SIDFest 2026 Symposium II

Care Through Innovation

Hosted by SIDS Prestige Gold Sponsor, Lutron

Date

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18 September 2026, Friday

Time

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2pm – 6pm

Venue

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J&S Experience Studio

29 Kaki Bukit Crescent, Kaki Bukit Techpark I, Singapore 416260

Integrating design and technology to enhance quality of life and everyday experiences by creating intelligent, responsive, and sustainable environments that adapt to people’s needs and changing patterns of use. This approach explores the potential of smart homes and responsive environments, AI, parametric design, and digital fabrication to create more efficient, flexible, and personalised spaces, while incorporating sustainability technologies and circular materials to reduce environmental impact and support more responsible design practices. It also focuses on using technology and data to improve operational efficiency in facilities management and interior environments, enabling designers to make better-informed decisions, optimise resources, enhance functionality, and create spaces that are not only aesthetically meaningful but also more efficient, sustainable, and responsive to everyday life.

CPD Points awarded for this programme:
✅ 5 SIDAC CPD Points

Featured Speakers

Jason Li

Associate Director & Principal

M. Moser Associates

Jason Li is Associate Director of Design Integration, Simulation and Technology (DIST) and Principal of M Moser Associates’ global Generative AI Agency (GAIA). With over a decade at the firm, he works at the intersection of design, technology and human experience. Jason helped establish the global DIST group, advanced M Moser’s OpenBIM platform, and now leads the exploration and adoption of generative AI across design practice. An industry educator and the first WELL Accredited Professional in M Moser’s Southeast Asia offices, he champions responsible digital transformation that enhances creativity, streamlines workflows and keeps human insight at the heart of design.

Cheryline Chua

Design Director

Light Collab

Cheryline Chua is a Singapore-based lighting designer with over 18 years of experience in architectural lighting design, spanning hospitality, luxury residential and public spaces. Her portfolio includes projects for internationally recognised hotel brands such as Marriott and Hyatt. A Professional Member of the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), Cheryline has been a Certified Lighting Designer (CLD) since 2020. She also lectures part-time at Temasek Polytechnic for the Specialist Diploma in Lighting Design, where she shares her experience and contributes to nurturing the next generation  of lighting design talent.

Andy Lim

Senior Sales Accounts Manager

Lutron GL Limited

Representative of SIDS Prestige Gold Sponsor, Lutron GL Limited

With over two decades of dedicated experience in the lighting industry, Andy Lim specialises in delivering intelligent lighting control systems and dynamic shading solutions across Southeast Asia. Since joining Lutron GL Ltd in 2009, he has played a key role in driving strategic growth and project execution across the luxury residential, premium commercial, and hospitality sectors.

Andy brings more than 20 years of hands-on expertise in lighting and controls, with a comprehensive background spanning architectural lighting controls, automated shading, and intelligent lighting control systems. He works closely with developers, architects, lighting designers, and hotel operators to develop tailored, high-performance lighting environments that respond to both functional and design requirements.

Moderated by

Fa’izan Shah

Senior Lecturer

Singapore Polytechnic

Fa’izan Shah is a Senior Lecturer leading the Final Year Studio in Singapore Polytechnic’s Diploma in Interior Design which explores computational and fabrication design methodologies. He has collectively apprenticed in several architectural design firms before pursuing his architectural studies and practised as a multi-disciplinary interior designer in Singapore. Recently he completed a postgraduate programme in the Master in Advanced Computation for Architecture & Design at IaaC Barcelona.

Fa’izan has written and co-written academically for journals and publications and have been invited to speak occasionally at Archifest as a panelist and fringe workshop contributor.

SIDFest 2026 Programme