Qualification : Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (1997)

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• 16 Dec 2019 - todate : Deputy Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Local Government and Housing

• Dec 2016 - 15 Dec 2019 : Director of City Planning Department Kota Kinabalu City Hall

• Feb 2016 - Nov 2016 : Acting Director City Planning Department, Kota Kinabalu City Hall

• May 2001- Feb 2016 : Senior Town Planner Head of Planning and Development Division, City Planning Department, Kota Kinabalu City Hall

• Oct 2000 - Jan 2001 : GIS Specialist in Forestry Operation and Planning Borneo Pulp & Paper, Bintulu, Sarawak

• Jul 1997 - Nov 2000 : GIS Specialist in Town and Regional Planning Bureau of Innovation & Planning, UTM, Skudai

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Abu Zahrim Yaser is Associate Professor at Chemical Engineering Programme, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). He obtained his PhD from Swansea University (UK), MSc from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and BEng from University of Malaya. Dr. Zahrim’s research mainly focuses on waste processing technology and has been leading several projects since 2006. To date, Dr. Zahrim has published 6 books, 18 book chapters, 35 journals and 50++ other publications. Dr. Zahrim was a visiting scientist at the University of Hull.

Dr. Hue Seow Mun (Jasmine) is currently the Senior Economic Officer specializing in Water and Waste Management with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands and based in the Netherlands Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Her role is to identify and implement activities to address economic co-operation and to promote good governance, particularly in the fields of water and waste management between the two countries. She is also involved in identifying potential business partners both in Malaysia and The Netherlands and proposing potential partnership between companies. She was previously a university lecturer in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology and still actively involved in science communication activities. She hopes to encourage the younger generation to choose science as a career and co-founded the Institution for Science Advancement (IFSA), a platform to encourage STEM education among school students. Jasmine has not been to Sabah but inspired to hike Mount Kinabalu and to dive at Sipadan Island in the coming year.

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Dato’ Leong Kin Mun, a Malaysian, is the Board Member of Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Centre (MGTC).

He holds a Bachelor of Surveying (Hons) in Property Management & Valuation, a Gold Medalist graduate honoured with Vice-Chancellor Award from the University of Technology Malaysia (UTM).

Dato’ Leong currently serves as the President of Malaysia Biomass Industries Confederation. Previously, he served as Technical Advisor to the European Union – Malaysia Biomass Sustainable Production Initiative (Biomass-SP). He has been appointed as Chairman – Panel of Experts (Biomass) for the MREPC Automation and Green Technology Fund established by the Malaysia Rubber Export Promotion Council (MREPC). Through his company, he has been appointed by the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) to helm two national-level consultancy studies on up-scaling financing and developing viable business cases for Low Carbon Public Transportation (Bio-CNG and electric bus) and developing green technology business plans for Local Authorities and Green SMEs. He also serves as a Board Member of Environmental Preservation & Innovation Centre (EPIC), a Centre of Excellence for Waste Management under the purview of CENVIRO and Khazanah Nasional Bhd.

He aspires and devotes to contribute significantly towards realising the National Climate Change Agenda and the Green Growth Agenda in the 5 – year Malaysia Plan. Over the last 10 years, he has been invited to speak at more than 100 conferences locally and internationally and is well connected with stakeholders along the various supply chains of the biomass industries.  He has also contributed to various authorships in the field of biomass and green finance.

Ms. Gwendolen Vu is the new CEO of POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd. She is posted to this position only about a month or so ago. Previously she was the Director of the State Economic Planning Unit which she held the post for about two years. Before her promotion as the Director of the State Economic Planning Unit, she was the Deputy Director heading the Macro Division overseeing the macro economic development planning for the State, monitoring key macro economic indicators for the State, identify critical development issues and proposed research and studies to be undertaken by the State to address the development issues and way forward for Sabah. Before joining State Economic Planning Unit, she was attached to Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Sabah, a research think tank for the State Government.

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Ms. Gwendolen Vu obtained her Masters in Economics and Econometrics from University of Essex, United Kingdom under the UK Chevening Scholarship. She obtained her Bachelor of Economics from Monash University, Australia.

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Her hobbies include volunteering her service in the community through NGOs in which she has served as a Rotarian  and Past President as well as being a founding member of Habitat For Humanity in Sabah. She also enjoys exploring new places especially natural wonders, biodiversity and diverse cultures – hidden tourism treasures within Sabah and overseas.

Vitalis J. Moduying has an extensive experience in the fields of environmental management, forestry and ecology with over 22 years of experience in the Sabah State civil service. As one of the pioneers of the Environment Protection Department (the then Environmental Conservation Department), Vitalis has a vast knowledge in governmental procedures and legislation and in the integrated nature of environmental management. As the Director of EPD Sabah, he aspires for Sabah to continue to have enduring charms of nature and environmental treasures to be appreciated not only by this generation but also those to come.

• Principal Sustainability Consultant
• PhD Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
• B. Eng. Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Dr. Tan holds a PhD.in Environmental Engineering from Univesiti Teknologi Malaysia. She is a sustainability consultant with about 5 year experiences, expertise in green building sustainability design including building thermal envelope modeling, building daylight simulation, water and waste management, and building carbon management. She had advise and coordinate more than 30 projects in green building certification for international and local tool such as GBI, GreenRE, Green Mark, MyCREST and LEED.
She is a Council Member of the Malaysia Green Building Confederation (MGBC) for year 2020-2021. She also an accredited Green Building Index (GBI) facilitator(GBIF), GreenRE Manager, LEED AP, and MyCREST Qualified Professional.
Prior to green building profession, Dr Tan worked as a Researcher in Research Institute for Sustainable Environment (RISE) in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia where she specialises in waste-to-energy process planning and optimisation. She involves in several international and national projects, including ‘Transboundary Study of Haze Episode’ with collaboration from Academic of Science Malaysia and ‘Low-carbon City Planning for Iskandar Malaysia'.

Mr. Abd. Malik Atan is the Manager (Head) of Green Certification & Verification Centre, Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Centre (MGTC).  He was formerly the Manager, Greenpreneur Services of GreenTech Catalyst Sdn. Bhd. (A company under Malaysian Green Technology Corporation). He holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) from Monash University, Caulfield Campus, Melbourne, Australia and Master of Business Administration (Finance) from Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang Campus, Selangor, Malaysia.

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His career started in the Public Accountant; Abdul Raji & Co in July 1997 for over 2 years. He joined Malaysian Green Technology Corporation (Formerly known as Pusat Tenaga Malaysia) in November 1999 as a Project Finance Executive for UNDP/GEF Fund: Malaysia Industrial Energy Efficiency Improvement Project (MIEEIP). He has over 17 years’ experience involving in the national energy and green technology development projects including Energy Efficiency Projects Lending Scheme (EEPLS), Green Technology Financing Scheme (GTFS), National Energy Efficiency Master Plan (NEEMP), Implementation of RE&EE in the Primary & Secondary School Curriculum & Co-Curriculum, Government Green Procurement (GGP), Sustainable Consumption & Production (SCP)- Policy Support for Malaysia, Development of Blueprint on Green Practices and Green Technology Applications for Polis Diraja Malaysia, Malaysia Green Labelling Programme (MyHIJAU Mark), Green Technology Tax Incentive and Green Industry & SME Development Programme.​

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Zaina spent her academic and professional career, creating a cross-collaboration training model to create high-performing cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary teams, harnessing diversity for sustainable innovation. She is currently the CEO of Rain Diversity and Project Manager for INGA, developing the 2021 business model and strategy.

As a certified Creative Genius Facilitator from Aalborg University (AAU),
She believes innovation comes from the skillsets and the creativity of individuals that can be trained.

She received her education at AAU with a Master's in Culture, Communication and Globalisation in organisation and leadership, focusing on Corporate Sustainability.

Born and raised in Sabah, Zaina's childhood spent exploring the majestic life underwater with her father. These impressions from youth have made Zaina a strong advocate for sustainability, mainly marine conservation.

In 2019, Zaina published her own children's book and encapsulated UN sustainable goal 4 - quality education and 14 - life below water. Under The Blue-eyed Turtle Project, her book was created and donated to the various high school teachers and students in Semporna, Sabah. She planned and executed the project together with Semporna District Education Office, WWF Malaysia, Green Semporna, Scuba Junkie Seas and an award-winning cinematographer from the BBC's ground-breaking Blue Planet II. The purpose was to engage students on the importance of underwater marine biodiversity through playful learning workshop and providing new innovative tools for teachers to empower change inside their classrooms on how to engage sustainability through creativity.

Zaina's intention with her book is to promote compassion and care for our planet and develop new ways of thinking.

She hopes she can inspire the next generation to take the lead in fighting for a sustainable world actively.