19 September - 23 september 2022
NUS Innovation with Societal Impact (ISI) is planning a week-long slate of events to raise awareness, gather a community and enhance the dialogue surrounding Climate Action issues.
19th Sep
Panel session
Climate Change is a Social Crisis: How social entrepreneurs can shape the climate response
20th SEP
Networking Event
Why so SUS? A Sustainability Meet Up
*For invited startups & individuals
23rd SEP
DEbate SESSION
Debate on Innovation for Climate Action
19th, 21st, 23rd SEP
Social media quiz
Sustainability Quiz on Climate Action
via Surprize App
23 september, FRIDAY, 4 to 6pm
Debate on Innovation for Climate Action
The world can innovate fast enough to reverse the effects of Climate Change.
Innovation, particularly by disruptive new ventures, is touted to be critical to our climate response efforts. Start-ups around the world are implementing advanced technologies in fields such as renewable energy and low-emissions farming. Recognizing the critical role of innovation gpt climate response, impact entrepreneurship and impact investing are on the rise globally.
The question is raised whether we are innovating fast enough, at large enough scale or in the right ways? The climate crisis is a complex, multi-dimensional issue. A significant response requires action in diverse spheres. Is the ecosystem supporting impact entrepreneurship evolving quickly enough? Can founders and innovators adapt fast enough across different spheres to help achieve global climate goals?
To probe into this multi-faceted issue, this Oxford-style debate will feature educators, policy makers and entrepreneurs in the sustainability field debating the proposition: "The world can innovate fast enough to reverse the effects of climate change."
Prof Low Teck Seng
Senior Vice President (Sustainability & Resilience),
National University of Singapore
Hugh Mason
Co-Founder and CEO, JFDI.Asia
Tay Kae Fong
Co-founder
Greenway Revolution
Prof Seeram Ramakrishna
Circular Economy Taskforce Chair; Director, Centre for Nanotechnology & Sustainability
Prof Johan Sulaeman
Director, Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN); Dean's Chair, NUS Business School
Dr Echo Wang
Co-founder and CSO,
Synectify
19, 21, 23 september
Online Sustainability Quiz
VIA SURPRIZE APP
Put your sustainability knowledge to the test, and take part in our first ever Online Sustainability Quiz via Surprize App!
The wheels on the Surprize App will go live on the 19th, 21st, and 23rd of September as we celebrate Climate Action Week.
By simply participating in the game wheels, you will get to upgrade your knowledge about sustainability and climate action, and win amazing products from the celebrated start-ups of NUS Enterprise, businesses built with social, or sustainable impact in mind!
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Download the Surprize App
Look out for NUS ISI game wheels on the 19th, 21st and 23rd of September
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Be the fastest fingers to participate and win prizes from our sustainability startups delivered to your doorstep!
19 september, monday, 4 to 5.30pm
Climate Change is a Social Crisis
How social entrepreneurs can shape the climate response
The true tragedy of climate change is that the communities most affected by it are the ones that did the least to contribute to it. Extreme climate events disproportionately disadvantage the socially vulnerable. Issues such as poor health, food security and economic security are tightly linked to the climate crisis. This event will bring together social entrepreneurs and sustainability experts to shed light on the social dimension of climate change. In particular, the event will highlight how social innovators can help to ensure that climate action results in socially equitable outcomes.
NUS Enterprise ISI is collaborating with Base of Pyramid (BoP) Hub, and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) to co-organize this session and assemble a slate of speakers below:
Ibnur Rashad
Sustainability Inventor,
GUILD
Mitos Urgel
President
World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) Asia
Marisa Agrasut
Singapore Lead for Systems Innovation Hub
Julius Ang
Co-founder of Seaforms
Chia Hou An
Co-founder of Seaforms
20 september, Tuesday, 7pm to 10pm
Why so SUS? A Sustainability Meet up
Organised by NUS ISI with support from B-Lab Singapore and Synectify, this is an evening of drinks, dinner, discovery and discussion. This event brings together impact start-ups from the NUS Enterprise community, as well as sustainability professionals in different fields. Participants will connect with like-minded individuals for networking. A highlight will be the Sustainability Pub Quiz which will test participants’ knowledge about diverse sustainability topics such as carbon credits, renewable energy and urban waste.
Line up of activities:
- Pre-event drinks
- Welcome and introduction by NUS Enterprise ISI
- Sharing by B Lab Singapore - "How your business can be a force for good"
- Dinner and Networking
- Sustainability Game Night & Pub Quiz hosted by Synectify
This is a closed door event to invited guests
ABOUT ISI
Innovation with Societal Impact (ISI) is a cross-division team in NUS Enterprise empowering Innovation & Enterprise efforts which address societal impact issues, encompassing Environmental, Social and Sustainability-related concerns.
ISI's approach:
- Educate - Raise awareness, inspire new ideas and develop capabilities
- Engage – Build a community and scale the impact entrepreneurship ecosystem
- Empower - Support entrepreneurs and innovators creating societal impact.
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