Research Scientist at the MIT Media Lab and author of THE NEW BREED
CEO, The Earthshot Prize | Former Chief Sustainable Officer of Nike Inc. | The Power of Human Ingenuity to Innovate, Problem-Solve and Lead
Professor of Management and a Professor of Applied Economics at MIT
Roberto is a Venezuelan economist whose areas of research are international economics, monetary economics, and development economics. Roberto focuses on the causes of balance-of-payments crises, financial crises, and the propagation of them across countries—the phenomenon that has been identified in the literature as contagion.
Roberto joined the business school in 1997 and has won both the "Teacher of the Year" award and the "Excellence in Teaching" award at MIT three times.
He received his PhD in economics from MIT in 1997, an MBA from IESA (Venezuela) in 1991, and his BS in Electrical Engineer from Universidad Simon Bolivar (Venezuela) in 1984.
Distinguished Professor and Co-Director of the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute, Co-Author of the forthcoming book, Beyond Disruption
Managing Partner at FutureMap, Advisor to Governments & Global Companies, Bestselling Author, TED Speaker
Parag Khanna is a leading global strategy advisor, world traveler, and best-selling author. He is Founder & Managing Partner of FutureMap, a data and scenario based strategic advisory firm.
Parag's newest book is MOVE: The Forces Uprooting Us (2021), which was preceded by The Future is Asian: Commerce, Conflict & Culture in the 21st Century (2019). He is author of a trilogy of books on the future of world order beginning with The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order (2008), followed by How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance (2011), and concluding with Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization (2016). He is also the author of Technocracy in America: Rise of the Info-State (2017) and co-author of Hybrid Reality: Thriving in the Emerging Human-Technology Civilization (2012).
Parag was named one of Esquire’s “75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century,” and featured in WIRED magazine’s “Smart List.” He holds a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics, and Bachelors and Master's degrees from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He has traveled to nearly 150 countries and is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum
Professor at NUS Business School, National University of Singapore
Professor Mak Yuen Teen teaches at the NUS Business School, National University of Singapore. Professor Mak has served on three of the four corporate governance committees set up by the Singapore authorities to develop and revise the code of corporate governance, including the rst committee in 2000 and the most recent committee under the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) which released the 2018 Singapore Code. He currently serves on the Corporate Governance Advisory Committee under MAS aimed at continually raising corporate governance standards for listed companies in Singapore, and is a
member of the Remuneration Sub-Committee.
Professor at the NUS Business School, National University of Singapore
Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management
Dr. Shardul Phadnis is Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at the Asia School of Business. Previously, he served as the Associate Professor and Director of Research at MIT SCALE Network’s Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation. His research explores the intersection of supply chains and strategic management: how organizations create value by orchestrating supply chain operations, and how strategy processes influence adaptability of supply chain structures and processes.
His book “Strategic Planning for Dynamic Supply Chains: Preparing for Uncertainty Using Scenarios” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022) describes first-hand accounts of applications of scenario planning in three in-depth cases involving strategic supply chain planning in businesses and long-range planning in governmental transportation planning agencies.
Assistant Professor in Organizational Behavior
Yi-Ren Wang is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at Asia School of Business. She received her Ph.D. in Management from the University of Alabama. She received her master’s degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University at Albany, State University of New York and her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from National Taiwan University.
Assistant Professor of Business and Society Research Affiliate at MIT
Renato's main research interest lies in the political economy of development and state-business relations, particularly in the areas of energy, industrial and innovation policies, government accountability, and non-market strategies. His PhD dissertation work analyzed the development of the oil industry and the local supply chain in Brazil, Malaysia, and Mexico, such as and the policies used for industrial upgrading and the promotion of innovation. His research has appeared in journals like Comparative Political Studies and edited collections published by Oxford University Press, Routledge, and others.
Inspirational Speaker addressing the keys to overcome obstacles and breaking cycles and passionate philanthropist
The 7th Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia and the first woman in the position.
An American theoretical physicist, futurist, and popularizer of science. He is a professor of theoretical physics in the City College of New York and CUNY Graduate Center. Co-founded the string field theory
LESA 2023 pays homage to the legacy that the LESA conference is built upon, while signaling a fresh focus and urgency around the importance of sustainable growth – for the region, and for enterprises operating in the region.
W. Chan Kim
Keynote Address
W. CHAN KIM
Co-author of The Blue Ocean Strategy
Session: Beyond Disruption: Innovate and Achieve Growth without Displacing Industries, Companies, or Jobs
Yi-Ren Wang
Shardul Phadnis
Wong Poh Kam
Masterclass 1: Productive Inclusion / DEI in an Asian context
YI-REN WANG
Assistant Professor in Organizational Behavior
Masterclass 2: Building Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains through Digitalization
SHARDUL PHADNIS
Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management
Masterclass 3: Sustainable Business Model
WONG POH KAM
Professor at the NUS Business School, National University of Singapore
CENTRAL BANKERS PANEL SESSION
The Role of Central Bankers on Driving Sustainability
Parag Khanna
PARAG KANNA
Founder & Managing Partner of FutureMap
Session (Hybrid): Asia, the Epicenter of Climate Adaptation
Lawrence Abeln
Renato Lima de Oliveira
Prof. Mak Yuen Teen
Masterclass 4: Leadership
LAWRENCE STEPHEN ABELN
Associate Dean of ASB Executive Education
Masterclass 5: Sustainability in Energy
RENATO LIMA DE OLIVERA
Assistant Professor of Business and Society Research Affiliated at MIT
Masterclass 6: Analytical Tools for Designing Purpose-Driven Business to Achieve Sustainability Impact
MAK YUEN TEEN
Associate professor at the NUS Business School, National University of Singapore
Hannah Jones
HANNAH JONES
CEO, The Earthshot Prize, The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Session: The Power of Human Ingenuity to Innovate, Problem-Solve and Lead
The Iclif Leadership Energy Awards celebrates and rewards individuals who channel their time, skills, and energy – to create a better future for the organizations, communities, and countries.
