Green by Design Forum

Date: April 23rd, 2010 (Friday)
Time: 8.30 am – 12.00pm
Venue:
Tropicana Medical Centre (M) Sdn Bhd
Level 7, No.11 Jalan Teknologi, Taman Sains Selangor 1,
PJU 5 Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Moderator: Mr Casey Ng
Casey is a naturalist who consults, educates, and does field work and independent research. His grassroot expertise is sought after by clients for unique projects like rainforest-based landscape design, agro & ethno-forestry, carbon-offset initiatives, corporate responsibility (CR) scheme, conservation site management and content development for media. His writings and photojournalism works are featured in regional magazines, Malaysia’s oldest English daily New Straits Times, LexisNexis.com, Encyclopedia.com and Highbeam.com as verified facts for reference by the news, legal and academic fraternity. He is a nominee of the National
Geographic Geotourism Award for 2008 and 2009.

List of Invited Speakers

Speaker Name: Nikki Wan
Biography:
Qualification: International Business & Engineering (Polytechnic & Marketing (EU).
Experiences 26 years of wide experience in securing market, investment, financing, joint venture with conceptualize niche project development with implementation, know-how & training, investment feasibility studies, business diversification, joint venture, financing and securing worldwide market. He is the conceptual founder & project principal of the World 1st Niche Green Community & Development City/State/Country Project worldwide involving all types of Renewable Energy, Green Property & Community Development, Environmental, Green Agri’ – Aqua’ – Livestock Production, Green Building beyond International Compliance, Eco-Tourism, Bio-Tech’, Food Hygiene, National with thousands of local employment – green college/training centre, curriculum academic national program , R&D with secured & ready market worldwide.
Also an invited associate/ panel and speaker for World Renewable Energy , International Green Funders Roundtable, World Independent Power Plant Association, World Biofuel Conference (Vienna), Beyond Green Building Property Development, Biofuel Plantation Seminars & Training (Asia, EU, Middle East & USA), University UCSI and others.

Topic: GREEN PROFIT & MAGIC
Synopsis: Green sustainability derived from creating an economical practical
& necessity needs with innovative initiative supported by pioneer investment.

Name: Ar. Clement Wong

Biography: A Professional Architect practicing in Kuala Lumpur, Clement Wong was trained in the University of Melbourne, Australia. He returned to Kuala Lumpur and joined the Architectural Projects Team in 2000 and become the office’s Chief Design Architect from 2004 to 2008. Clement Wong started his own practice called Clement Wong Architecture in 2009. His current works include Eco-tech Vertical Farming in China; REHDA new headquarter in PJ; several housing estate development and bungalows around Klang Valley which emphasis on “green features” and sustainable designs including his own home office retrofit. The home office was featured in the Star Newspaper in Sept 2009. Clement Wong is also a Green Building Facilitator associated to the Green Building Index rating tool specific for Malaysian buildings.

Find out more about Ar Clement from the Interview by The Star Newspaper

Topic: THE GREEN IMPERATIVE
Synopsis: Consumption is a consequence of demand, but demand is a consequence of design. New perspective in green approach, “Green Plot Ratio”, “Green GDP”, “Green economy” are all new terms that recently surface in contradiction to the conventional development model. The speaker attempts to illustrate a paradigm shift of sustainable design approach through his current work, projects that influence his work and future projects.
Speaker Name: Ng SekSan

Website :http://www.seksan.com/
Biography: The Principal of Seksan Design – a landscape architect firm located in Kuala Lumpur, Seksan was trained in civil engineering and did his post graduate in Landscape Architecture in New Zealand. He has experience in practicing landscape architecture for the last 24 years in NZ, Europe, Singapore and Malaysia.
Seksan’s projects includes Possible Projects Visuals, Sekeping Serendah, Sibu Lake Garden, Sibu Mist Garden, Sekeping Tenggiri, 49 Tempinis, Lot 10, Riana Green Rast, Sentul Park, Sibu Pavillion and etc.

Topic: THE ART OF BALANCE
Synopsis: Walking the tightrope of hardcore commercial development and
protection of the environment. Seksan talks about the art of balance and the subversive tipping of the scale in favour of nature.