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September 2012

“There are no national boundaries

in philanthropy, environmental

protection or entrepreneurs’

social responsibilities.”

—— Feng Lun

Chairman of the Board

World Future Foundation

Introduction

Programs

External Assessment

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Introduction

WFF is dedicated to promoting research on

environmental protection and sustainability.

Based in Singapore, WFF is an international grant-making foundation. It financially supports charitable organizations and programs.

WFF is a private foundation and does not raise funds from the public. WFF welcomes and invites leading civic-minded Chinese entrepreneurs and professionals to join us in a search for common ground.

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Word Future Foundation Introduction

In 2007, a group of civic-minded Chinese entrepreneurs and professionals assembled together and began a global philanthropic platform where they could pool their financial resources, professional skills and knowledge to innovatively tackle issues threatening the survival and sustainability of the environment and human development.

The World Future Foundation (WFF) was incorporated in Singapore on August 26th, 2008, and approved by the Government of Singapore as a philanthropic foundation on 20 February , 2009.

WFF is Singapore’s first philanthropic foundation to be

founded by entrepreneurs from mainland China and managed by professionals from around the world.

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Certificate Confirming Incorporation of Company


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Notification of Registration as a Charity


• To resolve environmental problems and facilitate

sustainable development by integrating the ideals of

philanthropy, capability of wealth and technological

innovations.

Vision

• To support advanced technological innovations and

research in environmental protection and

sustainability development in Singapore. Mission

Our Slogan: For Our World, For Our Future

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Core Values

• To stay on top of cutting-edge issues and

proactively support competent organizations

and programs.

Proactive

• To support advanced research in

environmental protection and sustainability. Focus

• To be professional in organizational

governance, team management, program

development and evaluation.

Professional

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Strategic Target and Orientation

• To become Singapore’s leading foundation in

funding environmental protection and

sustainable development.

Strategic Goal

• A philanthropic platform for new Chinese

immigrants and entrepreneurs in Singapore.

Organizational Positioning

• Environmental protection and sustainability

research. Program Focus

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Advisory Board Prof. Tan Thiam Soon

• Singaporean, Vice Provost (Education) of the NUS.

• Research field: Integrated sustainable solution research.

Prof. Heng Chye Kiang

• Singaporean, Dean of the School of Design and Environment (SDE) of NUS.

• Research field: Sustainable cities, urban design, heritage and history of

Chinese cities.

Prof. Ng Wun Jern

• Singaporean, Director at the Environment & Water Research Institute of NTU.

• Water and wastewater management issues such as water quality, treatment

science and technology.

Mr. Khoo Teng Chye

• Singaporean, Executive Director for Centre for Liveable Cities

• Civil and environmental engineering, water resource and relevant policies, city and sustainable development.

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• Chinese nationality, born in 1959. • Chairman of Vantone Holdings Co., Ltd.. • Major founder, donor and leader of WFF.

Feng Lun

Chairman

• Singaporean, born in 1964. • Scientist, General Manager of Guangzhou Spengler

Automated Vending Technologies R&D Co. Ltd.

Liang

Shangyong

Director

• Singaporean, born in 1961. • Financial Experts, General Manager of Arigo Pte Ltd..

Chan Siew Wei

Director & Treasurer

• Chinese nationality, born in 1966. • Chairman of Beijing DDKid Co., Ltd..

Wang Shuqi

Director

• Chinese nationality, born in 1970. • Non-profit professional, in charge of WFF’s daily operation.

Lu Bo

Managing Director

Board of Directors

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Partners


Introduction

Programs

External Assessment

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Program focus

Research on high -density city development

models

Research on water

resource development, management and recovery

Research on new energy

development, re-use and recycling

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Word Future Foundation Programs

Program Highlight

I. PhD Prize for Environmental and Sustainability Research

II. Vertical City Asia International Design Competition

III. Vertical City Asia International Design Exhibition

IV. Vertical City Asia Research Collection

V. China Super CEO Forum

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I. PhD Research Prize in Environmental and Sustainability Research

WFF has a vision and passion for sustainability, and understands the urgent need to address the

multi-scale issues confronting humanity and the environment. We believe research into new

technologies and the exploration of innovative solutions to environmental issues can reduce

wasteful consumption and move the world towards the sustainable use of natural resources.

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【NTU Prize Winners, 2010】

• Awarded to 5 winners from each university every

year.

• This award was first launched in 2010 and has

been issued every year since.

• Review committees from each university are in

charge of selection from January to May every year.

• The two universities alternate in hosting the

award ceremony in July.

Overview • Open to PhD candidates of the National University of Singapore and the Nanyang

Technological University; they must receive PhD before awards ceremony.

Characteristics • An award for Excellence in Environmental and Sustainability Research by PhDs. The first of its kind to be awarded in the world.

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【NUS Prize Winners, 2012 with Award Presenters】

• Each award 10,000 USD is the

highest amongst Singapore

universities.

• No restriction on applicants’

nationality.

• Unique grant structure

encouraging winners to

continue their research into

the future.

• The trophy was designed by students from NUS, to signify hope, prosperity, and growth.

Overview

• An annual award since 2011; The world’s top ten Schools of Architecture are invited to

participate.

• The world’s leading architects and scholars are invited as judges (the chairman of the judge’s

panel, WANG Shu, was the winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, 2012).

• On January 1st of each year, WFF will announce and publicize the theme and information of the

given plot of land on its official competition website .

• All participating colleges should hold their own preliminary competitions from January to June.

Each college will send two representative teams to attend the final competition.

II. Vertical City Asia International Design Competition

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Accelerating urbanization has changed people’s living environment. High-density urban

development, over consumption of natural resources, and sprawling transportation systems are

seriously endangering the future of urban life. The development of new models to balance

relations among environment, infrastructures, and livability is the focal point behind sustainable

urban development. Therefore, WFF presents the Vertical City Asia project series: competition,

Exhibition and book, etc.


The final competition and award ceremony are held

in July every year. WFF provides participating

students the opportunity to visit, communicate and

interact with the judging committee. A small

academic seminar will be held as well.

The award is organized by the School of Design and

Environment at NUS and is fully funded by WFF.

Three awards are bestowed. 【Prize winners, 2011 with WFF Board】

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“I commend the initiative of our National University of Singapore School of Design and

Environment, in collaboration with the World Future Foundation, in organizing a Vertical Cities

Asia International Competition on designing highly dense yet livable communities. I am eagerly

looking forward to the creative ideas that our young people will come up with.”

— Mr. Mah Bow Tan, former Minister for National Development of Singapore


• Theme: “Everyone Ages”. It seeks design solutions for aging problems in Asia in the next 50 years.

• Using a piece of land in the suburban area of Yongshan, part of Seoul Metropolitan City, Korea.

• First Prize: Team A and B of Delft University of Technology;

Second Prize: Team B of Tokyo University; Third Prize: Team A of Tongji University;

Honorary Award: Team A of ETH Zurich, Team A of the University of Michigan, Team A of the

National University of Singapore, and Team A of Tokyo University.

• SG$15,000, SG$10,000 and SG$5,000 were awarded respectively.

• The Awards Ceremony was held on the 12th of July at NUS. Dr Cheong Koon Hean, Chief Executive

Officer of Singapore Housing and Development Board and Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of

National Development was the guest of honor.

Competition Snapshot, 2012

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【Winning Teams with Award Presenter】

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• The Exhibition was held at the Urban Redevelopment

Authority (URA) Center from 2 February to 2 March,

2012. It was free and open to the public.

• It used two principles to showcase scenarios conducted

by 17 teams from 10 universities: design drawing and a

scale model. These innovative approaches worked

toward the goal of solving the urban sprawl problem in

Asian cities without compromising standards of living.

III. Vertical City Asia International Design Exhibition Word Future Foundation Programs

【Exhibition at URA】

【Exhibition at WCS 2012】

• 1-4 July, 2012, the design drawings were

exhibited again in the Sands Expo and

Convention Center during the World City

Summit. About 1,000 professionals from

around the world visited it.

IV. Vertical City Asia Research Collection

• In order to promote research on vertical cities, WFF

plans to sponsor and publish a series of books. These

include the translation of notable works by world leading

architecture firms and research reports on vertical city

development. WFF will also showcase the award-

winning designs from the VCA International Design

Competitions.

• The editing committee is comprised of more than ten

internationally well-known experts, architects and

scholars in relevant fields.

• The first issue of the series compiles original designs

produced by 17 teams from 10 universities, as well as

papers presented by competition judges and instructors.

• This issue was published by NUS in English and released

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【Book Cover】

Huaxia Leading Minds is a study group initiated by Chinese Private Entrepreneurs. Its

members had attended CEO courses either at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business

or China Europe International Business School. Its purpose is to gather elites to create a group

with the power to make a bigger difference. This is a semiannual event with discussion on hot

business topics. It has been successfully organized for 9 years.

The 18th gathering of Huaxia Leading Minds, dubbed China Super CEO Forum in Singapore,

was held on the 29 and 30 March, 2012. Twenty-three top Chinese entrepreneurs paid an

official visit to Singapore. The theme was “The Developmental History of Singapore: from

Third to First World Country”.

Members had separate featured meetings with Temasek Holdings, the Singapore Economic

Development Board, the Centre for Liveable Cities, the Government of Singapore Investment

Corporation Pte. Ltd., the Ministry of Health, etc.

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V. China Super CEO Forum

It was co-hosted by

Huaxia Leading Minds

and the Business School

of NUS, supported by

WFF.

The picture on the left

was taken when the

group was having a

dialogue with Prime

Minister Lee Hsien

Loong at the Istana on

30 March, 2012.

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Introduction

Programs

External Assessment

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Partners

“Teachers and students of NTU admire the ambition and commitment of the World Future Foundation. Along with your honorable foundation, through our scientific research, we ensure our contribution to the sustainable development of the environment and the Earth.” — Professor Su Guaning, former President of Nanyang Technological University

Word Future Foundation Attentions

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Government Departments

“I greatly appreciate the effort that the World Future Foundation has been spending on environmental sustainability. We welcome you to carry out events in the North West District.” — Dr. Teo Ho Pin, Mayor of North West District of Singapore


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Prize Winners

“I have a vision that someday, the Steve tool can be used by urban planners or architects in developing a sustainable and green city.” — Dr. Steve Jusuf, winner of WFF PhD Prize, 2010


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Local Newspapers in Chinese


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Local Newspapers in English


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