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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Building healthy workspace and cutting carbon footprint can go hand in hand

Speaker: Sing Tien Foo | 3 June 2023

Battle of the Asian Tigers? HK and S’pore shouldn’t buy into the myth

Battle of the Asian Tigers? HK and S’pore shouldn’t buy into the myth

Speaker: Speakers: Woo Jun Jie | 3 June 2023

How old is too old, and when do you call it quits from work?

How old is too old, and when do you call it quits from work?

Speaker: Speaker: Chong Siow Ann | 28 May 2023

Happier workers and better care for seniors? AI can improve life in S’pore

Speaker: Terence Ho and Brian Lim | 24 May 2023

Prepayment packages help business, but what about consumers?

Prepayment packages help business, but what about consumers?

Speaker: Speakers: Samer Elhajjar | 23 May 2023

Enough gushing about AI, we need to pause and think about its dangers

Speaker: Carl Skadian | 20 May 2023

Fragmentation – the big threat facing the global economy

Fragmentation – the big threat facing the global economy

Speaker: Speaker: Prof (Practice) Bert Hofman | 18 May 2023

How to boost Singapore’s recycling rates? Improving last-minute delivery is key

Speaker: Kavickumar Muruganathan | 15 May 2023

Commentary: 4 ways human beings can stay unique amid advance of artificial intelligence, automation

Commentary: 4 ways human beings can stay unique amid advance of artificial intelligence, automation

Speaker: Speaker: Assoc Prof (Practice) Terence Ho | 9 May 2023

Commentary: Singapore women shouldn’t put off breast cancer screening

Commentary: Singapore women shouldn’t put off breast cancer screening

Speaker: Speaker: Assoc Prof Benita Tan | 8 May 2023