
Conference program
This edition of the Water is Life Conference is hosted online by Maurick College, The Netherlands and Raffles Institution, Singapore
Conference Program
Day 1: November 22
Time: 16:30 – 18:30 (All timings are in Singapore time, GMT+8)
Webinar: Sustainable Development for All
Venue: Zoom Webinar/ Link and credentials to be sent on successful registration.
Program:
Time: (Singapore time GMT +8) | Activity |
16:30 | Principals’ Welcome Address |
Spotlight Events | |
WIL Game | |
Dialogue Session | |
Q&A by Panel | |
WIL 2024 Preview | |
18:30 | End of opening event |
As part of our opening event, we will have a dialogue session “Sustainable Development for all” lined up, featuring leading international as well as local experts on the panel.
Our keynote speaker and dialogue chairperson, Prof. Asit K. Biswas, has engaged with us in this conference since 2014, and students have found his sharing engaging and enriching.
We have the privilege of the following speaks on ur dialogue panel comprises:
Dialogue Panel | Designation | Country |
Chairperson and Keynote speaker Prof. Asit K. Biswas | Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow | Scotland, UK |
Panel Speaker Mr. Chua Soon Guan | Deputy Chief Executive, Public Utilities Board, Singapore | Singapore |
Panel Speaker Dr. Megumi Muto | Deputy Director, Ogata Research Institute, Japan. International Cooperation Agency | Japan |
Panel Speaker Prof. Otto Spijkers | Professor, Wuhan University’s China Institute of Boundary and Ocean Studies (CIBOS) & Professor, Wuhan University’s Research Institute of Environmental Law (RIEL) | China |
Day 2: November 23
Symposium: Project presentations by student participants in different timeslots. Links to ZOOM meeting are sent in private mail
Day 3: November 24
Time: Starting 10am EUR Time, 5pm SG Time (GMT +8).
Time: (Singapore time GMT +8) | Activity |
17:00 | Closing remarks by organising team |
Cultural exchange | |
Remarks by Expert Judges | |
Results of Symposium | |
WIL Game easter eggs reveal | |
18:30 | End of closing event |