Speaker

Max Lee is the CEO and Co-Founder of Pantas. Pantas provides companies AI-enabled carbon management software solutions and access to green financing and investments. Pantas solutions were developed when Max noticed that many companies made mistakes in their climate reporting due to the lack of technical expertise, resources, and tools needed to conduct proper carbon accounting. Pantas solutions were developed to automate the GHG calculation, management and disclosure process based on internationally recognized standards. Prior to founding Pantas, Max was the CEO and Co-Founder of Pyxis, a big data analytics firm based in New York City serving Fortune 500 companies. Pyxis was acquired by Bain & Company in Dec 2019. Prior to Pyxis, Max was a portfolio manager at a ~$3bn New York based hedge fund and an investment banker at HSBC Securities New York. Max leverages his experience in big data analytics, finance, and investment portfolio management to launch an end-to-end solution for climate reporting and embedded green financing and investment platform. Several constituents of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Top 100 Index have started deploying Pantas software since its launch in late May 2022. Pantas is the first and only software company in Southeast Asia to commit and get its targets validated by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi). Pantas is also the only Malaysian company to be admitted to the inaugural UOB Greentech Accelerator along with 11 companies from India, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand. The effectiveness and accuracy of Pantas software were recently recognized and verified by The Business Times Singapore. Pantas has also partnered with a financial institution to offer the first Climate Transition financing in Southeast Asia.