Dr Ian Chew is the sole Founder of Greenie Web – a Singapore ClimateTech startup that decarbonizes digital infrastructure. He is a pioneer in the decarbonization of the digital world and is the first in Asia to have carried out such work. For his contributions to the field of climate change, Ian received the Forbes 30 under 30 (Asia) honour for Social Impact. Ian’s story has also been extraordinary – having started his journey in digital sustainability as a
passion project back in 2009.
His thought leadership in the area is recognized across industries and countries. Ian has been invited to speak at events by the United Nations, European Union and high profile media. Select speaking engagements include the United Nations Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change (global event) – where he represented the voices of digital natives to share about sustainable digitization, European Union – Malaysia Circular Economy 2.0 Conference, 5th Economist Brownbag Session at The Economist Asia-Pacific Headquarters, Wiki Finance Expo (a premier blockchain focused event in Singapore) and API Days in Melbourne (the leading technology conference in Australia). At present Greenie Web is a leading voice in advocating for low-carbon code and the decarbonization of digital infrastructure – beginning with websites. His startup, Greenie Web, had been admitted to renown incubator programs including X-Hub Japan by the Tokyo Metropolitan government, US-based Plug and Play (Energy Vertical), Info-Media Development Authority (IMDA Singapore) Pixel Incubator and the Singapore Management University BIG Incubator.
Ian’s deep knowledge in the field has been picked up by the Asian Development Bank where he was appointed a resource person who is the subject matter expert and consultant for an ADB project on digitalization for green and inclusive growth Ian is also the chairperson of the 29 by 29 Global Digital Sustainability Initiative. As the name of the initiative suggests, the initiative was launched in support of COP 29 to encourage capacity development of youths and young adults in sustainable digitization. He has also actively involved students from the local community in sustainability challenges to increase awareness and build capacity in this area; with Greenie Web being used as a case study for MBA students from the National University of Singapore.