Executive Education

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General

Who Will Pay For A Sustainable World, And Who Will Gain?

Speaker: Professor Matthew Agarwala [Bennett Chair in Sustainable Finance, University of Sussex]

16 Apr 25
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
Scaling up ESG Finance – The Enabling Role of Tech
MSc SGF Industry Sharing Series
Scaling up ESG Finance – The Enabling Role of Tech

Speaker: David Teo [Executive Director, ESGpedia]

9 Apr 25
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
How Green Are BEVs?
MSc SGF Research Seminar Series
How Green Are BEVs?

Speaker: Dr Foo Maw Lin [Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, NUS]

2 Apr 25
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
NUS Hon Sui Sen Auditorium
1 Hon Sui Sen Dr 117588
Climate Modelling and Analytics for Urban Heat Risks Mitigation and Adaptation

Speaker: Associate Professor Yuan Chao [Department of Architecture, NUS]

26 Mar 25
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
NUS Hon Sui Sen Auditorium
1 Hon Sui Sen Dr 117588
Understanding Digitally Democratised ESG Investing with SDAX: Principles and Practices

Speaker: Rachel Chia [Chief Executive Officer, SDAX]

19 Mar 25
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
CLC Regenerative City Forum Workshop

Instructor: Associate Professor Zhang Weina

14 Mar 25
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Ministry of National Development (MND) Building Annexe A Function Room
9 Maxwell Road 069112
SGFIN Research Conference 2025

14 Mar 25
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
SGFIN Sustainability Summit 2025

13 Mar 25
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Andaz Singapore, Glasshouse Ballroom, Level 3
5 Fraser Street 189354
Singapore’s Low-Emissions Development Strategies

Speaker: Dr Su Bin [Head of Energy and Environment Division, Energy Studies Institute, NUS]

5 Mar 25
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
UOB’s Sustainable Finance Solutions: Driving the Net Zero Transition Together

Speaker: Dr Wu Huijuan [VP Environmental, Social and Governance, UOB]

19 Feb 25
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
Sustainable Finance – Beyond Instruments,  How OCBC Contributes To Real Action

Speaker: Benjamin Towell [Executive Director, OCBC] & Maisie Koh [Associate Director, OCBC]

12 Feb 25
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
NUS Hon Sui Sen Auditorium
1 Hon Sui Sen Dr 117588
Global Climate Commitments: Assessing Setbacks and DBS's Role in Driving Progress

Speaker: Helge Muenkel [Chief Sustainability Officer, DBS Bank]

5 Feb 25
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
Climate Change and Green Finance
MSc SGF Industry Sharing Series
Climate Change and Green Finance

Speaker: Max Wong [Executive Director, Head of Risk Model Validation, SGX]

22 Jan 25
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
Visit to FM Centre
MSc SGF Industry Sharing Series
Visit to FM Centre

14 Jan 25
FM Centre
288 Pasir Panjang Rd 117369
ESG Shocks in Global Supply Chains
MSc SGF Research Seminar Series
ESG Shocks in Global Supply Chains

Speaker: Associate Professor Alminas Žaldokas [Department of Finance; LKY School of Public Policy]

6 Nov 24
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
Extrapolative Belief and Financial Decisions: Causal Evidence from Renewable Energy Financing

Speaker: Professor Qin Yu [Department of Real Estate, NUS Business School]

30 Oct 24
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
The Net Zero Energy Building AY2024-2025
MSc SGF Industry Sharing Series
The Net Zero Energy Building AY2024-2025

Speaker: Alakesh Dutta [Practitioner and Tutor, College of Design and Engineering, Department of Architecture, NUS]

23 Oct 24
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
NUS SDE4
8 Architecture Dr 117356
Accounting for the Biodiversity Footprint of Business and Finance

Speaker: Associate Professor Roman Carrasco [Faculty of Science, Department of Biological Sciences, NUS]

16 Oct 24
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
NUS Hon Sui Sen Auditorium
1 Hon Sui Sen Dr 117588
The Evolving Role of Multilateral Development Banks in Asia

Speaker: Jackie Surtani [Asian Development Bank]

9 Oct 24
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
Sustainability Reporting and Governance

Instructors: Dr. Sa-Pyung Sean Shin, Prof Mak Yuen Teen

26 Sep 24 - 27 Sep 24
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Town Plaza Seminar Rooms 3 & 4
2 College Ave West, UTown, NUS 138607
Financial Valuation of Social and Environmental Impact

Instructors: Dr Deserina Sulaeman, A/P Zhang Weina

23 Sep 24 - 24 Sep 24
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Town Plaza Seminar Rooms 3 & 4
2 College Ave West, UTown, NUS 138607
Integrated Impact Valuation Framework for Green Buildings

18 Sep 24
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 1
3 Research Link 117602
Brown Bag Lunch Talk: An Introduction to the "Social Return On Investments" and its application to a health promotion project

Speaker: A/P Zhang Weina, Associate Professor, NUS Business School, Department of Finance and Deputy Director, SGFIN

12 Sep 24
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Centre for Healthcare Innovation
18 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Level 8, Learning L8-003 308443
Gallery Walk 2024
2023/2024 MSc in Sustainable and Green Finance
Gallery Walk 2024

5 Aug 24
4:15 PM - 6:00 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 1
3 Research Link 117602
Green Finance for the Built Environment

Instructor: A/P Zhang Weina

2 Aug 24
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
NUS Business School Mochtar Riady Building, BIZ 1
15 Kent Ridge Drive 119245
Carbon Accounting for Enterprises
Executive Education course
Carbon Accounting for Enterprises

Instructor: Dr. Sa-Pyung Sean Shin

27 Jun 24 - 28 Jun 24
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Education Resource Centre Level 2 Seminar Room 4 & 5
8 College Ave West, UTown, NUS 138608
Sustainable Project Financing
Executive Education course
Sustainable Project Financing

Instructors: A/P Ruth Tan, A/P Zhang Weina

24 Jun 24 - 25 Jun 24
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Education Resource Centre Level 2 Seminar Room 4 & 5
8 College Ave West, UTown, NUS 138608
Social and Sustainable Investing
Executive Education course
Social and Sustainable Investing

Instructor: A/P Zhang Weina

13 May 24 - 14 May 24
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
NUS Business School Mochtar Riady Building, BIZ 1
15 Kent Ridge Drive 119245
Final Presentation
SGFIN-FIDELITY Sustainable Finance Case Competition 2024
Final Presentation

30 Apr 24
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
Water, Carbon, Biodiversity, and Timber – Ecosystem services of trees and forests in human-modified landscapes
MSc SGF Research Seminar Series
Water, Carbon, Biodiversity, and Timber – Ecosystem services of trees and forests in human-modified landscapes

Speaker: Associate Professor Michiel van Breugel [Environmental Studies, Yale-NUS College, NUS Department of Biological Sciences]

11 Apr 24
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
NUS Hon Sui Sen Auditorium
1 Hon Sui Sen Dr 117588
Urban Informatics for Sustainable and Liveable Cities

Speaker: Assistant Professor Filip Biljecki [Department of Architecture NUS College of Design and Engineering]

27 Mar 24
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
SGFIN Research Conference on Sustainability

22 Mar 24
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
SGFIN Sustainability Summit

21 Mar 24
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Carlton Hotel Singapore
Empress Ballroom 4 & 5, Level 2 189558
SME Industry Insight Workshop

6 Mar 24
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
Singapore’s Low-Emissions Development Strategies

Speaker: Dr Su Bin [Head of Energy and Environment Division, NUS Energy Studies Institute, NUS]

22 Feb 24
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
Forum for Questions
SGFIN-FIDELITY Sustainable Finance Case Competition 2024
Forum for Questions

16 Feb 24
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Hosted on Zoom
Sustainable Portfolio Investment & Corporate Engagement

Speaker: Franziska Zimmermann [Director, Sustainability and Climate Finance, Temasek]

14 Feb 24
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
Carbon Capture and Energy Transition Financing
MSc SGF Industry Sharing Series
Carbon Capture and Energy Transition Financing

Speaker: Charles Bokman [Head of Country, Genesis]

7 Feb 24
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
NUS Hon Sui Sen Auditorium
1 Hon Sui Sen Dr 117588
Supply Chain Finance & Sustainable Finance for SMEs

Speaker: Fangfang Jiang [Regional Lead for Digital Financial Services, IFC]

31 Jan 24
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
The Evolving Role of Multilateral Development Banks in Asia

Speaker: Jackie Surtani [Asian Development Bank]

24 Jan 24
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
Impact Valuation of Energy Transition Projects in Asia: 2013-2022

Speakers: Prof. Johan Sulaeman [Director, SGFIN, and Dean’s Chair and Associate Professor, NUS Business School, Department of Finance], Prof. Weina Zhang [Deputy Director, SGFIN and Associate Professor, NUS Business School, Department of Finance], Dr. David Broadstock [SGFIN Senior Research Fellow and Energy Transition Lead], Yuki Yasui [Managing Director Asia Pacific Network, GFANZ], Bey An Lim [Head of Sustainability Office, MAS], Devin Chan [Deputy Executive Director, Infrastructure Asia], Anil Changaroth [Co-Head ESG & Partner ADR Practices, RHT Law Asia LLP]

9 Nov 23
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
MBS Convention Hall, Orchid Ballroom
10 Bayfront Avenue Marina Bay Sands 018956
Opportunities and Challenges in Cultivating Sustainability: Lessons from Indonesia

Speaker: Prof. Bambang Brodjonegoro [Former Minister of Finance of Indonesia, Former Minister of National Development Planning of Indonesia, Former Minister of Research and Technology of Indonesia, Commissioner of Telkom, Bukalapak, Indofood and Astra Indonesia, Advisory Board Member of SGFIN]

1 Nov 23
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
Climate Policy and Green Financing Risk
MSc SGF Research Seminar Series
Climate Policy and Green Financing Risk

Speaker: Zheng Huan Huan [Assistant Professor, NUS Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy]

25 Oct 23
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
How green are BEVs?
MSc SGF Research Seminar Series
How green are BEVs?

Speaker: Dr. Foo Maw Lin [Lecturer, NUS Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry]

18 Oct 23
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
The Changing Map of the Financial World and Why It Matters
SGFIN Sustainability Research Insights Series (1)
The Changing Map of the Financial World and Why It Matters

Speaker: Prof. Dariusz Wójcik [Professor, NUS Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Department of Geography]

18 Oct 23
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
DBS Sustainability Journey
MSc SGF Industry Sharing Series
DBS Sustainability Journey

Speaker: Helge Muenkel, CFA [Group Chief Sustainability Officer, DBS Bank]

11 Oct 23
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
Capturing the Biodiversity Impacts Embedded in Economic Activities: Current Strategies and the Way Forward

Speaker: Associate Professor Roman Carrasco [Faculty of Science, Department of Biological Sciences, NUS]

4 Oct 23
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
NUS BIZ2 LT18
1 Business Link 117592
NUS Sustainability Connect Masterclass
MSc SGF Industry Sharing Series
NUS Sustainability Connect Masterclass

Speakers: Prof. Zhang Weina [Deputy Director, SGFIN and Associate Professor, NUS Business School, Department of Finance], Dex Chen [Associate Partner, EY], Eleonore Dachicourt, CFA [Managing Director - Head of Sustainability Asia, Walth Management, BNP Paribas], Sue Helen Nieto Hernandez [Low Carbon Trading, bp], Vikram Raman [Senior Impact Investment Professional, Schneider Electric]

20 Sep 23
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
Climate Risk and Emissions Market
MSc SGF Industry Sharing Series
Climate Risk and Emissions Market

Speakers: Suresh Sivanandam [Sales Director (Energy Transition), S&P Global Commodity Insights] & Rohini Samtani [Business Development Manager (Climate Risk), S&P Global Sustainable 1]

13 Sep 23
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602
ESG & Sustainable Investment
MSc SGF Industry Sharing Series
ESG & Sustainable Investment

Speaker: Sean Jutahkiti [Head of Asian Credit Research and Portfolio Manager, Neuberger Berman]

6 Sep 23
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
innovation 4.0 Level 01-03 Seminar Room
3 Research Link 117602