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Philanthropy Asia Summit 2026

18 – 20 May 2026

Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands

Singapore

Asian Innovation. Global Good.

The sixth Philanthropy Asia Summit will spotlight Asian innovations with global potential, showcasing cross-cutting partnerships that translate intention into action. Through daily keynotes, panels, innovation showcases, and immersive impact journeys, PAS 2026 will explore how science, technology, innovative financing, and cross-sector collaboration can drive bold solutions in climate, health, and inclusive development.

Registrations are now closed.

Speakers

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Ajay Banga is the President of the World Bank Group, beginning his five-year term on June 2, 2023. He stepped into the role with a clear mandate: to transform the 80-year-old institution into a faster, more efficient, and more impactful partner in development.

Since taking office, Ajay has led the adoption of a new vision and mission for the World Bank: to create a world free of poverty—on a livable planet. Under his leadership, the Bank has undertaken a broad set of reforms to boost lending capacity, simplify operations, and deliver development solutions that are practical, scalable, and impactful. He has prioritized a more agile institution—one that is easier to work with and focused on getting results.

At the core of Ajay’s agenda is a belief that job creation is the most powerful driver of development—offering not just income, but dignity and purpose. That conviction has helped shape new efforts to connect 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030, expand access to quality and affordable healthcare for 1.5 billion people, and develop a modern approach to agribusiness that can drive growth, improve food security, and create economic opportunity.

Ajay has also brought renewed focus to harnessing the power of the private sector. He has strengthened collaboration with development partners, philanthropies, and investors, and launched the Private Sector Investment Lab—bringing together leading CEOs and asset managers to tackle the barriers holding back private capital in emerging markets. His approach reflects a fundamental shift: development progress at scale cannot be achieved without the innovation, financing, and execution capabilities of the private sector.

Prior to joining the World Bank, Ajay was Vice Chairman at General Atlantic and, before that, President and CEO of Mastercard. There, he led a global workforce of nearly 24,000 and made financial inclusion a core part of the company’s strategy. He also founded the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth to advance equitable and sustainable economic opportunity.

Ajay’s leadership extends beyond the private sector. He served as Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (2020–2022), and has held board roles with the American Red Cross, Kraft Foods, and Dow Inc. He is also a co-founder of the Cyber Readiness Institute. His contributions have earned wide recognition, including the Singapore Public Service Star award (2022), the Padma Shri from the President of India (2016), the Foreign Policy Association Medal (2012), and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

As President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga is reshaping the institution to meet the defining challenges of our time—with urgency, ambition, and a relentless focus on delivering results.

Dr Arunabha Ghosh is an internationally recognised public policy expert, author, columnist, and institution builder. He is the founder-CEO of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, and has led CEEW to the top ranks as one of Asia's leading policy research institutions and among the world’s 20 best climate think-tanks. He played a formative role in creating the International Solar Alliance, and was a founding board member of the Clean Energy Access Network. Co-author/editor of six books and with more than two decades of experience across 54 countries, he previously worked at Princeton, Oxford, UNDP (New York), and WTO (Geneva). The Asia Society honoured him with the 2022 Asia Game Changer Award, for his and CEEW’s “incredible work, which is making a real difference for India and for the planet”.

Arunabha advises governments, industry, civil society, and international organisations around the world. The Government of India appointed him to the Commission for Air Quality Management. The Government of Brazil appointed him as a Special Envoy for COP30 climate negotiations. He chairs the AI and Climate Expert Group for the 2026 AI Impact Summit. He also co-chairs the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Energy Nexus (and previously co-chaired the GFC on Clean Air). He served on Government of India’s G20 Finance Track Advisory Group and advised the Sherpa Track for India’s G20 Presidency in 2022-23. In 2022, the UN Secretary-General appointed him to the High-level Expert Group on the Credibility and Accountability of Net-Zero Announcements by Non-State Actors. In 2020, the Government of India appointed him Co-Chair of the energy, environment and climate change track for India’s Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP2020).

Dr Ghosh has been a member of the UN Committee for Development Policy since 2019 (nominated by the UN Secretary-General; Vice-Chair 2023-25). He co-convened the Our Common Air Commission. He has been a member of several international expert advisory groups: Global Commission on the Economics of Water; High-Level Group of Economists, constituted by the French president for the One Planet Lab; Senior Consultative Group for the Energy Transition Accelerator; High-Level Panel on the Environment of Peace. He sits on the Oversight Committee of the Exploring Climate Cooling Options programme of the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency.

He writes monthly columns across various platforms. A frequent speaker, he has hosted or featured in several documentaries, and his 2019 TED Talk on air quality (Mission 80-80-80) has crossed 280,000 views. He was a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, an Asia Society Asia 21 Young Leader, and fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. He holds a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford and topped Economics from St Stephen’s College, Delhi University.

Diana Guzmán is a global sustainability leader and the Group Chief Sustainability Officer and Chair of the Prudence Foundation at Prudential Plc, where she directs the Group’s sustainability strategy across 24 markets and leads a multinational team to embed sustainability into core business decisions and long-term value creation — spanning inclusive products, responsible investment, climate and nature, and stewardship of a USD 16+ million philanthropic portfolio to maximise social impact.

A champion of financial innovation for inclusive and sustainable growth, Diana has spent her career at the intersection of public and private capital, policy and markets. She previously headed the Sustainable Development Investment Partnership (SDIP) and Development Finance at the World Economic Forum, where she mobilised private capital for emerging markets and shaped global initiatives on blended finance, just transition and SDG investment pathways.

Earlier, Diana served as Director at CDP, the global environmental disclosure system, working with listed companies, institutional investors and municipalities to measure and manage environmental risks and opportunities, influencing corporate strategies and investment decisions across Southern Europe and the Middle East. Before that, she worked in the carbon markets, originating and trading greenhouse gas emission reductions from clean technologies across China, Southeast Asia and North Africa. She has also chaired the OECD’s Building Inclusive Markets Working Group on Blended Finance, helping shape policy guidance and market standards to unlock capital for underserved communities.

Born and raised in Mexico, Diana holds an MBA from London Business School, where she was awarded the Future Global Leader scholarship, and a BA in Financial Management (summa cum laude) from the Monterrey Institute of Technology. She also holds a Diploma in ESG Analysis and Investments from POLIMI Graduate School of Management and CFA Society Italy, and a Diploma in Chinese Mandarin from Beijing Normal University. Recognised as one of “30 Changemakers: people changing the world” and a member of W50: The Next Generation of Leading Women, she continues to advocate for the role of sustainability, diversity and financial innovation in shaping a resilient future. She is fluent in Spanish, English and Italian, and speaks elementary Chinese and French

Hari Menon leads the foundation’s Global Growth & Opportunity Division, which includes the Agricultural Development, Digital Public Infrastructure, Global Education, Inclusive Financial Systems, Nutrition, and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene programmes.

These programmes work to strengthen food security and improve incomes so millions of families can break free from poverty and more low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia can get on a path to prosperity. They support greater productivity on smallholder farms; expanded access to high-quality digital public infrastructure, including payment systems; improved foundational reading and math skills among children; development of large-scale food fortification systems; and delivery of innovative sanitation products and services.

Before assuming his current role, Hari led the India office, overseeing the foundation’s work in South and Southeast Asia spanning family health, nutrition, sanitation, digital financial inclusion, agriculture, and women’s economic empowerment. These efforts, carried out in close collaboration with governments, local and global nonprofits, philanthropies, community groups, researchers, and the private sector, have contributed to progress toward India’s national health and development goals and strengthened the foundation’s partnerships in countries including Singapore, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka.

Hari’s earlier roles at the foundation included working on a range of public health efforts, particularly in maternal and child health and HIV prevention; leading policy, advocacy, and communications for programmes in the Global Health, Global Development, and Global Growth & Opportunity divisions; and leading the foundation’s policy work, government relations, and philanthropic partnerships in South and Southeast Asia.

Hari has been at the foundation since 2004, with a brief stint (2011–2013) outside the organisation as a strategic adviser to philanthropist Rohini Nilekani.

Earlier in his career, Hari worked in the consumer goods and information technology sectors for companies including Colgate Palmolive and Infosys Technologies.

Hari has a graduate degree in business management from XLRI – Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur, and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi.

Professor Emeritus Dato’ Dr Mohd Azmi Omar is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of INCEIF University, the Global University of Islamic Finance. Prior to his current position, he held the post of the Director-General, Islamic Research and Training Institute, IRTI (now known as the IsDB Institute), Islamic Development Bank Group, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. At IRTI, Prof Azmi pioneered and introduced innovative policy research that culminated in flagship reports, such as the IRTI Islamic Social Finance Report and the IDB-World Bank Global Report on Islamic Finance. Azmi also extended technical assistance and advice on Islamic finance to several Islamic Development Bank member countries. Prof Azmi serves as the President of the International Council of Islamic Finance Educators (ICIFE), President of the International Association for Islamic Economics (IAIE), a member of the Islamic Development Bank President International Advisory Panel, Advisor to the RFI Foundation, and formerly a member of the External Advisory Group for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Interdepartmental Working Committee on Islamic Finance. Concurrently, Prof Azmi is a Shariah committee member at Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad, Etiqa Takaful Malaysia, and MUFG Bank (Malaysia) Berhad and formerly a member of the Shariah Advisory Council at the Securities Commission Malaysia. He is also a board member of Apex Securities Berhad. Given his vast experience, he was appointed as an Islamic Finance Expert to the Brunei Darussalam Central Bank from 2018 to 2020. Recent consulting projects led by Prof Azmi include the development of the Indonesia Sharia (Islamic) Economy Masterplan 2019–2024 for the government of Indonesia and the Kazakhstan Islamic Finance Masterplan 2020–2025 for the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) and the Republic of Kazakhstan. He was awarded “The Most Outstanding Individual Contribution to Islamic Finance” in the KLIFF Islamic Finance Awards 2015 and the “Lifetime Achievement Award in Islamic Economics and Finance” at the 3rd World Islamic Economics and Finance Conference in Pakistan in 2020. Prof Azmi holds a PhD in Finance and a Fellow of Chartered Professional in Islamic Finance.

Noni holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial) from the University of Newcastle, Australia, an MBA from the University of San Francisco, completed an Executive Program at Harvard Business School, and an honorary Doctorate from the University of Newcastle. In recognition of her contributions, she also received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters and was appointed as an Honorary Council by the University of San Francisco.

Noni Purnomo currently serves as the President Commissioner of Bluebird Group Holding and Deputy President Commissioner of PT Blue Bird Tbk. During her tenure as President Director of Bluebird Group Holding and President Director of PT Blue Bird Tbk, she has led the company through transformation focused on service excellence and long-term sustainability. She has been a driving force behind Bluebird’s socially responsible initiatives, including Make Jakarta’s Sky Blue, One Ride One Seed, Bluebird Peduli, and Kartini Bluebird. Beasiswa Bluebird Peduli was founded as a commitment to supporting the academically outstanding children of Bluebird drivers and employees, ensuring they have the opportunity to succeed and thrive. These efforts have provided over 66,000 scholarships since 1998.

Throughout her career, Noni has played a key role in guiding Bluebird through critical periods, including the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic. She is also the founder of Amsaka Investama, a private investment firm.

Beyond her corporate responsibilities, Noni is deeply committed to education, health, and women’s empowerment. Her philanthropic work continues to positively impact communities across Indonesia. She also serves on the Board of Trustees at the University of Indonesia, is a member of the Temasek Southeast Asia Advisory Panel and a member of the Honorary Council of WiLAT (Women in Logistics and Transport).

Her commitment to sustainability and empowerment is further reflected in her involvement with The Nature Conservancy’s Asia Pacific Council and Clean Air Asia, working to advance environmental and conservation goals—cementing her legacy as a driving force for positive change in Indonesia and beyond.

Noni’s trailblazing leadership has earned her national and international recognition. She was featured on Forbes' prestigious 50 Over 50 Asia 2023, named one of the 20 Most Powerful Women in 2023 by Fortune Indonesia, and recognised among the Women on Wheels 2025 by Media Oto. She is also a recipient of the Women Entrepreneur of the Year at the ACES Awards 2022 and the Iconomics Best CEO – Employees' Choice Award in 2020.

Ramanan Laxminarayan is founder and president of the One Health Trust in Washington, D.C. and Bangalore, a senior research scholar at Princeton University, and director of the WHO Collaborating Center on Antimicrobial Resistance in New Delhi. He is an affiliate professor at the University of Washington, senior associate at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and a visiting professor at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland and the National University of Singapore Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. He is founder at HealthCubed, which works to improve access to healthcare and diagnostics worldwide.

Since 1995, Laxminarayan has worked to improve the understanding of antibiotic resistance as a problem of managing a shared global resource. His work encompasses extensive peer-reviewed research, public outreach, and direct engagement across Asia and Africa through the Global Antibiotic Resistance Partnership. Through his prolific research, active public outreach (including a TED talk that has been viewed over a million times) and sustained policy engagement, he has played a central role in bringing the issue of drug resistance to the attention of leaders and policymakers worldwide and to the United Nations General Assembly in 2016 and 2024.

During the Obama Administration, Laxminarayan served on the U.S. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology’s antimicrobial resistance working group and in 2015 was appointed a voting member of the U.S. Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance where he served until 2023.  From 2018 to 2024, Laxminarayan was the first board chair of GARD-P, a global product development partnership created by the World Health Organization, that aims to develop and deliver new treatments for bacterial infections. He is a series editor of the Disease Control Priorities for Developing Countries, 3rd edition.

In 2003-04, he served on the National Academy of Science/Institute of Medicine Committee on the Economics of Antimalarial Drugs and subsequently helped create the Affordable Medicines Facility for malaria, a $450 million novel financing mechanism for antimalarials that reduced the cost of antimalarials worldwide.  In 2012, Laxminarayan created the Immunization Technical Support Unit that supports the immunization program of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India and which is credited with helping introduce four new vaccines and extending vaccination coverage to 3 million infants.  As Vice President, Research and Policy at the Public Health Foundation of India between 2011 and 2015, he led the growth of a research division to over 700 technical and research staff.

Laxminarayan led the largest Covid-19 epidemiology study in the world based on extensive contact tracing in India. The flagship paper from this study was published in Science in 2020.

Laxminarayan is a fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science and the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He was named a distinguished alumnus by the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani in 2019, and by the University of Washington Department of Economics in 2020.  He is a winner of the Ella Pringle medal by the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh (Pringle was the first ever woman elected to the RCPE), the BP Koirala medal in honor of Nepal’s first democratically elected Prime Minister and 2024 Garrod Medal by the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.

Laxminarayan’s work has been featured on ABC’s 60 minutes and on PBS Frontline as well as various documentary films, and has been widely covered in major media outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, Associated Press, BBC, Financial Times, CNN, the Economist, LA Times, NBC, NPR, Reuters, Science, Wall Street Journal, and the National Journal. His research includes over 400 books, book chapters, and peer reviewed papers in leading journals in science, medicine and economics.

Trihadi Saptoadi is a seasoned executive and global development leader with over 30 years of experience across philanthropy, humanitarian action, and sustainable development. He currently serves as Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Tahija Foundation, a venture philanthropy organisation in Indonesia, a role he has held since January 2019. Under his leadership, the Tahija Foundation has sharpened its focus on high-impact, science-based interventions in public health. Most notably, the Foundation plays a key role in advancing the dengue elimination project in collaboration with the World Mosquito Program (WMP) of Monash University, a landmark initiative that has demonstrated a substantial reduction in dengue transmission through the Wolbachia method, positioning Indonesia as a global reference for innovative disease prevention. Prior to joining the Tahija Foundation, Trihadi spent most of his career at World Vision International, one of the world’s largest humanitarian and development organisations. His senior leadership roles included Global Lead and Senior Vice President for Impact and Engagement, based in London, as well as Regional Vice President for South Asia and the Pacific, overseeing multi-country operations and complex humanitarian responses across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Throughout his tenure, he led large-scale partnerships with governments, multilateral institutions, and the private sector to address poverty, disasters, and systemic social challenges. Trihadi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) and an MBA from the Institut Pengembangan Manajemen Indonesia (IPMI) in collaboration with Monash University. In addition to his role at the Tahija Foundation, he serves as Managing Director of the Jakarta Family Office (Tahija Enterprise) and sits on several national philanthropy and civil society boards. Widely respected for his ability to integrate business discipline with a philanthropic mindset, Trihadi Saptoadi continues to champion approaches that deliver measurable impact, long-term sustainability, and scalable solutions at the intersection of business, philanthropy, and public good.

Woochong Um is the Chief Executive Officer of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), a multi-sector coalition established in 2021 to address one of the most pressing challenges of our era: eradicating energy poverty and combating the climate crisis through an equitable transition to renewable energy. As CEO, Woochong is committed to advancing GEAPP's mission to unlock sustainable, green energy solutions across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean—fostering economic progress, resilience, and inclusive prosperity for all. His leadership brings new momentum to accelerating the clean energy transition in emerging and developing economies, providing millions of people and businesses with better and safer access to power.

Before GEAPP, Woochong's extensive career in international development, spanning over three decades, includes a distinguished tenure at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as Managing Director General. In this role, he led transformative global partnerships and innovative funding mechanisms designed to foster economic growth, sustainability, and community resilience across diverse sectors, including health, education, agriculture, and humanitarian aid. Woochong championed ADB’s environmental and renewable energy agenda, embedding climate action plans at the heart of the bank’s development initiatives.

Prior to his role as Managing Director General, Woochong served as Director General for ADB’s Regional and Sustainable Development Department, where he oversaw the bank’s climate finance initiatives, emphasizing private sector engagement and carbon market financing. His portfolio encompassed sustainable infrastructure, social development, governance, environmental safeguards, and public management.

Earlier in his tenure at ADB, he served as Secretary, overseeing relationships between shareholders and management. He also played a pivotal role in the Mekong Department, leading major infrastructure projects, including the groundbreaking Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, developed in collaboration with the World Bank.

Before joining ADB, Woochong gained valuable private-sector experience as a Corporate Information Systems Specialist at Pfizer Inc. in New York and as Lead Programming Analyst at Pitney Bowes Inc. in Stamford, Connecticut.

A Korean national, Woochong holds an MBA in finance and international business from New York University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Management from Boston College.

Professor Chong Yap Seng is the Dean of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore. Since assuming the deanship in 2019, NUS Medicine has risen to 13th place in the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings (Medical & Health) and 17th place in the 2026 QS World University Rankings for Medicine. As Deputy Chief Executive for Education and Research at the National University Health System (NUHS), Professor Chong advances NUHS’ academic mission by overseeing academic and research development across its institutions. As the Chief Clinical Officer at the Institute for Human Development and Potential, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), he oversees clinical programmes that seek to promote health and human capacity in Singapore and beyond. Professor Chong is the lead principal investigator of two of Singapore’s most prominent birth cohort studies: Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) and the Singapore Preconception Study of long-Term maternal and child Outcomes (S-PRESTO). He has co-authored more than 630 research publications in leading international journals to date. His research excellence has been recognised with numerous honours, including the National Outstanding Clinician Scientist Award (2017) from Singapore’s Ministry of Health and the Public Administration Medal (Silver) at the 2022 Singapore National Day Awards. Driven by a lifelong belief in the power of science to optimise human potential and by his interest in the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, Professor Chong’s energies throughout his career have been focused on bridging medicine with other disciplines and sectors, both locally and internationally. In recognition of his longstanding contributions to medical science and global health, Professor Chong was recently conferred the ATOM Lifetime Outstanding Achievement Award for Healthcare. An obstetrician by training, Professor Chong continues to serve as Senior Consultant in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the National University Hospital and still takes joy in welcoming newborns into the world.

Dr Yvonne Pinto is the Director General of the International Rice Research Institute and provides direction and management to meet the expectations of the Board, donors, investors, partners, stakeholders including farmers in rice-based systems across Asia and Africa. She led IRRI’s recent 2025-2030 strategy and guides innovation and scaled translation of IRRI’s sustainable efforts to solve some of the biggest global issues of climate change, nutrition, and environmental resilience. She champions breakthrough innovations in digital, and data across the CGIAR system and is the CGIAR Asia Pacific regional representative. With 30 years of experience Dr Pinto has held roles as Managing Director and Director of Strategy, Innovation, and Sustainability in the private sector. Prior to that, she spent 15 years in global philanthropic foundations where she managed intermediaries and set up institutions in the agriculture, finance and enterprise sectors. She has in this capacity supported Breeding Programs, Seed and Soil Health Systems Programs, Integrated Pest Management, Genetic conservation and Biodiversity, and women’s leadership and economic empowerment. She also established an impact investing fund and 2 NGOs in Kenya and Uganda and managed a relationship between a Foundation and its largest intermediary. Her early career was in Agriculture, and postdoctoral research in Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Virology. As the leader of a professional services firm measuring the impact of innovation in agriculture, she has worked with more than 250+ clients including donors, governments, private, research and non-government agencies in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. With combined scientific and economic experience and extensive networks, she has provided unique perspectives and advantages to these clients. Her experience includes Agriculture Sector Transformation, Innovation Ecosystem Management, Commercialization of Innovations, ML&E, ESG, Capacity Building, International Development, and Policy Formulation and Evaluation. She has analyzed digital innovations in Africa and Asia (26 countries) and assessed policies and frameworks for digital innovation and data security. She has advised within the start-up ecosystem, served on investment committees and been an assessor of health, life science and AgriTech enterprises and their growth.

Dr Pinto is a strong advocate of good governance with successful board roles for over 25 years including Chair, Committee Chair, Board member and Secretary. Dr Pinto has a BSc in Plant Sciences and Agriculture from Reading University, MSc in Plant Biotechnology and PhD in Molecular Virology from Imperial College and General Management Executive Education from the Judge Business School at Cambridge University. She speaks widely on science and its relevance to health and agriculture.

Agenda

17:30 - 20:30

Closed-door event

Welcome Reception

The sixth Philanthropy Asia Summit opens the evening before with a private gathering for members, partners, and speakers. Housed within the iconic Temasek Shophouse, a century-old heritage building in the heart of Singapore, the reception brings the community together for an opening address by Desmond Kuek, CEO of Temasek Trust, followed by dinner, conversation, and entertainment.

09:00 - 17:30

09:00 - 15:50

Level 4, Roselle-Simpor Ballroom

Plenary

Asia's role in shaping practical responses to Climate, Health, and Inclusive Development challenges depends on how well it can galvanise coordination across sectors. Public, private, and philanthropic leaders each bring distinct strengths, and progress emerges when those strengths align around shared priorities.

The plenary convenes these leaders to move from sector-specific insights towards systemic implementation. Through keynotes, panels, and showcases, the plenary sessions will examine how capital and collaboration drive outcomes at scale, and how philanthropy can work alongside government and business to turn dialogue into delivery.

09:20 - 09:35

Level 4, Roselle-Simpor Ballroom

Opening Remarks

Edmund Koh Chairman, Philanthropy Asia Alliance

09:35 - 09:50

Level 4, Roselle-Simpor Ballroom

Keynote | The Health Agenda

The gains in global health over recent decades are more fragile than they appear. This keynote examines the converging pressures of climate change, eroding trust, and shrinking funding, and why the response demands closer alignment across sectors than ever before.

Dr Soumya Swaminathan Chairperson, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation

09:50 - 10:20

Level 4, Roselle-Simpor Ballroom

Panel | Farm to Fever: One Health, Right Now

Climate change is reshaping disease patterns across Asia in ways that demand coordinated intervention. Antimicrobial resistance, vector-borne diseases, pandemic risks, and heat stress are all intensifying, and the region's density and interconnectedness make it particularly exposed.

The One Health approach offers a holistic frame for a response, connecting human, animal, and environmental health as parts of a single system. Yet, such systemic pathways remain under-prioritised. The session examines how philanthropy-backed One Health solutions can protect communities as these pressures mount.

Dr Claus Runge Senior Vice President, Global Head of Public Affairs, Sustainability & Internal Engagement and Chief Health Equity Officer, Bayer
Hari Menon President, Global Growth and Opportunity, Gates Foundation
Dr Marina Romanello Executive Director, Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, University College London
Prof Ramanan Laxminarayan Founder and President, One Health Trust
Dr Lee Fook Kay (Moderator) Head, Pandemic Preparedness, Temasek Foundation

10:40 - 11:00

Level 4, Roselle-Simpor Ballroom

Coffee Break

11:00 - 11:15

Level 4, Roselle-Simpor Ballroom

Keynote | The Inclusive Development Agenda

Good health does not begin at birth. Drawing on the Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) study, this keynote makes the case for investing earlier, and further back in the family, to give every child the conditions they need to thrive.

Prof Yap Seng Chong Dean, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

11:15 - 11:45

Level 4, Roselle-Simpor Ballroom

Panel | Baby to 80: Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives

Wellbeing is a lifelong arc, shaped by support at critical moments along the way. Early childhood lays the foundation for future potential, while later years reveal whether communities can build on that foundation under societal stresses such as urban isolation and rising toll on mental health.

The session explores how public, private, and philanthropic partners can better support underserved communities across Asia, with a focus on the earliest and later stages of life.

Dr Brian Kennedy Director, Centre for Healthy Longevity, National University Health System
Nuriya Ansari CEO, Bharti Airtel Foundation
Dr Pia Rebello Britto Director of Education, UNICEF
Wilson White Vice President, Government Affairs & Public Policy, Google
Laura Herman (Moderator) Partner, Global Lead Responsible Business Practice, Dalberg Advisors

12:15 - 13:30

Level 4, Roselle-Simpor Ballroom

Lunch Break

13:30 - 14:00

Level 4, Roselle-Simpor Ballroom

The Public Agenda

Public leadership is most powerful when it shapes the conditions that allow others to act. By setting clear direction, aligning institutions, and sustaining policy confidence over time, governments enable markets and philanthropic capital to move at scale.

In this keynote, Premier Abang Johari draws on Sarawak's own experience in advancing economic development while reducing carbon intensity and how policy alignment, cross-border clean energy cooperation, and long-horizon capital can work together to accelerate green prosperity.

From renewable energy partnerships and hydrogen strategy to community energy access and carbon market development, the discussion on Sarawak's journey highlights why growth and sustainability are not competing priorities, but mutually reinforcing pathways for the region’s future.

The Right Honourable Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg Premier of Sarawak

14:00 - 14:15

Level 4, Roselle-Simpor Ballroom

Keynote | The Climate Agenda

Energy and food systems sit at the center of Asia's growth momentum. How the region produces power and cultivates food over the coming decades will shape its competitiveness, resilience, and environmental footprint, with consequences reaching far beyond its borders.

The session explores pathways for a more distributed and just energy transition alongside sustainable food production that reduces strain on natural resources. The focus is on how capital, partnerships, and coordination can translate these connected shifts into outcomes at scale.

Dr Arunabha Ghosh CEO, Council on Energy, Environment and Water

14:15 - 14:45

Level 4, Roselle-Simpor Ballroom

Panel | Soil to Sea: Feeding the Future

Anuj Maheshwari Head, Agri-Food, Temasek
Elizabeth Yee Executive Vice President, Programs, The Rockefeller Foundation
Woochong Um CEO, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet
Dr Yvonne Pinto Director General, International Rice Research Institute
Jennifer Morris (Moderator) CEO, The Nature Conservancy

15:05 - 15:50

Level 4, Roselle-Simpor Ballroom

The Philanthropic Agenda

Philanthropy is evolving as the challenges it addresses become more systemic and responses require working across sectors and geographies. Long-standing arrangements between public, private, and philanthropic spheres are giving way to new forms of collaboration.

Leaders from Asia, the Middle East, and the United States join for a candid dialogue on how the field is evolving. The discussion draws on personal journeys to explore what leadership looks like when collaboration defines how to drive lasting change.

His Excellency Ahmed Talib Al Shamsi CEO, Emirates Foundation
Jonathan Berman CEO, Shell Foundation
Dr Liming Xiao Vice President, Sustainable Social Value, Tencent
Shamina Singh Executive Vice President, Sustainability and President, Mastercard Centre for Inclusive Growth
Siti Kamariah Ahmad Subki Managing Director, Yayasan Hasanah
Shaun Seow (Moderator) CEO, Philanthropy Asia Alliance

16:00 - 17:30

Level 4, Roselle-Simpor Ballroom

Networking Reception

07:30 - 14:00

07:30 – 08:15

Level 3, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Wellness | Morning Flow

Start the day with a 45-minute movement session. Set against the Singapore skyline, the class blends grounding sequences with intuitive movement to ease jet lag, sharpen focus, and reset the body after long travel or a demanding first day of conversations. A refreshed start before PAS Day 2 gets underway. Held indoors, with equipment provided. Conference attire works perfectly, no change of clothes required.

07:30 - 09:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Breakfast Session: Philanthropy as Risk Capital: Insights from Asia

Anchored by Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS)

This breakfast session will launch a new report exploring how Asian philanthropists can deploy their resources as risk capital — funding that embraces uncertainty to unlock significant social impact. The session aims to raise awareness of risk capital as a viable path to impact, inform Asian philanthropists on how to deploy it effectively, and inspire funders with the opportunities that bold, catalytic giving can unlock.

The session will open with a presentation of key report findings, followed by a moderated panel discussion featuring funders and recipients from across Asia who have pioneered approaches to maximising philanthropy as risk capital.

Carol Liew Managing Director, ECCA Family Foundation
Kithmina Hewage Director of Policy Engagement, Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society
Max Nelen Founder and CEO, Agros
Ryan Tan Head, Catalytic Capital for Climate & Health (C3H)
Siddharth Sharma CEO, Tata Trusts
Trihadi Saptoadi Chairman of the Executive Board, Tahija Foundation
Dr Ruth A. Shapiro (Moderator) CEO, Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society

07:30 - 09:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Breakfast Session: Science, Partnerships and Philanthropy: Investing in Scientific Capacity for Asia’s Tropical Ecosystems

Anchored by Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Asia contains some of the planet’s most biodiverse and ecologically significant regions, from expansive tropical forests to nearly one third of the world’s coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrass ecosystems. Because of this extraordinary natural wealth, the region will play a crucial role in meeting global goals related to carbon neutrality, biodiversity conservation, and long-term climate resilience. Scaling effective nature-based solutions require rigorous scientific research, strong cross-sector partnerships, sustained investment, and trusted data systems that support informed decision-making and reduce risk for funders and policymakers.

The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) advances this mission through long-term research across tropical geographies, generating the data, insights, and collaborations needed to move solutions from science to implementation. Initiatives such as GEOTREES, which is creating the first equitably developed biomass reference system for forest carbon monitoring, and the Adrienne Arsht Community Based Resilience Solutions Initiative, which integrates social and ecological knowledge to strengthen marine conservation, demonstrate how scientific infrastructure can unlock scalable climate and biodiversity solutions.

This session will convene scientists, policymakers, and philanthropic leaders to explore how investments in long-term scientific research, data systems, and regional partnerships can unlock scalable nature-based solutions across Asia, while highlighting opportunities for collaboration and shared learning across sectors.

Dr Ana Spalding Director, Smithsonian Resilience Initiative, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Dr Estradivari Postdoctoral Researcher, Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT)
Dr Stuart Davies Director, ForestGEO, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

09:30 - 11:00

Closed-door event

Partner Event | Breakfast Session: Mobilising Philanthropy for Climate Action in Asia

Anchored by Society of Entrepreneurs and Ecology Foundation (SEE Foundation), TPC (Tsao Pao Chee) & NO.17 Foundation

Asia is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, fueling an escalating climate emergency of rising sea levels and intensifying extreme weather events. While philanthropic capital in the region is growing, the majority remains directed toward traditional sectors—leaving climate solutions critically underfunded.

This gathering brings together philanthropists, family offices, and corporate leaders from China and across Asia to bridge the gap between established giving priorities and the urgency of climate action. Through facilitated dialogue and knowledge exchange between global and Asian funders, the session aims to inspire scalable, regionally relevant strategies that harness the power of philanthropy to build a sustainable and equitable future for Asia.

Boon Heong Ng Executive Director and CEO, Temasek Foundation
Luis Alvarado Head of GAEA and Strategic Public-Private-Philanthropic Partnerships, World Economic Forum
Dr Zhiyao Lu (Moderator) Director of Climate Change and Business Sustainability, Society of Entrepreneurs and Ecology Foundation (SEE Foundation)

08:30 - 13:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Nuclear Power for Climate, Health and Inclusive Development

Anchored by The Rockefeller Foundation, Temasek Trust & Oppenheimer Project

This first-of-its-kind convening brings together global leaders on nuclear energy and prominent Southeast Asian voices to advance honest dialogues on trust, safety, and the path to nuclear energy deployment in the region. The discussion will surface the international safeguards, standards, and technical capacities already in place; explore how public trust and political legitimacy are built over time; and address candidly the path for deploying nuclear power in Southeast Asia and beyond.

Ashvin Dayal Senior Vice President, Power and Climate, The Rockefeller Foundation
Constanze Westervoss Director, Programme and Partnerships, International Atomic Energy Agency
Dr David Santoro President and CEO, Pacific Forum
Tea Törmänen Head of Global Development, WePlanet
Xin Wei Low CEO, Singapore Nuclear Research and Safety Institute (SNRSI)

10:00 - 11:00

Closed-door event

Partner Event | Sustainable Land Use Community Convening

Anchored by Golden Philanthropies

Climate change demands bold, systemic action. The Sustainable Land Use Community, a grouping within PAA, is making a open grant call to request for proposals that the community will fund that will advance Nature Based Solutions, or Sustainable Agriculture, both of which are at a nascent stage in South East Asia. No pathway to net zero can be attained without NBS. In addition, no pathway to sustainable agriculture is achievable without increasing yields, income for farmers and reduction in carbon emissions in agriculture. Come and listen to this call for action in this collective effort within PAA to deliver impact.

10:00 – 14:00

Level 4, Roselle-Simpor Ballroom

Innovation Spotlight

Held as part of the Innovation Showcase, the Innovation Spotlight is a curated session that convenes over 30 innovators, startups, and social enterprises advancing solutions across climate, health, and inclusive development.

Bringing together partners and organisations from across the global impact ecosystem, the Innovation Spotlight highlights cutting-edge approaches, technologies, and models that are translating innovation into real-world impact, featuring keynote sessions from Tencent, Google Deepmind, and BRIN (Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency).

View the detailed agenda in the programme booklet here.

Anna Koivuniemi Head, Google DeepMind Impact Accelerator
Prof Arif Satria Head, Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)
Dr Liming Xiao Vice President, Sustainable Social Value, Tencent

11:00 – 12:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | From Innovation to Institution: Scaling for Inclusive Futures

Anchored by Tanoto Foundation

Across Asia, governments and partners are grappling with how to address complex societal challenges, ranging from poverty and health inequities to climate resilience, at a scale that delivers lasting impact. While there are many promising pilots and innovations, too many struggle to translate into system-wide change.

This session is positioned as a thought leadership dialogue on systems change at scale, through an Inclusive Development lens. It explores what it takes to move beyond isolated projects towards approaches that are embedded within public systems, aligned with policy, institutionalised through delivery mechanisms, and sustained through partnerships.

Foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) will be used as a concrete example, illustrating how a pressing societal challenge can be tackled through systems-oriented strategies. The dialogue will reflect on how philanthropy, governments, and multilaterals have worked together to elevate FLN from a programme-level concern to a system-wide priority, and what broader lessons this offers for inclusive development more generally.

Benny Lee CEO, Tanoto Foundation
Satish Menon Lead, India and S/SEA, Global Education, Gates Foundation
Prof Toni Toharudin Head of Board for Standards, Curriculum, and Education Assessment, Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, Indonesia
Angela Wu (Moderator) Inclusive Development Lead, Philanthropy Asia Alliance

11:00 – 12:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | From Payment for Goods to Payment for Good: Digital Giving in Southeast Asia

Anchored by Tech for Good Institute & Ant International Foundation

Southeast Asia is characterised by exceptional generosity, anchored in long-standing cultural traditions such as gotong-royong (mutual assistance) and bayanihan (communal cooperation), as well as the region’s diverse religious traditions. Yet the region faces a striking paradox: the gross transaction value of digital payments is forecast to reach between USD 2.1 and 2.4 trillion by 2030, and 71% of the population frequently uses digital payments for goods, yet digital payments for ‘good’ still lag significantly.

This ‘digital giving paradox’ suggests that the issue is not technology itself, but persistent barriers, including trust deficits, regulatory constraints, capacity gaps in the nonprofit sector, and behavioural frictions. In this session, the Tech for Good Institute (TFGI), with funding from the Ant International Foundation (AIF) will launch its exploratory study titled "From Payment for Goods to Payment for Good: Digital Giving in Southeast Asia." The report maps the digital giving landscape across the region, identifies barriers and enablers, and offers actionable recommendations for nonprofits, donors, and regulators.

Carrie Suen Vice President, Global Affairs and Strategic Development, Ant International
Prof Daniel Goh Associate Provost (Undergraduate Education), National University of Singapore
Fairoz Ahmad Programme Fellow, Tech for Good Institute (TFGI)
Hui San Seah Digital Community Lead, Tech for Good Institute (TFGI)
Kithmina Hewage Director of Policy Engagement, Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society
Marie Soon Vice President, Sustainable Solutions and Financial Inclusion, Core Payments, Asia Pacific, Mastercard
Nicholas Ten Chief Commercial Officer, EPOS
Citra Nasruddin (Moderator) Programme Director, Tech for Good Institute (TFGI)

11:00 – 12:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | From Green to Thrive: Scaling Community-Based Clean Energy Solutions in Asia

Anchored by Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet

Asia accounts for nearly half of global emissions and is projected to drive most future energy demand, making its energy transition critical to global climate outcomes. For this transition to succeed, it must also deliver livelihoods, resilience, and inclusive growth, especially in rural, island, and peri-urban communities where unreliable energy access continues to limit opportunity.

Community-based clean energy solutions can provide affordable, reliable power where people live and work, enabling productive uses such as irrigation, cold storage, and small enterprises. Yet these projects often struggle to access conventional financing due to their small scale and dispersed nature.

Co-hosted by The Sunrise Project, AVPN, Tri-sector Associates, and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, this session will explore how innovative financing, catalytic capital, and cross-sector partnerships can unlock scale. The discussion will focus on accelerating clean energy solutions in Asia, while keeping communities and sustainable livelihoods at the center.

Aldy Permana Associate Campaign Director, Purpose
Ashvin Dayal Senior Vice President, Power and Climate, The Rockefeller Foundation
Danny Kennedy Senior Adviser, Sunrise Project
Kai Garcia Neefjes Indonesia Programme Lead, The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF)
Li Lang Heng Head, Climate and Liveability, Temasek Foundation
Rizky Fauzianto Indonesia Country Head, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet
Sophia Cheng Chair, Asia Investor Group on Climate Change
Woochong Um CEO, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet
Dex Chen (Moderator) Deputy CEO, Tri-Sector Associates

11:00 – 12:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Catalysts for Change: Cross-Sector Partnerships for Disability Inclusion in Southeast Asia

Anchored by The Nippon Foundation

This session explores how cross-sector partnerships can catalyse disability inclusion in Southeast Asia, particularly in education and employment. While disability inclusion has often been siloed, this session highlights how organisations outside the disability sector—such as foundations and innovation platforms—have engaged in this space through collaboration with The Nippon Foundation.

Speakers will share their journeys into disability inclusion, the challenges they aim to address, and the value of partnership and co-funding mechanisms. By showcasing real cases of collaboration, the session aims to inspire broader engagement and demonstrate practical pathways for organisations to participate in inclusive development.

Participants will gain insights into partnership models, funding approaches, and opportunities to collaborate, support, or scale impactful initiatives in the region.

Cazadira Fediva Tamzil Executive Director, Pijar Foundation
Ivan Octa Putra Head of Branding, Hear Me
Dr Jasmine Vergara Technical Officer, Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health Organisation - Regional Office for the Western Pacific
Makoto Wada (Moderator) Programme Director, The Nippon Foundation

12:00 - 13:30

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Lunch Session: The Cost of Inaction: Unlocking Bankable Supplier Decarbonisation in Asia

Anchored by Apparel Impact Institute & HSBC

Apparel supply chains face growing financial exposure from climate-related cost pressures, particularly across energy systems, carbon regulation, and raw material volatility. Yet while the business case for supplier decarbonisation is becoming clearer, many projects still struggle to secure financing at the pace and scale required.

This session, co-hosted by Apparel Impact Institute and HSBC, will build on the findings of Aii’s recent Cost of Inaction (COI) report to explore how supplier decarbonisation can become more bankable across Asia’s manufacturing hubs. The discussion will focus on practical financing pathways to accelerate renewable energy, electrification, and other proven solutions at supplier level, with particular attention to blended capital approaches that combine philanthropic, concessional, and commercial finance.

Bringing together leaders from finance, philanthropy, and industry, the session will examine what is needed to move from climate ambition to investable implementation.

Chaoni Huang Managing Director, HSBC
Kim Hellström Senior Sustainability Manager, H&M Group
Kristina Elinder Liljas Senior Director for Climate Finance and Engagement, Apparel Impact Institute
Lewis Perkins President and CEO, Apparel Impact Institute

12:15 - 13:15

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

The Science Agenda

Scientific breakthroughs reach communities when the partnerships, funding, and pathways to scale are in place. Without these, even the most promising innovations risk delivering proof of concept rather than proof of impact.

Scientists, innovators, and thought leaders take the stage to share how their work is making a difference today. From coral restoration and carbon sequestration to AI-enabled healthcare, the conversation explores what it takes to move science into practice across Asia.

Prof Azra Ghani Academic Director, Imperial Global Singapore
Prof David M. Baker Director, Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong
Dr Ya-Qin Zhang Dean and Chair Professor, Tsinghua University
Dr Zishuai Bill Zhang Assistant Professor, College of Environmental Science & Engineering, Peking University

13:00 - 14:00

Closed-door event

The Business Agenda

ESG has entered a new phase. Early ambitions around climate action and social equity set important direction, and the focus now is on translating those commitments into measurable outcomes that hold up to scrutiny.

This intimate session brings together business leaders to examine what a more focused and credible approach for ESG looks like. The discussion will unpack why ESG 1.0 fell short and explore how a more focused, credible, and outcomes driven approach can re-energise ESG as a source of innovation, resilience, and long-term value creation.

This session is held under the Chatham House Rule.

Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara CEO, Temasek Holdings
Dominic Barton Chair, Rio Tinto
Noni Purnomo President Commissioner, Bluebird Group Holding
Rajeev Peshawaria (Moderator) CEO, Stewardship Asia Centre

14:00 - 17:30

14:00 – 15:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Energy, Lives, and a World in Flux: What This Moment Means for Asia

Anchored by Tara Climate Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, and the Just Energy Transition Community

Across Asia, the growing urgency around energy is laying bare just how foundational energy has always been — to every outcome that matters. As pressure builds across Asia's energy systems, the reach into everyday life grows: the farmer who can't store or process her harvest, the fisher whose catch spoils before it reaches market, the student who can't study after dark.

This session brings that picture into the open. Through honest conversation between practitioners at the frontlines and funders who are supporting this effort, we trace how energy is shaping everyday life across the region — from agriculture in the Philippines to coastal fisheries in Indonesia, from small enterprises to community institutions. Together, funders and practitioners will take stock of just how deeply clean energy threads through many of the issues we’re trying to solve – and why meeting the everyday need for reliable electricity can unlock economic productivity, scale clean solutions, widen access, and expand livelihoods and opportunities.

Gwendolyn Lim Partner and Head of Southeast Asia, The Bridgespan Group
Jamie Choi CEO, Tara Climate Foundation
Noah Horowitz Senior Director, Clean Cooling Collaborative
Rui Luo Bloomberg Philanthropies
Shaun Seow CEO, Philanthropy Asia Alliance
Sonia Tsao Advisor, Tsao Family Foundation & Partner, Canopy Generations Fund
Stanley Ng Global Partnerships, Director New Energy Nexus
Sumi Dhanarajan Managing Director, Southeast Asia, Forum for the Future
Woochong Um CEO, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet
Laura Lee (Moderator) CEO, Asia Climate Philanthropy Advisory

14:00 – 15:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Women’s Health Innovation: Unlocking Global Prosperity

Anchored by Global Center for Asian Women's Health, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Women’s health is one of the most underinvested yet high-impact frontiers in global health and economic development. Despite women representing half of the global population and driving the majority of healthcare decisions, significant gaps persist across research, funding, and innovation, limiting both health outcomes and economic potential.

In Asia, these challenges are particularly acute. The region is experiencing a rising burden of conditions such as infertility, gestational diabetes, cancer, and age-related diseases, yet investment and innovation have not kept pace. Even in advanced health systems, disparities remain: for example, women live longer than men but spend a greater proportion of their lives in poor health. At the same time, critical gaps in sex-disaggregated data and lifecycle-based research continue to constrain the development of effective, targeted solutions.

This disconnect presents a substantial opportunity. The global Femtech market is projected to reach approximately USD 100 billion by 2030, with Southeast Asia emerging as a high-growth region. More broadly, closing the women’s health gap could unlock an estimated USD 1 trillion in global GDP annually.

This session will examine the structural barriers underpinning these gaps, from research and data limitations to underinvestment and fragmented innovation ecosystems, while highlighting the growing market opportunity in women’s health. It will also explore how coordinated global efforts, including collaboration with the World Economic Forum on the Women’s Health Impact Tracking Platform, can better connect research, capital, and implementation to accelerate scalable solutions. Positioned at the intersection of science, investment, and systems change, the discussion will consider how Singapore and Asia can play a catalytic role in shaping the future of women’s health globally.

Dr Aleksandar Sasha Bodiroza Regional Director a.i., UNFPA
Prof Cuilin Zhang Chair Professor and Director, Global Centre for Asian Women’s Health, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
Dr Sanjana Bhardwaj Deputy Director, Gates Foundation
Valerie Sinden Head of Government Affairs, Asia Pacific and Japan, Siemens Healthineers
Prof Yap Seng Chong Dean, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Zhilei Tong Founder, International Organisation for Health, Happiness and Longevity
Dhwani Nagpal (Moderator) Lead, Global Alliance for Women's Health, World Economic Forum

14:00 – 15:00

Closed-door event

Partner Event | Nourishing Prosperity: Scaling Nutrition Finance for Sustainable Development

Anchored by Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)

This session will explore the strategic mobilisation of capital to address the global nutrition crisis, with a focus on maternal and child health across Asia. We will showcase and discuss various innovative financial instruments—from blended finance to the Child Nutrition Fund’s match-funding model— and how they can de-risk investments and attract private sector funding.

We will also showcase investment opportunities, be it through food fortification and RUTF manufacturing or local capacity building of community health workers serving mothers and children. This session will invite attendees to be part of a powerful coalition of funders dedicated to reshaping the future of nutrition in Asia.

Austere Panadero President, Zuellig Family Foundation
Dhun Davar Deputy CEO, AVPN
Michael Susanto Head of Early Childhood Education and Development, Tanoto Foundation
Dr Roland Kupka Senior Adviser, Financing for Child Nutrition and Development, UNICEF

14:00 – 15:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Startup to Scale Up: Accelerating the Deployment of Climate Solutions in Asia

Anchored by HSBC

This focused session explores how catalytic capital, creative financing, partnerships, and region-specific resources can unlock high-impact climate solutions across Southeast Asia’s hardest-to-abate sectors. Through short, practical presentations and a solutions-oriented panel, audience members will gain actionable insight into attracting early-stage climate companies, capital-stack design, nature-based opportunities, and structures that de-risk and scale climate projects in the region. The program highlights real-world examples and pathways to mobilize additional private and corporate capital alongside government momentum.

George Northcott Co-Founder & President, Founders Factory
Natalie Blyth Global Head of Sustainable Finance and Transition, HSBC
Roy Torbert Head of Programmes, Third Derivative
Sara Simonds Executive Director, Venture Climate Alliance

14:00 – 15:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | From Insight to Action: Rethinking Funding Practices in Asia

Anchored by Asia Community Foundation

Philanthropy in Asia is growing—in capital, visibility, and ambition. Yet many social impact organisations across the region continue to operate amid funding volatility, fragmented support, and significant compliance demands. At the same time, funders are seeking ways to move beyond short-term initiatives toward more durable, system-level impact.

This funders' session draws on insights from a recent regional survey of social impact organisations across Southeast Asia, capturing candid perspectives on funding practices, partnership dynamics, and the conditions required for organisations to thrive. These insights findings provide a grounded starting point for a forward-looking conversation.

Designed as a rapid-fire, interactive discussion, the session will move through a series of key insights and invite immediate reactions from funders in the room. Where are the biggest disconnects? What shifts in practice are needed? Where is shared infrastructure still missing? And how can collaboration move from aspiration to execution?

Carol Liew Managing Director, ECCA Family Foundation
Laurence Lien Chairman, Asia Philanthropy Circle
Vimmi Malhotra Global Director - Organisation and Ecosystem Development, Children's Investment Fund Foundation
Yan Ru Tan Executive Director, Quantedge Advancement Initiative

14:30 – 15:45

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Navigating a Rapidly Ageing Asia: How AI and Ecosystem Collaborations are Shaping What’s Next

Anchored by DBS Foundation

Asia is ageing at an unprecedented pace, with societies facing growing pressures on healthcare, social support and economic systems – challenges made more urgent in an increasingly volatile and uncertain world. Longer lives bring opportunities, but also new risks such as gaps in care, rising costs and social isolation, particularly for vulnerable communities which will likely be hardest hit.

This panel explores how artificial intelligence (AI) and ecosystem collaborations are helping to navigate these complexities and shape what’s next for ageing societies. Panellists will share insights on how AI is enabling earlier interventions, such as by enhancing preventive healthcare, supporting independent living and strengthening resilience. At the same time, strategic cross-sector partnerships – connecting social enterprises, corporates, public agencies, private wealth, philanthropists and more – demonstrate how change can’t be made in siloes; how collaboration is key to driving sustainable, scalable solutions.

The discussion will also look beyond today’s practices to the future: how can AI remain human-centered, trusted and equitable? How can partnerships unlock systemic change?

Join us to discover how innovation and collaboration are reimagining ageing societies in Asia and building a more resilient, inclusive future for all.

Dr Carol Ma Head of Gerontology Programmes, Singapore University of Social Sciences
Kenneth Wong CEO, Evercare Health Limited
Sze Yunn Pang CEO, Neurowyzr
Karen Ngui (Moderator) Head, DBS Foundation

16:00 – 17:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Transforming Asia’s Rice Systems: Aligning Capital for Action

Anchored by Temasek Foundation

Rice cultivation is one of Asia’s largest sources of methane emissions, but it is also one of the clearest opportunities for immediate, large-scale climate action. Proven low-emission rice pilots exist, yet adoption remains fragmented and far below the level needed for system-wide transformation.

This panel convenes key players across the rice value chain to confront a core question: If solutions already exist, how can diverse sources of capital be aligned to enable scale?

Anchored in live case studies, the discussion will focus on what it takes to move beyond pilots to sustained capital deployment across millions of hectares. This includes how risk must be shared, blended finance can be structured, and capital should be coordinated. It will also examine what is required to create credible demand signals and the role carbon markets can realistically play. Participants will leave with a pragmatic blueprint for advancing scalable rice resilience across Asia.

Cornelius Streit Vice President, Ecosystem Services APAC, Bayer Crop Science
Marc Sadler Regional Manager, World Bank
Dr Naweed Isaak Naqvi Distinguished TLL Investigator, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory
Nidhi Srinivas Senior Officer, Agriculture and Livestock Delivery Enablement, Gates Foundation
Shruthi Kumar (Moderator) Director, Climate and Liveability, Temasek Foundation

16:00 – 17:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Beyond Capital: Reimagining the Role of CSR in Shaping Impact Outcomes

Anchored by Sattva Consulting

Over the past decade, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India – where CSR is mandated – has rapidly transformed from a compliance mandate into a powerful engine for nation-building and creating shared value. "Beyond Capital: Reimagining the Role of CSR in Shaping Impact Outcomes" explores this remarkable paradigm shift. Today, corporates are moving beyond one-time grants to deploying patient, catalytic capital. They are bringing "more than funds" to the table by leveraging core business expertise, technology, employee talent and business networks as social infrastructure to address complex societal challenges. Utilising a highly engaging, case-study-based approach, this session will highlight how leading companies are acting as custodians of the development agenda. Attendees will discover how mature CSR is driving the professionalisation of the development sector, strengthening public systems, and accelerating lab-to-market transitions for inclusive solutions.

Join us to explore how corporate capital is enabling systemic change and leapfrogging India’s development trajectory and learnings to translate this approach to the broader region.

Ankit Todi Chief Sustainability Officer, Mahindra Group
Girish Ramachandran President, Growth Markets, Tata Consultancy Services
Jasmine Chew Asia Head, Macquarie Group Foundation
Nuriya Ansari CEO, Bharti Airtel Foundation
Wen Yi Tan Director, APAC, Johnson & Johnson
Srikrishna Murthy (Moderator) CEO, Sattva Consulting

16:00 – 17:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | From Commitment to Impact: Catalysing Community Resilience Through Investing in Children and Youth

Anchored by CapitaLand Hope Foundation

As Asia navigates growing uncertainty, strengthening community resilience is an urgent priority—particularly through investments in children and youth, who are both most vulnerable and key to long-term change. Philanthropy is shifting toward more strategic, collaborative approaches, creating new opportunities for grantees while raising expectations for impact and scale.

This session brings together practitioners from across the region to explore the next frontier of philanthropic impact. Drawing on real-world experience, the discussion will unpack common challenges, examine where well-intentioned efforts fall short, and highlight what enables organisations to deliver meaningful, lasting outcomes in their communities.

Panellists will also explore how cross-sector learning and collaboration can strengthen capacity and accelerate impact. By unpacking what works in practice, the session aims to surface how philanthropy can evolve toward coordinated, outcome-driven approaches that build resilient communities across Asia.

Dr Andrew Lim CEO, Presbyterian Community Social Services
Lam Huynh Thi My Communications and Fundraising Coordinator, Ho Chi Minh City Child Welfare Association
Tony Tan Executive Director, CapitaLand Hope Foundation
Vaibhav Kumar CEO, SwaTaleem Foundation
Xu Shan Vice Dean, Beijing Normal University China Philanthropy Research Institute
Patsian Low (Moderator) Deputy CEO, AVPN

16:00 – 17:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | From Models to Markets to Systems: Indonesia as an Exemplar for MedTech and AI integrated Smart Health Systems

Anchored by PATH

This session will explore how countries can build smarter, more resilient, and equitable health systems by embedding medical technologies and artificial intelligence as foundational components of health systems, rather than as fragmented or pilot-driven interventions. It will examine how these technologies can be aligned with national strategies, policy frameworks, and development priorities to strengthen primary healthcare, improve continuity of care, enhance data-driven decision-making, and reduce inequities. Drawing on Indonesia’s ongoing health system transformation, the session will examine how countries can move toward more integrated, nationally coordinated systems by strengthening primary healthcare, advancing digital health platforms, and improving continuity of care across fragmented delivery landscapes. In Indonesia’s case, this includes efforts to connect data systems, expand access across its geographically dispersed population, and build a more responsive and data-driven health system. A key part of this transition is the Indonesia Health Investment Network, which is being developed as a platform to align government priorities with external financing and philanthropic capital, enabling more coordinated, long-term investments in scalable, system-level innovation.

The session will also examine the enabling conditions required for scale, including data governance, regulatory readiness, institutional trust, and investments in digital and artificial intelligence capacity. A key focus will be the role of aligned financing (from philanthropy, development finance, and private capital) in supporting this transition. The Indonesia Health Investment Network will be presented as a model to coordinate investment and anchor it to national priorities.

Cazadira Fediva Tamzil Executive Director, Pijar Foundation
Dr Jae Kyoun Kim Health Specialist, Asian Development Bank
Neeraj Jain Director, Growth Operations, Asia, Middle East and Europe, PATH
Soleh Udin Al Ayubi (Moderator) Country Lead, PATH

16:00 – 17:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Building a Multi-stakeholder Model for Climate, Nature, and Indigenous Land Tenure Rights: Exploring the Inter-governmental Pledge at COP 30

Anchored by Tenure Facility

This session presents Tenure Facility's partnerships-for-tenure approach and explores how Indonesia is advancing a scalable model for climate action by aligning Indigenous tenure, public policy, and catalytic capital. Through the recognition of customary forests (Hutan Adat), a coalition of government, Indigenous organisations, philanthropy, and private sector actors is demonstrating how rights-based approaches can deliver measurable climate and biodiversity outcomes.

Rather than focusing on individual projects, the discussion will examine how to build systems that enable finance to flow at scale—linking policy reform, institutional capacity, and long-term investment. Speakers will share lessons on structuring partnerships, mobilising capital, and translating local leadership into nationally significant impact.

The session offers a practical blueprint for funders seeking high-leverage climate solutions in Asia and other regions.

Abdon Nababan Advisor, Tenure Facility
Catherine Chien Expert Advisor, The Earthshot Prize
Catur Endah PS.Si, MT Prasetiani Director Jendral, Social Forestry Directorate, Ministry of Forestry Indonesia
Jenifer Lasimbang Executive Director, IPAS Fund
Kasmita Widodo Head, Ancestral Domain Registration Agency – BRWA
Muljadi Tantra Director, PT. Bintuni Utama Murni Wood Industries
Nonette Royo Executive Director, Tenure Facility

16:15 – 17:15

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Climate & Health Funders Coalition: Driving Partnered Global-Local Action in Asia on Climate and Health

Anchored by Wellcome

Asia sits at the epicenter of some of the most urgent and interconnected health challenges of our time: extreme heat, air pollution, and infectious disease. Amplified by climate change, these systemic challenges damage health and livelihoods, strain health systems, undermine economic productivity, and deepen inequities, disproportionately impacting Asia’s most vulnerable communities.

Addressing these challenges requires sustained collaboration between global and local actors. This session spotlights opportunities for partnership across global, regional, and local funders to advance climate and health solutions in Asia. It will explore what effective partnership looks like in practice, and how platforms for collaboration can accelerate impact in the region.

Dr Alexander Pym Director, Infectious Disease, Wellcome Trust
Dr Claus Runge Senior Vice President, Global Head of Public Affairs, Sustainability & Internal Engagement and Chief Health Equity Officer, Bayer
Deepali Khanna Senior Vice President, The Rockefeller Foundation
Lindsey Williams Director, Philanthropic Partnerships, Gates Foundation
Naina Subberwal Batra CEO, AVPN
Sonia Tsao Advisor, Tsao Family Foundation & Partner, Canopy Generations Fund
Sonali Patel (Moderator) Partner, The Bridgespan Group

16:00 – 17:15

Closed-door event

Partner Event | Readying the Scientific Community for Frontier AI

Anchored by Google DeepMind Impact Accelerator

As AI evolves from narrow tools to agentic, workflow-altering capabilities, the traditional infrastructure of science—from funding models and peer review to laboratory execution—faces unprecedented transformation. Scientific leaders, policymakers, and philanthropists all play a crucial role in moving beyond experimentation to the practical, equitable implementation of frontier AI.

This ecosystem-centric approach aims to co-create a future where AI augments human expertise, optimising resources to address critical scientific bottlenecks and shape the strategies, policies, and frameworks that will define the responsible adoption of AI for the benefit of the global scientific community.

Anna Koivuniemi (Moderator) Head, Google DeepMind Impact Accelerator

16:00 – 17:30

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Asia’s Catalytic Capital Moment: From Blueprint to Action

Anchored by AVPN

Capital for climate adaptation and resilience in Asia is not short on interest; it is short on execution. Despite growing attention to catalytic capital, few adaptation and resilience transactions in the region reach financial close. A missing middle persists: opportunities like sub-national climate-resilient water infrastructure, nature-based solutions platforms, or climate-smart agricultural value chains that are too large for grant funding, but not yet structured or de-risked enough for commercial capital. In practice, there are limited mechanisms to translate these opportunities into viable capital stacks and align the right partners around them.

ASPIRE (Asian Partnership for Inclusive and Resilient Economies), a multi-stakeholder initiative hosted by AVPN and supported by The Rockefeller Foundation to catalyse scalable, people-centred finance for climate action and the SDGs in Asia, aims to close this gap. Participants will work directly on two live adaptation and resilience transaction cases, examining investment bottlenecks, testing capital stack structures, and identifying where catalytic instruments can unlock progress. Facilitated breakout groups, supported by experienced structuring partners, will tackle practical questions: what risks need to be addressed, what catalytic instruments are required, and what conditions would enable different actors to participate.

Kevin Tan Founder and CEO, Tri-Sector Associates
Ning Wu Director of Impact Investing and Blended Finance, AVPN
Varad Pande Partner and Director, Boston Consulting Group

07:15 - 13:00

07:15 - 08:30

Closed-door event

Partner Event | Breakfast Session: #BackBlue Ocean Investment

Anchored by Builders Vision Philanthropy & Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance

Convened by ORRAA, Philanthropy Asia Alliance, and Builders Vision Philanthropy, this invitation-only breakfast will bring together senior representatives from financial institutions, family offices, public banks, and philanthropies for a high-level discussion of investment strategies into the regenerative and sustainable ocean economy. This builds on the outcomes from COP30 and the third United Nations Ocean Conference held in Nice, France, and the Blue Economy and Finance Forum in Monaco last year.

It will be an engaged, Chatham House Rule discussion on how different finance actors can work together, understand one another’s constraints and questions, and what each might do next to help accelerate action.

The #BackBlue Ocean Finance Commitment, a joint initiative of ORRAA and the World Economic Forum’s Ocean Action Agenda, ensures that a regenerating and sustainable ocean has a seat at the table in finance and insurance decisions. The cumulative value of assets under management by current endorsers of #BackBlue amounts to USD$3.45 trillion.

Aminath Shauna Board Member, Ocean Risk Resilience Alliance
Eugenia Koh Global Head, Sustainable Finance, Wealth and Retail, Standard Chartered
Niap Juan Loh Group Chief Corporate Officer, Tsao Pao Chee
Karen Sack (Moderator) Executive Director, Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance

07:30 - 09:00

Closed-door event

Partner Event | Leaders’ Breakfast: Re-strategising Inclusive Development in Asia

Anchored by Asia Philanthropy Circle, AVPN & Temasek Trust

This closed-door seminar explores how Asia’s inclusive development trajectory is entering a new phase. The region faces a “polycrisis” shaped by geopolitical fragmentation, climate and ecological stress, demographic shifts such as ageing and migration, and declining trust in institutions alongside rising social tensions. At the same time, rapid technological transformation—from AI to evolving data and market systems—is reshaping labour markets, public services, and social norms, acting as both disruptor and enabler.

Against this backdrop, Asia’s diverse societies retain distinctive strengths, including intergenerational orientation and traditions that emphasise collective wellbeing. The session will examine why linear, siloed, project-based approaches are no longer sufficient, and instead consider a new development logic grounded in systems thinking and portfolio approaches to navigate uncertainty and enable more inclusive, adaptive transitions across societies.

Austere Panadero President, Zuellig Family Foundation
Carolina Suárez CEO, Latimpacto
Ichiro Kabasawa Executive Director, The Nippon Foundation
Siti Kamariah Ahmad Subki Managing Director, Yayasan Hasanah

09:00 - 10:00

Closed-door event

Partner Event | The Next Horizon: From Ocean Initiatives to Ocean Systems

Anchored by TPC (Tsao Pao Chee) & Dalio Philanthropies

As the global ocean agenda evolves, there is growing recognition that the challenges facing our oceans—ranging from biodiversity loss and climate impacts to livelihood vulnerabilities—are deeply interconnected and systemic in nature. Addressing these challenges will require not only strong individual initiatives, but more coordinated approaches that bring together science, capital, policy, and communities.

Over the past few years, a strong foundation has been built through collaborative efforts across philanthropy, research institutions, and ecosystem partners, including the development of co-funded initiatives and regional programmes across Southeast Asia. At the same time, this moment presents an opportunity to reflect more broadly:

What does it take to move from a collection of ocean initiatives to a more integrated approach to ocean systems?

This closed-door roundtable is designed to bring together a curated group of partners, funders, and ecosystem leaders to explore this next horizon—while also marking key milestones, including the introduction of new members and the next slate of co-developed initiatives.

10:00 - 11:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

The Global Agenda

Anchored by Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS)

Times of polycrises require responses that cross borders and sectors. Philanthropic networks play a distinctive role in enabling these interventions, connecting local insight with global coordination and unlocking resources that flow where they are needed most.

This session brings together leaders of global philanthropic networks to examine how ecosystem-based approaches can strengthen collaboration across regions. Drawing on WINGS’ cross-regional insights from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, the discussion explores how partnerships can unlock investment, foster innovation and amplify impact at scale.

Benjamin Bellegy Executive Director, Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS)
Carolina Suárez CEO, Latimpacto
Hong Rui Deputy Secretary General, Sustainable Social Value Collaborative
Marly Batenburg Principal, Partnerships, Minderoo Foundation
Mosun Layode Executive Director, African Philanthropy Forum
Naina Subberwal Batra CEO, AVPN
Shalini Jalan Head, Collaboration and Partnership, Temasek Trust
Srikrishna Murthy CEO, Sattva Consulting
Rui Wang (Moderator) China Representative and Programme Advisor, Asia, GlobalGiving

10:30 – 12:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | AI for All of Asia: Raising the Ceiling, Strengthening the Floor

Anchored by Boston Consulting Group

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping economies across Asia, creating significant opportunities to expand access, improve productivity, and enhance quality of life. Yet without deliberate action, its benefits risk bypassing the most vulnerable, while automation and capability gaps may deepen existing inequalities.

This session explores how AI can both raise the ceiling—unlocking new opportunities through inclusive innovation, such as adapting AI for low-connectivity environments and local languages—and strengthen the floor by building resilience, including supporting workforce transitions and ensuring access for underserved communities in emerging Asia. It will focus on where philanthropic and catalytic capital can unlock impact, particularly in areas where markets are unlikely to invest, and where targeted support is needed to ensure that workers and communities are not left behind.

Bringing together funders, policymakers, and ecosystem leaders, the discussion will identify a small number of practical, fundable opportunities and lay the foundation for collaborative action beyond the session.

Hari Menon President, Global Growth and Opportunity, Gates Foundation
Robert Opp Chief Digital Officer and Director of the Digital, AI and Innovation Hub, UNDP
Varad Pande (Moderator) Partner and Director, Boston Consulting Group

11:00 – 12:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Aligning Philanthropy and Investment to Advance the Regenerative and Sustainable Blue Economy

Anchored by Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance

A healthy ocean underpins climate resilience, biodiversity, food security, and the well-being of coastal communities worldwide. With the launch of the “Implementation Decade” at COP30, the global community is being called to shift from commitments to scaled implementation. It is no longer a question of “what works” but of how quickly we can deliver, invest, and scale proven solutions and locally led products.

This session explores investable opportunities that expand regenerative and sustainable blue economy solutions which help secure the resilience of coastal ecosystems, regenerate nature and improve community health, and inclusive development.

An expert panel will showcase a range of locally-led solutions including a regenerative seaweed enterprise that is restoring coastal ecosystems in the Philippines, a blue finance facility investing in reef-positive businesses in the Indo-Pacific, parametric and microinsurance insurance products strengthening the adaptive capacity of small-scale fishing communities in the Philippines and Indonesia, and solar-powered solutions for cold chains to reduce post-harvest losses, strengthen value chains, and enhance resilience for coastal communities in Indonesia.

The session will highlight the suite of transformative investment opportunities open to private, public, philanthropic, and blended finance that together can deliver on the implementation decade: protecting coastal ecosystems, enhancing livelihood resilience, and contributing to healthier, more sustainable coastal food systems.

Aminath Shauna Board Member, Ocean Risk Resilience Alliance
Dr Nicholas Hill Co-founder and CEO, Coast 4C
Woochong Um CEO, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet

11:00 – 12:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | From Heirs to System Architects: Building Asia’s Legacy Flywheels for Global Good

Anchored by Asia Centre for Changemakers

In Asia, innovation is often discussed in terms of technology and capital. But the real innovation challenge is intergenerational.

Asia is entering the largest wealth transfer in its history. The question is not whether wealth will move across generations, but how. Will NextGen simply inherit assets or design the systems that convert Asian wealth into enduring global good?

This session challenges conventional narratives around NextGen leadership. It highlights rising leaders not just as disruptors or stewards of capital, but as architects of continuity – builders of what our research calls a Legacy Flywheel, where shared purpose drives stewardship, stewardship builds resilience, resilience enables legacy transmission, and impact renews purpose.

Drawing on insights from the Asia Centre for Changemakers (ACC) report, Asia’s Succession Moment, and grounded in lived leadership experience, the session explores how Asian families can transform succession risk into institutional advantage – and how philanthropy can serve as a powerful rehearsal ground for governance, leadership, and global impact.

The future of Asian innovation is not only what we build; it is also what we sustain. Families that design their flywheels intentionally will not merely preserve wealth; they will shape Asia’s contribution to the world.

Carissa He Head of Impact, ACTMAX
Carmen Jimenez-Ong Founder and CEO, Menarco Development
Mee Har Foo CEO, Wealth Management Institute
Ng Yi-Xian Group CEO, Etonhouse International Education Group
Dawn Tan (Moderator) Director, Asia Centre for Changemakers (ACC)

11:00 – 12:00

Closed-door event

Partner Event | Unlocking Capital for Women’s Health: Innovative Financing Pathways for Cancer Prevention in Asia

Anchored by AVPN

This session convenes leading funders and ecosystem stakeholders to explore how innovative financing can unlock scalable solutions for women’s health in Asia, with a focus on cancer prevention and early detection. Despite progress, critical gaps persist across the care continuum, with prevention and early intervention remaining underfunded and unevenly prioritised.

Using cervical cancer as a case study, speakers will highlight priority investment opportunities and practical pathways to mobilise capital, strengthen health systems, and improve women’s health and economic outcomes across the region.

Participants will gain actionable insights and connect with peers to accelerate sustainable, system-level change in women’s health and cancer prevention.

Hui Sin Teo Director, Global Public Policy, Asia Pacific, MSD
Genesis May Jopson Samonte Senior Health Specialist, Global Financing Facility (GFF), World Bank
Dhun Davar (Moderator) Deputy CEO, AVPN

11:00 – 12:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Global Consortium Against Mozzies

Anchored by Temasek Foundation

Mosquito-borne diseases remain one of the most persistent global health threats, affecting not only health but also economic productivity, social resilience, and public trust. Climate change, urbanisation, and population mobility are accelerating transmission risks, increasing the need for stronger regional coordination and preparedness.

Governments anchor national response and delivery, while philanthropy can catalyse innovation, bridge sectoral gaps, and support efforts beyond traditional mandates. Yet investments today remain fragmented and largely reactive, limiting long-term impact.

Convened at the Philanthropy Asia Summit 2026, this panel will discuss the Global Consortium Against Mozzies (GCAM) as a platform for collective action. GCAM seeks to strengthen coordination across surveillance and vector control, aligning strategies so efforts reinforce one another rather than operate in silos.

The session will explore how funders and governments can move toward a more coherent, sustained response — building long-term resilience against mosquito-borne diseases across sectors and borders.

Dr Alexander Pym Director, Infectious Disease, Wellcome Trust
Dr Gabriel Leung Executive Director, Charities and Community, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
Lalitha Kurupatham Director, Food and Vector Borne Division, Communicable Disease Agency, Ministry of Health Singapore
Dr Prima Yosephine, MKM Director for Communicable Disease, Indonesia Ministry of Health
Dr Rabindra Abeyasinghe WHO Representative to Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and Singapore, World Health Organisation (WHO)
Dr Samia Saad Senior Adviser to CEO and Climate & Health Strategic Lead, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)
Dr Lee Fook Kay (Moderator) Head, Pandemic Preparedness, Temasek Foundation

11:00 – 12:00

Closed-door event

Partner Event | Philanthropy’s Leverage Moment in Asia’s Energy Transition

Anchored by FAST-P

This roundtable brings together senior philanthropic leaders to examine how their capital can unlock outsized impact in Asia’s energy transition. The discussion will focus on how catalytic capital can be strategically deployed through blended finance structures to mobilise larger pools of investment in support of the region’s energy transition.

As blended finance becomes an increasingly important mechanism for scaling transition solutions, participants will examine the enabling conditions for effective partnerships among philanthropies, and the public and private sectors. Through the lens of managed coal phase-out, the roundtable will highlight practical lessons from past efforts and identify pathways for catalytic capital to de-risk investments, accelerate deal flow, and crowd in institutional capital.

Dr Ma Jun President, Institute of Finance and Sustainability
Tracy Wong Harris Executive Vice President, Hong Kong Green Finance Association
Woochong Um CEO, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet
Dr Joseph Curtin (Moderator) Vice President, Energy Transitions, The Rockefeller Foundation
Munib Madni (Moderator) CEO, FAST-P Office

11:30 - 13:00

Level 4, Roselle-Simpor Ballroom

The Impact Agenda | Regional Spotlight: China

This session looks beyond the conversations of the past three days toward what the field can build together, drawing on lessons and insights from across the world. Leading Asian voices will come together to uncover how Chinese philanthropic actors conceptualise impact and broaden understanding of how diverse pathways can contribute effectively to inclusive and sustainable development across contexts. Speakers will examine how national development goals and long-term socioeconomic priorities shape, or are shaped by, philanthropic practice in reality. The audience is also invited to reflect on what China's experience means for global development thinking and which areas offer greatest potential for cross-border collaboration.

Following a panel discussion, a keynote on Chinese innovation and its contribution to global development is followed by a performance celebrating the cultural diversity that defines Asia and this community.

Dr Yang Bin Vice Chancellor of Tsinghua University Council, Professor of School of Economics and Management, and Dean of the Institute for Sustainable Social Value, Tsinghua University
Haifeng Li Chair, Fosun Foundation
Dr Liming Xiao Vice President, Sustainable Social Value, Tencent
Linshan Mu Chairperson, Beijing Lalamove Public Welfare Foundation
Dr Weihua Ma Chair, China Global Philanthropy Institute
Wang Xuan General Manager, Sustainable Development Division, Lenovo China
Angela Wu (Moderator) Inclusive Development Lead, Philanthropy Asia Alliance

13:00 - 17:00

13:30 – 15:00

Closed-door event

Partner Event | Integrated Surveillance: From Fragmented Data Sources to Informed Decision-Making

Anchored by Gates Foundation & Temasek Foundation

Infectious disease threats are increasingly complex and interconnected, requiring surveillance that can detect risks early, generate actionable insights, and support timely decision-making. Integrated surveillance brings together diverse data streams and capabilities across domains, sectors and geographies — such as pathogen genomics, antimicrobial resistance monitoring, One Health approaches, vector-borne disease surveillance, wastewater surveillance, and supply chain optimization — to provide a more holistic understanding of emerging and evolving health threats.

This closed-door roundtable, co-hosted by Gates Foundation and Temasek Foundation, will provide a platform for key stakeholders in the ecosystem to exchange perspectives on the evolving surveillance landscape, surface key priorities and barriers, and identify opportunities to strengthen coordination, collaboration and future areas of action.

14:00 – 15:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Sea Change: Accelerating Ocean-climate Solutions in Asia

Anchored by Ocean Resilience and Climate Alliance

Asia is poised to lead the next wave of ocean-climate solutions. This session will explore the catalytic role philanthropy can play in accelerating that transition.

This 60-minute session will open with a snapshot of the ocean philanthropy landscape: a field evolving rapidly, with growing recognition of the ocean-climate nexus. Ocean-climate funding has grown fivefold over the past decade, but still accounts for less than 0.05% of global philanthropic giving. The session will expand prevailing narratives of what “ocean philanthropy” in Asia can be, moving beyond its roots in conservation, fisheries and coastal livelihoods to explore the region’s emerging leadership in the next wave of ocean-climate solutions.

Panel discussions will explore two frontiers: offshore wind as a pillar of a fast, fair energy transition, and shipping decarbonisation as Asia’s ports, shipbuilders, and fuel systems shape the future of global trade. Speakers will also examine the reinforcing links between these agendas: how offshore renewables can enable green shipping corridors and fuels, and potentially power future marine carbon dioxide removal pathways, while underscoring philanthropy’s role in safeguarding integrity as these sectors scale (standards, science, governance, and social license).

With perspectives from philanthropy, academia, industry, and government/community leaders, the session will offer ocean and climate/energy funders a practical sense of where philanthropy can add most value, helping shape enabling conditions, standards, and policy pathways as these sectors scale in Asia.

Jamie Choi CEO, Tara Climate Foundation
Rizaller Amolo Country Head, Philippines, Ocean Energy Pathway
Qiu Peng Managing Director, Group Shipping and Logistics, TPC
Rhett Ayers Butler (Moderator) CEO, Mongabay

14:00 – 15:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Femtech Ventures: Investing in the Innovation Edge for Girls’ & Women’s Health

Anchored by UNICEF

Femtech ventures are the edge of innovation investments to advance health and opportunity for girls and women in Asia and globally. This session will explore how UNICEF’s Femtech Ventures initiative (2025-30), co-designed and supported by Temasek Foundation and partners, catalyses possibility-driven innovation by backing diverse social entrepreneurs in emerging markets with frontier tech solutions for emerging markets. With the Femtech industry projected to reach US$97 billion by 2030, participants will discover how we are making sure it is equitably represented and maximising global social impact. Join us as we showcase pioneering solutions from our inaugural cohort of companies and share overall trends and insights shaping our second year call for applications to launch in 2026.

Boon Heong Ng Executive Director and CEO, Temasek Foundation
Marisa Paramita Co-Founder and CEO, PT Ibu Punya Mimpi - baibu.id
Dr Shantanu Pathak Founder and CEO, Doto Health (CareMother)
Thomas Davin Director, UNICEF Office of Innovation
Dr Victoria Leong Director, NTU Early Mental Potential and Wellbeing Research (EMPOWER) Centre
Patty Alleman (Moderator) Lead, Strategic Partnerships, UNICEF

14:00 – 15:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Threads of Care: Investing in India’s Youngest for a Healthier, Happier, Holistic Future

Anchored by The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (UK)

As India approaches its centenary, the question is no longer whether to invest in early childhood, but whether we can afford not to. Evidence from India and globally is unequivocal: early childhood investments deliver among the highest social returns - strengthening human potential, economic productivity, and social cohesion.

Threads of Care spotlights SIRA, a collaborative that works across health, nutrition, early learning, and child safety by strengthening government delivery systems at scale. Rather than creating parallel models, SIRA aligns philanthropic capital with public systems to unlock sustainable, population-level impact. This moment is particularly significant as India marks 50 years of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) - one of the world’s largest early childhood platforms -prompting a shift from access to quality, integration, and outcomes.

This session offers a behind-the-scenes view of what it takes to move from pilots to population-level change, highlighting how catalytic capital, patient funding, and deep state partnerships can transform outcomes for India’s youngest citizens.

Dr Sameer Pawar Nutrition Specialist, UNICEF
Supriya Balakrishnan India Head and Investment Director, LGT Venture Philanthropy
Akhil Paliath (Moderator) Chief of Staff and Director Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives, Children's Investment Fund Foundation

14:00 – 15:15

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | From Evidence to Trust: Communicating Credible Impact

Anchored by Edelman & Caixin Global

As organisations face growing pressure to demonstrate impact, the question is no longer whether impact is happening, but how the story should be told in credible, clear, and trusted ways. While the evidence matters, data alone is not enough. To rally support and catalyse action, organisations must start communicating impact in ways that resonate with funders, partners and the wider public.

In a crowded and skeptical environment, the challenge is no longer simply to prove impact. It is to communicate impact with clarity, rigour, and integrity.

This session brings leaders from communications, media, science, and civil society together to examine what credible impact storytelling demands today: how evidence can be translated into narratives that engage without distorting, where the line sits between persuasion and impact-washing, and what organisations must do to build trust through the stories they tell.

Antonio Zappulla CEO, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Anthea Ong Social Entrepreneur and Former Nominated Member of Parliament
Li Xin Managing Director, Caixin Global
Prof Emma Hill Chair, Asian School of the Environment, Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University
Tim Green Chief Creative Officer, Edelman APAC

14:00 – 15:15

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Turning Pledges into Progress

Anchored by Delivery Associates

Despite record climate finance pledges and rising ambition, results continue to lag. Billions remain under-disbursed or deliver limited impact, revealing a critical bottleneck beyond funding alone: governments’ readiness to translate finance into sustained, system-level outcomes.

This session will explore the hypothesis that investments in government capacity – the plumbing - will be critical to achieving climate impact. While private and philanthropic capital play vital catalytic roles, governments remain uniquely positioned to deliver solutions at scale and to set up the environment for private capital to be deployed at scale and for impact. Without investment-ready public systems and policy settings, even the most innovative capital struggles to achieve lasting impact.

Through practical examples and cross-sector perspectives, the discussion will examine why investing in institutional infrastructure of climate delivery is a much-needed complement to investing in deploying climate solutions. It will also explore how success should be defined not by short-term disbursement or project outputs, but by the emergence of resilient, self-sustaining systems.

Arghya Sinha Roy Director, Adaptation and Resilience, Asian Development Bank
Joy Belmonte City Mayor, Quezon City Government
Laurel Blatchford Director and Senior Partner, Delivery Associates
Woochong Um CEO, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet
Zoe Whitton Board Member, Investor Group on Climate Change
Kate Epstein (Moderator) Associate Director, Delivery Associates

14:00 – 16:00

Closed-door event

Partner Event | Investible Opportunities to Accelerate Southeast Asia’s Regenerative Food Systems

Anchored by Dalberg Global Development Advisors & The Rockefeller Foundation

As momentum grows globally around regenerative and agroecological transitions, there is an increasing recognition that fragmented efforts and isolated funding streams are insufficient to unlock the scale of investment required. Coordinated action across philanthropy, public finance, and catalytic investors will be critical to accelerate the transition and translate promising initiatives into investible opportunities at scale. Against this backdrop, the Philanthropy Asia Alliance, Rockefeller Foundation, and Dalberg Advisors are convening this workshop to bring together private sector companies, philanthropies, bilateral and multilateral donors, and catalytic investors to align on a co-funding agenda to accelerate regenerative and agroecological transitions in Indonesia and the Philippines.

During the workshop, we will share preliminary roadmaps for transition at the national and landscape level, to collectively refine. We will also share immediately investible opportunities to catalyse the regenerative agriculture transition, followed by breakout discussions on how to bring these opportunities to action.

Alexandre Cheval Partner, Dalberg Advisors
Elizabeth Yee Executive Vice President, Programs, The Rockefeller Foundation
Nico Janssen Programme Manager, IKEA Foundation
Nonie Kaban Southeast Asia Director, Rikolto
Sarvesh Singh Associate Partner, Dalberg Advisors

16:00 – 17:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Keep the Faith: Innovative Climate Financing Partnerships for Difficult Times

Anchored by Asian Development Bank Institute & The Rockefeller Foundation

As global energy markets brace for volatility since the beginning of 2026 with ripple effects all across Asia, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised global growth forecasts amid divergent forces affecting developing economies and intensifying risks of middle-income traps. Yet Asia is also a hub for active financial innovation at the nexus of philanthropy, charitable giving, and climate finance, offering new pathways to bridge the region's massive climate investment gap.

Underscoring this shift, a recent report from the World Bank and the Islamic Development Bank calls for ‘boldly and collectively unlocking Islamic finance's full potential in addressing climate risks.’ By leveraging these alternative capital pools, Asia can move beyond traditional funding constraints to catalyse more resilient and inclusive growth and strengthen resilience factors.

New approaches to faith and interfaith initiatives have emerged gradually in the world over the past decade to help foster a more sustainable and inclusive future, with South-East Asia a cradle of such transformations at the crossroads of the society and the economy.

The dialogue ‘Keep the Faith’ will showcase new ways to invest in systemic initiatives that are both collaborative and catalytic. The discussion will be grounded in the initial findings from a new comprehensive study conducted by the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation. The study confirms that:

- Charitable giving can be integrated with large-scale modern financial structures.

- This approach unlocks high-potential investments in green projects within emerging markets, provided new financial models incorporate community support.

New forms of community development—which reconnect society with the protection of biodiversity-rich forests, mangroves, and coastal areas—are already underway, specifically through programs targeting the health-food-climate nexus and the green energy transition.

The panel will gather high-level decision-makers and experts from government, agencies, think-tanks and universities, civic initiatives, and philanthropy, to discuss how religious organisations can concretely bring the climate and sustainable finance partnerships to the next level, starting with a fine-grain approach to the hurdles and change opportunities linked with Islam finance.

Prof Bambang Brodjonegoro Dean and CEO, Asian Development Bank Institute
Deepali Khanna Senior Vice President, The Rockefeller Foundation
Dr Deni Ridwan Director of Islamic Financing, Directorate of Islamic Financing, Directorate General of Budget Financing and Risk Management, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Indonesia
Elizabeth Yee Executive Vice President, Programs, The Rockefeller Foundation
Prof Emeritus Dato' Dr Mohd Azmi Omar President and CEO, International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF University)
Hong Tjien General Secretary, Tzu Chi Indonesia
Dr Ibu Dwi Irianti Hadiningdyah Director of Islamic Social Finance, National Committee for Islamic Economy and Finance (KNEKS)
Dr Irfan Syauqi Beik Dean, Faculty of Economics and Management, IPB University
Dr Mokhamad Mahdum Board Member and Commissioner, BAZNAS RI (The Indonesian Zakat Board)
Dr Nicolas Buchoud (Moderator) Fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute

16:00 – 17:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Electrifying ASEAN: The Role of Catalytic Capital in Regional Energy Integration

Anchored by Boston Consulting Group

ASEAN’s ambition to strengthen regional power connectivity has gained renewed urgency, yet progress on the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) has remained limited to bilateral projects and early-stage initiatives. Key barriers persist, including coordination challenges, policy misalignment, and gaps in project readiness and bankability.

This session focuses on how to move from ambition to action. It will explore practical pathways to accelerate regional energy integration, while highlighting where philanthropic and catalytic capital can play a distinctive role—particularly in addressing early-stage risks, enabling cross-border coordination, and supporting underfunded public goods.

Bringing together public, private, and philanthropic stakeholders, the discussion will aim to identify priority accelerators that can unlock progress over the next 3–5 years and shape a focused agenda for collaboration beyond the session.

Ashvin Dayal Senior Vice President, Power and Climate, The Rockefeller Foundation
Damilola Ogunbiyi CEO and Special Representative, UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All; Co-Chair, UN-Energy
Justin Ma Head of Sustainable Finance for ASEAN, Standard Chartered
Lisa Sachs Director, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
Scott Morris Vice-President, East and Southeast Asia, and the Pacific, Asian Development Bank

16:00 – 17:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | From Valley of Death to Ocean of Opportunity: Design the Next Wave of Ocean Innovation

Anchored by The Nature Conservancy

The ocean is the world’s largest carbon sink and a $2.5 trillion economic frontier, yet innovation in this space often stalls at the valley of death. The Global Ocean Innovation Challenge (GOIC) was designed to break this cycle.

In this interactive session, we move beyond theory to real-world deployment. Join us to meet three trailblazing startups launching pilots across Asia Pacific, with a view to developing scalable operating models for global application. We will explore three distinct pathways to impact:

Pilot Deployment: Closing the catalytic philanthropic funding gap
Adoption: Identifying opportunities to support adoption, like procurement pathways
Policy Enablement: Setting the standards for a sustainable blue economy

Whether you are looking to fund the next breakthrough or integrate ocean-positive solutions into your supply chain, this session provides ideas for engagement. The pilots have launched. The question is: how will they scale?

Jennifer Morris CEO, The Nature Conservancy
Dr Guilherme Vaz CEO, Blue Ocean Sustainable Solutions (blueOASIS)
Jason Haggins Board Member, Sall Family Foundation
Roshan Raj Co-Founder and CEO, Blurgs AI
Wildan Ghiffary Turmudi Ocean Innovation and Technology Manager, Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara (YKAN)

16:00 – 17:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Scaling Health & Social Innovations Across Asia: How Philanthropic Capital Can Unlock Regional Impact

Anchored by 100x Impact

Across Asia, high-potential health innovations are transforming access, affordability, and quality of care, driving more inclusive social development. Yet many struggle to scale beyond a single country. Fragmented funding and regulatory complexity often stall progress. To address this, the London School of Economics launched 100x Impact, a funding and learning platform working to:

1. Understand what enables social ventures to scale

2. Build the ecosystem they need to do so

This session examines how catalytic philanthropic capital can accelerate the expansion of proven health innovations from local pilots to regional impact. Featuring perspectives from global funders and regional innovators, the panel will explore what funders need to see in order to commit capital, what types of support innovators need, how partnerships can be structured for scale, and what models are most replicable across diverse Asian markets, offering practical insights for multi-donor collaboration.

Brishan Rowjee Associate Director, Impact Investments, Grand Challenges Canada
Farouk Meralli CEO, SwipeRx
Ramakant Vempati Founder, Wysa
Wen Yi Tan Director, APAC, Johnson & Johnson
Fan Gu (Moderator) Chief Investment Officer, 100x Impact

16:00 – 17:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | Enhancing Population Health Resilience to Climate Change

Anchored by WHO Foundation

This session will officially launch the “Enhancing Population Health Resilience to Climate Change in ASEAN” project, a collaborative initiative addressing the growing health impacts of climate change in vulnerable regions and an innovative approach at the intersection of climate, health, and the insurance sector.

As rising temperatures, extreme weather, and air pollution intensify health risks, ASEAN countries face urgent challenges compounded by data gaps, policy fragmentation, and strained health systems.

Bringing together partners from the WHO Foundation, Prudence Foundation, and the WHO, the project pilots in Viet Nam a scalable model to strengthen climate-health resilience. It focuses on improving data and forecasting tools, supporting evidence-based policy and adaptation planning, and strengthening health financing and insurance mechanisms to better manage climate-related health risks.

Discussions will highlight early insights, lessons learned, and opportunities for cross-sector collaboration to build stronger, more adaptive health systems in the face of climate change.

Angela Pratt Representative to Vietnam, World Health Organisation (WHO)
Diana Guzman Group Chief Sustainability Officer and Chair, Prudence Foundation
Lorenzo Pavone Head of Strategic Engagement, WHO Foundation
Dr Michael Walz Technical Sales Lead, Public Sector, Swiss Re
Mimi Melles-Brewer Team Lead, Healthy Lifestyles and Environment, World Health Organisation (WHO) Viet Nam
Dr Rabindra Abeyasinghe WHO Representative to Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and Singapore, World Health Organisation (WHO)
Sharada Ramanathan Principal, Development and Impact, Women's World Banking
Teri Ng Asia Lead, WHO Foundation
Vijayasekar Kalavakonda Senior Operations Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Luka Vukadinovic (Moderator) Regional Partnerships and External Relations Lead, World Health Organisation (WHO)

16:00 – 17:00

Level 4, Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Partner Event | The First-Mover Advantage: De-risking Pilots, Unlocking Multi-Billion Investments for Public Health Resilience

Anchored by Pijar Foundation

Digital health innovations are growing rapidly, but many still do not reach the people who need them most. The challenge is not invention, but adoption. Across Southeast Asia—where health systems are rapidly evolving yet highly heterogeneous—promising innovations, from point-of-care diagnostics and AI-enabled screening to portable medical devices and digital health platforms, often remain confined to small-scale pilots due to limited testing within real-world public health systems. Without clear proof that they can work in everyday care—fit into workflows, be used by frontline workers, and meet government requirements—both governments and investors hesitate. This creates a “missing middle,” where high-potential solutions fail to scale into real impact—limiting their potential to strengthen public health resilience in the face of growing challenges, from pandemics to non-communicable diseases to climate-linked health risks.

This session explores how philanthropy can turn this challenge into opportunity—by rethinking pilots as powerful tools to unlock the next wave of multi-billion dollar blended investments in public health. Through real-world examples of innovation sandboxes co-designed with Government and state enterprise ecosystems, we will show how embedding solutions in actual health systems can generate the evidence needed for adoption at scale. In Southeast Asia’s dynamic policy and financing landscape, this approach is critical: when done right, pilots are no longer endpoints—they become pathways to scale, unlocking large, blended capital from public budgets and private funding, and accelerating the transition from promising innovation to system-wide impact—while strengthening the resilience of health systems to respond to future shocks.

Dr Rajwin Kanagarajah Medical Doctor, University of Malaya Medical Centre
Cynthia Krisanti (Moderator) Director of Innovation, Pijar Foundation

08:30 - 12:00

Singapore

Impact Journeys

Building on the conversations at PAS, Impact Journeys offer direct engagement with ground-level initiatives across the Climate, Health, and Inclusive Development tracks. Each experience brings participants closer to the approaches shaping real-world outcomes and highlights where support can make a difference.

08:30 - 11:00

Techlink, Kaki Bukit

Debug Factory Tour: Inside the Lab Protecting Billions from Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Aedes mosquitoes threaten four billion people worldwide with diseases such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. Debug, a Google initiative, has spent a decade building solutions to reduce mosquito-borne diseases at scale. Debug combines AI with automated hardware to produce sterile, non-biting male mosquitoes at scale, safely suppressing disease-carrying populations.

The results are transformative. In Singapore, dengue infections dropped 77% in neighborhoods where Debug released its mosquitoes. In Fresno, mosquito suppression reached 95.5%. In the British Virgin Islands, a resort that had used fogging chemicals for years stopped using them entirely and achieved better suppression results.

This tour takes participants inside one of the world's largest adult mosquito-rearing facilities, where millions of male mosquitoes are produced and released weekly. See firsthand how this proven technology works and explore how partnerships can expand its reach to protect vulnerable communities worldwide.

See firsthand how this proven technology works and join the conversation about how strategic partnerships can bring it to the vulnerable communities that need it most.

08:30 - 11:00

Enabling Village

Enabling Village: A Vision for an Inclusive Future through Universal Design, Eco-system Development and Innovation

Step into the Enabling Village, Singapore’s beacon of inclusion, and experience how accessibility and universal design transform lives. Led by a guide with a disability, this walking and wheelchair-friendly tour offers a unique perspective on how the village fosters an integrated, inclusive community where persons with disabilities (PWDs) thrive.

Explore Singapore’s commitment to integration and empowerment through innovative universal design, from inclusive preschool to specialised facilities. Discover how inclusive infrastructure connects learning, work, and play, and learn about initiatives that empower PWDs and caregivers. Witness cutting-edge assistive technologies at Tech Able and community-driven solutions at SG Enable, where public, private, philanthropic, and people sectors collaborate for lasting change.

Celebrate the resilience of the human spirit and the transformative impact of the Enabling Village, where everyone is empowered to reach their full potential.

08:30 - 11:00

Greenphyto Innovation Centre

Greenphyto: Strengthening Food Resilience through Automated Vertical Farming

Greenphyto is transforming agriculture through advanced vertical farming technology to strengthen food security in a changing world. Its flagship facility in Singapore is the world’s tallest and largest indoor vertical farm, producing up to 2,000 tonnes of fresh vegetables annually while achieving yields up to 45 times higher than traditional farming.

Powered by AI, robotics, and a fully automated system, crops are grown in a controlled, pesticide-free environment—independent of weather and with significantly reduced land and water use. This enables consistent, high-quality produce while minimising waste and resource consumption.

This tour takes participants inside a next-generation farm where innovation meets sustainability. Discover how Greenphyto’s scalable technology supports local food resilience, reduces reliance on imports, and contributes to a more secure and sustainable food future.

08:30 - 12:00

St. John's Island

St. John's Island National Marine Laboratory (SJINML): Marine Biodiversity Conservation and Restoration Research

St. John's Island National Marine Laboratory (SJINML) is a national research infrastructure and Singapore's only offshore marine research station. SJINML serves as a focal point and resource for marine science research and education.

SJINML supports research that drive real-world solutions and betters our understanding of the shared marine environment — from sustainable development and marine conservation to the blue economy, food security and Singapore's vision of becoming a City in Nature.

Join us on this impact journey and discover how humble marine organisms like corals and seagrasses hold the answers to safeguarding Singapore's biodiversity, strengthening our climate resilience, and unlocking various other solutions to ensure that future generations of Singaporeans can continue to enjoy vibrant blue and green spaces.

12:00 - 14:00

Temasek Shophouse

PAA Special | The World Bank Agenda

Mobilising capital at scale depends on structures that tie funding to measurable outcomes, and on partners willing to absorb the risk that public and commercial capital cannot.

PAA will host a private lunch with Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group, for a select group of senior leaders. Mr Banga has been reshaping how the World Bank approaches development finance, placing particular emphasis on drawing private and philanthropic resources towards foundational systems where the gap between need and available funding remains widest.

The conversation will examine how partnership financing gains the accountability that convening alone cannot provide, and how catalytic or risk-sharing instruments can alter the conditions under which larger pools of investment are prepared to act.

Venue Information

Venue:

Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Ave, Singapore 018956

How to get there:

By MRT:
- Marina Bay Sands is located at Bayfront MRT station (CE1/DT16). The station connects to the Circle and Downtown Line of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train system. MRT services to/from Bayfront MRT station operate daily from approximately 6am to 12am midnight.
- Take Exit C, D or E to get to Sands Expo and Convention Centre.
By Bus:
- Bus services:
  - Daily: 97 / 106 / 518 / 133 / 502
  - Daily except Sat, Sun & public holidays: 97E / 502A / 518A
- Alight at bus stop 03511 for Marina Bay Sands MICE (outside Sands Expo & Convention Centre, opposite Hotel Tower 1), or 03519 – Opp. Marina Bay Sands MICE (opposite Sands Expo & Convention Centre, adjacent to Hotel Tower 1)
By Car / Taxi:
- Pick-up/drop-off points:
  - Sheares Link outside Hotel Tower 1
  - Bayfront Avenue outside Hotel Tower 3
  - Outside Sands Expo & Convention Centre
  - Outside The Shoppes
- Driving directions:
  - Via East Coast Parkway (ECP) expressway: Approximately 20-minute drive, leads directly into Sheares Avenue across the Benjamin Sheares Bridge
  - Via Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE), Central Expressway (CTE), Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE): Connect at the Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) which links directly to Marina Boulevard and Central Boulevard, and from there to Bayfront Avenue and Sheares Avenue