VEERAPPAN SWAMINATHAN

Veera is the CEO of Sustainable Living Lab, a sustainability consulting firm with operations in Singapore, Indonesia, India and the US. His professional experience spans the domains of sustainability, foresight, corporate innovation and AI skilling.

He serves as the Co-Chair of the Climate Action SG Alliance and as an Exco Member of the SGTech Sustainability Steering Committee. Recognized for his work in Futures Thinking, he was awarded the SOIF Next Gen Foresight Award in 2018.

In 2014, he co-founded a community-based initiative called Repair Kopitiam to tackle the buy-and-throw-away culture in Singapore. He is also a Fellow of the EdSAFE AI Alliance Leadership Network and graduated from the National University of Singapore with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Intellectual Property Management.