2025

Cities in the Spotlight

Cities: Possibilities convenes high-level decision makers to discuss the latest developments in advancing Sustainable Development Goal 11 – creating sustainable cities and communities.

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Cities: Possibilities 2025 – Singapore

Cities: Possibilities 2025 will bring together leading minds across the ecosystem to forge powerful alliances and share breakthrough strategies to accelerate the transition to a sustainable urban future.

Cities: Possibilities 2025 – Malaysia

In its maiden edition in Malaysia, Cities: Possibilities 2025 will convene key decision makers from different stakeholder groups to forge partnerships, exchange innovative ideas and accelerate actionable pathways for sustainable urban development.

Network across industries

Cities: Possibilities features experts and leaders from the building, finance, and infrastructure sectors, policymakers, academics and civil society to discuss the latest developments in creating sustainable cities and communities.

Senior profiles from building, finance and infrastructure sectors ​

Members of Civil Society​

Policymakers

Academics

Our 2025 Speakers

Edmund Lau Chai Ming

Head of the Sarawak Programme, UNDP Malaysia

Dr. Pieter E. Stek

Senior Lecturer, Asia School of Business (ASB)

Dr. Sumitra Nair

CEO - Futurex Solutions and Adjunct Professor of Industry - Asia Pacific University

Norhafiza Shafie

Manager (Inclusive and Sustainable Economy Management), Governance and Local Development Division, UNDP Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam

Kavin Raj

ESG Intelligence Regional Lead, Eco-Business

TPr. Ts. Norliza Binti Hashim

Chief Executive Officer, Urbanice Malaysia

En. Amir Hamdan

President and Group Chief Executive Officer, Prasarana Malaysia

Ar. (Dr.) Serina Elizabeth Bt Hijjas

Principal Director, Hijjas Kasturi Associates and President, Malaysia Green Building Council

Y.B. Tuan Nik Nazmi bin Nik Ahmad

Member of Parliament, Setiawangsa

Benjamin Soh

Founder and Managing Director, ESGpedia

Y.B. Tuan Rajiv Rishyakaran

ADUN, Bukit Gasing

Masaaki Hamada

Managing Director, Asuene APAC

Edward Vrkić

Resident Representative, UNDP Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam

Our Past Speakers

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Our Past Speakers

Edmund Lau Chai Ming

Head of the Sarawak Programme, UNDP Malaysia

Dr. Pieter E. Stek

Senior Lecturer, Asia School of Business (ASB)

Dr. Sumitra Nair

CEO - Futurex Solutions and Adjunct Professor of Industry - Asia Pacific University

Norhafiza Shafie

Manager (Inclusive and Sustainable Economy Management), Governance and Local Development Division, UNDP Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam

Kavin Raj

ESG Intelligence Regional Lead, Eco-Business

TPr. Ts. Norliza Binti Hashim

Chief Executive Officer, Urbanice Malaysia

En. Amir Hamdan

President and Group Chief Executive Officer, Prasarana Malaysia

Ar. (Dr.) Serina Elizabeth Bt Hijjas

Principal Director, Hijjas Kasturi Associates and President, Malaysia Green Building Council

Our Partners

InvestKL

InvestKL is the lead investment agency for Greater Kuala Lumpur (Greater KL). Guided by the New Industrial Master Plan (NIMP 2030) and the MADANI Economy framework, InvestKL attracts and facilitates the establishment of modern and global services regional hubs by the world‘s leading companies.

Asia School of Business

ASB was founded in 2015 by the Central Bank of Malaysia, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), in collaboration with the MIT Sloan School of Management. Our goal is to offer graduate programs at a vibrant and dynamic business school, whose impact and influence in management studies will radiate throughout Asia and emerging economies. The program is taught by senior MIT faculty members who travel regularly to Kuala Lumpur (KL) and an outstanding international team of resident faculty members in KL. Together, the MIT Sloan and ASB resident faculty members offer both Western perspectives and Asian insights.

Think City

Think City is an impact organisation dedicated to making cities more liveable, resilient and sustainable. As a regional city-making organisation, Think City provides policy thinking, management and implementation of urban solutions while acting as a catalyst for change in how cities are planned, curated, developed, and celebrated. Think City is a wholly owned subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Berhad, Malaysia’s national sovereign wealth fund.

ESGpedia

ESGpedia is Asia's leading ESG data and technology company, headquartered in Singapore. ESGpedia provides a one-stop digital platform of ESG solutions, covering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions calculation, sustainability reporting in accordance with international and local frameworks, supplier engagement, and ESG data dashboard and analytics, empowering corporates, SMEs, and the financial sector to achieve ESG excellence. ESGpedia powers key initiatives across Asia and is GRI-licensed. For more information, please visit www.esgpedia.io.

Asuene

Asuene is at the forefront of the sustainability movement, providing cutting-edge solutions in carbon accounting, supply chain ESG ratings and decarbonization strategy.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change.

S&P Global

S&P Global Sustainable1 is the central source for sustainability intelligence from S&P Global. Sustainable1 matches customers with the ESG products, insights and solutions from across S&P Global’s divisions to help meet their unique needs.

Resorts World Sentosa

Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), Asia’s premium lifestyle destination resort, is located on Singapore’s resort island of Sentosa.

Singapore Green Building Council

The Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) enables sustainability across the building and construction value chain, championing capability development and innovative solutions that support industry transformation through our Membership, Certification and outreach programmes.

CapitaLand

CapitaLand Group (CapitaLand) is one of Asia’s largest diversified real estate groups. Headquartered in Singapore, CapitaLand’s portfolio focuses on real estate investment management and real estate development, and spans across more than 260 cities in over 40 countries.