Programme Calendar

17 Sep 2025, 12:00:00 - 13:00:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 5 (Level 3 Suntec Convention Centre)

Burnout doesn’t always begin with us—and healing it isn’t just a personal act. In many communities, particularly those shaped by histories of sacrifice, displacement, or survival, the exhaustion we feel today is often rooted in expectations and patterns passed down through generations. Left unexamined, these patterns risk being repeated. But when brought to light, they offer an opportunity for transformation.

This panel brings together voices from psychology, community leadership, cultural studies, and lived experience to unpack intergenerational burnout, reveal the hidden weight of breaking barriers, and explore how we can transform inherited exhaustion into resilience and meaningful impact.

17 Sep 2025, 14:15:00 - 15:15:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 5 (Level 3 Suntec Convention Centre)

We will explore the mental health challenges most likely to affect performance and team dynamics, including anxiety, depression, and burnout. Through a brief, confidential screening, participants will gain insight into their own mental patterns and learn how to recognise and respond to signs of distress in others. The session concludes with simple yet powerful, evidence-based techniques drawn from breathwork and visualisation to help leaders strengthen emotional steadiness, presence, and resilience in the face of pressure.

17 Sep 2025, 15:15:00 - 16:00:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 5 (Level 3 Suntec Convention Centre)

In high-pressure leadership roles, chronic stress often goes unnoticed until it takes a toll — not just on performance, but on health, relationships, and decision-making. This session explores how early signs of nervous system dysregulation can manifest in the body, mind, and behaviour, and examines the profound impact of stress and burnout on cognitive function, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. Drawing on neuroscience and psychology, we will uncover the critical role the nervous system plays in shaping resilience, clarity, and leadership presence. Participants will learn practical regulation tools to restore balance and emotional well-being, while reflecting on the deeper drivers behind their work ethic — from perfectionism to people-pleasing and productivity-linked self-worth. The session will equip leaders with strategies for sustainable success, protecting personal wellbeing while sustaining high performance and fostering strong, authentic relationships.

17 Sep 2025, 16:15:00 - 17:30:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 5 (Level 3 Suntec Convention Centre)

In an age of accelerating change, we face a new era of psychological overwhelm. Climate anxiety, digital dependency, burnout, and AI are colliding in ways our nervous systems—built for nature and connection—were never designed to handle. Stretched across timelines, technologies, and crises, we are challenged at the deepest human level.

This panel examines the emotional and existential cost of modern life: from climate anxiety and eco-grief to algorithmic overload, attention fatigue, and tech dependency. We will explore AI’s mental health impact — friend, foe, or mirror? — along with the spiritual toll of speed and overstimulation.

Bringing together psychologists, technologists, ESG leaders, and well-being researchers, we’ll share strategies for digital hygiene, resilience, and hope-based action. Together, we’ll ask how to design ecosystems — natural, digital, and social — that protect and restore humanity, anchoring us amid chaos and reclaiming connection, meaning, and agency.

17 Sep 2025, 17:30:00 - 18:00:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 5 (Level 3 Suntec Convention Centre)

As Impact Lab 5 draws to a close, one truth becomes clear: thriving is not a luxury — it’s a collective responsibility. Across our conversations, we have dismantled the myths of hustle culture, challenged inherited patterns of burnout, and reimagined leadership through compassion, collaboration, and systems thinking. We’ve explored the science of human connection, the strategic power of self-compassion, and the tools to regulate our minds and bodies in a world of relentless change. We’ve confronted climate anxiety, digital overload, and AI’s role in our mental health, and discovered pathways to restore clarity, care, and collective well-being.

Now, the challenge is yours: take what you’ve learned, question the systems you inhabit, and create spaces — in your teams, organisations, and communities — where people and purpose can truly flourish side by side. The reset begins with you.

17 Sep 2025, 09:00:00 - 09:30:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 6 (Level 3 Suntec Convention Centre)

中国的崛起不仅是经济上的成功，更是一段承载文明意蕴的历程，为全球寻找新型发展模式提供了启示。植根于仁义、和谐与以人为本的治国方针，中国使数亿人口摆脱贫困，建设了规模空前的城市与产业，并将长远思维融入国家复兴的进程中。本次主旨演讲将邀请与会嘉宾探讨并分享推动这一转型的深层力量——不仅包括政策与项目，还涵盖其背后的精神、价值与体系。这些共同构建了一条面向人类与地球的整体性、包容性、可再生的繁荣之路。

China’s rise is more than an economic success—it is a civilisational journey with lessons for a world seeking new models of progress. China’s development draws from a wealth of civilisational treasures that serve as both its cultural foundation and intellectual resources. Guided by principles of benevolence, harmony, and a people-first approach, the nation has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty, built cities and industries at an unprecedented scale, and woven long-term vision into its path of modernisation and national renewal. This keynote invites delegates to explore and share not just the policies and projects, but the spirit, values, and systems behind this transformation—offering an alternative pathway to prosperity that is holistic, inclusive, and regenerative for both people and planet.

17 Sep 2025, 09:30:00 - 10:45:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 6 (Level 3 Suntec Convention Centre)

如果世界上最大、增长最快的经济体，同时也是全球最重要的影响力投资者之一，会怎样？中国的发展历程——植根于对福祉、生态文明和制度创新的追求——为世人提供了一个生动的案例，展示了以使命为导向的治理与协同投资如何在全国范围内实现转型。从让数亿人口脱贫，到建设庞大的基础设施网络、提升医疗水平、拓展教育资源，中国的成就挑战了人们对可能性的既有认知。凭借规模、速度与系统性协调，中国完成了许多看似无法实现的目标。如今，新的篇章正在展开：反思哪些经验具有普遍意义、哪些具有其特定语境，以及如何以负责任的方式与世界分享。本论坛诚邀中国领军者与创新者以开放姿态参与国际对话——不设防、不倨傲，秉持谦逊之心与服务之诚，分享洞见，为构建更具再生力与包容性的全球未来贡献中国智慧。

What if the world’s largest and fastest-growing economy is also one of its greatest impact investors? China’s development story—rooted in the pursuit of well-being, ecological civilisation, and institutional innovation—offers a living case study in how purpose-led governance and coordinated investment can transform a nation at scale. From lifting millions out of poverty to building vast infrastructure networks, advancing healthcare, and expanding education, its achievements challenge assumptions about what is possible. With its scale, speed, and systemic coordination, China has accomplished what few thought achievable. Now comes the next chapter: reflecting on which lessons are universal, which are context-specific, and how they can be responsibly shared with the world. This panel invites Chinese leaders and innovators to engage internationally—not defensively, but with confidence, humility, and a commitment to service—offering insights that can inform a more regenerative and inclusive global future.

17 Sep 2025, 11:15:00 - 12:15:00 (GMT+8:00)
Impact Lab 6 (Level 3 Suntec Convention Centre)

中国的绿色转型不是停留在理论层面——它体现在将荒漠变为森林、以可再生能源驱动城市、以及将 ESG深度融入国家战略的工业布局之中。从库布齐沙漠的生态修复，到乡村振兴战略，再到创新的绿色 金融工具，中国正在重新定义可持续发展在大规模背景下的样貌。本环节将探讨推动中国环境转型的政策、技术与投资机制，并思考这些模式如何在其他地区加以借鉴。它邀请与会者思考的不仅是这些成就本身，还包括促成其实现的底层体系与文化动力。

China’s green transition is not theoretical—it is visible in deserts turned into forests, cities powered by renewables, and industrial strategies where ESG is embedded into the national agenda. From the Kubuqi Desert reforestation to rural revitalisation (乡村振兴) and innovative green finance instruments, China is redefining what sustainable development looks like at scale. This session examines the policies, technologies, and investment mechanisms driving China’s environmental transformation—and asks how these models can be adapted to other regions. It invites participants to consider not just the achievements, but the underlying systems and cultural drivers that made them possible.