Overview
Themed “Emerging Stronger: Innovative Cities of Tomorrow”, the e-Symposia webinars discuss how technology and innovation can be leveraged post-pandemic to renew our City and Home, and to address existential, emerging urban challenges. Through the webinars, we look forward to share, solicit ideas for research and innovation across USS disciplines, and to seed more partnerships in our USS innovation journey.
The webinars cover research focus areas across the Urban Solutions and Sustainability (or USS) domain, and are organised into USS research themes identified as part of the Research, Innovation and Enterprise (or RIE) 2025 plans. Some of the themes include liveability, emotional connection with city, climate change, resilience, sustainability and urban systems.
Past Webinars
Cities in the Age of AI: Artificial Intelligence for Urban Planning and Design
This webinar on Cities in the Age of AI brings together experts on human-machine collaborative systems, architectural design, and computing to discuss the myriad ways in which AI can be used to improve urban planning and design. They will share insights on how AI can unlock strategic value for urban planning and optimize the planning process, keeping in mind the need to use AI responsibly.
Date: 26th November, Friday
Time: 2.30pm – 4pm (GMT +8)
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Analytics and the City: Data Analytics, Modelling and Simulation for Urban Planning and Design
This webinar on Analytics and the City brings together experts on public health, geographic information science, and ecosystem services to discuss advancements in Data Analytics, Modelling & Simulation. They will share insights on how data can be used to shape the built environment to improve well-being, promote behavioral change toward sustainable mobility, and design nature spaces to leverage ecosystem services benefits.
Date: 19th November, Friday
Time: 2.30pm – 4pm (GMT +8)
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PowerACE 2021: Powering Energy Start-up Innovations
PowerACE, launched in 2018, is a pitching competition launched by SEAS for start-ups. Some of the selected start-ups will be exhibiting at Asia Clean Energy Summit (ACES), as part of Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) where they will showcase their products and technologies to connect and exchange ideas with incumbents in the industry, meet with potential investors, and scout for the right professionals within the renewable energy sector.
Hear razor sharp pitches for their technologies and products from the top 12 selected market ready start ups in the PowerAce competition. These start ups will be judged by an esteemed panel of judges and compete for awards that could take them to the next stage.
Date: 27th October, Wednesday
Time: 2pm – 6pm (GMT +8)
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Hope You’re Well: Building Healthy and Happy Cities
The pandemic has heightened the already growing interest in healthy cities, even as our conception of health has expanded from the purely physical to include mental well being. How can the design and management of cities promote good health holistically? Learn more about WCS 2021 here.
Date: 21st October, Thursday
Time: 4pm – 5.30pm (GMT +8)
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Innovating for a Sustainable Future: Role of Demand-Led Innovation and ENTERPRISE Partnerships
In this webinar, speakers from corporates and startups will share their sustainability innovation journey, available programmes and support as well as upcoming Open Innovation Challenge calls. Be inspired by the experiences of technology solution providers, as they share about their journey working with corporates and agencies to translate, deploy and proliferate innovations for our sustainable future.
Date: 8th October, Friday
Time: 4pm – 6pm (GMT +8)
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BE The Future Webinar: Cutting-edge Technologies for the Built Environment (BE) Sector
In this webinar, attendees will learn about the cutting-edge technologies that are shaping the Built Environment (BE) space.
Date: 24th September, Friday
Time: 2.30pm – 4.30pm (GMT +8)
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Ecology of Cities: Managing Human-Nature Relationships in the City
In this final session of our City-in-Nature webinar series, learn about efforts to improve ecological connectivity, manage human-animal interactions, and explore how nature can improve our well-being.
Date: 17th September, Friday
Time: 4pm – 5.30pm (GMT +8)
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Jurong Lake Gardens (JLG) Living Lab: Call for Testbedding Proposals Webinar
As NParks' Living Lab, JLG is a platform to showcase sustainable design and smart technology as well as test-bed solutions that contribute towards sustainability outcomes and efficient operations at JLG. In this webinar, government agencies will share their challenge statements and discuss how interested parties can submit proposals to use JLG as a test-bed for their solutions.
Date: 2nd September, Thursday
Time: 3pm – 4.30pm (GMT +8)
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Leveraging Technology Innovation & Enterprise to Enhance Built Environment Productivity
Covid-19 has disrupted the Built Environment (BE), but has also presented opportunities to accelerate tech adoption and embrace research and innovation. In this inaugural I&E webinar, expert speakers will share strategies, innovation programmes and ‘ready-to-go’ solutions to support BE sector in their transformation journey, while technology solution providers share their experiences in working with agencies to translate, deploy and proliferate tech innovation.
Date: 26th August, Thursday
Time: 2.30pm –4.30pm (GMT +8)
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Ecology for Cities: Nature-based Solutions for Urban Sustainability
In this second of 3 City in Nature webinars, learn how we can harness the benefits of nature in urban planning, and emulate nature for urban sustainability solutions.
Date: 6th August, Friday
Time: 4pm – 5.30pm (GMT +8)
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e-Symposia X Energy Innovation 2021: Enabling Sustainable Energy Transformation
Energy Innovation (EI) is an annual event to promote collaboration and knowledge-exchange among industry experts and the research community. The event provides a platform to showcase EMA-funded R&D projects undertaken by industry and the research community over the years.
Date: 23rd July, Friday
Time: 2pm – 6pm (GMT +8)
Registration for this webinar has closed.
Organised in collaboration with the Energy Market Authority (EMA).
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Ecology in Cities: Enhancing Greenery and Biodiversity in our Ecosystems
The first of 3 City in Nature webinars, this webinar discusses on-the-ground actions to sustain populations of rare, native biodiversity, and explores exciting technological approaches to inform the conservation, restoration and management of our natural ecosystems and biodiversity.
Date: 9th July, Friday
Time: 4pm – 6pm (GMT +8)
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TW.17 ABC Waters Seminar
Discussion and sharing on how Active, Beautiful and Clean Waters (ABC Waters) Design concepts are brought to life from design to construction
Date: 1st July, Thursday
Time: 7pm – 9pm (GMT +8)
Organised in partnership with Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2021
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PS37 PUB x 500 Startups - Commercialisation Programme Demo Day
Showcase of 6 water technology start-ups covering biomimetic membranes, nanofiltration technologies, drones and other cutting-edge water technologies
Date: 1st July, Thursday
Time: 1pm – 2pm (GMT +8)
Organised in partnership with Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2021
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TW.10 Dealing with the deep uncertainty of sea level rise
Impacts of climate change and sea-level rise, and what it means to Singapore
Date: 28th June, Monday
Time: 7pm – 8.30pm (GMT +8)
Organised in partnership with Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2021
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Nature in Cities for Urban Sustainability
An overview of how nature can be harnessed to enhance sustainability for cities in the 21st century
Date: 22nd June, Tuesday
Time: 12pm – 1pm (GMT +8)
Organised in partnership with World Cities Summit (WCS) 2021
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The Science to Building Social Resilience
Application of social science research and methods to better understand/manage diverse societies, and develop social resilience
Date: 22nd June, Tuesday
Time: 11am – 12pm (GMT +8)
Organised in partnership with World Cities Summit (WCS) 2021
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Complexity Science for Resilient and Adaptable Cities
Leveraging complexity science in urban planning to achieve liveability, resource circularity and a healthy environment
Date: 22nd June, Tuesday
Time: 10am – 11am (GMT +8)
Organised in partnership with World Cities Summit (WCS) 2021
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Green Transformation of Industries: A Tripartite Partnership
A tripartite approach to achieving sustainability goals and the business case for green initiatives
Date: 25
th May, Tuesday
Time: 4pm – 6pm (GMT +8)
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Smart Estates: Adapting to a Disrupted World
Frontier digital technologies and innovation for a resilient built environment
Date: 23
rd April, Friday
Time: 4pm – 5.30pm (GMT +8)
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Opening Webinar
Strategies and approaches to drive research and partnerships across the RIE/USS ecosystem
Date: 26
th March, Friday
Time: 4pm – 6pm (GMT +8)
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