Sustainable Selangor Conference and Exhibition 2014'SELANGOR
STATE – MODEL OF SUSTAINABILITY'
Saturday 29th March 2014Dewan Sivik MBPJ
Sustainable Selangor Conference and Exhibition 2014, with the
theme, 'Selangor State – Model ofSustainability' is being organised
by the Centre for Environment, Technology and Development,Malaysia
(CETDEM) with the support of the Selangor State Government and in
collaboration withMajlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ). This 1 day
event will held on Saturday 29 March 2014 atDewan Sivik MBPJ, and
will be Officially Opened by YAB Menteri Besar Selangor.
Sustainable Selangor Conference and Exhibition 2014 aims to
provide concrete evidence thatSelangor is the most developed state
in the Federation of Malaysia because of the many
SustainableInitiatives which have been adopted by the State
Government Administration and Agencies, PrivateSector and Civil
Society Groups.
Highlights of the Conference (9am – 5pm) include: 'Current
Thinking on Sustainable Selangor' will be presented by Selangor
State Government; 'AGENDA 21 Selangor – Looking back at the Master
Plan for a Sustainable Selangor' will
be presented by YBhg Datin Paduka Dr Halimaton, former Selangor
Director of Town &Country Planning;
'Petaling Jaya - Leading towards a Dynamic and Sustainable City'
will be presented byMBPJ, most successful implementer of Local
Agenda 21 in Peninsula Malaysia, GreenRebates on Assessment (only
Local Authority in Asia, 2nd in the World);
Case Studies & Discussion Panel by Private Sector Companies;
Case Studies & Discussion Panel by Non-govermental
Organisations; Case Studies & Discussion Panel by Government
Linked Companies and Agencies.
Highlights of the Exhibition (9am – 8pm) include: Selangor based
Environmental NGOs and groups which champion Sustainability such
as
CETDEM, EPSM, MENGO, MCCG; Organisations based in Selangor who
have Sustainability credentials in the following
sectors:◦ Education;◦ Hospitality;◦ Construction;◦
Manufacturing;
◦ Finance;◦ Transport;◦ Agriculture;◦ other NGOs;
◦ Other Businesses andEnterprises.
A Public Lecture on Sustainable Cities in Europe (6:00 – 7:30pm)
is being arranged with HisExcellency Mr Luc Vandebon, Ambassador of
the EU Delegation to Malaysia and a few of fellowEU Ambassadors as
speakers, immediately after the Conference. This will be a prelude
to theEARTH HOUR which is on between 8:30 – 9:30pm
200 participants for expected the Conference and around 5,000
visitors to the Exhibition consistingof 50 indoor booths and 8
outdoor tents. Participation in the Conference will be at a
nominalregistration fee of RM50 per person, while entrance to
Exhibition is Free of Charge.
Anthony Tan Kee Huat, CETDEM Exec Dir / Organising Coordinator
Sustainable Selangor Conference & Exhibition 2014
Sustainable Selangor Conference and Exhibition 2014'SELANGOR
STATE – MODEL OF SUSTAINABILITY'
Saturday 29th March 2014Dewan Sivik MBPJ
Tentative Programme for SSCE 2014:
8:30am Registration of Conference Participants
9:00am Opening Ceremony of Conference & Exhibition
9:30am Keynote Address – Current Thinking on Sustainable
SelangorRepresentative of Selangor State Government
10:00am Tea break (Tour of Exhibition & Press
Conference)
10:30am AGENDA 21 Selangor – Looking back at the Master Plan for
a Sustainable SelangorYBhg Datin Paduka Dr Halimaton, former
Selangor Dir. of Town & Country Planning;
11:15am Petaling Jaya - Leading towards a Dynamic and
Sustainable CityRepresetative of MBPJ
12:00am Sustainability Information & Indicators – How do you
measure Sustainability at State level?Engr Gurmit Singh, CETDEM
Chairman
12:45pm Lunch is served
2:00pm Case Studies & Discussion Panel: Private Sector
Companies
3:00pm Case Studies & Discussion Panel: Non-Governmental
Organisations
4:00pm Case Studies & Discussion Panel: Government Linked
Companies and Agencies.
5:00pm Closing Ceremony of Conference
5:15 Light refreshments
6:00pm Public Lecture on Sustainable Cities in Europe
7:30pm Light refreshments for Public Lecture attendees
8:30pm EARTH HOUR 2014 event
10:00pm Lights off and Exhibition Closes
