MARES High Level Forum's Opening Plenary
On 7th February 2023, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Centre for Indonesia[SSP1] -Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (CIMT-GT) hosted a High-Level Investor Forum in Kuala Lumpur with the theme of the “New Ocean Energy Economy”.
Over 150 participants discussed marine renewable energy and its use to regenerate ocean ecosystems with a Keynote Speech by Yang Berhormat Tuan Mohd Rafizi Bin Ramli, Minister of Economy, Malaysia, and representatives from Palau, The Philippines, CIMT-TG, and ADB.
Over 150 Representatives from government, infrastructure and energy developers, investors, blue economy businesses types, and community groups gathered together to discuss how to realize a “New Ocean Energy Economy” as part of a just transition.