Southeast Asia’s Summit for Real-World Decarbonization Action
Join the region’s most dynamic peer-led gathering of businesses, sustainability leaders, and innovators building readiness for credible decarbonization action.
Held during Bangkok Climate Action Week, CDx Summit 2026 is a learning-focused event designed to equip companies with the tools, partnerships, and real-world insights they need to move confidently from ambition to implementation.
At One Bangkok
October 6, 2026
Accelerating Decarbonization for Southeast Asia in an Uncertain World
The stakes have changed.
The energy crisis disrupted supply, directly affecting operational costs. CBAM enforcement, shifting investor expectations, and supply chain disclosures are regulatory pressures that have turned decarbonization into a question of competitiveness and market access, not just sustainability. For a region defined by rapid industrial growth and SME-led economies, the cost of inaction is becoming measurable.
Energy security, supply chain resilience, and competitiveness are no longer long-term considerations. They are immediate business realities.
CDx Summit 2026 brings together the companies, solution providers, and ecosystem partners who are doing the work, creating space for honest, action-oriented exchange on what it takes to decarbonize at scale across Southeast Asia.
Our Successes
CDx Summit 2025 brought together industry leaders from 100+ organizations, with more than 80% of attendees at C-suite or policy level, making it one of the most senior corporate climate gatherings in the region.
Held at a pivotal moment for Southeast Asia’s decarbonization agenda, the Summit moved beyond awareness into action. Structured dialogues and direct exchanges between businesses, financiers, and policymakers produced concrete takeaways and new collaboration commitments.
The response confirmed what CDx set out to build: a space where the region’s decision-makers work through what implementation actually requires, not just what ambition looks like.
Programs
CDx Summit 2026 brings together executive briefings, interactive discussions, and candid debate, each designed to move Southeast Asia’s decarbonization agenda from commitment to implementation.
Townhall
A high-level executive briefing examining the major forces shaping Southeast Asia’s decarbonization landscape, including geopolitical shifts, energy security concerns, regulatory developments, trade pressures, and the growing business case for early transition action.
Fishbowls
Interactive Fishbowl sessions focus on one or two priority issues identified as particularly pressing for Southeast Asian businesses in 2026. These discussions will draw on the experiences of corporates, ecosystem partners, technical experts, and implementation stakeholders to explore practical challenges, lessons learned, and emerging opportunities.
CDx Initiatives and Co-Creation
CDx initiatives focused on strengthening implementation support across the region, including the CDx Academy, CDx Finance Bridge, and practical readiness tools. Interactive discussions will invite participants to contribute perspectives on the partnerships, support mechanisms, and ecosystem coordination needed to accelerate implementation across Southeast Asia.
Closing Debate
A high-energy debate exploring the difficult trade-offs, strategic tensions, and practical realities involved in building the systems and partnerships required to accelerate corporate decarbonization across Southeast Asia.
Become CDx's Strategic Partner
CDx Summit 2026 is where Southeast Asia’s senior business, finance, and policy leaders come together to move decarbonization from commitment to action. As a partner, your organization sits at the center of that conversation.
Partnership puts your brand in front of the right decision-makers, through speaking opportunities, co-branded content, and year-round visibility across the CDx community and regional platforms.
For organizations serious about leading on climate action in Southeast Asia, this is where that leadership becomes visible.
Venue Location
Located in the heart of the city, One Bangkok is Thailand’s most ambitious integrated urban development and a fitting venue for a conversation about what the region’s low-carbon future looks like in practice.
Every building within One Bangkok holds a LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED ND) Platinum certification, which is the highest global benchmark for sustainable district development covering energy and water efficiency, waste management, and low-carbon infrastructure
Agenda
Time | Session | Topic | Synopsis |
08:30 – 09:00 | Registration and Coffee | ||
09:00 – 09:10 | Welcome Remarks | ||
09:10 – 09:25 | Opening Keynote | The Decarbonization Imperative: Why Southeast Asia’s Businesses Can No Longer Wait | A short, sharp opening that makes the business case for urgency — not from a climate perspective, but from a competitiveness, resilience, and commercial one. CBAM, investor pressure, supply chain demands, and energy security are converging. Companies that move now build advantage; those that wait face cost and risk. Sets the motivational tone for the day without going into regional detail. |
09:25 – 10:40 | Town Hall | Southeast Asia’s Decarbonization Landscape in 2026: What’s Changed, What Hasn’t, and What Businesses Need to Know | A regional snapshot of policy shifts, investment flows, energy security, supply chain demands. What’s moving and what’s still stuck across different countries and sectors. |
10:40 – 11:00 | Networking Break | ||
11:00 – 12:15 | Fishbowl Track: The 2026 Pressure Points | [Fishbowl A] CBAM Is Here: What Does It Actually Mean for Southeast Asian Businesses? | CBAM is now in full force. For export-oriented companies across the region, compliance pressure is real, but many are still unclear on what to do and where to start. This session moves past the policy explainer and into practical action. |
[Fishbowl B] Renewable Energy in 2026: What’s Actually Moved, What’s Still Broken? | Many Southeast Asian companies have renewable energy ambitions but are struggling to turn them into signed agreements and operational projects. This session is for companies in the thick of implementation, navigating policy barriers, grid limitations, PPA complexity, and slow approvals across different markets. The focus is on what’s actually working on the ground and how to unblock progress. | ||
[Fishbowl C] Scope 3 and Supply Chain Decarbonization: Moving from Paralysis to Progress | For many corporates in Southeast Asia, Scopes 1 and 2 are manageable but Scope 3 is where the real complexity begins. With pressure intensifying from multinationals, investors, and regulators to address supply chain emissions, this is fast becoming the defining implementation challenge for the region’s businesses. This session is a practical exchange on how companies are making meaningful progress despite incomplete data, limited supplier capacity, and unclear boundaries. | ||
12:15 – 13:30 | Networking Lunch | ||
13:30 – 14:00 | Co-Creation: Help Us Build What Southeast Asia Needs Two parallel discussions inviting participants to shape CDx’s next phase. | CDx: What We’ve Built, What We’ve Learned, and What’s Next | A short presentation introducing CDx’s next phase — the CDx Academy, CDx Finance Bridge, and diagnostic tool. Reveal the 2026–2027 calendar of funded events and open partnerships. Live sign-up moment at the close. |
14:00 – 15:00 | [Discussion A] CDx Academy: What Should Southeast Asia’s Businesses Be Learning, and How? | An open discussion on the skills, knowledge gaps, and learning formats that would most help corporates and SMEs move forward. Input from this table directly shapes the CDx Academy’s curriculum and delivery approach. | |
[Discussion B] CDx Finance Bridge: Where Is the Real Financing Gap, and How Do We Close It? | A conversation about what’s actually blocking decarbonization projects from getting financed in Southeast Asia. An honest diagnostic that shapes how CDx builds its Finance Bridge program. | ||
15:00 –15:20 | Networking Break | ||
15:20 – 16:20 | The Great Debate | Is Southeast Asia Doing Enough, or Are We Just Getting Better at Talking About It? | A provocative debate that confronts the gap between ambition and action in Southeast Asia’s corporate decarbonization landscape. What’s the real barrier — policy, finance, capacity, or will? Bold perspectives, honest disagreement, and a send-off that leaves the room with something to think about. |
16:20 – 16:35 | Closing Remarks | ||
16:35 –18:30 | Networking Reception | ||