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20 February 2016 Saturday | 1.30pm - 6.30pm

UTown Auditorium 3

8 College Avenue East, University Town

National University of Singapore

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1. Welcome Message

2. Getting to SFSS 2016

3. Map of University Town

4. Programme Schedule

5. Guest of Honour

6. Speakers’ Profiles (Food Security)

7. Speakers’ Profiles (Transport)

8. Organising Committee

9. Acknowledgements

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Singapore celebrated her Golden Jubilee last year, marking 50 years of independence

and a significant juncture in Singapore’s history. As we reflect on Singapore’s progress

from a country with humble beginnings to one of peace, progress and economic

prosperity, let us also adopt a prospective outlook and be forward-looking in identifying

and addressing upcoming environmental challenges that Singapore may face in the

future.

The theme of the SFSS 2016 is “Creating a Smart and Sustainable City”, which

encapsulates our aspirations for Singapore as we chart our journey in the post-SG50 era.

With the launch of the Smart Nation Initiative and the Sustainable Singapore Blueprint

2015, technology can be deployed to create green and liveable cities; an integration of

two different but closely related visions of Singapore as we strive to become a smart

and sustainable city. In this symposium, you will be offered a glimpse of what lay in store

for Singapore’s future in the area of food security and transportation. Through

participation and engagement in this exciting dialogue, we sincerely hope you will

develop an interest in these issues and acquire valuable insights on the repertoire of

ideas and innovations that serve to steer Singapore’s evolving landscape towards a

smart and sustainable city, capable of tackling food security and transportation issues.

On behalf of the SFSS 2016 Organising Committee, we would like to express our

gratitude to all who have offered their assistance and advice in making this symposium a

reality. Special mention is reserved for our faculty advisor, Associate Professors Edward

Webb, course coordinator Ms Cheryl Sim, the BES Students, as well as members of the

SFSS 2013 Organising Committee, of whom they have provided valuable guidance

throughout the tedious planning and coordination of the symposium.

Finally, we thank you for joining us and wish you an enriching and enjoyable time at the

symposium!

Estella Tan & Nicole Lim Project Directors Singapore Futures Sustainability Symposium 2016 Organising Committee

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MRT & Bus

● From Buona Vista MRT Station - Bus 196

Walk to the bus stop opposite Buona Vista MRT Station located near Exit

D, Bus Stop No. 11369. Board Bus 196 (towards Clementi Interchange).

Alight 6 stops later at Bus Stop No. 19059. Walk approximately 5 to 8

minutes to UTown.

● From Clementi MRT Station - Bus 183

Walk to Clementi Bus Stop, Bus Stop No. 17179, from Clementi MRT

Station (Exit B). Board Bus 183 (towards Jurong East Temp Interchange).

Alight 3 stops later at Bus Stop No. 17099. Walk approximately 8 to 10

minutes to UTown.

● From Clementi Bus Interchange - Bus 96

Board Bus 96 (towards Clementi Interchange). Alight 3 stops later at Bus

Stop No. 17099. Walk approximately 8 to 10 minutes to UTown.

NUS Internal Bus

Shuttle

● From Kent Ridge MRT Station - D2

Walk to Kent Ridge Bus Stop, Bus Stop No. 18331, from Kent Ridge MRT

Station (Exit A). Board NUS Internal Bus Shuttle D2. Alight 5 stops later

at UTown.

● Within NUS Campus - D1 or D2

● Direct Services UT-CLB and UT-FoS (during specific timings only)

Motor Vehicles

● Via College Link from Kent Ridge Campus

● Via Dover Road

** Parking is available at Stephen Riady Centre's basement carpark (as

illustrated in the following page). Parking rates can be found here.

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1330 - 1400 Registration

1400 - 1405 Opening Address by Ms. Estella Tan, Co-Project Director, SFSS 2016 Organising Committee

1405 - 1415 Keynote Address by Mr. Desmond Lee, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs &

Ministry of National Development.

1415 - 1515 Food Security

Dr. Anuradha Ramanujan on Beyond Productionism: Rethinking Food Security as

Sustainability

Mr. Melvin Chow from AVA on Conversations on Sustainable Singapore for Food Security

Ms. Nichol Ng on The Food Bank Singapore

Ms. Evelyn Eng from Green Circle Eco-Farm on Food Production and Nature

1515 - 1545 Panel Discussion + Q&A

1545 - 1630 Tea Break

1630 - 1730 Transportation

Dr. Andreas Rau from TUM CREATE on Planning and Policy in Transport

Dr. George Sun from LTA on LTA’s work on creating Singapore’s Sustainable Transport

Mr. Lewis Chen from Car Sharing Association of Singapore on A Key Strategy to Urban

Sustainable Transport

1730 - 1800 Panel Discussion + Q&A

1800 - 1815 Closing Remarks

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Mr Desmond Lee, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of National Development

Mr Desmond Lee was first appointed as Minister of State for National Development in September 2013. After his re-election as MP for Jurong GRC in September 2015, Mr Lee was appointed as Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs and National Development. He has also been appointed as the Deputy Leader of the House. Mr Lee also serves as a member of the board at the National Youth Council and chairs the Advisory Committee of Youth Corps Singapore.

Mr Desmond Lee graduated in 2001 from the National University of Singapore with first class honours in law. He also holds a Masters degree in law from the University of Oxford.

Dr Anuradha Ramanujan, Lecturer, NUS

Dr. Anuradha Ramanujan is Lecturer at the Centre for English Language

Communication, National University of Singapore. Before joining NUS in 2010,

she taught for many years at universities in India and the United States. Her

research and teaching interests include postcolonial studies, critical pedagogy,

gender and feminism, environmental ethics, food studies and critical animal

studies.

Using a global, systemic approach, Dr Anuradha will be talking about why the

global food system, on which Singapore depends, is unsustainable, and

therefore, the importance of rethinking current definitions of Food Security.

She would then share about the implications this has for Singapore in terms of policymaking, and

consumer behaviour and choice.

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Mr Melvin Chow, Acting Group Director, Food Supply Resilience Group, Agri-Veterinary Authority of

Singapore (AVA)

Mr Melvin Chow is the Acting Group Director of the Food Supply Resilience

Group in AVA. He oversees the formulation and implementation of policies

and strategies to improve Singapore’s food supply resilience. Prior to his

current appointment, Mr Chow was the Director of Policy and Planning.

Mr Chow will be talking about how Singapore maintains our food security.

Ms Nichol Ng, Co-founder of the Food Bank Singapore

In 2007, Ms Nichol Ng took over as Managing Director for her family business,

FoodXervices Inc Ptd Ltd, a foodservice distributor. She is also the Managing

Director for the sister companies Groxers Inc Ptd Ltd and LogiXtics LLP.

In 2012, Ms Nichol Ng co-founded The Food Bank Singapore, the first and only

food bank in Singapore. The Food Bank Singapore collects surplus food from

around Singapore and redistributes it to people in need. On top of her work

at The Food Bank Singapore and FoodXervices Inc Ptd Ltd, Ms Ng is also the

President of ONE(SINGAPORE), a non-profit organisation that is dedicated to

raising public awareness and taking concrete actions to create make poverty

history.

Ms Ng will be speaking about food waste, The Food Bank Singapore and how you can help in their

efforts.

Ms Evelyn Eng, Co-founder of Green Circle Eco-Farm

Ms Evelyn Eng co-founded the Green Circle Eco-Farm in late 1999. The

Green Circle Eco-Farm is an organic farm located only half an hour away

from the city centre. In the Green Circle-Eco-Farm, food is grown

without artificial chemicals or pesticide. Instead, composted wood

chips, weeds and rejected Mung beans are used as fertilizer.

Furthermore, animals are not kept in cages but given free roam of the

farm. The Green Circle Eco-Farm also educates the public on healthy

eating and environmental conservation by conducting tours on the farm.

Ms Eng will be talking about sustainable food production and how food production need not be

mutually exclusive with Mother Nature.

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Dr George Sun, Deputy Director (Research & Publications), Land Transport Authority (LTA)

Dr George Sun is Deputy Director of Future Mobility (Research) at the Land

Transport Authority (LTA), Singapore. He leads a team working on research

collaboration with institutes of higher learning (IHLs) for the strategic

development of the land transport system in the areas of enhancing mobility

experiences, services and systems.

Dr Sun also oversees the publication of JOURNEYS, a biannual professional journal published by the LTA Academy that examines current land transport issues and challenges in the areas of policy and planning, development, management of infrastructure, transport innovations and systems and other issues that are of interest to transport professionals.

Dr Sun will be talking about how LTA meets the transportation needs of Singaporeans in a sustainable fashion.

Dr Andreas Rau, Principal Investigator, TUM CREATE Center of Electromobility

Dr. Andreas Rau joined TUM CREATE Limited in Singapore since 2011 as a

Principal Investigator in TUM CREATE Center of ElectroMobility. Concurrently,

he also holds the position of Head of Education & Research (Civil Engineering)

in the German Institute of Science and Technology - TUM Asia Pte Ltd,

Singapore. His significant research experience contributed in public transport

planning, development and implementation workshops and research projects

funded by public transport authorities, and education institutes in Germany

and Singapore. With a strong academic and teaching background, Dr. Rau

was a Founding Director of MSc programme at TU München and the German

Institute of Science and Technology – TUM Asia, Singapore. He is a frequent

speaker in seminars, conferences and training from all around the world.

Dr Rau will be speaking about the public transport planning carried out in TUM CREATE Limited.

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Mr Lewis Chen, Former President of Car Sharing Association of Singapore

Mr Lewis Chen was the founder and the first President of Car Sharing

Association of Singapore which aims to promote the car sharing service

locally and to engage government authorities for their support. This came to

fruition when the car sharing service was promoted in LTA's websites and

incorporated into Singapore's Land Transport Master Plan 2013. Prior to

founding the Car Sharing Association of Singapore, Mr Chen started as the

General Manager of NTUC Income Car Cooperative Ltd, the first car sharing

service in Singapore before moving on to take on a regional role as the

General Manager of INVERS Asia Pte. Ltd, a subsidiary of INVERS GmbH, the

global market leader in car sharing technology.

Mr Chen will be sharing with us his vast experience in car sharing at the Singapore Future Sustainability

Symposium.

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The Singapore Futures Sustainability Symposium 2016 is hosted by the Bachelor of Environmental

Studies (BES) programme at the National University of Singapore. This unique, one-of-its-kind

programme adopts an interdisciplinary approach to nurture and equip students with the expertise

needed to address the complexity of modern environmental challenges.

The SFSS 2016 Organising Committee comprises of NUS Bechelor of Environmental Studies students

who value the importance of establishing platforms that will facilitate national conversations on the

future of Singapore. This symposium is a small step towards our endeavour in nurturing

environmentally-conscious citizens and together, we envision a Singapore that will progress towards a

smart and sustainable city.

Project Directors

Tan Cai Yu Estella (Year 2, BES Student)

Nicole Lim Pei Pey (Year 1, BES Student)

Programmes Manager

Lee Juin Bin (Year 2, BES Student)

Logistics Managers

Thio Eng Loon (Year 2, BES Student)

Andrea Leong (Year 1, BES Student)

External Relations Managers

Song Lin (Year 4, BES Student)

Ong Yu Chi (Year 1, BES Student)

Moderators

Megha Verma – Food Security (Year 2, BES Student)

Yudhishthra Nathan – Transport (Year 1, BES Student)

Publicity Team

Chong En Ting Grace (Year 2, BES Student)

Emmanuel Goh Shyue Chian (Year 2, BES Student)

Sherlyn Lim Sher Qing (Year 2, BES Student)

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Associate Professor Edward Webb, Department of Biological Sciences, NUS

Ms Cheryl Sim Miao Fang, Bachelor of Environmental Studies Programme Office, NUS

BES Student Committee

Student Volunteers:

Chow Tak Wei

Liu Yi Fan

Chia Jia Min, Sandra

Lian Jun Jie

Wu Yuwei

Li Anqi

Ng Jing Yi, Venessa

Wei Ziyi, Chris

Muhammad Alif bin Azan

Lim Enyu Joeline

Lim Weishou Nicholas

Ng Shao Hua

See Sin Ching

Ng Shu Tian

Donovan Wong

Christabel Tan Wan Jie

Lorraine Ong

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