| DAY 1 – G/LOCAL URBAN FUTURES & SINGAPORE (Venue: “The POD”, National Library Main Branch, 16/F) | |
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| 9.00 – 9.30am | REGISTRATION & WELCOMING TEA / COFFEE (provided) |
| 9.30 – 10.00 | WORKSHOP & DAY 1 INTRODUCTION – Memes, Schemes & Dreams: Welcoming Remarks & Provocations. PROF. K. K. LUKE (NTU) – The Challenges of G/Local Urban Imaginaries & Realities Dr. David Sadoway (NTU) |
| 10.00 – 10.45 | PROVOCATION 1. PROF. ANANYA ROY (UCLA) – “Inequality & Democracy in the Asian Century: The Promise & Limits of Inclusive Growth” (including Q&A) |
| 10.45 – 11.00pm | TEA BREAK (provided) |
| 11.00 – 12.15 | THINK SINGAPORE FORUM : SKETCHING VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE (2066) – small group breakout session (members of audience, panel, speakers) – Co-Convenors Dr. Michelle Merrill (NTU) & Kay Chew Lin (SL2) – The “SEE-R” method Socio-economic, Environmental & Engagement visions of the future (SG 2066) & their possible Realisation (as schemes) |
| 12.15 – 1.15 | LUNCH (complimentary lunch for registered guests, reconvene @1.15pm) |
| 1.15 – 3.00 | PANEL DISCUSSION 1 – SOCIETY, CITIZENS & ENVIRONMENT (Panellists List) Moderator: Prof. Zhou Min – “Managing Diversity in Global Cities: Migration, Integration, and Social Inclusion in Singapore?” Prof. Zhou Min – “Asian Urban Youth Futures” Prof. Chua Beng Huat – “Activisms Bold, Activisms Slinking, Activisms Rejected: A Brief Look At Singaporean Civil Society” Ng Hui Ying – “Future Civic Engagement in Singapore Urban Planning” Dr. Rita Padawangi – “A Place for Nature in a Future Singapore?” Dr. Ho Hua Chew |
| 3.00 – 3.15 | TEA BREAK (provided) |
| 3.15 – 4.45 | PANEL DISCUSSION 2 – IMPORTING-EXPORTING URBAN MEMES & SCHEMES Moderator: Prof. Johannes Widodo – “The Future of Singapore & the Wider Urban Region: Cosmopolitan ‘Hub’ ” Prof. Johannes Widodo –”Eco-Cities in the Making: Urban Policy Models and the Vectors of Corporate Expertise” Bok Jie Ying Rachel – “Smart Cities, Techonologism & Human Beings: On the Future of Us Exhibition, Utopia and Dystopia” Dr. Tan Tarn How – “Singapore as Designer City: Defining Dreams and Producing Visions” Mayee Wong |
| meet @5:30 | DINNER (Provided for Panellists & Keynote Speakers) |
| Meet at SL2 Lab, Ground Floor, National Design Centre (111 Middle Road) by 5:30pm. Across from National Library (see: www.designsingapore.org/ndc/visitor.aspx) “Future Fridays & Future Maker Spaces in Singapore” A Dinner Tour of Sustainable Living Lab (SL2) hosted by Ms Kay Chew Lin | |
| DAY 2 – VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE IN SINGAPORE (Venue: NTU, Humanities & Soc. Sci. Conference Room, 5/F) | |
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| 9.00 – 9.30am | REGISTRATION & WELCOMING TEA/ COFFEE (provided) |
| 9.30 – 9.45 | DAY 2 INTRODUCTION – Synopsis of Think Singapore Forum sessions (from June 10th) Dr. David Sadoway (NTU) |
| 9.45 – 10.30 | PROVOCATION 2. PROF. DIMITRIS KALIAMPAKOS (NTUA, Athens) – “Sustainable future cities & Underground Development: Six ‘hot’ points” (including Q&A) |
| 10.30 – 10.45 | TEA BREAK (provided) |
| 10.45 – 12.00pm | PANEL DISCUSSION 3 — FUTURE TECHNOLOGY, ECONOMY & URBAN GOVERNMENTALITY Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Sulfikar Amir – “Conquering the Underwater: Space Production & Technocratic Urbanism in Globalizing Singapore” Assoc. Prof. Sulfikar Amir – “Human Centred Engineering: Employing Neuroscience Methods & Cultural Approaches to Build Better Urban Spaces” Assist. Prof. Georgios Christopoulos – “Financialisation & its Urbanism(s): Singapore as a Global Financial City” Assist.Prof. Woo Jun Jie – “Going to deep underground in Singapore: Where, how and when?” Assoc. Prof. Zhao Zhiye |
| 12.00 – 1.00 | LUNCH (complimentary lunch for registered guests – reconvene @1.00pm) |
| 1.00 – 1.45 | PROVOCATION 3. PROF. JOHN ZACHARIAS (Peking University) – “Pan Asian Urban Trajectories” (including Q&A) |
| 1.45 – 3.00 | PANEL DISCUSSION 4 – Dreams & Realities: Singapore & Beyond Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Francis Lim – “Aspiring Through Elsewhere: Singapore as Future & Futures for Singapore” Assoc. Prof. Tim Bunnell – “On the Possibility of Urban Eco-Villages” Assoc.Prof. Daniel Goh – “Future of demographic change & population in Singapore,” Assist. Prof. Premchand Dommaraju – “Community Responses & Adaptations to the Local Food System” Michelle Lai Jingmin – “Missing places: Reflecting on artist run initiatives & other sites for collectivity” Woon Tien Wei |
| 3.00 – 3.15 | TEA BREAK (provided) |
| 3.15 – 4.30 | PROVOCATION 4. PROF. EUGENE McCANN (Simon Fraser, Vancouver) — “Futures & Fortunes: Urban space & Urban Life in a World of Mobile Memes” (including Q&A) |
| 4.30 – 5.15 | TRAJECTORIES FOR TOMORROW – SYNTHESIS & WORKSHOP WRAP-UP Moderator: Dr. David Sadoway (Audience, Panellists & Speakers Closing Discussion) |
| meet @5:30 | DINNER (Provided for Panellists & Keynote Speakers) |
| Meet at Dinner Venue (TBA) by 5:30pm. A Closing Thank You Dinner for Panellists, Keynotes and Organizers. Hosted by HSS Global Asia Research Cluster. | |