Organising Committee
Co-chairs and committees bringing together science, policy, and partners for Global Tipping Points Conference 2026 in Kuala Lumpur.
Meet the Co-Chairs
Tim Lenton
Co-Chair
Founding Director of the Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter
Johan Rockström
Co-Chair
Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Jemilah Mahmood
Co-Chair
Executive Director of the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, Sunway University
Meet the Team
Planning Committee
Andy Richards
Co-Chair
University of Exeter
Nazia Ahmad
Co-Chair
Sunway University
Laila Iskandar
Member - Media and Public Relations Strategy
Sunway University
Aina Masturina
Member - Audio and Visual Management
Sunway University
Chong Lee Lee
Member - Venue Management
Sunway University
Damia Munira Mohd Bakhthiar
Member - Volunteer Management
Sunway University
Hanis Azemi
Member - Speaker Management
Sunway University
Hilda Anak Edward Untie
Member - Protocol and Floor Management
Sunway University
Misfahulhairah Shariff
Member - Exhibition and poster management
Sunway University
Mohd Shahrul Aziezan Abdul Aziz
Member - Venue Management
Sunway University
Nor Wahyuni Abdull Rahim
Member - Contracting and Subcontracting
Sunway University
Nur Ardilah Kamarudin
Member - Catering and Floor Management
Sunway University
Nurul Hamizah Nor Ahmad Kefli
Member - Registration
Sunway University
Programme Committee
Prof. Tim Lenton
Co-Chair
University of Exeter
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatimah Ahamad
Co-Chair
Sunway University
Dr. Amjad Saleem
Group Co-Lead
Sunway University
Oliver Lacey-Hall
Group Co-Lead
Sunway University
Prof. Ir. Ali Najah Ahmed Al Mahfoodh
Member
Sunway University
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jane Gew
Member
Sunway University
Dr. Kamal Solhaimi Fadzil
Member
Universiti Malaya
Dr. Loo Yen Yi
Member
Sunway University
Dr. Noorul Ezyan Nor Hashim
Member
Sunway University
Assoc. Prof. MengZhen Zhao
Member
Beijing Institute of Technology
Dr Paul Griffiths
Member
University of Bristol University
Dr. Pey Pei Li
Member
Nanyang Technological University
Assoc. Prof. Raquel Santiago
Member
Federal University of Goiás, Brazil
Siti Hannah Zuhairah
Member
Sunway University
…and more to be announced!
The Global Tipping Points Conference 2026 brings the science, urgency, and optimism of tipping points to Asia for the first time. Rooted in South and Southeast Asian realities, it aims to build momentum for decisive action ahead of COP31.