Rethinking our future built environment with leading Singapore clients

On 4 September, WSP hosted an exclusive breakfast event at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre, bringing together over 50 guests from across Singapore’s built environment sector including the Building and Construction Authority, Land Transport Authority, Changi Airport Group, and JTC Corporation.

Held in conjunction with the International Built Environment Week (IBEW) 2025, the session provided a dynamic platform for WSP’s Visioneers to engage with key clients and industry leaders and kickstart bold conversations on how we can reimagine the spaces where people live, work, and thrive.

Dean McGrail, President of WSP Middle East & Asia, opened the session themed “Expect Different: Rethinking our future built environment, today” by celebrating Singapore’s visionary leadership in sustainable urban development and highlighting the Singapore Green Plan 2030 and the city’s seamless integration of nature and innovation. He reaffirmed WSP’s commitment to shaping Future Ready, net-zero buildings through global expertise and bold thinking. 

At the heart of the event, Dale Sinclair, WSP’s Global Lead for Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), delivered a keynote on the transformational potential of the kit-of-parts approach, an innovation that combines advanced manufacturing, digital design, and programme-level thinking to enable faster delivery, higher quality, and greater sustainability in the building process.

This event was timed with Dale’s visit to Singapore for the flagship IBEW 2025, where he spoke as both a keynote speaker and panellist to showcase WSP’s insights and actions on accelerating the paradigm shift in design and construction worldwide.

More than a one-off occasion, this gathering reflects WSP’s ongoing commitment to building a culture of collaboration and technical excellence, as the multidisciplinary experts are ready to help clients to leverage the benefits of the kit-of-parts approach and other digital solutions, from strategy to implementation, to unlock a much broader range of benefits, for clients, societies and economies.