Mergermarket M&A Forum Southeast Asia 2023
The premier M&A forum in Southeast Asia
The Westin Singapore and Online
25
Apr
ESG and corporate strategy
Southeast Asia is vulnerable to the effects of climate change due to its geography, and as recognition of the associated risks increase, so too does the awareness of ESG. As ESG comes to the forefront of corporate strategy, businesses are changing the way they approach potential acquisitions from a due diligence, financing, and risk perspective. Our expert panel will look at the impact of ESG on corporate strategy and how this changes the approach to dealmaking.
What are the key ESG and stakeholder considerations in 2023? How might this change their dealmaking approach?
What can businesses do to ensure that they are on top of their regulatory and reporting requirements?
What are some examples of ESG-compliant assets that corporates are acquiring?
How can businesses access sustainability-linked financing?
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SpeakersJana Jevcakova Managing Director, Head of ESG International MORROW SODALI
Simon Segal Director MERGERMARKET AUSTRALIAJeffery Tan Group General Counsel; Chief Sustainability Officer; Director of Legal & Corporate Affairs and Company Secretary JARDINE CYCLE & CARRIAGE
Tanah Sullivan Group Head of Sustainability GoTo
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Jana advises listed company boards and management teams on all aspects of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices and disclosures. Jana is one of Asia Pacific's leading experts in corporate governance and proxy research and has advised many large domestic and institutional investors. Jana was previously Director of Research, Australia for leading global proxy advisor, CGI Glass Lewis, and has deep expertise in engaging with ASX300 Boards of directors and executives. Jana is passionate about helping companies optimise their governance disclosures and enhance their investor relationships by applying best practice ESG. Jana maintains deep relationships with asset owners and managers that informs Morrow Sodali's advisory and engagement work.
Master of Professional Accounting - University of New South Wales; Master of Commerce, Funds Management - University of New South Wales; Graduate Degree in Finance, Banking and Investments - Technical University Kosice, Slovakia;GRI Certified; Member of the ICGN Human Capital Committee.
Currently editorial consultant to Dealreporter and director of Mergermarket Australia, Simon Segal established the Australian bureau of Mergermarket in 2005 where he was bureau chief and Asian editor of Dealreporter (2006-2009).
He has a PhD in the relationship between stakeholders and M&A which has been converted into a book Reframing Mergers and Acquisitions around Stakeholder Relationships: Economic, Political and Social Processes (Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies). He has co-hosted the weekly Dealbook on the former Sky Business channel and has contributed M&A commentary to numerous Australian publications.
Simon has some 30 years experience in researching, editing, writing and commenting on financial issues, specialising in M&A since 2005.
Jeffery is the Group General Counsel; Chief Sustainability Officer; Director of Legal & Corporate Affairs; and Company Secretary since April 2016. He is responsible for legal, compliance, company secretarial, sustainability matters, communications and public affairs at the Group level. He is also the Chief Executive Officer and Company Secretary of MINDSET, a registered charity of Jardine Matheson in Singapore.
He was previously Group General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Board Secretary for UTAC Holdings Ltd. Prior to that, he has over 20 years of legal experience with Allen & Gledhill, DLA Piper, Siemens and Motorola. He was also President of Motorola Singapore for five years.
He is a Board Member of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce, City Mental Health Alliance Singapore and One Mind Global Guiding Council.
Jeffery has an LLB (Honours) from the National University of Singapore. He is a senior Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore, and a senior Solicitor of England & Wales. He also completed the Senior Executive Management Program at Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management and the Driving Strategic Innovation Program by MIT’s Sloan School of Management and IMD
Tanah Sullivan is the Group Head of Sustainability at GoTo and leads its environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts across Gojek, GoTo Financial and Tokopedia. Before GoTo, Tanah was at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, where she led partnerships for a range of sustainability-focused initiatives in ASEAN and globally. She led the Forum’s efforts on issues such as energy transition, circular economy, food security, gender equality, deforestation and financial inclusion, among others.
Previously, Tanah held various public sector roles with the Canadian and Australian governments, covering international security, development, natural resource security as well as foreign trade and investment. Tanah holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Bond University and a Master of Political Economy from the University of Melbourne, Australia