Asia Society Australia pleased to invite you to an Executive Briefing on smart cities in Asia with Khoo Teng Chye, Chair of the Asia Pacific Executive Committee Urban Land Institute and Professor at the National University of Singapore. 

Singapore is recognised as one of the world’s smartest cities, having placed itself at the forefront of urban development, resilience, and sustainability. The city has become a leading example in Asia and globally in shaping future urban landscapes, adopting cutting-edge technology while maintaining the highest level of safety, security, and well-being for its citizens. 

This Briefing will provide a unique insider’s perspective from Singapore on how to build a liveable, sustainable, and resilient city. We will discuss best practices in urban planning including the use of new technologies to achieve net-zero emission targets. The briefing will also explore opportunities for collaboration between Australia and Asia and how Australia can contribute to and learn from the Singaporean experience and other major Asian cities.

Following Mr Khoo’s introductory remarks, participants will be invited to share their perspectives.  

This event is strictly member-only. Registration is essential as tickets are limited. For any enquiries, please contact [email protected] 

Date: 12 March 2024

Time: 8:45 am arrival for a 9:00 am start. The briefing will conclude at 10:00 am.  

Location: Sydney CBD

About our Speaker: 

Khoo Teng Chye, Chair, Asia Pacific Executive Committee, Urban Land Institute – Director NUS Cities and Practice Professor, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore 

Mr Khoo Teng Chye is  Director, NUS Cities and  Practice Professor with the College of Design and Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS) .  He was  formerly the Executive Director for the Centre for Liveable Cities, Ministry of National Development (MND)(2010 to 2020), Singapore and continues to be a Fellow at CLC. 

He was  the Chief Executive Officer/Chief Planner at the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)(1992 to 1996), Chief Executive Officer/Group President of PSA Corporation(1996 to 2002), President and Chief Executive Officer of Mapletree Investments and Managing Director (Special Projects) of Temasek Holdings(2002 to 2003) and Chief Executive of PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency(2003 to 2011). 

He  is Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies (NUS) and the  NUSDeltares Governing Board. He also sits on the NUS Sustainability Council and the Board of the Tropical Marine Science Institute (NUS). He serves as a member of the Development Projects Advisory Panel (DPAP), Ministry of Finance (MOF), Singapore. He is  an advisor to Singapore’s  Land Transport Authority, where he serves as Chairman EVe, the company set up to implement Singapore’s public EV charging network.  He is a  Global Board member of the Urban Land Institute, a Global Governing Trustee and  Chairman of the  Asia Pacific Executive Committee. He is a Senior Fellow of the URA Academy,  a Fellow of the Singapore Academy of Engineers and the Institution of Engineers, Singapore. He was a jury member of the 5th and 6th Guangzhou Urban Innovation Award.  

Mr Khoo graduated with First Class Honours in Civil Engineering from Monash University, Australia. He has been appointed a Fellow of the Monash University.  A President-cum-Colombo Plan Scholar, he also holds a Master of Science in Construction Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.   He attended the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School.

He was awarded the Singapore Government’s Meritorious Service Medal in 2018, the Public Administration (Gold) in 1996 and the Public Administration (Silver) in 1987.  He was also conferred the Meritorious Service Award by the National Trade Union Congress in 2008.