What’s Coming Up in This Session
We’re excited to continue Couch Talk—our online series spotlighting real-world innovation in banking and finance. Each session brings together industry leaders for focused, high-value conversations on emerging trends, practical solutions, and the future of financial services.
Designed to be interactive and insight-driven, Couch Talk offers direct access to leading voices shaping transformation across industries. All sessions are also recorded and added to our growing knowledge library for the community.
Who’s on the Couch?
For this edition, we are joined by Roy Heong, Chief Sustainability Officer at Alliance Bank, who will share exclusive insights from the ESG Manufacturing Playbook 2026. The session will explore how breakthrough ESG adoption is reshaping Malaysian SMEs and unlocking new opportunities for manufacturers to turn sustainability into a powerful competitive advantage.
We will also examine how financial institutions like Alliance Bank are enabling this transition through innovative approaches that support more resilient, efficient, and future-ready businesses.
Why Attend
This Couch Talk offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from a leading sustainability voice in banking, explore cutting-edge ESG innovations in practice, and gain actionable insights into how sustainability is redefining manufacturing across Malaysia and beyond.

Main topics
Why ESG is becoming a defining force for SME competitiveness in Malaysia
How Alliance Bank is enabling ESG transformation across the manufacturing ecosystem
Turning sustainability into measurable business value, including cost and efficiency gains
Real Malaysian SME case studies showcasing innovation, improved operations, and market expansion
Speakers
Speaking institutions