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1330 hrs |
Registration
Marina Bay Sands, Lvl 4 Simpor Junior Ballroom, 4811 – 4813
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1400 hrs |
Arrival of Guest of Honour
Dr Amy Khor
Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment and Ministry of Transport
Mr Hsieh Fu Hua
Chairman of the NUS Board
Prof Low Teck Seng
Senior Vice President (Sustainability and Resilience), NUS
Prof Koh Lian Pin
Vice President and Chief Sustainability Scientist, NUS
Welcome Address:
Professor Koh Lian Pin
Vice President and Chief Sustainability Scientist, National University of Singapore (NUS)
Opening Address:
Dr Amy Khor
Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment and Ministry of Transport
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1420 hrs |
Launch of NUS Sustainable Futures Dr Amy Khor, Prof Koh Lian Pin, and Co-Directors/Heads of NUS Sustainable Futures, will be invited on stage to mark the launch of the new initiative.
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1430 hrs |
Panel Discussion 1: Advancing Grid Modernisation and Renewable Energy Integration for a Sustainable Future
Focuses on modernising grid infrastructure, integrating distributed and renewable energy resources, leveraging new technologies and addressing regulatory, economic and social aspects, while emphasising the importance of cross-sector collaboration.
Ms Kitty Bu
Vice President, Southeast Asia, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP)
Dr Chan Jhan Yhee
Southeast Asia Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Leader, Arup
Mr Low Xin Wei
Assistant Chief Executive, Markets & Systems Division, Energy Market Authority (EMA)
Prof Iain MacGill
Collaboration on Energy and Environmental Markets, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Dr Su Bin
Senior Research Fellow and Division Head, Energy Studies Institute, NUS
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1515 hrs |
Panel Discussion 2: Transformational Changes for Climate-resilient Agriculture in Southeast Asia
Discusses the key strategies to secure food production in Southeast Asia in the face of climate change, covering topics such as the potential of AI digital twins for modernisation, the generation of carbon credits from decarbonisation practices and the potential to secure Singapore’s food imports.
Dr Lesly Goh
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Scientist, Senior Technology Advisor and Former CTO at World Bank Group
Prof Kaiyu Guan
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Asst Prof Janice Lee
Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University
Dr Lim Yuan Liang
Director of Technology, Office for Space Technology and Industry, Singapore Economic Development Board
Asst Prof Remi Luo
Department of Geography, NUS
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1600 hrs |
Tea Refreshment |
1620 hrs |
Panel Discussion 3: Capacity Building Track by NUS Sustainability Academy
Focuses on efforts by NUS and its key partners’ roles in developing and delivering continuing education training programmes rooted in climate, conservation and sustainability science and actionable research to help workers chart meaningful career transitions and address critical policy and industry demands.
More speakers to be confirmed at a later date
Mr Gavin Chua
APAC Head of Stakeholder Engagement, Meta
Mr Tony Goldner
CEO, Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)
Prof Lawrence Loh
Director, Centre for Governance and Sustainability, NUS Business School
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1705 hrs |
Panel Discussion 4: Inclusive Cities for a Sustainable Future: Community, Health and Social Capital
Examines the intersection of social capital, microclimate and health impacts, particularly on vulnerable communities in urban settings, and explores how urban sustainability efforts can integrate climate adaption strategies with social resilience to improve well-being in cities.
Mr Chiu Wen Tung
Group Director (Research & Development), Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)
Dr Hee Limin
Director of Research, Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC), Singapore
Prof Yu Qin
Department of Real Estate, NUS
Prof Emeritus Dr Schubert Renate
Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences, ETH Zurich
Adjunct Asst Prof Amanda Zain
Deputy Director, Centre of Sustainable Medicine, NUS
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1750 hrs |
Closing Remarks
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