Locations (Venue): Impact Lab 1
Food Systems Sustainable Finance Nature Restoration
De-Risk & Scale: Blended-Finance Pathways for Climate-Smart Food & Agri-tech
18 Sep 2025, 10:00:00 - 10:45:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 1 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
Piloting innovative agri-food and climate solutions is difficult, but the greater challenge lies in scaling these from promising pilots to viable market-ready solutions. Traditional finance often views such ventures as too risky, creating a funding gap known as the “valley of death” where many breakthroughs stall.
Human Construct Well-being Partnerships
Social Transformation: P4650 Case Study and OCTAVE’s Social Transformation Project
16 Sep 2025, 13:30:00 - 15:00:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 1 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
How can communities show solidarity without letting compassion become entitlement?
More than a welfare scheme, Project 4650 is a model for collaborative governance. Spearheaded by then MP Dr Maliki Osman, the project brings together government agencies, businesses, and community groups to co-create an ecosystem of transitional, empowering, and dignity-based support.
Climate & Nature Sustainable Finance Nature Restoration
Roots of Resilience: Financing Mangroves for Climate and Community Impact
17 Sep 2025, 15:45:00 - 17:00:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 1 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
If mangroves protect us from the storm, why aren’t we protecting them with our capital? Can we finally finance nature as infrastructure—not charity?
Mangrove forests are a vital yet overlooked asset in Asia’s fight against climate change and coastal vulnerability. From absorbing carbon to shielding coastlines and sustaining millions of livelihoods, mangroves offer triple wins for climate, biodiversity, and communities. But to scale mangrove restoration, we need more than conservation—we need capital, community partnerships, and a new financing model.
Climate & Nature Nature Restoration
Scaling Climate Action and Nature-Based Solutions: From Intent to Impact
17 Sep 2025, 14:45:00 - 15:45:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 1 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
If you think small businesses can’t drive big change, think again—nature-positive futures will be built by those closest to the land, the food, and the water we depend on.
Scaling climate action is not just about ambition—it’s about turning intention into real, measurable impact. In this session, we’ll highlight how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can play a catalytic role in weaving climate ambition and nature-based solutions directly into the fabric of Singapore’s economy. We’ll move beyond generic strategies and explore practical, grounded approaches to integrate food, forestry, water, and waste solutions into the core of business models.
Climate & Nature Nature Restoration
From Pilots to Systemic Shifts, Building Bold Pathways
17 Sep 2025, 13:45:00 - 14:45:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 1 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
If your climate plan fits in a spreadsheet, it’s too small. It’s time to think in living systems, not silos—because what benefits nature also strengthens your community and your core business.
It’s time to stop tinkering at the edges. This session challenges leaders to go beyond pilot projects and start reimagining entire systems—how we produce, trade, consume, and regenerate. From finance to food, from supply chains to policy, we will surface real-world pathways for scaling climate action and nature-based solutions that honour both planetary health and human dignity.
