20 February 2016 Saturday 1.30pm pm. UTown Auditorium 3. 8 College Avenue East, University Town. National University of Singapore

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1 20 February 2016 Saturday 1.30pm pm UTown Auditorium 3 8 College Avenue East, University Town National University of Singapore By 1

2 1. Welcome Message 2. Getting to SFSS 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 2

3 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 3

4 From Buona Vista MRT Station - Bus 196 Walk to the bus stop opposite Buona Vista MRT Station located near Exit D, Bus Stop No Board Bus 196 (towards Clementi Interchange). Alight 6 stops later at Bus Stop No Walk approximately 5 to 8 minutes to UTown. MRT & Bus From Clementi MRT Station - Bus 183 Walk to Clementi Bus Stop, Bus Stop No , from Clementi MRT Station (Exit B). Board Bus 183 (towards Jurong East Temp Interchange). Alight 3 stops later at Bus Stop No 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 Walk approximately 8 to 10 minutes to UTown. NUS Internal Bus Shuttle Motor Vehicles From Kent Ridge MRT Station - D2 Walk to Kent Ridge Bus Stop, Bus Stop No , 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) 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. 4

5 We are here! Audi 3, Lvl B1 Park here UTown Bus Stop 5

6 Registration Opening Address by Ms. Estella Tan, Co-Project Director, SFSS 2016 Organising Committee Keynote Address by Mr. Desmond Lee, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of National Development 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 Panel Discussion + Q&A Tea Break 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 Panel Discussion + Q&A Closing Remarks 6

7 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 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. 7

8 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 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. 8

9 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. 9

10 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 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. 10

11 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) 11

12 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 END 12