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8:30 - 9:00
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9:00 – 9:45
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Keynote
Heat at work: Navigating Occupational Heat Stress
- Dr Ken C. Shawa, Senior Economist & Head of Regional and Economic Analysis Unit (RESA), Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, International Labour Organization (ILO)
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9:45 - 10:30
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Expert Roundtable Regional Insights and Action to address Occupational Heat Stress
(Moderator: Dr Yuka Ujita, Senior Occupational Safety and Health Specialist, ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team for East and South-East Asia and the Pacific, International Labour Organization (ILO))
- Mr Silas SNG Wee Kiat, Divisional Director of Occupational Safety & Health Division of Ministry of Manpower; and Chair of ASEAN-OSHNET (ASEAN Occupational Safety and Health Network)
- Dr Jeffrin Yusof, Acting Associate Specialist for Occupational Health Division and Head of Environmental Health Division, Ministry of Health, Brunei Darussalam
- Dr Darryl Lucian S. Bautista, Supervising Occupational Health Officer of the Occupational Safety and Health Center, Department of Labor and Employment, Philippines
- COL Mohamed Feroz, Head of Army Safety Inspectorate, Ministry of Defence, Singapore
- Dr Dorothy Ngajilo, Occupational Health Specialist, Occupational and Workplace Health, Environment, Climate Change and Health Department, Division of Healthier Populations, World Health Organization
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10:30 - 11:00
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Morning Tea (Exhibition & Poster Viewing)
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11:00 - 12:45
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Panel Presentation Heat at work: Exertional Heat Stress, Productivity & Performance
(Moderator: Dr Jean Liu, Director of Centre for Evidence and Implementation; and Adj Assistant Professor of NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine)
- Heat Stress Management in Sports - Ms Delphine Fong, Division Head, Sport Safety, Sport Singapore
- Novel practical body cooling techniques and wearable measurements for core temperature in occupational heat exposure - Dr Ken Tokizawa, Senior Researcher, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan (JNIOSH)
- Economic impacts of climate change- related health risks - Prof Cai Wenjia, Professor, Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University
- Considerations for developing a national Occupational Heat Exposure Standard and Guideline for implementation - Dr Thomas Gassert, Instructor in Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- The health impacts of climate change on informal outdoor workers in urban Vietnam - Dr Anh Ngoc Vu, Research Director, Climate Change Lead, Project Lead £1.3million Wellcome Trust funded project 'The health impacts of climate change on precarious outdoor workers in megacities in Vietnam', National Centre for Social Research (United Kingdom)
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12:45 - 13:30
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Lunch Break (Exhibition & Poster Viewing)
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13:30 - 15:00
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Parallel Session 1
People, Health, & Livelihoods
1A: Women & Children
(Moderator: Dr Jiaxi Yang, Senior Research Fellow, Global Centre for Asian Women's Health, National University of Singapore (NUS))
- Dr Mrunal Shetye, Chief of Health, UNICEF Indonesia
- How high heat impacts childhood physical activity, fitness, literacy, and its lifelong health implications - Dr Shawnda Morrison, Senior Research Fellow, Human Potential Translational Research Programme, National University of Singapore (NUS)
- #BeatTheHeat: RCRC Youth-led Climate Solutions - Ms Michelle Shi Jie Chew, Chairperson of IFRC Youth Commission, Malaysian Red Crescent Society; IFRC Global Youth Commission
1B: Older adults, Chronic Conditions, & Disabilities
(Moderator: Assoc Prof Reshma Aziz Merchant, Head and Senior Consultant, Division of Geriatric Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore)
- A Hot Topic: Medication-Induced Risks for Older Adults in the Heat - Mr Jericho Wee, PhD Candidate, Human Potential Translational Research Programme, National University of Singapore (NUS)
- Higher heat impact on people with disabilities in South Korea: How to make policy more inclusive? - Ms. Jinah Park, PhD Student, Public Health Sciences, Seoul National University
- The development and pilot testing of an individualised heat early warning system in Queensland, Australia - Dr Zhiwei Xu, Research Fellow, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University
1C: Mental health, Decision-making, & Learning
(Moderator: Assoc Prof SUBRAMANIAM Mythily, Assistant Chairman Medical Board (Research) and Lead Investigator of the Programme of Mental Health Policy Studies, Institute of Mental Health (IMH))
- Assoc Prof Renzo Guinto, Committee on Environmental Health and Ecology, Philippine Medical Association; Member, National Panel of Technical Experts, Climate Change Commission, Philippines
- Climate anxiety, ecological grief, and the increasing incidence of mental health conditions: How are we prepared to respond to the climate related mental health and psychosocial impact? - Dr Eliza Yee Lai CHEUNG, Lead, Asia Pacific MHPSS Collaborative, IFRC Asia Pacific Regional Office
- Climate in Mind: Navigating the Psychological Impact of a Changing Environment - Dr Cyrus Ho Su Hui, Assistant Professor and Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS)
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15:00 - 16:00
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Afternoon Tea (Exhibition & Poster Viewing)
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16:00 - 17:30
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Parallel Session 2
Challenges & Strategies for Heat Resilience
2A. Heat-resilient Cities & Indoor Environments
(Moderator: Assoc Prof Ren Chao, Associate Professor, Faculty of Architecture, University of Hong Kong (HKU))
- Climate Modelling and Analytics for Urban Heat Risks Mitigation and Adaptation – Assoc Prof Yuan Chao, Associate Professor, NUS Cities, National University of Singapore (NUS)
- Unlocking the Potential of Private Sector Innovation in Microclimate Monitoring - Mr Joseph Deng, Head of Business Development, APAQ Group
- Design Guidelines for Healthy and Climate Resilient Affordable Housing - Mr Ashok B Lall, Principal of Ashok B Lall Architects; and Network Changemaker of Global Buildings Performance Network (GBPN)
- Learning the ins and outs of heat stress: The Resilience 4 Communities program in Melaka, Malaysia - Asst Prof Perrine Hamel, Assistant Professor, Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
2B. Heat-responsive Health Services & Surveillance System
(Moderator: Asst Prof AW Su, Assistant Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore (NUS))
- Ms Sally Edwards, Coordinator, Health and the Environment (HAE), Division of Healthy Environments and Populations, WHO-Western Pacific Region (WPRO)
- Heat Exposure and Human Health in Vietnam: Impacts, Vulnerabilities, Challenges, and Heat-Responsive Health Strategies - Dr Tran Nu Quy Linh, Senior Research Officer, School of Public Health, University of Queensland, Australia
- Heat surveillance and warning system in Korea: An Overview of Strategy and Implementation - Prof Ho Kim, Professor, Public Health Sciences, Seoul National University
2C. Risk Communications & Media
(Moderator: Ms Audrey Tan, Assistant News Editor, The Straits Times)
- Communicating the causes and risks of global heating: What is the role of the media? - Ms Amy Sim, Regional Program Manager for Asia-Pacific (Environment), Internews' Earth Journalism Network
- From Urban Heat to Climate Solutions: Engaging Citizens for Change - Dr Samuel Chng, Research Assistant Professor, Urban Psychology Lab, Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
- What lies behind public perceptions of risk and why do their perceptions matter? - Dr Olivia Jensen, Deputy Director and Lead Scientist (Environment and Climate), Lloyd's Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk, National University of Singapore (NUS)
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17:30
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18:30
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