RIFAR Showcase - Transition, Resilience & Adaptation Capital Markets (TRAC)

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Join us at the RIFAR SHOWCASE

Recognising the role of youth in advancing the nation’s climate resilience, the Securities Commission Malaysia has launched the River Flooding Adaptation & Resilience (RIFAR) Challenge. Set in Selangor, more than 400 students from 35 universities in Malaysia and abroad have signed up to be part of the solutions for river flooding.

The RIFAR Showcase convenes cross-sector leaders to spotlight the urgency of climate adaptation at both federal and state levels in Malaysia, while championing the role of youth-led innovation in advancing adaptation and financing solutions. The Showcase also explores real-world case studies and blended finance structures that mobilise private capital for climate adaptation.

As the closing act, join us as the Top 3 teams from the Sprint and Marathon are announced and awarded prizes for their outstanding submissions and solutions.

Learn more about rifar challenge

featured speakers

YBhg. Dato’ Mohammad Faiz Azmi

Executive Chairman
Securities Commission Malaysia

YAM Tengku Zatashah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah

Princess of Selangor,
Environmental Advocate

AGENDA

30 July 2026 | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Securities Commission Malaysia

30 July 2026 | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Securities Commission Malaysia
Time
Session
2.30 PM – 2.40 PM
Arrival of Guests
2.40 PM – 2.50 PM
Welcome Remarks
Dato’ Mohammad Faiz Azmi, Executive Chairman, Securities Commission Malaysia
To set the scene for the capital market's role in mobilising sustainability and adaptation financing, positioning these priorities within the Capital Market Masterplan 2026-2030.
2.50 PM – 3.10 PM
Fireside Chat: A Generation’s Stake in Climate Resilience
YAM Tengku Zatashah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, Princess of Selangor and Environmental Advocate
Neetasha Rauf, Chief Sustainability Officer, Securities Commission (Moderator)
To underscore Selangor’s critical climate risks and vulnerabilities, with a focus on Taman Sri Muda, as well as highlight the importance of climate literacy and empowering youth to drive the future of Malaysia’s resilience.
3.10PM – 3.30 PM
Why Youth is Not Wasted on the Young
Shahril Hamdan, Head of Southeast Asia, Managing Director, Bullhound Capital
Brendan Yap, MPA Candidate in International Development, Harvard Kennedy School and Securities Commission Malaysia (Moderator)
Being young isn’t a disadvantage, it’s an opportunity. Join Shahril Hamdan and Brendan Yap as they explore how sustainability, AI & global disruption are creating new pathways for the next generation to lead.
3.30 PM – 3.45 PM
Prize Giving: RIFAR Sprint
To showcase the top 3 submissions of the RIFAR Sprint, where students developed a 45- to 60-second video to build awareness around rivers & waste.

Dato’ Mohammad Faiz Azmi, YAM Tengku Zatashah, Ms Shenola Gonzales (ICAEW Malaysia), and Pn Haslina bt Amer (LUAS) are invited on stage to award prizes to the top 3 winning teams.
3.45 PM – 4.30 PM
Panel Discussion: Mobilising Private Capital within Blended Finance Structures for Adaptation
To examine how climate adaptation solutions could be made investable from both demand and supply side perspectives, supported by real-life case studies on successful blended finance structures for adaptation projects.
En. Ahmad Farid bin Mohammed
Undersecretary, Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment Sustainability
Dato' Hamdan Abdul Majeed
Managing Director, Think City
Joel Khaw
Head of Group Sustainability Strategic Management and Governance, RHB Bank Berhad
Datin Nurlin Mohd Salleh
Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group (Moderator)
4.30 PM – 4.40 PM
RIFAR Marathon Showcase
4.40 PM – 4.50 PM
Prize Giving: RIFAR Marathon
To award top 3 winners of the RIFAR Marathon, where teams designed a practical flood-risk intervention for the Klang River corridor, combining an engineering concept with a capital-market financing plan.

Dato’ Mohammad Faiz Azmi, YAM Tengku Zatashah, Ms Elaine Hong (ICAEW Malaysia), and En Syaiful Azmen (LLSB) are invited on stage to award prizes to the top 3 winning teams.
5.00 PM
Photo Session and End

VENUE

SECURITIES COMMISSION MALAYSIA,
50490, KUALA LUMPUR

AUDITORIUM, LG1