31 Programme Timeline
October 2025
Ocean’s & Awards Night
FRIDAY
6:30 PM
Registration & Networking Session
7:15 PM
Media Lab Showcase: Oceans & Coexistence
7:35 PM
Welcome Message
7:50 PM
Ocean Solutions Partners
Speakers:
1. Vineet Batura, COO, Co-Founder, C-Loop
2. Sophia Myers, Ecologist, Witeenveen & Bos
3. Ash Welch, Biodiversity & Nature Positive Lead, AECOM Singapore
4. Mathilda D’Silva, Founder & CEO, Ocean Purpose Project
8:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Transitioning to a regenerative blue economy
Speakers:
1. Vineet Batura, COO, Co-Founder, C-Loop
2. Lee Wei Kit, Senior Nature Positive Specialist , Witeenveen & Bos
3. Ash Welch, Biodiversity & Nature Positive Lead, AECOM Singapore
4. Mathilda D’Silva, Founder, Ocean Purpose Project Moderator: Sam Shu Qin, Co-Founder, Our Singapore Reefs
9:00 PM
Awards Ceremony for Winning Films & Photographs
9:45 PM
10:15 PM
Best Ocean Short Film End
SEGMENT 1
1 Programme Timeline Workshops
November 2025
Festival Day 2
SATURDAY
12:00 PM
Opening Film: Her Shark Story
1:15 PM
Panel Discussion: Her Shark Story, Green Filmmaking & The myth of sharks
Speakers:
1. Ignacio Walker, Director & Producer of Her Shark Story
2. Golam Rabbani, PhD Candidate, National University of Singapore
Moderator: Kathy Xu, Founder, The Dorsal Effect
2:00 PM
A Changemaker’s Journey: Using Voice, Vision, and Purpose for Nature
Speaker: Nadya Hutagalong, Environmentalist, UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador, Founder of Let Elephants Be Elephants
Moderator: Joan Leong, Content Consultant, One Triple Four Communications
SEGMENT 2
3:00 PM
Earth in Focus Singapore Nature Film Festival Finalists
3:30 PM
Panel Discussion: From Shells to Shore: Keeping Turtles and Oceans Alive
Speakers:
1. Dr. Lyndsey Tanabe, Sea Turtle Biologist, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore
2. Ilbert Chong, National Biodiversity Centre (Coastal & Marine), National Parks Board Singapore
3. Rushan bin Abdul Rahman, PhD Candidate, James Cook University
Moderator: Regine Tiong, Research Fellow, Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore
4:15 PM
Earth In Focus Singapore Nature Film Festival Finalists
5:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Greening urban spaces for Humans & Wildlife
Speakers:
1. Kevin Lim, Founder, Studio SKLIM
2. Bronwyn Tan, Landscape Architect, Shubin & Tan
3. Cheong Kok Hwee, Parks Planning Team (West), National Parks Board
Moderator: Marla Lise, Founder, The Eco Chapter
6:00 PM
End
7:30 PM
FESTIVAL PARTY
Festival Party (Pub Quiz & Open Mic Night) at Naumi Hotel Singapore
Quiz Master: Marla Lise, Founder, The Eco Chapter
Prizes: The winning team gets a private dining experience worth $640 for 5 pax with Yallah! Dining and a bottle of wine and personalised gift sets courtesy of Naumi Hotel
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Workshop 1
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Workshop 2
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 3
SEGMENT 3
2 Programme Timeline Workshops
November 2025
Festival Day 3
SUNDAY
12:00 PM
Junior International SeaKeepers Project Showcase
Earth In Focus Media Lab 2025 Showcase
A short film & presentation by Team Kampung on coexistence of wildlife in urban spaces.
A short film & presentation by Team DIVERSe on urbanizing coastlines, sea level rise and ocean plastic pollution.
1:15 PM
Film Showcase: Would you still love me if I was a sticky frog?
Panel Discussion: The new wave of environmental storytelling
Speakers:
1. Myles Storey, Wildlife Filmmaker & Director, Would you still love me if I was a sticky frog?
2. Nikki Tan, Filmmaker & Director, Madame Margaux
3. Bryan Yong, Co-Founder, EcoCupid an Environmental Media Platform
Moderator: Ian Mun, Team Member, Earth In Focus
SEGMENT 4
2:15 PM
Film Showcase: Leopard Dynasty - The Rise of Rana
Panel Discussion: Leopards, Legends and the Lens: A dance of coexistence, and rewriting nature’s stories, Bollywood style 3:30 PM
Speakers:
1. Jacqueline Farmer, Producer of Leopard Dynasty, Founder of Nature Through Her Eyes
2. Dr. Vilma D’Rozario, Co-Director, Singapore Wildcat
Action Group
Moderator: Carmen Pang, Co-Director, Singapore Wildcat Action Group
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Workshop 4 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Panel discussion: Journeys and Justice: Rethinking wildlife tourism for a thriving planet 4:45 PM Workshop 5 Workshop 6
Earth In Focus Singapore Nature Film Festival Finalists
Speakers: 1. Anbarasi Boopal, Wildlife Advocate
2. Candice Odgers, Digital Creative Director, Great Plains
Conservation Moderator: Sarah Stanley, Travel Journalist, The Straits Times
4:00 PM End 5:30 PM