Just Keep Thinking

What an honour to host the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, as he visits Singapore for 2 days as part of his Asia trip. The light drizzle stopped just in time as we took a nice stroll at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, the only tropical garden to be honoured as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Both Yi Jun Mock and I were sharing our perspectives on Climate Change in Singapore, and how youths are making a difference in their own ways and capacities. Hearing Secretary Blinken reaffirm the US' commitment to climate leadership was very encouraging for us. A big thank you to U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy Singapore and Yi Jun for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet Mr Secretary as youth representatives in the scene. Picture Credits: US Department of State

GenAI x 🐯🦁🐼?!? Something that blew my mind when I got the speaking invite from Mandai Wildlife Group. But thinking further, the possibilities are endless for 🇸🇬's beloved zoo. Whether it be extending the physical into the digital for visitors, or improving park operations since humans sleep but animal might not 🦉. Excited to join 🏃🏻♂️ Robin Weston, Man Jing Kong 江曼菁, Sandra Tsao, Gavin, Amos Tan as we speak about how companies can harness the potential of GenAI, and manage the downside risks. If you're a fellow company interested in this, do RSVP at: https://lnkd.in/gre7E3sN Thanks Belina Lee, Edmas Neo, MBA and Ai Wei, Moh for the invite!

Singapore and the wider SE Asia region are projected to experience rising air temperatures, more wet and dry extremes, and accelerating rise in mean sea level in decades to come ~Singapore’s 3rd National Climate Change Study (V3) by Centre for Climate Research Singapore The science is clear, how will these climate challenges impact on policies, people and economies? What should the public, private and people sectors in Singapore and the region do to mitigate and adapt to these threats: 🔥Annual mean temperatures expected to rise between 0.6 and 5 degrees C by end century. ☔️Extreme daily rainfall to increase across all seasons, in particular by around 6%–92% in the inter-monsoon months of Apr and May. Dry spells are expected to be more frequent and last longer. 🌊The mean sea level around Singapore is projected to rise by 0.23–1.15 m by end century, and up to around 2 m by 2150. How will these threats impact Singapore, particularly along the coastal areas like the East Coast and offshore islands? Register at https://lnkd.in/gC-C7edf and join us to hear the insights of DPM Heng Swee Keat, Dr Winston Chow Co-chair of @International Panel on Climate Change Work Group 2; as well as the thoughts of youths from Man Jing Kong 江曼菁 climate science educator and emcee of the event. https://lnkd.in/dnz_7fMn V3 key findings: go.gov.sg/v3-infographics @Meteorological Service Singapore Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, Singapore National Environment Agency Singapore Management University People's Association City Developments Limited #cdlsustainability #greenertogether Stephanie Dickson Jessica Cheam Audrey Tan Eu-Lin Fang Alex Hong Christine Amour-Levar Christina Lee Qiyun Woo (胡绮芸) Trina Ng Samantha T. Sam Shu Qin 岑淑芹 Amita Chaudhury Esther Chang, CFRE Michael Aw

I had the great opportunity to be on the TEDxSingapore stage this year to share how we can bring people out of the concrete jungle of Singapore and into our green spaces to discover our incredible biodiversity in just 60 seconds 🌿 . It is a bummer that I couldn't be there in-person to present as I was in Dubai for COP28, but we managed to film my segment beforehand, and I also live-streamed myself at the end to give the audience a little tour around the COP28 venue, including the Singapore Pavilion 🇸🇬 ! I've always been an avid TED Talk listener and I love their tagline of "ideas worth spreading" - something that's new and surprising; an idea or invention that your audience has never heard about. A great, basic idea that the audience might have heard of, but with a compelling new argument behind it that challenges beliefs and perspectives. Thank you to the TEDxSingapore team for having me, for putting this altogether, and most importantly, for believing in the work that Just Keep Thinking aims to do. This is only just the very beginning of a long but meaningful journey ahead, and I can't wait to bring all of you on this adventure with us :) Sharing my last quote from my TED Talk segment: "An experiment which led us through a journey of sharing what we are passionate about, to inspiring the general public, especially the young children to start being aware and thinking how they can play their part for the environment - all in just 60 seconds, I think we have found our space in between – and inspire all to Just Keep Thinking!" Tagging other fellow speakers from this year's TEDxSingapore, please do learn more about the amazing work that they do: Kishore Mahbubani, Cesar Jung-Harada, Charu Kokate, Ben Choo, Jesher Loi, Lim Tze Peng, Shazza, Aurvi Jain, Kenneth Ong. (P.S. I am reallyyyyy not active on LinkedIn - I'll try my best, but please email me for any urgent or work-related matters 😅)

WOW, are we excited about the speakers gracing our TALKS stage at The Conscious Festival happening Saturday 14 - Sunday 15 October at South Beach in Singapore! Join us as these thought leaders and visionaries share their wisdom and insights on tech for the greater good, consciousness, innovation, regeneration, indigenous knowledge, the future of climate tech, mental health and so much more. A few highlights: > The admirable Minister Grace Fu - Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Singapore > Richard Rudd - the founder of the life-changing Gene Keys (our only virtual speaker, because well it's Richard Rudd!) > Arizona Muse - supermodel turned soil activist, founder of DIRT Charity > Barney Swan - the first man to traverse the South Pole only on renewable energy! Now reforesting the Daintree rainforest in Australia > Esther An - leading green queen of Singapore and the Chief Sustainability Officer of City Developments Limited > Sarah Cragg - a longtime advocate for the environment and now head of APAC for The Earthshot Prize (coming to Singapore in November!) > Man Jing Kong 江曼菁 - the incredible force behind the hugely popular IG account Just Keep Thinking > Dr Darian McBain - the first Chief Sustainability Officer for the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), now founder of Outsourced Chief Sustainability Officer Asia > Sean Lee-Davies - conservationist, photographer, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and founder of Awethentic Studio (yep, he does it all!) > and so many more! Tickets are only $20 and give you access to all of the incredible talks and workshops, use this link for a 10% discount: https://lnkd.in/gfyjqwHu  Looking forward to seeing you there! #theconsciousfestival #greenisthenewblack #livemoreconsciously