Dato’ Lim Thiam Huat has more than 28 years of extensive experience in the field of construction and project development. He had successfully completed projects such as commercial high-rise shopping complexes, industrial buildings, housing projects, hotels/resorts, hospitals and luxurious apartments.

In 2002, Dato’ Lim diversified his business focus to environmentally friendly business into use of Empty Fruit Bunches (“EFB”) from palm oil waste to manufacture pulp and paper. With Dato’s 22 years of extensive research and development, he patented a technology named Pre-Conditioning Refiner Chemical Recycled Bleached Mechanised Pulp (“PRC RBMP”), a breakthrough technology that utilises Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB) for pulp and paper production.

The design of PRC RBMP uniquely allows for the creation of multiple "green" business ventures that are groundbreaking in nature. Dato’ Lim drives the business direction of Nextgreen Global Berhad and sets the missions and objectives for Nextgreen to achieve.

Jean Tan is a sustainability practitioner and ecosystem builder dedicated to making climate solutions accessible and inclusive. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Food Science with Nutrition from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and a Master’s degree in Biotechnology with Bioentrepreneurship from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). As Chief Ecosystem Officer of ATOZ CarbonCycle Platform, she focuses on nature-based innovations that turn microalgae and organic waste into tools for carbon capture, soil regeneration, and community benefit.

Dr. Lam Man Kee is presently an Associate Professor at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS in Malaysia. He earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering (Renewable Energy) from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2014. His research interests encompass microalgae cultivation, biomass and biodiesel production, heterogeneous catalyst development and life cycle energy assessment. With over 10 years of experience in cultivating microalgae for biofuel production, he has also been involved in consultancy projects with industries related to algae research. To date, he has published over 100 Q1/Q2 journal papers with a cumulative citation count of 10733 and an H-index of 57, as recorded in the SCOPUS database. In the years 2021 to 2025, he was recognised as one of the global Top 2% Scientists in a study conducted by Stanford University. As of today, he has obtained 13 research grants as Principal Investigator, totalling RM 1.4 million. 

Professor Dr. Sie Yon Lau is a research-active academic in the Department of Chemical and Energy Engineering and currently serves as the Deputy Dean of the Graduate School at Curtin University Malaysia. His research expertise covers bioprocess engineering and chemical process design, with a primary focus on biological wastewater treatment. Since 2013, he has led funded research on POME treatment using enzymatic pathways and later incorporated enzyme–graphene nanocomposite technologies to address a range of pollutants. His recent work extends to microalgae applications in aquaculture and circular economy approaches for sustainable environmental solutions. Professor Lau has supervised more than 10 PhD candidates, and his research team consistently publishes in high-impact Q1/Q2 journals. To date, he has secured over 10 national and industry-funded research grants with a total value exceeding RM1.5 million. Most recently, he has also been involved in a PETRONAS-funded project to develop an IoT-enabled microalgae harvester unit.

Dr. Loh is the Head of Energy and Environment Unit of MPOB. She obtained her BSc from the National University of Malaysia (UKM) and PhD (Inorganic Synthesis) from National University of Singapore (NUS). As a professional chemist, her expertise covers biomass, bioenergy and biorefinery. She involves in ISO/Malaysian standards drafting, climate change negotiation, greenhouse gas inventory establishment, advisory services, and biodiesel/biogas national implementations. She is World's Top 2% Scientists (career-long, 2022-2024; single year, 2019-2024), Top Research Scientists Malaysia and Editorial Board of Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. Her H-index is 34, publishes >140 scholarly articles and holds 8 patents with several successful commercialization. 

Dr. Tengku Arisyah Tengku Yasim Anuar is the R&D Manager at Nextgreen Global Berhad, where she leads and oversees research and development efforts across the group’s subsidiaries. Her focus areas include product innovation, process optimization, and environmental compliance. With expertise in materials science and sustainable product development, she is dedicated to advancing eco-friendly solutions, particularly in the pulp, paper, packaging, and biofertilizer industries, while also exploring broader applications in green technology. She holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and a Bachelor’s degree in Bioindustrial Science from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Driven by a passion for sustainability and applied science, Dr. Arisyah continues to explore new pathways in green product development, ESG integration, and circular economy models, transforming local resources and industrial by-products into valuable, market-ready innovations.

Dr. Mohd Shiraz, is the current Head of Upstream Research at SD Guthrie Research Sdn. Bhd. Prior to this he was in academia, the oil and gas and power industries. His key roles at SD Guthrie include managing R&D programmes, qualifying technology and deploying R&D solutions into the upstream, midstream and downstream business units.  He works with internal and external teams, collaborators and partners to build solutions and the required eco-systems to enable the plantation industry to realize its true potential in productivity and sustainable growth.