🌆 As cities grapple with increasingly complex challenges, ideas alone aren't enough — they need to be translated into action.
At World Cities Summit 2026, Singapore Management University is bringing together research, innovation and talent to explore solutions spanning AI, climate resilience, ageing, housing and sustainable finance.
Read more about how SMU is contributing to the conversations shaping more liveable and sustainable cities: https://sgsmu.com/4ejN3fx
At World Cities Summit 2026, Singapore Management University is bringing together research, innovation and talent to explore solutions spanning AI, climate resilience, ageing, housing and sustainable finance.
Read more about how SMU is contributing to the conversations shaping more liveable and sustainable cities: https://sgsmu.com/4ejN3fx
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🏙️ Over the past three days at World Cities Summit 2026, SMU contributed to conversations on some of the most pressing questions facing cities today — from climate resilience and AI, to demographic change, sustainable finance and inclusive communities.
Through panels, workshops and talks at the SMU booth, our faculty, researchers and partners shared ideas and explored practical solutions for more liveable and sustainable cities.
Swipe through for highlights from our World Cities Summit 2026 journey.
Through panels, workshops and talks at the SMU booth, our faculty, researchers and partners shared ideas and explored practical solutions for more liveable and sustainable cities.
Swipe through for highlights from our World Cities Summit 2026 journey.
🏙️ What is the value of urban resilience?
Launched at World Cities Summit 2026, a new white paper led by Professor Orlando Woods, Professor of Geography and Director of the SMU Urban Institute, challenges us to think beyond resilience as simply bouncing back from crises.
Drawing on insights from SMU City Dialogues Vienna, it explores how questions of value, inclusion, governance, and technology shape whose futures cities protect.
Read more: https://sgsmu.com/3QJC1IL
Launched at World Cities Summit 2026, a new white paper led by Professor Orlando Woods, Professor of Geography and Director of the SMU Urban Institute, challenges us to think beyond resilience as simply bouncing back from crises.
Drawing on insights from SMU City Dialogues Vienna, it explores how questions of value, inclusion, governance, and technology shape whose futures cities protect.
Read more: https://sgsmu.com/3QJC1IL
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What does the SMU experience look like across generations?
In this episode of From First to Future, Ho Shyn Yee (BBM 2004) and Goh Weihan (BSc (CS) 2025; MITB 2026) reflect on how SMU shaped their growth, perspectives and readiness for the future.
From the University’s pioneer years to today’s fast-evolving world of technology and work, their conversation highlights the enduring value of curiosity, adaptability and lifelong learning.
Watch the full video on YouTube.
In this episode of From First to Future, Ho Shyn Yee (BBM 2004) and Goh Weihan (BSc (CS) 2025; MITB 2026) reflect on how SMU shaped their growth, perspectives and readiness for the future.
From the University’s pioneer years to today’s fast-evolving world of technology and work, their conversation highlights the enduring value of curiosity, adaptability and lifelong learning.
Watch the full video on YouTube.
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Across Asia, societies are ageing rapidly — and longer lives are reshaping how we think about work, health, care and participation.
At the launch of the SMU Longevity Societies and Economies Institute (LSEI) and recent SMU City Dialogues, leaders from government, academia and industry shared perspectives on how societies can adapt and thrive in an age of longevity.
Check out some of the key insights from the conversation — and consider: what opportunities do you see in longevity?
At the launch of the SMU Longevity Societies and Economies Institute (LSEI) and recent SMU City Dialogues, leaders from government, academia and industry shared perspectives on how societies can adapt and thrive in an age of longevity.
Check out some of the key insights from the conversation — and consider: what opportunities do you see in longevity?
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