Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Real Estate Developers Association (REDAS) are excited to partner on the 8th edition of the annual Singapore conference - Blueprints of the Future: Navigating Change in the Built Environment.
In an era defined by uncertainty, transformation, and innovation, the RICS–REDAS Conference 2025 convenes the region’s foremost experts and professionals across real estate, developers, construction, and valuation to explore the blueprint for a resilient and future-ready built environment.
From navigating geopolitical disruptions and economic headwinds to embracing the transformative power of AI and smart technologies, this one-day event delivers strategic insights and practical foresight tailored for developers, contractors, construction firms, quantity surveyors, valuers, and real estate professionals.
The programme features keynote addresses and thought-provoking panel discussions covering:
- Global Disruptions and Market Uncertainty: Understand how trade tariffs, supply chain bottlenecks, and shifting investor sentiment are reshaping project costs and financing structures.
- AI-Powered Design and Execution: Learn how artificial intelligence, generative design, and data analytics are revolutionising planning and project delivery.
- Valuation in the Digital Age: Discover the evolving role of valuers amid automation, and the irreplaceable value of human insight in interpreting data.
- Risk and Resilience in Real Estate Investment: Explore how cutting-edge tools and cross-border strategies can help mitigate risk and build portfolio agility.
- Smart Infrastructure and Future Cities: Dive into the technologies reshaping how we manage aging assets, optimise energy usage, and prepare for Singapore’s 2030 Master Plan.
- Emerging Asset Classes: Gain strategic intelligence on the infrastructure and market trends driving demand in life sciences, healthcare, and data centres.
Join peers and industry leaders as we chart a course for innovation, resilience, and opportunity in the built environment.
*6 CPD points applicable for all RICS member attendees.
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Conference programme
9.00am - 9.05am -Opening Remarks & Welcome remarks by RICS
9.05am - 9.10am- Welcome Remarks by REDAS
9.10am - 9.20am Guest of Honor Speech
Kelvin Wong, CEO, BCA
9.20am - 9.50am-Market Macro Overview
Speaker: Suan Teck Kin, CFA, Head of Research, Executive Director, Global Economics and Markets Research, UOB
9.50am - 10.20am
Topic: Built by Intelligence: Integrating AI in Design, Planning, and Execution
10.20am - 10.40am -Teabreak
10.40am - 11.40am
Topic: Forecasting the Future: Market Volatility and Risk Management in Real Estate- Panel Discussion 1
Panelist:
- Elizabeth Laws Fuller, Regional Director of Growth APAC, IWG
- Soon Yean Wong,Head of Investment,Frasers Hospitality Trust
- Andrew Melvyn Sim, Acting Global Head of Real Estate Risk & Group Real Estate Specilaist , OCBC
11.40am - 12.10pm - Premium Sponsor Slot-AECOM
12.10pm - 12.40pm
Topic: Building through Global Uncertainty: Geopolitical Influences and the Construction Industry
Speaker: Heang Fine Wong, Chairman,AIS.
12.40pm - 1.30pm Lunch Break
1.30pm - 2.00pm
Topic:The Human Touch in a Digital Age: AI and the Art of Valuation
2.00pm - 3.00pm
Topic: New Frontiers: Building the Future of High-Demand Asset Classes-Panel Discussion 2
Panelists:
- Gabe Carter, Chief Executive, Asia, Aurecon
- Bart Price, CEO, Vita Partners
3.00pm - 3.20pm Teabreak
3.20pm - 4.20pm
Topic: Smart Real Estate: Where Intelligence Meets Infrastructure-Panel Discussion 3
Panelists:
- Professor Lam Kee Poh,NUS
4.20pm - 4.25pm Closing Remarks
4:25 pm - CONFERENCE ENDS
