Day 1

Day 1 27 October 2026 (Tuesday)

Time

Programme

7:00 am – 8:30 am

Registration & Morning Tea

8:30 am – 9:00 am

Survey for Day 1

9:00 am – 9:40 am

Global Keynote

Speaker Edward Vrkić Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei Darussalam

09:40 am – 11:20 am

Plenary 1

Theme: Localising Environmental Content

Speaker Lloyd Lester Orendain Communication Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) Assistant/Tourism Assistant, Tubbataha Management Office

Speaker Tatsuhiro KATO Secretary General, Japan Environmental Education Forum (JEEF)

Speaker Sonia Chin President, Persatuan Tadika Sabah

Speaker Bistari binti Mahmood Head of the Conservation and Training Division, Sarawak Forestry Corporation

Moderator TPr Wan Sufian Wan Mustapha Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Natural Resources & Urban Development (MUDeNR)

11:20 am – 11:40 am

Teabreak

11:40 am – 1:10 pm

Plenary 2

Theme: Global Trends, Innovative Approaches, Sustainable Futures

Speaker Professor Emeritus Tatsuro NIIKAWA Chairperson, The Foundation of Kyoto Environment Action Association

Speaker Wanrawee Tipprapatkul Education Partnerships Lead, Environmental Education Centre, Thailand

Speaker Andrew Tiffany Manager, Regional Academic Services, National Geographic Learning/ Cengage

Moderator Nurfaeziane Nordin Head of Planning Sector, Environment Protection Department, Sabah

1:10 pm – 2:10 pm

Lunch

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Official Launching Ceremony of EEC 2026 by the Premier of Sarawak

4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Networking Cocktail

6:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Welcoming Dinner

End of Day 1