

Closing Remarks + End of AmChamSG Sustainability Forum

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Workshop Registration + Break

2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

[OPTIONAL] Workshop

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Cross-Chamber Networking Registration + Break

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

[OPTIONAL] Cross-Chamber Networking

Speakers

Ravi Menon

SG Ambassador for Climate Action and Senior Advisor at National Climate Change Secretariat, Prime Minister’s Office

Oi-Yee Choo

Chief Executive Officer at Climate Impact X

Huey Lin

Special Projects Senior Advisor at Terraformation Inc

Kavitha Menon

Director of Singapore Sustainable Finance Association (SSFA)

Sunil Veetil

Regional Head of Sustainability, Asia Pacific at HSBC

Christine Amour-Levar

Founder and CEO of HER Planet Earth

Huey Lin is an experienced operator, investor, and board director with deep expertise in fintech, global trade, and emerging technologies. She currently serves on the boards of SGX, Hang Seng Bank, and Nium, and advises companies including Terraformation, Chainlink, Fin Capital, and Valon. Most recently, Huey was a Venture Partner at GGV Capital, where she supported early-stage investments and portfolio growth. Before that, she served as President of Asia for Flexport, overseeing regional P&L and expansion. Earlier in her career, she was the founding COO of Affirm, building and scaling the company’s operations from the ground up. Huey began her career at PayPal, where she was one of its first product managers and held leadership roles across product, risk, and international operations.

Kavitha Menon joined SSFA in October 2023 as its Director. As the head of SSFA, she is responsible for ensuring that the association achieves its mission of building a vibrant and inclusive ecosystem for sustainable finance in Singapore. Apart from the day-to-day running of the association, Kavitha’s role involves stakeholder engagement, membership recruitment, thought leadership, and enabling collaborations across the financial sector, non-financial sector, and government organisations to advance sustainable finance in Singapore.

Prior to her current role, Kavitha was the Global Head of Equity Research team at Foord Asset Management in Singapore where she headed their ESG integration process. She has over 15 years of experience in equity investment management, specialising in Global Financials, based out of Singapore and India.

Kavitha has a Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, where she was a John F. Kennedy Fellow and Edward S. Mason Fellow. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and has a Master’s in Business Administration (Finance) from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (India) and a Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Communication) from Anna University (India).

Kavitha is passionate about sustainable finance. Having analysed investments using a risk-return framework for all these years, she is keen to delve into ‘impact’ to marry investor returns with social and environmental good and drive that change in the financial markets.

Sunil is the regional head of sustainability for HSBC Commercial Banking Asia Pacific.

Based in Singapore, Sunil leads the development and delivery of the Group's sustainability strategy to support global transition to net zero and the need to reduce our financed emissions. Sunil and his team work closely with HSBC's corporate clients, stakeholders and partners in Asia Pacific to deliver this ambition.

Sunil, a Chartered Accountant and a graduate of Mathematics, brings over 25 years of wholesale banking experience with HSBC, with stints in Indonesia, South Korea, the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.

HSBC Commercial Banking supports over 1.3 million business customers globally, ranging from SMEs to MNCs. With an unrivalled international network that captures over 90% of the world's trade capital flows, HSBC connects its clients to opportunities with leading propositions in cross-border trade, treasury and payments, banking and capital financing, as well as sustainable finance. HSBC is recognized as Asia Pacific's Best Bank for Sustainable Finance for seven consecutive years (2018-2024).

Christine Amour-Levar is a French-Swiss-Filipina, Philanthropist, Record-Breaking Adventurer, Best-Selling Author and Human Rights & Sustainability Advisor. She started her professional journey working for Nike across the world and went on to build a global career as a marketing and communications expert and social entrepreneur intent on solving some of the world’s most pressing issues.

A passionate champion of female empowerment and environmental conservation, she founded not one, but two award-winning, non-profit organisations, Women on a Mission (WOAM) and HER Planet Earth, to bridge these two passions. Both take all-female teams on pioneering expeditions —with WOAM empowering and supporting women who have been subjected to violence and abuse, and HER Planet Earth raising funds for underprivileged women affected by climate change.

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