DesignFUTURE Conference 2024 |
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In 2021, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its comprehensive Sixth Assessment Report. It alarmingly details the impacts of greater and greater global warming. The state of climate crisis that we are in, is something that we can no longer ignore and the 2030 deadline for climate positive change is fast encroaching.
Are we too late? Is humanity’s future set for a doom’s day scenario? Or is there hope yet for a liveable future? Perhaps, there is; but a reset needs to take place now and FUTURE(SET) is our call for climate action.
Back for its 5th edition, DesignFUTURE Conference convenes thought leaders to explore responses for shaping a better-than-sustainable future where communities are more connected, cities are safer and stronger, and our planet healthier for all. Highly regarded in their respective disciplines, this year’s speakers will engage in a comprehensive discussion on how the Built Environment industry can leverage cross-disciplinary solutions to design, innovate and evolve to create better, greener and more resilient urban environments.
Dr. Winston Chow is a professor of Urban Climate and Lee Kong Chian Research Fellow at the Singapore Management University’s (SMU) College of Integrative Studies. He is the research pillar lead for urban infrastructure at SMU’s Urban Institute. Dr. Chow is a Co-Lead Principal Investigator for the Cooling Singapore initiative, a major multi-disciplinary and multi-institute research project dedicated to developing solutions to answer Singapore’s urban heat challenge since 2017. Dr. Chow is also Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Working Group II during its current 7th Assessment Cycle, where he will co-lead the development of the IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Cities, due in early 2027. He also advises on several Singaporean and international urban climate resilience research projects and teaches courses at SMU on climate change and urban sustainability solutions.
Dr. Sam Conrad Joyce is an Associate Professor at the Singapore University of Technology and Design and the head of Meta Design Lab, an interdisciplinary research group working on AI and informatics applied to urban and architectural design focusing on leveraging real-world data to help understand the present designed world and plan sustainable healthy cities for the mid-to-long-term future. He specialises in methods involving analytics, machine learning, novel sensor information, innovative metrics, data visualisation, and generative AI, focusing on better understanding social-spatial-temporal relationships. His research collaborators span international and national governments, research groups, and industry.
Dr. Teh Bin Tean is the Deputy CEO (Research) at the National Cancer Centre and a Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School. As the Founding Director of SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute of Biodiversity Medicine (BD-MED), his works on Asian prevalent cancers have led to the 2015 SingHealth Distinguished Researcher Award, the 2015 Singapore President Science Award, the 2018 American Association of Cancer Research Team Science Award, 2021 Japanese Cancer Association International Award and 2023 Tan Yew Oo Distinguished Professorship. He was inducted into the Royal College of Pathologists and American Institute of Clinical Investigation and currently serves as a member of the Strategic Planning Group for the Saudi National Institute of Health.
Chan Hui Min is a director and board member at DP Architects. Through architectural training, her career spans multiple disciplines, including architecture, urban planning, and new media design. Her experience formed the foundation for a passion for innovation and advocacy of sustainable design practices. She currently leads the firm’s efforts in design technology research and digital twin adoption. She is a founder of DP Urban, a subsidiary of DP Architects focused on Urban Planning and infrastructure design services. She also spearheaded DP Architects’ business in Turkey and the CIS, leading to the founding of the Turkey branch in 2016. Her other key project credits in Singapore include Woods Square, a catalytic commercial development for Woodlands Regional Centre, and the redevelopment masterplan of Alexandra Hospital.
