Speakers

Kok Chin (“KC”) is generally acknowledged as a global thought leader for Smart Cities. He is a member of the Advisory Board since 2020 for ESI ThoughtLab, a think-tank based in Philadelphia, US. He is Founding Chairman of Smart Cities Network (SCN), a not-for-profit organization incorporated in 2018 with a membership of professionals who are either consultants or solution providers. In June 2022, he led SCN into a strategic partnership via an MOU with UN Habitat as the Implementation Partner for the Cities Investment Facility. The goal is to help identify and scope “bankable projects” for participating cities.

cCurrently, at the government level, KC is the Smart City Advisor and Capacity Builder for the Philippines Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and supported the development of a national movement for Smart and Sustainable Cities, with 4 identified regions and cities. He was the Executive Director (ASEAN) of Smart Cities Council, the largest ecosystem of stakeholders in the world with over 600 cities in their network