The Earthshot Prize (TEP) – the global innovation competition that rewards pioneers with catalytic funding to scale their environmental solutions – will bring its awards ceremony to Singapore on 7 November. In partnership with Temasek, GenZero, and Conservation International, the Prize will recognize the 2023 winners at a star-studded event, held at Mediacorp Campus.
The Prize will also showcase the 2024 shortlisted organisations and entrepreneurs at a two-day exhibition during the event. The winners will be awarded a catalytic grant of up to $1 million each, which they can use to accelerate their innovations and impact.
During the event, participants will also learn about the latest developments in the field of environmental sustainability and get the opportunity to network with industry leaders. They will also hear from Singapore’s leading experts and discuss how the country is transforming into a greener, cleaner and more sustainable city.
The event will feature a series of interactive panels on key issues and trends in the field of environment sustainability, including the upcoming Paris Agreement and tackling plastic pollution. The panel discussions will be led by a team of industry experts and include senior executives from Temasek, SMU, and other leading organisations and agencies.
In addition, the event will feature a special tribute to Christopher Bathurst KC, Viscount Bledisloe, who passed away earlier this year at the age of 87. A former member of Fountain Court Chambers, he was known as a formidable advocate and counsel with a wide-ranging commercial practice, with particular expertise in Southeast Asia.
On the marketing front, Leo Burnett Singapore was awarded Gold for their work with McDonald’s in the Brand Activation category, while Ogilvy Singapore was lauded for its campaign for Changi Airport Group in the Consumer Engagement category. Both campaigns were recognised for their strategic execution and ability to deliver on consumers’ emotional and social needs.
Other highlights of the awards ceremony include the presentation of the inaugural Singapore Cultural Prize to poet and lecturer Yong Shu Hoong for his poetry collection, Anatomy of A Wave. The Prize was established to honour Yong, who is a lecturer at the English department of NUS, for his “profound contributions to literary studies with his works exploring themes of modernism and postcoloniality.”
Other winners in the individual categories were writers from the English and Malay creative nonfiction categories, with Yeow Kai Chai, Pooja Nansi, and Mok Zining making the shortlist for their respective books. The shortlist for the essay writing category also included Wang Gungwu and Suratman Markasan, who both turned 91 this month. Both have been long-time supporters of the arts in Singapore and are among the oldest writers to be shortlisted for the prize. Their work has been described as “skilful and assured, comedic at times, and profoundly moving”.
