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.

This health insurance clash is a chance to fix issues in Singapore's healthcare system

This health insurance clash is a chance to fix issues in Singapore's healthcare system

Adjunct Assoc Prof Jeremy Lim from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at NUS; Dr Taufeeq Wahab from NUHS; and Ms Sheryl Ha, an incoming student at Duke-NUS Medical School 28 June 2025

Patients will be the ultimate losers if the ongoing kerfuffle between insurer Great Eastern and the operator of Mount Elizabeth hospitals is not handled well.

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What’s best for S’pore consumers – competition or market dominance?

What’s best for S’pore consumers – competition or market dominance?

Speaker: Speaker: Sumit Agarwal | 13 July 2023

Loneliness is an overlooked public health challenge in ageing Singapore

Loneliness is an overlooked public health challenge in ageing Singapore

Speaker: Speaker: Associate Professor Angelique Chan, Dr Rahul Malhotra, Dr Ad Maulod | 11 July 2023

What’s holding back migrant integration in Singapore and ways to break barriers

What’s holding back migrant integration in Singapore and ways to break barriers

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Mathew Mathews | 7 July 2023

Commentary: Unlike parents, AI will never tire of entertaining our children. Here’s the catch.

Commentary: Unlike parents, AI will never tire of entertaining our children. Here’s the catch.

Speaker: Speaker: Jonathan Sim | 1 July 2023

Look beyond a universal basic income for answers to AI future

Look beyond a universal basic income for answers to AI future

Speaker: Speakers: Terence Ho, Brian Lim | 28 June 2023

What Singapore’s impending workplace discrimination law means for younger, future workers

What Singapore’s impending workplace discrimination law means for younger, future workers

Speaker: Speakers: Mathew Mathews, Hazim Zulfadhli | 23 June 2023

Can Singapore banks deliver the green promise?

Can Singapore banks deliver the green promise?

Speaker: Speakers: Xie Taojuan, Ammu George | 20 June 2023

Building a sustainable digital economy in S-E Asia

Building a sustainable digital economy in S-E Asia

Speaker: Speakers: Lawrence Loh, Sabrina Soon | 15 June 2023

Food and ageing: A hunger for pleasure

Food and ageing: A hunger for pleasure

Speaker: Speakers: Ad Maulod, Siti Hazirah Binte Mohamad | 14 June 2023

Unlocking opportunities: Singapore as a standard-maker in digital trade governance

Unlocking opportunities: Singapore as a standard-maker in digital trade governance

Speaker: Speakers: Jesslene Lee, Thi Hang Banh and Tan Kway Guan | 9 June 2023