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2014 IGEM
Ir Ahmad Hadri Haris at the appreciation brunch.
Roaring success
IGEM 2014 also saw the signing of seven MOUs between
GreenTech Malaysia and several key partners
The 5th International
Greentech & Eco Product
Exhibition and Conference
(IGEM), held recently at the
Kuala Lumpur Convention
Centre, achieved about RM2 billion
worth of business leads, further solidifying
IGEM’s position as the region’s
latest green technology platform, invigorating
the country’s green economy.
Spearheaded by the Ministry
of Energy, Green Technology and
Water (KeTTHA) and co-organised
by Malaysian Green Technology
Corporation (GreenTech Malaysia), the
five-day event saw the participation
of 357 exhibitors presenting products
and services in 616 exhibition booths,
with over 49,000 visitors from over 20
countries.
During an appreciation brunch held
at Carcosa Seri Negara, GreenTech
Malaysia Chief Executive Officer (CEO),
Ir. Ahmad Hadri Haris said: “As the
world’s battle with climate change
intensifies, green technology is soon
establishing itself as the critical catalyst
for change in economies across the
globe.
“To thrive in the climate change era,
businesses must evolve not only to
save cost and reduce their impact on
the environment, but also to meet the
demands of increasingly discerning
green conscious and knowledgeable
consumers.
“The world is indeed changing, and
GreenTech Malaysia together with
KeTTHA have played a synergistic
role in introducing new economic
instruments, strengthening the
understanding of green technology and
The electric
vehicles waiting
to be test
driven.
promoting foreign and domestic direct
investments into the country.”
Apart from the display of the latest
green technology innovation and
solutions, IGEM 2014 also featured a
series of concurrent events namely the
IGEM Conference, Minister-Industry
Dialogue, MATRADE International
Business Matching, MIDA Business
Consultation and One-to-One Bizmatch
Programme among others.
Aptly themed Creating Green
Wealth, IGEM 2014 also saw the
signing of seven Memorandum of
Understandings (MOUs) between
GreenTech Malaysia and several key
partners namely the Department
of Standards Malaysia, Indah Water
Konsortium Sdn Bhd, AMDAC (M)
Sdn Bhd, First Energy Networks Sdn
Bhd, Green Data Center LLP and Kloth
Malaysia Sdn Bhd, to further drive the
nation’s green agenda.
“GreenTech Malaysia as the
country’s lead agency tasked with promoting
green technology will continue
to work closely with all stakeholders
to ensure a sustained environment
conducive to adopting and applying
green technology. As the industry is in
its infancy in the country, the opportunities
are vast and we are honored
to be in a position to play our part to
increase the availability, acceptance
and adoption green technology,” Ir.
Hadri concluded.
As part of the appreciation session
and GreenTech Malaysia’s efforts in
promoting sustainable transportation
under its Electric Mobility Flagship
project, the participants were also given
first-hand experience to test drive
electric vehicles such as the Nissan
Leaf, Mitsubishi iMiev, Renault Zoe and
Renault Twizy.
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