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Sustainable Brands KL Conference to feature Jemilah Mahmood
KUALA LUMPUR – Former government advisor on public health Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood will be among the key speakers at this year’s Sustainable Brands Kuala Lumpur Conference (SB’22KL), which will be held virtually on June 21 and 22.
In a statement today, the conference organiser said Jemilah, who is executive director and a professor at the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, will deliver a talk titled Planetary Health: Towards a New Development Paradigm on the first day of the conference.
Jemilah previously served as a special adviser on public health matters to former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin during his tenure from March 2020 to August 2021.
She was also a member of Malaysia’s Economic Action Council and played a prominent role in the country’s fight against Covid-19.
The organiser said several other top international and local experts will also be speaking at the conference, amid renewed global interest in the subject of sustainability against the backdrop of economic optimism following a prolonged Covid-19-induced slump.
A number of global brands, influential non-governmental organisations, policymakers, and social enterprises will also be sharing their innovations, learnings and best practices at the event.
Read more here.
In a statement today, the conference organiser said Jemilah, who is executive director and a professor at the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, will deliver a talk titled Planetary Health: Towards a New Development Paradigm on the first day of the conference.
Jemilah previously served as a special adviser on public health matters to former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin during his tenure from March 2020 to August 2021.
She was also a member of Malaysia’s Economic Action Council and played a prominent role in the country’s fight against Covid-19.
The organiser said several other top international and local experts will also be speaking at the conference, amid renewed global interest in the subject of sustainability against the backdrop of economic optimism following a prolonged Covid-19-induced slump.
A number of global brands, influential non-governmental organisations, policymakers, and social enterprises will also be sharing their innovations, learnings and best practices at the event.
Read more here.



