Singapore International Water Week's
Executive Q&A Series

Imagine H2O Asia, led by the global NGO Imagine H2O, is on a mission to make water innovation more accessible in the region. Based at Singapore Water Exchange (SgWX), Imagine H2O Asia partners start-ups to help scale their businesses using Singapore as springboard for South and Southeast Asia.

We caught up with Nimesh Modak who recently relocated to Singapore to help steer the program to new heights with the support of a growing community of Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) partners. Learn about why they are more than a start-up accelerator and how your organisation can get involved.

We had the honour to speak with Dr. Shane A. Snyder on his recent conferral. Awarded annually by the National Water Research Institute (NWRI) to thought leaders in water research, science, technology, or policy since 1993, the Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize (or Clarke Prize in short) is recognised by the International Congress of Distinguished Awards as one of the most prestigious water awards in the world.

A professor at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, and Executive Director of NTU's Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI), Dr. Shane also spoke about his research career, upcoming plans for NEWRI, as well as his association with the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) – going way back since the inaugural SIWW in 2008.

In this issue, we sat down with Chong Mien Ling, Chief Sustainability Officer of PUB, to talk about their inaugural Sustainability Report. The Report outlines the PUB’s initiatives towards becoming a more sustainable organisation, including the target to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

Besides overseeing PUB’s sustainability efforts, Mien Ling is also the Director of Policy & Planning. On the back of her wealth of experience in sustainability, policy and planning, and water R&D, she sheds light on key considerations for putting this Report together, as well as the framework, strategy, and initiatives that have been set out.