16/12/2025
🌍 Honoured at the 15th World Leaders Summit | Oxford, United Kingdom 🇬🇧
I am deeply humbled to be recognised with the Global Sustainability and Social Impact Leadership Award at the 15th World Leaders Summit, to be held on 16 December 2025 at the University of Oxford (Keble College, O’Reilly Theatre).
This recognition is not a personal milestone alone. It reflects a collective journey — one shaped by resilience, community, and the belief that inclusion must sit at the heart of sustainable development.
Following a spinal injury that left me paralysed from the waist down, life presented a profound turning point. What initially felt like an ending gradually became a beginning — an invitation to reimagine contribution, leadership, and purpose. That lived experience continues to inform my work today.
As Founder & CEO of PwD Smart FarmAbility, a disability-led social enterprise, our mission has been to translate inclusive principles into practical, scalable solutions — particularly in regenerative agriculture, food security, STEM education, and community entrepreneurship. From Eco-HOPE Box Terrariums to Soil-U-tion Aquaponics Satellite Farms, our work demonstrates how regenerative systems can be accessible, dignified, and community-driven.
One meaningful chapter of this journey was the 1 Razak Mansion initiative, highlighted in alignment with World Urban Forum 13 (WUF13). It showed how residents of high-density public housing — especially older persons and people with disabilities — can lead neighbourhood food security efforts when supported by inclusive design and governance. Sustainability, when rooted in people, becomes both resilient and humane.
In my academic role as Dean of Sustainability, Food Security & ESG at Wilmington Metropolitan University (Malaysia Chapter), I remain committed to bridging policy, practice, and lived experience — aligning our work with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDGs 2, 3, 11, 12, and 17.
I accept this honour on behalf of the many communities, educators, students, caregivers, partners, and persons with disabilities who remind us daily that progress is measured not by recognition, but by restored dignity, shared agency, and long-term impact.
Thank you to the World Leaders Summit, Global Empire Events UK, and all collaborators who believe that inclusive leadership can help shape a more just, regenerative, and hopeful future.
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Prof. Dr. Billy Chee Seng Tang
Malaysia