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With rapid globalisation taking place in all parts of the world, how much longer can we get to enjoy the crisp fresh air? That's where Make the Future Festival hopes to make a difference - bringing together bright energy ideas and solutions to address the global energy challenge AND producing less carbon dioxide at the same time. For the first time, Singapore will be playing host to the festival this year at Changi Exhibition Centre from 16 to 19 March 2017, 9am to 6pm. And admission is FREE!

There will be loads of family-friendly activities during the festival and here're my top 5 picks that the monkies will be eager to catch:

1. Shell Eco-marathon Asia: The headliner event, where student teams battle their self-designed and manufactured cars on race tracks, competing to see who has the most fuel-efficient vehicle. My monkies will be cheering for the 9 teams representing Singapore for sure!

2. Zorb Energy Generations: Kids get to run as fast as they can in the Zorb energy generators for 30 seconds to see how much kinetic energy they can create to convert to electricity. Best way to tire out the kids, ever.

3. GravityLight: Kids and parents can race against each other to place the optimum amount of weights in a tub to activate the GravityLight. I'm so gonna thrash the monkies.

4. Salt Water Cars Eco-marathon: Kids can build their own mini cars that are powered by salt water and even take home as souvenirs. Nothing like watching science put into motion!

5. Pavegen: Expend the kids' energy further by having them take part in a target football challenge where they can charge up a timer by running on a Pavegen tile and then take shots at a target to score as many points as possible. Don't know what a Pavegen is? Neither do I. That's why I'm heading down to find out.

Again, admission is FREE but you can pre-register at www.shell.com.sg/makethefuturesg for a customised Maker Pass which gives you priority access and other perks! Don't say I never share ok? See you at Make the Future Singapore 2017!

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My interview with BBC News for their Talking Business Asia programme aired yesterday.

Around the world, globalisation has come under threat as countries turn inward. The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened this trend. However, globalisation has played a big part in getting Singapore to where we are today, and the BBC was curious what the anti-globalisation trend meant for Singapore.

We spoke about many things – the impact of the pandemic, US-China relations, and how it affects the rest of us. Both parties need to co-exist. If US-China relations are not stable, it will be much harder for all of us.

The full transcript of my interview is available at: https://go.gov.sg/qrqe5s. – LHL

Had a candid and lively dialogue at the Deloitte World Meeting yesterday, attended by 500 Deloitte senior leaders. They last came to Singapore in 2006, when Mr Lee Kuan Yew spoke to them.

We discussed global and regional trends, globalisation and protectionism, the importance of strong but constructive unions, how Singapore’s multiculturalism was key to our development, leadership renewal, and the problem of “key man risk”.

There is no constant but change in the world, and so we need continuous renewal. It’s not just having the best team, but also bringing in members from new generations to add their ideas. Singapore must do this so that we can take on long-term problems with thoughtful planning, and not kick the can down the road. This is how we deal with issues like climate change, when we have some time to plan and execute our responses. We must not make our grandchildren ashamed one day of what we didn’t do. – LHL

(With Deloitte Global Chair Sharon Thorne, who moderated yesterday’s dialogue. / MCI Photo by Fyrol)