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Coastal and Flood Resilience Cities Roundtable (By-invitation)

18 June 2024
12:30pm - 5:30pm
Room 10, Level 3

Only for senior officials from cities and coastal and flood regulatory authorities.

Complex climate shifts are having profound impacts on cities, with more frequent and intense flooding and storm surges, increasing episodes of droughts, and threats of sea-level rise to coastline developments. Against this backdrop, we will be convening the inaugural Coastal and Flood Resilience Cities Roundtable for senior city officials and regulatory authorities. Designed as a closed-door event without the presence of industry, the Roundtable provides a platform for frank and open exchange of experiences amongst peers on how cities can adapt to increasing coastal and inland flood risks arising from climate change. The Roundtable Plenaries are moderated by Prof. Khoo Teng Chye, Practice Professor, NUS College of Design and Engineering.

Programme

12:30pm – 1:15pm	Networking Lunch
1:15pm – 1:30pm	Opening Remarks by Roundtable Chair, Ong Tze Chin, Chief Executive, PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency Introduction to Roundtable Proceedings by Moderator, Prof. Khoo Teng Chye, Practice Professor, NUS College of Design and Engineering
1:30pm – 2:30pm	Roundtable Plenary 1 – Climate-Resilient Cities: Adaptive Planning Approaches to Coastal and Flood Management Invited interventions (confirmed): Vera Konings, City Lead for Flood Risk and Coastal Protection, Rotterdam Takahiro Konami, Director, International Affairs Office, Water and Disaster Management Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, Tourism (MLIT), Japan Joanne Emberson-Wines, Senior Programme Director, TEAM2100, Environment Agency, United Kingdom
2:30pm – 3:00pm	Open Roundtable Discussion
3:00pm – 3:45pm	Group Photo and Networking Coffee Break
3:45pm – 4:45pm	Roundtable Plenary 2 – Climate-Resilient Cities: Innovative Solutions to Adapt to Extreme Weather Events and Rising Seas Invited interventions: Lykke Leonardsen, Programme Director for Resilient and Sustainable City Solutions, International Water Association Michael Fong Hok Shing, Director of Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering and Development Department Laurian Farrell, Deputy Commissioner for Coastal Resilience at the New York City Department of Environmental Protection
4:45pm – 5:15pm	Open Roundtable Discussion
5:15pm – 5:30pm	Closing Remarks by Roundtable Chair, Ong Tze Chin, Chief Executive, PUB

Speakers

Joanne Emberson-Wines Senior Programme Director, TEAM2100, Environment Agency, United Kingdom	Ong Tze-Ch’in Chief Executive, PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency	Laurian Farrell Deputy Commissioner (Bureau of Coastal Resiliency), NYC Department of Environmental Protection, United States	Prof. Khoo Teng Chye Director, NUS Cities, Fellow, Centre for Liveable Cities, Practice Professor, NUS College of Design and Engineering
Takahiro Konami Director, Water and Disaster Management Bureau, International Affairs Office, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Japan	Vera Konings Lead Flood Risk Management and Coastal Resilience, City of Rotterdam	Lykke Leonardsen Programme Director for Resilient and Sustainable City Solutions, International Water Association	Michael Fong Hok Shing Director, Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD)