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Vertex Holdings and Singapore Management University (SMU) will be jointly launching our “Future 2030” Series, a series of talks on challenges for our world, and the path to addressing them through technology and innovation. The series will bring together thought leaders across domains of expertise as we discuss topics around emergent tech, sustainability, and future industries.
We will be kicking off the series on 24th August, 3 pm (SGT) with a panel discussion titled “Beyond the Tipping point: Envisioning a hotter world and how technology will be a key to adaptation”. This will be followed by a networking session with our invited guests consisting of corporates, public sector, and the broader innovation community.
The panel discussion will revolve around the immediate impact of crossing the 1.5℃ tipping point, exploring possible implications on the global economy, supply chains, cities, societies; and ultimately how technology, innovation and industry can address future potential challenges starting today.
Event Agenda
2:30 pm | Registration commences
3:00 pm | Panel Discussion - Beyond the Tipping point: Envisioning a hotter world and how technology will be the key to adaptation followed by Live Q&A
4:00 pm | Networking Session
Panellists
Associate Prof Winston Chow, Associate Professor of Urban Climate, College of Integrative Studies, Singapore Management University
Pui Yan Leung, Partner, Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India
Jeffery Adie, Principal Solutions Architect, NVIDIA AI Technology Centre
Kousik Toppe, Innovation Lead, Asia Digital Lab (Obayashi Corporation)
Moderator
Professor Sun Sun Lim, Vice President (Partnerships & Engagement), Singapore Management University
About Speakers
Professor Sun Sun Lim, Vice President (Partnerships & Engagement), Singapore Management University
Sun Sun Lim is Vice President, Partnerships and Engagement at the Singapore Management University where she is concurrently Professor of Communication and Technology at its College of Integrative Studies. From 2017-2022, she was Professor of Communication and Technology and Head of Cluster (Dean) of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). She has extensively researched the social impact of technology, focusing on technology domestication by families, workplace digital disruptions and public perceptions of smart city technologies. A prolific scholar, she has authored over 90 journal articles, books, and book chapters. Her research has been published in leading international journals including Nature, Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, New Media & Society, and AI & Ethics. She authored Transcendent Parenting: Raising Children in the Digital Age (Oxford University Press, 2020) and co-edited The Oxford Handbook of Mobile Communication and Society (Oxford University Press, 2020). She is a Fellow of the International Communication Association, an honour conferred on the top 1% of communication scholars worldwide.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sun-sun-lim-4708a915/
Pui Yan Leung, Partner, Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India
Puiyan Leung joined Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India in 2020 and focuses on opportunities in Southeast Asia.
Prior to joining Vertex, Pui Yan was a Director of Investments and Operations at Singtel Innov8, the corporate venture arm of telco group Singtel. In her role, she built a pipeline of tech startups that fit with the firm’s investment themes, established strategic alliance and managed partnerships with key ecosystem stakeholders. Prior to that, Pui Yan assumed a range of operating roles and once served as Singtel’s Indonesia-based lead in representing the local market development and expansion interests for Singtel’s digital portfolio.
Pui Yan graduated from National University of Singapore (NUS) with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering. In 2019, she joined the Kauffman Fellows Program, an innovation leadership and venture capital focused program for US and global investors.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/puiyan/
Associate Prof Winston Chow, Associate Professor of Urban Climate, College of Integrative Studies, Singapore Management University
Winston Chow is an Associate Professor of Urban Climate and Lee Kong Chian Research Fellow based at Singapore Management University’s (SMU) College of Integrative Studies. He has been a Principal Investigator for the multi-institute Cooling Singapore initiative since 2017, and currently leads interdisciplinary research on how Singapore’s urban climate risks will change as its climate warms. His previous research projects focused on urban heat island science, impacts and mitigation, as well as on climate change vulnerability in subtropical cities. He has authored close to 50 peer-reviewed academic journal articles and book chapters on his research to date. Dr. Chow is also Associate Editor for the journal Climate Risk Management, and an Editorial Board member for Landscape and Urban Planning and PLOS Sustainability and Transformation.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/winston-chow-a57480196
Jeff Adie, Principal Solutions Architect, NVIDIA Corporation
Jeff is a HPC specialist with over 30 years of experience in developing and optimising scientific codes and architecting HPC solutions. Jeff’s primary area of expertise is in Weather & Ocean modelling, having previously worked at the New Zealand Oceanographic Institute (now NIWA), Toyota Motor Corporation, and on FEA/CFD analysis for America’s cup class yachts for Team New Zealand. Prior to joining NVIDIA, Jeff spent 16 years working at SGI on designing and deploying several operational Weather centres across the Asia Pacific region.
Jeff leads the Earth Systems Science research team for the NVIDIA AI Technology Centre’s joint laboratory established at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. There he works on collaborations with academia and industry partners in the fields of accelerated Climate/Weather research and in the application of AI to Earth Systems Modelling.
Jeff holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science from the University of Auckland, and is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Newcastle on Tyne.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-adie-9628014/
Kousik Toppe, Innovation Lead, Asia Digital Lab, Obayashi Corporation
Kousik Toppe is an accomplished Sustainability Professional and Innovation Lead with more than 20 years of consulting and design experience and deep working knowledge on various international environmental sustainability certifications, reporting frameworks. He has a degree in Architecture and Building Science and multiple credentials in sustainability and sustainable business.
As a subject matter expert, he has successfully developed sustainability strategies, masterplan and operational roadmaps for various landmark projects ranging from precincts/ masterplan developments to boutique fit-out spaces, across geographies (APAC & MENA regions).
He is a strong believer, proponent and facilitator for bringing value to businesses and operations through sustainable solutions and strategies. He is friendly, open minded and passionate towards sharing knowledge and capacity building. He is also enthusiastic and excited about exploring new climate tech and trends, new energy transition, digital transformation and human wellbeing.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kousik-toppe-33a18913/
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