Ms Beatrice Chong
Divisional Director
Curriculum Planning and Development Division 2
Director
Earth Observatory Singapore
An author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 5th Assessment.
Served as the chair of the Asian School of the Environment at NTU from 2018 to 2020.
Research concerns sea-level change, with the aim of understanding and integrating the external and internal mechanisms that have determined sea-level changes in the past, and which will shape such changes in the future.
Professor
National University of Singapore
Currently a Practice Professor jointly with the Faculty of Engineering and the School of Design and Environment, NUS.
Former Executive Director, Centre for Liveable Cities, Ministry of National Development.
Formerly the Chief Executive of PUB, (2003 to 2011) and Chief Executive Officer/Chief Planner at URA (1992 to 1996).
Also sits on the Boards of Tropical Marine Science Institute of NUS and was actively involved in works related to biodiversity nature conservation in the greening of Singapore.
Chief Sustainability Officer
City Developments Limited
2018 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Pioneer for green infrastructures and low-carbon economy.
Part of the SDG City Challenge, bringing together Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority, HPB and Sport Singapore to promote a green, active lifestyle while raising awareness of the UN SDGs.
Has helped nurture more than 1,000 young leaders by developing the Young CSR Leaders Award in collaboration with Global Compact Network Singapore since 2011.
Research Fellow
Energy Studies Institute,
National University of Singapore
Participated in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP) for over a decade.
An active sustainability youth thought leader, authoring, publishing and presenting at various forums.
Provides policy analyses and conducts workshops for various stakeholders to improve understanding of the implications of the Paris Agreement and countries’ progress in meeting their climate pledges.