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TIME EVENT/TALK TITLE SPEAKER /CHAIR AFFILIATION 17:30 – 18:00

Registration

18:00 – 20:00

Public Event and Roundtable

Opening Address Alexander J.B. Zehnder Member, Board of Trustees, Nanyang Technological University; Singapore

Welcome Address Bertil Andersson

President, Nanyang Technological University; Singapore

GOH Address : Singapore's Sustainability Planning, 2015 and beyond

Choi Shing Kwok Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Environment and Water Resources; Singapore

Moderator for Roundtable Alexander J.B. Zehnder

Member, Board of Trustees, Nanyang Technological University; Singapore

Roundtable Discussion with Guests

Tan Ching Yee Peter Ho Birgit Simon Peter Edwards

Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Health; Singapore Visiting Scholar, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy; Former Head Civil Service; Singapore Deputy Director, Regional Authority Frankfurt Rhein/Main; Germany Director, Singapore-ETH Centre; Singapore

20:00 - 21:00

Cocktail Reception (Venue: Foyer outside Royal II & III)

Singapore Sustainability Symposium Regent Hotel, Singapore (1 Cuscaden Road) 15th – 17th April, 2015

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TIME EVENT/TALK TITLE SPEAKER AFFILIATION

08:30 - 09:15

Registration & Welcome Coffee

09:15 - 09:30

Opening and Welcome Alexander J.B. Zehnder

Member, Board of Trustees, Nanyang Technological University; Singapore

09:30 - 12:00

Session One Cities, Adaptation, and Action Now!

Chair: Khoo Teng Chye Discussant: John Jackson Ewing

Executive Director, Centre for Liveable Cities; Singapore Adjunct Fellow, RSIS, NTU; Singapore

Sustainable City Design Sein-Way Tan

CEO, Green World City Organisation; Australia

Collaborative Approach for Adaptation Planning to Future Climatic and Environmental Change in Southern Alberta

Mike Nemeth Environmental Specialist, Alberta Water Smart; Canada

Re-creating Cities One Place at a Time

Sandy Burgoyne Director, Future Cities Collaborative; Australia

Integrating Climate Change Actions into the Statutory Planning System in China

Stanley Yip

Director of Planning and Development, ARUP; Professor, College of Urban Planning and Design, Peking University; China

Moderated Discussion

12:00 -14:00

Lunch (Venue: Basilica)

14:00 - 16:30

Session Two Technology and Innovation

Chair: Alexander J.B. Zehnder Discussant: William Henry Clune

Member, Board of Trustees, Nanyang Technological University; Singapore Policy Director, Sustainable Earth Office, Nanyang Technological University; Singapore

Rethinking Innovation and Community Engagement

Vicky Sharpe Senior Fellow, Int'l Institute for Sustainable Development; Canada

The Roles of Cleantech and Translational Research

Subodh Mhaisalkar Executive Director, ERI@N, NTU; Singapore

Applied Sustainability Research for Urban Applications

Vibhav Kant Upadhyay Chairman, India Center Foundation; India

Overview of the Sharing Economy

Eugene Tay

President, Sharing Economy Association; Singapore

Moderated Discussion

18:30 - 20:30

Cocktails, followed by Dinner

(Venue: Tanglin I – IV)

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08:30 - 09:30

Registration & Welcome Coffee

09:30 - 12:00

Session Three Urban Footprint and Regional Security

Chair: Simon Upton Discussant: Patricia Holm

Director, Environment Directorate, OECD; France Professor, University of Basel; Switzerland

Impacts of Urban Consumption and Biodiversity

Claude Martin

Chancellor of the International University in Geneva; Switzerland

Built Environment and Design Leone Lorrimer CEO, Dwp/Suters; Australia

Cultural and Heritage Considerations for Sustainability

Alan K. L. Chan Dean, Professor, HASS; NTU; Singapore

Moderated Discussion

12:00 -13:30

Lunch (Venue: Basilica)

13:30 - 16:00

Session Four Financing Sustainable Cities

Chair: David Runnalls Discussant: S Viswanathan

Visiting Professor, Institute for the Environment, University of Ottawa; Canada Professor and Associate Dean, NBS, NTU; Singapore

Financing Urban Adaptation Isher Judge Ahluwalia Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER; India

Tapping Impact Investment Capital to Finance Urban Projects that deliver Sustainable Development and Promote Resilience

Robert Kraybill Managing Director, IIX; Singapore

Moderated Discussion

16:00 Concluding Remarks Alexander J.B. Zehnder Member, Board of Trustees, Nanyang Technological University; Singapore

16:30

End of Symposium & Refreshments (Venue: Foyer outside Royal II & III)

Scientific Advisory Board: Alexander J.B. Zehnder (Chair Sustainable Earth Office, NTU) Ann Florini (Professor of Public Policy, SMU) Claude Martin (Chancellor, International University in Geneva) David Runnalls (Visiting Professor, University of Ottawa) Geoffrey West (Science Board, Sante Fe Institute) Khoo Teng Chye (Executive Director, Centre for Liveable Cities)

Shinan (石楠) (Secretary General, Urban Planning Society) Simon Upton (Director of the Environment Directorate, OECD)

Local Organising Committee: Alexander J.B. Zehnder (NTU, Board of Trustees; Chair, SEO) Joy Chua (NTU, Programme Director, SEO) Maitri Bobba (NTU, Assistant Manager, IAS) William Henry Clune (NTU, Policy Director, SEO)

Organised and Sponsored By: Nanyang Technological University Sustainable Earth Office (SEO) -and- Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS)

Symposium Website and Registration: http://www.sustainapore.sg/events/2nd_S3.html