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“Futuropolis 2058: Creating Sustainable Urban Environments through Innovation” is the title of the first international Fulbright alumni conference in Asia, which was held in Singapore on October 21-22, 2008 (Tuesday-Wednesday). The Fulbright Academy also organized special programs on Sunday evening and Monday for participants from other countries.
Hosted by FAST and Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR), this 2-day conference brought together many of respected technical experts and visionaries to shape the thinking and practice of urban leaders. The conference was a catalyst to influence how the urban environments of the future are studied, planned and managed through areas such as urban infrastructure, city management, renewable energy, social networking technologies and future transportation systems.
Click here to see PDF copies of the materials presented.
The program was filled with senior leaders who have expert business or technological knowledge in creating and maintaining sustainable urban environments. The conference will be opened by Deputy Prime Minister Jayakumar.
Keynote Speakers:
- Dr. Michiu Kaku, Theoretical Physicist and Best-selling Author of City University of New York
- Dr. Charles Zukoski, Vice Chancellor of Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Dr. Gordon Bell. Principal researcher, Microsoft Research - Silicon Valley
Selected speakers:
- Bruno Berthon (Global Sustainability Practice Lead, Accenture)
- Ana Maria Majano (former Minister of Environment, El Salvador)
- Mike Douglass (Director of the Globalization Research Center, University of Hawaii)
- Jyri Salomaa (Head of Services Experiences, Nokia)
- Patrick Chanezon (Senior executive for social networking, Google)
- Tan Lip Boon (Integreated Solutions Group, CISCO)
- Gregory Polletta (Founder, GAS DESIGN & Professor, Parsons-Paris School of Design)
- John Barrie (Editor, Sustainable Design Update - Appropriate Technolog Collaborative)
- Ang Kian Seng (Deputy Director, Building & Construction Authority of Singapore)
- Ricardo Castro (Senior Vice President - Corporate Business Development, CEMEX)
- Ellen Brennan-Galvin (Researcher at Yale University & former Chief of the Population Policy Section, United Nations Population Division)
- Vanessa Timmer (Project Manager, Metro Vancouver & founder of the One Earth Initiative)
- Brenda Vale (Author & Professor, Victoria University, New Zealand)
- Tan Nguan Sen (Director of Catchment & Waterways, Public Utilities Board of Singapore)
- Richard Register (Founder, Ecocity Builders)
- T.John Kim (Professor of Urban & Regional Systems, University of Illinois)
- Matthew Low (Vice President of Technology, VESTAS - wind power)
- Ang Kian Seng (Deputy Director, Building & Construction Authority of Singapore)
- Huston Eubank (former executive director, World Green Building Council)
- Greg Foliente (Leader High Performance Built Environment, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems)
Poster Session:
- Fulbright scholars attending the conference have the option of exhibiting or presenting their research and their work in a poster session.
- Click on the icon below for information on how to register for the exhibit/poster session.
- We anticipate having 10-20 posters from a multinational assortment of Fulbright scholars and researchers, and we welcome your participation in this part of the program.
We look forward to your participation. There will be a one-third (33%) discount government officials and executives or researchers from intergovernmental and international NGOs. Other discounts and/or subsidies are available for academics, post-doctoral students, staff at national NGOs and teachers.
(PDF Version of the Conference flier)
Please contact the Fulbight Academy via email (ehoward@FulbrightAcademy.org) if your ground-breaking research should be included in follow-up activities.
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Fulbright scholars, government officials, corporate executives, and other leaders are all invited to get involved in this unique Fulbright conference. The following entities are involved in the Academy's 2008 Conference in Singapore:
Accenture, Discovery Channel, Scientific American,
Time Magazine and US National Science Foundation
Our main partner is A*STAR, Singapore's lead agency for fostering world class scientific research and talent for a vibrant knowledge-based Singapore. A*STAR actively nurtures public sector research and development in Biomedical Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering, with a particular focus on fields essential to Singapore's manufacturing industry and new growth industries. It oversees 14 research institutes, 7 research consortia and supports extramural research with the universities, hospital research centers and other local and international partners, such as FAST. The conference is being organized and managed by IQPC.
If you would like your corporation, organization, agency, univeristy or foundation to be involved in this meeting as a sponsor or partner, please call Eric Howard at 1-207-799-3098.
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Some of the Expected Participants
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- Accenture Pte Ltd, Singapore - Country Managing Director
- Amstar Global Advisors, Hong Kong - Managing Director
- Baker &Mckenzie Global Services, Manila Philippines - Executive Director, Management Services Group
- Capgemini Business Services (Asia), Hong Kong - Center Director
- Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, India - Deputy Planner
- City Development Ltd, Singapore - Chief Financial Officer
- Citybank Singapore Limited, Singapore - Regional Sales Manager
- Corning Incorporated, United States - Vice President - Finance Transformation
- DHL Regional Office, Singapore – Inhouse Consultant
- GE, China - Project Manager GBS Asia Pacific
- Ghosh &Ghosh Consultant Pte Ltd, India - Managing Director
- Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA – Graduate Student
- Helsinki University of Technology, Finland - Co-ordinator
- Infinite Futures, Oxford, United Kingdom - President
- International Rice Research Institute, Philippines - Chief Investment Officer
- Knight Frank Hong Kong Limited, Hong Kong - Executive Director
- Manjeera Constructions Limited, India - Managing Director
- Merck Sharp &Dohme ( I.A.) Corporation, Philippines - Vice President - Finance &Admin
- Michigan State University, USA – Professor of Urban Affairs
- Monsanto Company, USA - Soybean Agronomic Trait Lead
- Nalco Pacific Private Ltd., Singapore - Chief Financial Officer for Asia Pacific
- Nanjing High-Tech Corporation, United States - Senior Advisor
- NEC Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. Malaysia - General Manager
- New World Telecommunication Ltd, Hong Kong - Director
- SABIC, Saudi Arabia - General Manager, Corporate IT
- Shell Eastern Petroleum Pte Ltd, Singapore - Vice President
- Singapore Management University, Singapore - Faculty members
- Swiss Re Global Shared Services, India - General Manager Corporate and Head Human Resources
- Telekom Malaysia Berhad, Malaysia - Senior Manager
- Toolmex Corporation, USA – Division Manager
- University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA – Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
- University of Texas at Arlington, USA - Director of the Aerodynamics Research Center
- University of Texas at Austin, USA – Admissions Office
- University of Texas at Brownsville, USA – Chairman of Engineering Department
- University of Texas at Dallas, USA – Professor of Biology
- University of Texas, El Paso, USA – Director of the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program
- University of Texas at Permian Basin, USA – Lecturer in Chemistry
- University of Texas at San Antonio, USA - Program Manger in Office of P-20 Initiatives
- University of Texas at Tyler, College of Engineering and Computer Science, USA – Chair of Computer Science
- Vienna Technical University, Austria - Researcher in the Department of Building Physics and Building Ecology
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