Monica Kong
Managing Director
KONE Singapore
ABOUT
Monica Kong has over 15 years of Fortune 500 MNC experience, driving business growth, operational excellence, and market expansion across Asia. She has lived and worked in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Today, Monica leads KONE’s business in Singapore as Managing Director, making people’s journeys safe, convenient and reliable with smart and sustainable People Flow®. Prior to KONE, she was transforming other highgrowth sectors with her strong sales and operations background as Managing Director, Southeast Asia at Chart Industries and Managing Director at Chubb Singapore. Monica holds both a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Engineering Management from the City University of Hong Kong. She is also a Harvard Business School alumna from its Executive Education – General Management program.
Panellist – Retrofitting the Future: Transforming Urban High-Rise Buildings for Sustainability
Track 1B: Reimagine, Retrofit, Renew | Thursday, 10 July 2025, 3:00 PM
As urbanisation accelerates, cities face an urgent imperative: how can we decarbonise the towering skylines we’ve already built? Buildings account for nearly 40% of global carbon emissions, with aging high-rise buildings representing a critical—and often overlooked—piece of the sustainability puzzle.
Unlike new constructions designed with green principles from the ground up, retrofitting existing urban towers presents a complex web of technical, financial, and logistical challenges. Yet the potential impact is staggering: strategic retrofits can dramatically slash energy use, extend building lifespans by decades, and futureproof assets against tightening climate regulations—all while enhancing occupant health and productivity.