ABSTRACT:
In a time of great uncertainty, with three concurrent crises in food, energy, and finance, the need to accelerate the transition towards sustainable renewable energy stands as our generation's most significant and vital challenge – one that we cannot afford to falter on. This necessitates unparalleled global collaboration, bold initiatives and innovations, and rapid transitions, all the while ensuring an undisturbed energy supply and maintaining a secure, affordable, and accessible energy landscape. This keynote speech delves into the pivotal role of governments in this transition. Governments serve as major influencers in energy policies and infrastructure development, shaping the regulatory environment, and providing necessary incentives. It highlights the government's commitment to renewable energy as a vital driver of change on a national scale, focusing particularly on Malaysia's path to a sustainable future. The speaker will also address the critical role of industries and corporations in the energy transition process. These entities hold significant influence in driving demand for renewable energy technologies, devising innovative solutions, and setting market trends. Industrial players possess the resources, technical expertise, and research capabilities needed to implement large-scale renewable energy projects, thus making substantial contributions to the sector's growth. Lastly, the keynote will tackle the challenges associated with the energy transition and propose strategies for overcoming them.

Ir. Shaiful Khalid is an innovative and business-minded in project management & operational excellence with more than 20 years of experience domestic and international, across a broad range of upstream and downstream Oil & Gas environments from Front End to Decommissioning. Proven track record of combining vision, technical savviness, and strong business decision-making with well-developed leadership qualities to support world-class project delivery and operational excellence in Egypt, Uzbekistan, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Argentina, and Malaysia. He is also a qualified Professional Engineer, External Advisory Membership in International Bodies & Industry Advisor for Malaysia Universities.