About
The global Covid-19 pandemic has forced cities across the planet into lockdown on an unprecedented scale. Yet, despite the prolonged crisis, global carbon emissions continue to rise.
Since the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change in 2015, rising power demand has outpaced clean energy growth, underlining the difficult road ahead in meeting global climate targets. Meanwhile, the global population continues to grow, and by 2050, two thirds of humanity – some 6.5 billion people – will live in cities.
As demand for energy, food, water, infrastructure, healthcare, and citizen services intensifies, how will we ensure an equitable quality of life for all citizens while living within our planetary boundaries and achieving our climate targets?
Held in the same week as the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, this timely forum will bring together key stakeholders to raise climate ambition in Asia.
In this 2021 edition of Cities | Possibilities, Eco-Business will provide the platform for high-level decision makers to discuss pathways to net zero for cities, as we look at the opportunities and challenges across Asia in the next decade.
Speakers
Chief Sustainability Officer, CDL
Business Unit Leader, Mobility for Arcadis, Singapore
Founder and Managing Director, Eco-Business
Executive Director, Chief Investment Office, Global Wealth Management, UBS
Senior Assistant Director, Centre for Liveable Cities
Director Specialty Solutions Animal Nutrition & Health for APAC, DSM
Managing Director, Canopy Sands Development
Provost’s Chair Professor of Architecture and Building, Dean, School of Design and Environment, NUS
Planning Director, Canopy Sands Development
ESG Intelligence Consultant, Eco-Business
British High Commissioner to Singapore
Senior Manager Programs and Knowledge, Resilient Cities Network
Chief Commercial Officer, Eco-Business
Managing Director, UnaBiz Pte Ltd
Agenda
13:30 | Registration
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14:00 | Welcome remarks
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14:15 | Keynote address
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14:30 | Special keynote
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14:45 | Opening plenary: Pathways to net zero cities
Interactive Q&A with delegates
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Moderator
15:45 | Roundtable discussions 1 - Buildings
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15:45 | Roundtable discussions 2 - Mobility
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15:45 | Roundtable discussions 3 - Big Data, AI, IoT and the cloud
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15:45 | Roundtable discussions 4 - Food and agri tech
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15:45 | Roundtable discussions 5 - Resources and circular economy
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16:45 | Closing plenary #2 – Roundtable insights and recommendations
Sharing of findings from the roundtable discussions by the five facilitating speakers
Interactive Q&A with delegates
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17:30 | Closing remarks
17:45 | Networking cocktails
Subjected to Covid-19 measures
Partners
Strategic Partners
Canopy Sands Development
Established in 2019 and headquartered in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Canopy Sands Development is a real estate development company specializing in master development from the onset.
City Developments Limited
City Developments Limited (CDL) has been Singapore’s property pioneer since 1963. It is a Singapore listed international property and hotel conglomerate involved in real estate development and investment, hotel ownership and management, facilities management and the provision of hospitality solutions.
Supporting Partners
Arcadis
Arcadis is the leading global design & consultancy organization for natural and built assets.
DSM
DSM is a global, purpose-led company Health, Nutrition & Bioscience. Our purpose is to create brighter lives for all.
Knowledge Partners
Centre for Liveable Cities
Set up in 2008 by the Ministry of National Development and the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, the Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC)’s mission is to distil, create and share knowledge on liveable and sustainable cities.
Resilient Cities Network
The Resilient Cities Network is the world’s leading urban resilience network. We bring together global knowledge, practice, partnerships, and funding to empower 100 member cities in 47 countries worldwide.
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Cities: Possibilities 2021 - Net Zero Cities
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