Description
Keynote:
The Hon. Dato’ Sri Huang Tiong Sii, Deputy Minister, Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability, Malaysia
Time
Belém, Brazil (GMT-3) 9.45 a.m.
Description
In an era dominated by climate anxiety, the stories we tell matter more than ever. This session brings together acclaimed authors to explore how creative narratives can reframe climate conversations and inspire collective resilience. Set in futures as near as 2025 and as local as Penang in 2036, their works prompt us to ask: how can storytelling help us envision and build a sustainable and resilient world?
Time
Belém, Brazil (GMT-3) 10.30 a.m.
Speaker
Jan Lee, Co-Author, Fairhaven: A Novel of Climate Optimism
Kim Stanley Robinson, Author, The Ministry for the Future
Moderator
Kong Man Jing, Content Creator & Co-Founder, Just Keep Thinking
Description
As cities expand at unprecedented rates, urbanisation is driving a feedback loop of high emissions, rising heat, and health risks. This session explores how global tipping points, planetary health, and wellbeing-centered planning can redefine what progress means for societies. Drawing on insights from leading scientists, city envoys, and youth voices, and spotlighting initiatives like Malaysia’s Urban Renewal Act, National Planetary Health Action Plan, and Doughnut Economics in Ipoh, the discussion will highlight how cities on the climate frontline can turn vulnerability into resilience and chart new pathways for liveable, sustainable futures.
Keynote:
Johan Rockström, Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Stockholm Resilience Centre
Time
Belém, Brazil (GMT-3) 2.00 p.m.
Speaker
Prof. Tan Sri Dr. Jemilah Mahmood, Executive Director, Sunway Centre for Planetary Health
Laetania Belai, Associate Board Member & Advocacy Program Coordinator, Health in Harmony
Philip Yang, COP30 Special Envoy; Founder, URBEM Institute
Dr. Kirsten Dunlop, Chief Executive Officer, ClimateKIC
Moderator
Dr. Fong Chng Saun, Project Lead, Lembah Pantai SDG Precint, Universiti Malaya
Description
As global demand for sustainable commodities grows, how can producer and consumer nations work together to ensure trade supports forests, climate, and livelihoods? This session marks the launch of the FACT Dialogue Progress Report 2025, spotlighting Malaysia’s leadership as Co-Chair alongside the United Kingdom in shaping transparent, equitable, and deforestation-free commodity supply chains. Join global leaders to explore traceability, smallholder inclusion, and sustainable trade toward 2026 and beyond.
Presenter:
Dr Marcelo Inacio da Cunha, Co-Lead, FACT Dialogue Secretariat (CIFOR-ICRAF)
Panellists:
Orlando Hernán Chirinos Trujillo, Deputy Minister of Family Agriculture Development and Agrarian Infrastructure and Irrigation, Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), Peru
Ruth Davis OBE, UK Special Representative for Nature (Government of the United Kingdom)
Ruebini Naidu, Director of Industry Development, Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) Certification Scheme
M. Foudama, Director of Agriculture Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Republic of Cameroon
Closing Remarks Speaker:
Dr. Moisés Savian, Secretary of Land Governance, Territorial and Socio-environmental Development, Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture, Brazil
Time
Belém, Brazil (GMT-3) 3.30 p.m.
Speaker
Dr Teh Lian Tai, Head of Secretariat, FACT Dialogue (Ministry of Plantation and Commodities, Malaysia)
Ruth Davis OBE, UK Special Representative for Nature (Government of the United Kingdom)
Moderator
Hans Verolme, Senior Strategic adviser (FACT Dialogue)