2025

Cities in the Spotlight

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

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

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Academics

Members of Civil Society

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Cities: Possibilities is an annual flagship forum organised by Eco-Business that convenes strategic decision makers to discuss the latest developments in creating sustainable cities and communities.
Now on its nineth year, Cities: Possibilities - 2025 Edition will explore unlocking true transformation through bold, cross-sector partnerships - connecting governments, financiers, planners, business and civil society, and fostering cross-border and regional collaboration.

‍View the full programme and register below to join us for Cities: Possibilities — A CapitaLand Sustainability Edition on 26 November 2025, 9.15am (GMT+8).

Our 2025 Speakers

Netherlands Ambassador to Singapore and Brunei

Dr Winston Chow

Co-Chair, Working Group II, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Professor of Urban Climate, Singapore Management University

Thomas Brzostowski

Director of Strategic Development, Asia Pacific, The Nature Conservancy

Head of Sustainable Transition Solutions for Southeast Asia, BlackRock

ESG Intelligence Consultant, Eco-Business

Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner, Radical Fund

Chief Executive Officer, CapitaLand Development

Khong Weng Fook

Managing Director, Canopy Sands Development

Professor Khoo Teng Chye

Director, NUS Cities and Practice Professor with the College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore

Business Incubation Leader, APAC, Schneider Electric

Global Advisory Services Lead, Arup

For our full list of past speakers, visit the link above in the About section.

Our Past Speakers

Chief Sustainability Officer, CDL

Netherlands Ambassador to Singapore and Brunei

Franziska Zimmermann

Director, Sustainability & Climate Change Strategy, Temasek

Head of Client Development, Nurasa

Professor Khoo Teng Chye

Director, NUS Cities and Practice Professor with the College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore

CEO, The Earthshot Prize

Dr Winston Chow

Co-Chair, Working Group II, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Professor of Urban Climate, Singapore Management University

Saurabh Gaidhani

APAC Regional Lead, Resilient Cities Network

Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Victoria Rigby Delmon

Regional Pre-Investment Head, Infrastructure, Asia Pacific, International Finance Corporation

Chief Executive Officer, ENGIE South East Asia

Head of Sustainability, CapitaLand Development

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