Thought Leadership

Some of the world’s leaders, and leading thinkers from NUS and overseas, regularly gather and add to the rich diversity of thoughts and ideas on our campuses, in Singapore and across the globe.
Here’s what they had to share.

Ageing well is a challenge Singaporeans must take on together

Water & Food Security Challenges and the Role of Think Tanks

Water & Food Security Challenges and the Role of Think Tanks

Speaker: Speakers: Mr Eli Weiss, Senior Agriculture Economist, The World Bank; Dr Liong Shie-Yui, Deputy Director, Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore; Dr Cecilia Tortajada, Senior Research Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore | 30 January 2018

Peace and Prosperity in a time of disruption

Peace and Prosperity in a time of disruption

Speaker: Speaker: Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia | 24 January 2018

Importance of ageing with vigour

Importance of ageing with vigour

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Teo Chee Hean, Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister | 22 January 2018

Solving issues together

Solving issues together

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Heng Swee Keat, Singapore’s Minister for Finance | 22 January 2018

Communicating risk in a complex world

Communicating risk in a complex world

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Peter Ho, NUS Trustee and Senior Advisor, Centre for Strategic Futures | 17 January 2018

The Indian Civil Service: Has it delivered?

The Indian Civil Service: Has it delivered?

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Vinod Rai, Distinguished Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS; and 11th Comptroller and Auditor-General of India | 16 January 2018

Coercion in the New Nuclear Age

Coercion in the New Nuclear Age

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Toby Dalton, Co-Director of the Nuclear Policy Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | 10 January 2018

Asia’s growing impact on global higher education

Asia’s growing impact on global higher education

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, former NUS President | 28 December 2017

Siri goes to Medical School

Siri goes to Medical School

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Jeffry Mann, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | 28 November 2017

ASEAN Economic Integration: Myth or Reality

ASEAN Economic Integration: Myth or Reality

Speaker: Speaker: Tan Sri Datuk Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta. Maria, Senior Policy Fellow, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia | 27 November 2017