Day 1 - 29 June 2017
08:15 - 09:00
Breakfast and Registration
09:00 - 09:15
Welcome Address
By Mr Peter Ong, Head, Civil Service, Singapore
09:15 - 10:00
Keynote Speech: Using Commitment: Firm and Lax, Rich and Poor, Health and Money
By Professor Dean Karlan, Professor of Economics, Yale University
10:30 - 12:00
Panel Session: Finance and Regulation
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 14:30
Break-out Sessions
1) Public Transport
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How can behavioural insights be applied to influence public transport behaviours?
2) Environment
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How can behavioural insights be applied to encourage more environmentally-friendly behaviours?
3) Service Delivery
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How can behavioural interventions enhance service delivery and raise compliance rates?
4) Design Thinking in Action *
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How can Design Thinking be used to solve complex problems?
5) Understanding Bandwidth Tax *
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Understand the challenges faced by low-income groups when making decisions.
Presenters:
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Mr Alexander Lau, Senior Design Lead, The Human Experience, Public Service Division (PS21 Office), Singapore
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Dr Ang Yan Hoon, Senior Consultant (Department of Geriatric Medicine), Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore
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Moderator:
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Mr Alexander Lau, Senior Design Lead, The Human Experience, Public Service Division (PS21 Office), Singapore
Presenters:
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Mr Leonard Chen, Manager, Public Service Division (PS21 Office), Singapore
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Ms Wong Hefen, Senior Assistant Director, Co-Lab (Behavioural Insights and Design), Ministry of Manpower, Singapore
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Ms Sabrina Ng, Senior Assistant Director of Behavioural Insights Unit, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore
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Ms Rose Verspaandonk, Manager (Economics Branch), Australian Government Department of Employment
Moderator:
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Mr Samuel Hanes, Director, Behavioural Insights Team (Singapore Office)
Presenter:​
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Associate Professor Catherine Yeung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Mr Samuel Omolade, Senior Research Officer, Department for Transport (UK)
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Ms Tiffany Foo, Economist, Land Transport Authority, Singapore
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Moderator:
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Dr Leong Wai Yan, Senior Economist, Land Transport Authority, Singapore
Presenters:​​
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Mr Ng Chee Yong, Senior Assistant Director, 3P Network Division, National Environment Agency, Singapore
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Ms Luo Yuzheng, Senior Executive, Environmental Behavioural Sciences and Economics Research Unit, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Singapore
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Professor Lorenz Goette, Professor of Economics, University of Bonn; Visiting Professor, National University of Singapore
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Associate Professor Sing Tien Foo, Deputy Director of the Institute of Real Estate Studies; Deputy Head (Admin & Finance) of the Department of Real Estate, National University of Singapore
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Moderator:
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Mr Huang Jianyun, Head of Environmental Behavioural Sciences and Economics Research Unit, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Singapore
14:30 - 15:00
Tea Break
15:00 - 16:30
Panel: Public Health and Wellbeing
End of Conference Day 1
17:30 - 19:00
Cocktail Reception
Day 2 - 30 June 2017
08:15 - 09:00
Breakfast
09:00 - 09:15
Welcome and Recap of Day 1
By Associate Professor Joanne Yoong, National University of Singapore Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health; Senior Economist and Director of the Center for Economic and Social Research (East), University of Southern California
09:15 - 10:45
10:45 - 11:15
Tea Break
11:15 - 12:00
Keynote Address: Data Science for Social Good and Public Policy: Examples, Opportunities, and Challenges
By Mr Rayid Ghani, Director, Center for Data Science and Public Policy, University of Chicago
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 14:30
Break-out Sessions
1) Philanthropy
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How can behavioural insights be used to encourage more charitable giving?
2) New Intersections
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How can data science and behavioural insights work hand in hand to achieve more effective public policies?
3) Online Environments
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How do nudges affect the way people think and behave online?
4) Design Thinking in Action *
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How can Design Thinking be used to solve complex problems?
5) Understanding Bandwidth Tax *
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Understand the challenges faced by low-income groups when making decisions.​
Facilitators:​
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Mr Leon Lim, Lead Researcher, Institute of Governance and Policy, Civil Service College, Singapore
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Ms Jaclyn Lam, Senior Researcher, Institute of Governance and Policy, Civil Service College, Singapore
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Q&A with:​
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Mr Zheng Yi, Senior Assistant Director of ComCare and Social Support Division, Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore
Presenters:
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Mr Alexander Lau, Senior Design Lead, The Human Experience, Public Service Division (PS21 Office), Singapore
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Dr Ang Yan Hoon, Senior Consultant (Department of Geriatric Medicine), Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore
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Moderator:
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Mr Alexander Lau, Senior Design Lead, The Human Experience, Public Service Division (PS21 Office), Singapore
Presenters:
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Dr Daniel Lim, Data Scientist; Special Assistant to Chief Executive, Government Technology Agency, Singapore
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Mr George Hodge, Trade Portfolio Lead, United Nations Global Pulse, Jakarta
Moderator:
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Mr Kuhan Harichandra, Senior Economist (Data Analytics Unit), Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore
Presenters:
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Assistant Professor Benjamin M. Marx, University of Illinois
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Dr Michael Sanders, Chief Scientist and Head of Research, Evaluation and Social Action, Behavioural Insights Team
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Dr Frank Roeland Hubers, Research Fellow, Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship & Philanthropy, National University of Singapore
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Moderator:
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Dr Weina Zhang, Research Director, Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship & Philanthropy, National University of Singapore
Presenters:
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Dr Rory Gallagher, Managing Advisor and Director, International Programmes, Behavioural Insights Team
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Mr Faisal Naru, Senior Economic Advisor, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Assistant Professor He Ruimin, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore
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Moderator:
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Mr Donald Low, Associate Dean (Research and Executive Education), Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore
15:00 - 16:30
Panel Session: Lessons Learnt - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Presenters:
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Dr David Halpern, Chief Executive and Board Director, Behavioural Insights Team
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Professor Colin Camerer, Robert Kirby Professor of Behavioural Economics, California Institute of Technology
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Mr Rayid Ghani, Director, Center for Data Science and Public Policy, University of Chicago
Moderator:
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Mr Donald Low, Associate Dean (Research and Executive Education), Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore
17:30 - 18:00
*These are smaller interactive break-out sessions. As spaces are limited, these sessions are repeated from Day 1.
10:00 - 10:30
Tea Break
Programme correct as of 19/06/2017
Tea Break
14:30 - 15:00
​Presenters:
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Mr Faisal Naru, Senior Economic Advisor, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Mr Kok Ping Soon, Deputy Secretary (Development), Ministry of Manpower, Singapore
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Professor Michael J. Hiscox, Director, Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government
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Ms Shobhini Mukerji, Executive Director, The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), South Asia
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Moderator:​
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Professor Noah Lim, Professor of Marketing, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presenters:
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Ms Jerril Rechter, Chief Executive Officer, VicHealth, Australia
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Professor Jon White, University of Reading and Cardiff University; Research Fellow at the Behavioural Insights Research Center, US Institute for Public Relations
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Mr Philip Ong, Deputy Secretary (Community, Youth and Sports); Senior Director (Strategic Planning and Finance, and Office for Citizen Engagement), Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, Singapore
Moderator:
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Mr Ivan Yeo, Senior Director of the Research and Data Division, Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore
Presenters:
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Dr Alex King, Director, Behavioural Insights Unit, New South Wales Department of Premier and Cabinet, Australia
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Mr Zee Yoong Kang, Chief Executive Officer, Health Promotion Board, Singapore
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Associate Professor Jason Doctor, Director of Health Informatics, University of Southern California
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Moderator:
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Associate Professor Yohanes Eko Riyanto, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Facilitators:
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Mr Leon Lim, Lead Researcher, Institute of Governance and Policy, Civil Service College, Singapore
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Ms Jaclyn Lam, Senior Researcher, Institute of Governance and Policy, Civil Service College, Singapore
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Q&A with:
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Ms Kong Kum Peck, Director of ComCare and Social Support Division, Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore
Presenters:
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Mr Bilal Zia, Senior Economist, The World Bank
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Ms Patricia de Jonge, Consumer Behaviour Expert and Financial Supervisor, The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets
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Professor Sumit Agarwal, Professor of Finance and Economics, Georgetown University
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Moderator:
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Dr Walter Edgar Theseira, Senior Lecturer (Economics), Singapore University of Social Sciences
Closing Panel: Frontiers and Cutting-Edge Research
16:30 - 17:30
*These are smaller interactive break-out sessions. As spaces are limited, these sessions are repeated on Day 2.
Panel Session: Public Communication and Engagement
Practitioner's Award
End of Conference
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