Exhibition

The Singapore Pavilion showcases Singapore’s innovation and strides in urban solutions that drive liveability, sustainability, and resilience. Led by the public sector in partnership with industry, academia, civic organisations, and the community, the Singapore Pavilion presents bold ideas that can help shape the future of industries and communities to be inclusive and sustainable while appreciating our rich culture and heritage.

Delegates can explore how Singapore envisions our city of tomorrow, integrating with nature and rejuvenating spaces for the well-being of our citizens. Together, the Pavilion’s showcases capture Singapore’s dynamic approach to building future-ready cities and we invite the world to collaborate in reimagining sustainable urban development for all.

• Lived Heritage: Championing Heritage for Lovable Cities
  presented by National Heritage Board
  
• Nature for Urban Well-being
  presented by National Parks Board
  
• Reimagining Urban Spaces for Active Living
  presented by Sport Singapore
  
• Re-Inventing Cities of Tomorrow
  presented by Ministry of National Development
  
• Revitalising Cities for Inclusive, Sustainable Communities
  presented by Housing & Development Board
  
• Shaping the Future of Industries in Cities
  presented by JTC Corporation
  
• Singapore Food Story 2: Strengthening Our Food Resilience
  presented by Singapore Food Agency
  
• Space for our Dreams
  presented by Urban Redevelopment Authority
  

The Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC), Singapore, presents the CLC World Stage. Taking place from 15 – 16 June, join experts, academia, and young leaders for more up-close exchanges on urban innovation, liveability and sustainability.

The CLC World Stage presents an exciting line up of focused conversations, intimate fireside chats, and special presentations featuring publications and projects from WCS 2026.

Time	Programme
11.00am – 11.30am	Meet the Author: Arun Jain, FAICP, Urban Designer, Urban Strategist and Fulbright Specialist – "Reframing Cities for Resilience: Embracing Complex & Uncertain Futures”
2.00pm – 2.45pm	ULI Waterside Chat: Advancing Knowledge Exchange for Liveable and Resilient Cities Aimee Witteman, Chief Impact Officer, ULI Scott Dunn, Strategy & Growth Lead, Asia, AECOM and Asia Pacific Chair, ULI
3.00pm – 5.15pm	WCS Science of Cities Spotlight
5.15pm – 5.30pm	Norman Foster Institute: The Institute as Urban Laboratory Daniel Liang Xu, Cities and Design Lead

Time	Programme
9.00am – 10.15am	NUS Cities: Next-generation Tech and New Urban Realities Moderator: Professor Zhou Yimin, Director (Advisory), NUS Cities Mr Hou Zhaoqi, Lead, APAC Public Sector Marketing Strategy Solution, Huawei Singapore Prof Ng See Kiong, Director of AI Technology, AI Singapore; Deputy Director, Institute of Data Science, National University of Singapore
10.30am – 12.00pm	Shaping Liveable Cities: CLC Publications Spotlight Peter Ortner, Assistant Professor, Architecture and Sustainable Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design Maria Vassilakou, Founder and CEO, Vassilakou Urban Consulting, GmbH, Vienna Solutions Chua Yen Kheng, Assistant Vice President at Mandai Wildlife Group
2.00pm – 3.45pm	Fan the Flame: Young Leaders’ Insights Fireside chat with Denyse Tan and Jarel Ang from Urban Kakis WCS Young Leaders

15 June, Monday

Meet the Author: Arun Jain - "Reframing Cities for Resilience: Embracing Complex & Uncertain Futures”
Through a short author sharing by Arun Jain followed by an open dialogue with the audience, this session surfaces the book's key ideas and their implications for city leaders, policymakers and practitioners navigating increasingly uncertain urban futures. It provides an opportunity for the international WCS audience to engage directly with the author and reflect on how these perspectives can inform their own contexts and decisions.

ULI Waterside Chat: Advancing Knowledge Exchange for Liveable and Resilient Cities
As cities around the world confront accelerating climate, social, and economic challenges, the role of strong global leadership and trusted knowledge networks has never been more critical. This discussion brings together Urban Land Institute (ULI) leadership on the CLC stage to explore how ULI’s global platform, research, and cross sector community can translate international best practice into locally relevant, market ready urban solutions.

The conversation will reflect on ULI’s unique role in shaping more liveable, resilient, and inclusive cities through its worldwide membership, thought leadership, and city to city learning networks. It will highlight how ULI connects public and private sector leaders, advances applied urban knowledge and drives impact at scale by aligning global insights with local market realities.

WCS Science of Cities Spotlight @ CLC World Stage

WCS Science of Cities Symposium (SOCS) Spotlight at the CLC World Stage is a curated platform featuring selected WCS SOCS ideas and research on Responsive Cities. For more info, visit WCS Science of Cities Symposium.

16 June, Tuesday

NUS Cities: Next-generation Tech and New Urban Realities
As 2050 approaches, global cities sit at a radical intersection of hyper-automation, rapid AI breakthroughs, and shifting urban realities. What does the foundational infrastructure of a next-generation smart city actually look like, and how are industry leaders deploying it today? Bringing together global technology giants and learning research institution, this session shifts the spotlight to the frontlines of real-world technological application. Beyond the innovation, the panel will confront a critical reflection: Is rapid technological development outpacing current policy frameworks?

Designed for global city leaders and policymakers, this dialogue and panel discussion explores the latest initiatives and technological capabilities, as well as the essential regulatory guardrails to manage ecosystem risks and bridge the governance gap, ensuring the smart cities of tomorrow remain balanced, resilient, and human-centered.

Shaping Liveable Cities: CLC Publications Spotlight
This session brings together CLC’s latest research work with a spotlight on CLC’s latest publications that explore how cities can translate emerging ideas into practical approaches for morea liveable, sustainable and resilient urban environments.

Through a curated spotlight and expert sharing, the session surfaces key themes related to the publications and reflects on how these can be applied in real-world contexts. The format allows for a more focused and conversational exploration of key ideas emerging from the publications, complementing the main launches at plenary level.

Fan the Flame: Young Leaders’ Insights

This session highlights how young leaders are actively shaping cities today — through emerging practices, lived experience, and forward-looking ideas. This session positions youth young leaders not just as future leaders, but as active contributors to urban life and innovation. It brings together ground-up civic perspectives and actionable insights from emerging young leaders.

The session will feature two segments – a fireside chat with Urban Kakis and a sharing session from WCS Young Leaders who attended the WCS Young Leaders Symposium Workshop.

For more info, visit WCS Young Leaders.

Time

Programme

11.15am - 12.15pm

Heat, Health and Carbon Discussion Karishma Kashyap, Associate Director, Cities, States & Regions, CDP Niels de Boer, Chief Operating Officer & Senior Programme Director, ERI@N, NTU Chee Kean Lim, Chief Executive Officer, Carbon1010 Derek Yoh, Chief Technology Officer, CBM Keng Liang Cheng, Chief Executive Officer, Global Healthcare SG Pte Ltd Moderator: Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer, CDL This session brings together leading voices across industry, policy, academia and innovation to examine one of the most urgent challenges facing cities today: the growing intersection between rising urban heat, public health, and the carbon footprint of the built environment. The conversation will explore how the built environment can evolve to better respond to these interconnected challenges. Discussions will cover strategies ranging from climate-responsive urban design and low-carbon building materials, cooling technologies, and data-driven approaches to heat resilience. The session will also examine the role of policy, cross-sector collaboration, and long-term planning in shaping healthier and more sustainable cities.

Time	Programme
2.30pm - 3.30pm	Nature-Based Solutions in Action Discussion Professor Veera Sekaran, National University’s President’s Office, Engineered Regenerative nature-based solutions Associate Professor Adrian Loo, Deputy Director, NUS centre for nature-based Climate Solutions Lynn Lee, Project Director, COEN Moderator: Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer, CDL This session brings together leading experts from NUS and industry to explore how scientific research on regenerative microforests can be translated into real-world applications. The discussion will also explore implementation challenges, measurement frameworks, and the role of public-private partnerships in advancing nature-based solutions. The CDL MicroForest at City Square Mall offers a pioneering example of how regenerative, research-driven interventions can be embedded within dense urban environments. Developed through a collaboration between City Developments Limited (CDL), the National University of Singapore (NUS), and public agencies, the CDL MicroForest serves as a living laboratory to test nature-based solutions for urban heat mitigation and biodiversity restoration, with potential for scaling up across other developments.
4.00pm - 5.30pm	Saving Glaciers and Oceans Alliance Panel Discussion Sir Robert Swan, Founder of 2041 Foundation and a renowned polar explorer and environmental leader Michael Aw, Founder and CEO of Ocean Geographic and an award-winning underwater photographer and ocean advocate Andrea Erickson, Global Managing Director, Food and Water Systems of The Nature Conservancy Moderator: Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer, CDL Address by Professor Winston Chow, Lee Kong Chian Professor of Urban Climate at Singapore Management University and IPCC Co-Chair Ceremonial Launch of the Saving Glaciers and Oceans Alliance Pledge, a global platform to foster partnerships and collective action in support of glacier and ocean conservation, climate resilience, sustainable development, and community empowerment. This session marks the launch of the Saving Glaciers and Oceans Alliance, envisioned as a global platform to foster partnerships and collective action in support of glacier and ocean conservation, climate resilience, sustainable development, and community empowerment. Bringing together leading explorers, conservationists, and sustainability leaders, the session will explore how cross-sector collaborations, science, storytelling, finance, and innovation can drive practical solutions and inspire global action.

Innovators: 

• Ailytics
• AiR Digital / Pan United 
• Carbon1010 by SUTD
• CBM
• ConcreteAI
• EcoVolt
• Energy Research Institute ERI@N
• Entropy Lab
• FloodX / Flexi Systems
• Flora Aer
• Global Healthcare SG
• GreenPhyto
• GWS Living Art
• H3ZOOM
• Hocklim Engineering Pte Ltd
• Joe Green
• N&E Innovations
• Pivot
• SingHealth
• V-Plus Agritech
• WaveScan
• WiDUZ 

Find out more about the innovators:
WCS 2026 Innovators Alley [PDF: 260KB]