IE - World Bank Singapore Urban Roundtable
The Singapore Urban Roundtable is a knowledge sharing event that will bring together senior officials from Singapore’s public and private sectors, together with World Bank senior staff and clients, to understand and discuss Singapore’s value proposition as an urban hub. The session will facilitate dialogue, understanding and exploration of future opportunities for collaboration among the World Bank, its clients and public and private sector entities in Singapore.
The session will begin with a presentation by the Bank on the current and future portfolio of the Urban, Disaster Risk Management, Transport and Water sectors in the East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) region, followed by presentations by a selected number of Singaporean entities on their cutting-edge knowledge and experience in these sectors. This will be followed by a moderated discussion among representatives from public and private sector entities and World Bank sector specialists. The roundtable and discussion will highlight Singapore’s experience in urban planning and development; municipal infrastructure (including wastewater treatment and solid waste management); and disaster risk management, as well as the opportunities for tapping on these experiences overseas.
The regional launch of the “Competitive Cities for Jobs and Growth: What, Who and How” report, jointly organized by the World Bank Global Practices for Trade & Competitiveness (T&C) and Social, Urban, Rural & Resilience (SURR), will take place immediately after the Urban Roundtable.
Programme
8:00 - 9:00 | Registration and Breakfast |
9.00 - 9.05 | Welcome Speech |
Tan Soon Kim, Assistant Chief Executive Officer, International Enterprise Singapore | |
9.10 - 9.15 | Opening remarks |
Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Senior Director of Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice, World Bank | |
9.15 - 9.30 | Keynote Address |
Indranee Rajah, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Law, Singapore Government | |
9.30 - 10.00 | World Bank Presentation: East Asia & Pacific Region: Infrastructure & Urbanisation Trends |
Abhas Jha, Practice Manager, Urban and Disaster Risk Management (East Asia and Pacific), World Bank | |
10.00 - 10.30 | Tea Break |
10.30 - 11.45 | Plenary Session: The Singapore Story: From Planning To Implementation |
Moderated by: Ahmed Eiweida, Lead Urban Specialist (Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice), World Bank | |
Tang Tat Kwong, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Sembcorp Development Limited | |
Teo Eng Cheong, Chief Executive Officer (International), Surbana Jurong Pte Ltd | |
Andrew Chow, President, ST Electronics (Info-Comm Systems) Pte Ltd | |
Wong Kai Yeng, Urban Planning and Development Expert, Centre for Liveable Cities | |
11.45 - 12.00 | Closing Address |
Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Senior Director of Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice, World Bank | |
12.00 - 12.45 | Regional Launch of Competitive Cities Report |
12.45 - 14.00 | Lunch |
*Programme is correct at time of update and subject to further changes without notice