RICS - REDAS Conference 2025 - Blueprints of the Future

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.

For more details, please visit our website here.

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:Urban Space: Integration Amidst Uncertainties

Speaker: Jonathan Yap, CEO, CapitaLand Development

10.20am - 10.40am -Teabreak

10.40am - 11.40am

Panel Discussion 1

Topic: Forecasting the Future: Market Volatility and Risk Management in Real Estate

Panelist:

• Elizabeth Laws Fuller, Regional Director of Growth APAC, IWG
• Soon Yean Wong,Head of Investment
• 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: Wong Heang Fine,Chairman Singapore, Asia Infrastructure Solutions

12.40pm - 1.30pm Lunch Break

1.30pm - 2.00pm

Panel Discussion 2

Topic:Valuing the Future: How ESG is Reshaping Real Estate Investment and Risk

Panelist:

Nicolas Konialidis, IVSC Asia Director & Technical Director of Business Valuation Board

Josephine Hong, Partner, Head of Valuations, Grant Thornton

2.00pm - 3.00pm

Panel Discussion 3

Topic: New Frontiers: Building the Future of High-Demand Asset Classes

Panelists:

• Gabe Carter, Chief Executive, Asia, Aurecon
• Bart Price, CEO, Vita Partners
• Carlvin Chia, Co-Head, Asset Management, ESR REIT

3.00pm - 3.20pm Teabreak

3.20pm - 4.20pm

Panel Discussion 4

Topic: Smart Real Estate: Where Intelligence Meets Infrastructure-

Moderator:

Kabi Subramaniam, Associate Principal, Arup

Panelists:

Professor Lam Kee Poh, NUS

Teo Junrong,Vice President, Business Development, The Ascott Limted

4.20pm - 4.25pm Closing Remarks

4:25 pm - CONFERENCE ENDS

Premium Sponsor- AECOM

AECOM Singapore is a multidisciplinary consulting and engineering firm delivering transformative infrastructure and built environment solutions for over five decades. With a team of 600+ professionals, we provide end-to-end services across planning, design, engineering, consulting, and construction management—supporting projects that shape resilient, inclusive, and sustainable communities.

Leveraging deep local insight and global expertise, we work across sectors such as transportation, water, environment, buildings, power and energy, geotechnical engineering, and cost management. We lead with innovation and integrate ESG principles to help clients achieve long-term value, delivering iconic infrastructure such as MRT lines, water reclamation plants, and climate-resilient developments.

Together with our clients and partners, we are building legacies that serve the needs of today and tomorrow—creating a better world in Singapore and beyond.

Gold Sponsor-Aurecon

Supporting Sponsor

Mitsubishi Electric Asia Pte Ltd

Supporting Organisations

SIBIL

Singapore Institute of Directors

CIOB

SIM

SCL

PICQS

SIA

ULI

Host or Publisher RICS