Keynote Address 1

“Green Technology for A Better Tomorrow”

Mr. TS. Shamsul Bahar Mohd Nor

Chief Executive Officer

Malaysian Green Technology & Climate Change Corporation (MGTC)

Mr. TS. Shamsul Bahar Mohd Nor is a Chief Executive Officer of Malaysian Green Technology & Climate Change Corporation. He has over 30 years of experience in the corporate sector and held prominent executive leadership roles such as the Managing Director of Syngas Renewable Energy, the Executive Director of Saham Utama Sdn Bhd and the CEO of Polymal Corporation before joining MGTC.

He is a registered professional member of the Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT). He holds Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Portland, United States of America; and Bachelor’s degree in Applied Physics with a minor in Mathematics from Linfield College, United States of America. He previously earned a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from University of Leicester, United Kingdom.

He is now responsible for directing and overseeing MGTC’s overall operational policies, initiatives, and goals to spearhead the country’s climate change agenda and to drive sustainable economic development.

Other highlights of his career include the invention of a Renewable Energy system that converts waste plastics into commercial ultra-low sulphur diesel oil (EN590), for which he was awarded patent approval in 40 countries, MOSTI’s Innovation of the Year Award, MGTC’s Catalyst Award, and the United Nation’s Global Cleantech Innovation Award for Green Technology Renewable Energy Systems.