Locations (Venue): Impact Lab 3
Nature vs Tech: At Odds or in Sync? (Debate)
17 Sep 2025, 12:30:00 - 13:30:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 3 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
Nature vs Tech: At Odds or in Sync? (Debate)
17 Sep 2025, 12:30:00 - 13:30:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 3 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
Should we protect nature or maximise nature for the advancement of human ingenuity and expansion? This lively debate confronts a fundamental choice about our collective future. Expert speakers, assuming pro-nature and pro-tech roles, will present their distinct visions for sustainability. By exploring the conflict between preserving ecological balance and leveraging nature for human progress, this session will provide the audience with a thought-provoking framework and actionable takeaways for a sustainable future.
Pro-Nature: “No algorithm can replace photosynthesis. Humility—not hubris—will save us.”
Pro-Tech: “Current climate conditions demands faster and meaner solutions. Tech can build a newer and shinier one.”
Impact Architects:
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Kristina Anguelova
Advisor & Consultant in Sustainable Finance
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Laura Magill
Global Head of Sustainability, Bata
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Radhika Bhargava
Coastal Geographer, National University of Singapore
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Sharon Goh
Senior Adjunct Lecturer, MSc Innovation, NUS Engineering Design and Innovation Centre
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Stephanie Dickson
Founder, The Wedge Asia
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Christina Lee
CEO & Founder, Global Green Connect
Content Partner
Powering People: Financing a Just Energy Transition for Communities
17 Sep 2025, 10:15:00 - 11:30:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 3 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
Powering People: Financing a Just Energy Transition for Communities
17 Sep 2025, 10:15:00 - 11:30:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 3 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
If your energy transition leaves people behind, it’s not a transition—it’s an extraction. Are we bold enough to power dignity and decarbonisation together?
The energy transition isn’t only a carbon story—it’s a human one. In Asia and across emerging economies, millions still live without reliable, affordable, or clean energy. Meanwhile, communities whose livelihoods depend on fossil fuel industries face disruption, displacement, and uncertainty.
This panel explores how sustainable and inclusive finance can power a truly just energy transition—one that decarbonises while also democratises access, dignity, and opportunity. From blended finance and concessional capital to worker retraining, equity ownership models, and distributed energy systems, we’ll hear from leaders funding solutions that deliver climate gains and human development.
This is about energy as justice. Can we rewire not just our grids, but the way capital flows through communities and across generations?
Content Partner
Nature-Positive Futures, Regenerative Business as the New Competitive Edge
17 Sep 2025, 09:00:00 - 10:15:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 3 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
Nature-Positive Futures, Regenerative Business as the New Competitive Edge
17 Sep 2025, 09:00:00 - 10:15:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 3 (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
What if the real competitive edge is not scale, but the ability to heal? In a world that’s out of balance, can your business become a sanctuary for regeneration?
Nature-positive strategies are not optional—they are the path to resilience, trust, and long-term viability. This session invites business leaders, investors, and changemakers to reimagine their roles—not as extractors of resources, but as stewards of life systems. Together, we will explore how to move from fragmented greenwashing to integrated, regenerative strategies that unlock real value and redefine success in a world where planetary boundaries are non-negotiable.
