Location & Venues

There is no better place to have this urgent conversation than Singapore, where significant investments in affordable housing and integrated communities—combined with deliberate efforts to create public space at height and reinforce the proven benefits of greenery on the human psyche—have paid off abundantly. It serves as a replicable model for the alignment of societal, economic, and environmental goals to deliver better outcomes for people across the planet. 

Marina Bay Sands, a three-tower complex rooted in Singapore’s culture, climate, and contemporary life is conveniently located across the water from Singapore’s central business district and topped by a one-hectare SkyPark, 200 meters above the sea. This high-density, mixed-use resort brings together a 2,560-room hotel, convention center, shopping and dining spaces, theaters, museum, and a casino. At the ground level, space between each tower is enclosed to create a hotel lobby and atrium; the upper levels the space act as an “urban window,” affording commanding views across the city.

Kuala Lumpur, too, has become a bellwether of sustainability in tandem with commercial prosperity. One of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing urban centers, with a skyline that showcases both technological innovation and habitability, it has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and is quickly gaining a worldwide reputation for livability, sustainability, and resilience.