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

Homeless in Singapore: Results from a Nationwide Street Count

Homeless in Singapore: Results from a Nationwide Street Count

Speaker: Speaker: Assistant Professor Ng Kok Hoe, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy | 8 November 2019

Works, Marks and Personae: De(Re)Constructing Narratives in Intellectual Property Law

Works, Marks and Personae: De(Re)Constructing Narratives in Intellectual Property Law

Speaker: Speaker: Professor David Tan, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, NUS Law | 16 October 2019

Cannabis Policy: The Example of Canada

Cannabis Policy: The Example of Canada

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Jürgen Rehm, Senior Scientist at the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada; and Inaugural Chair of Addiction Policy at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto | 8 October 2019

Advancing Health through Innovation: Perspectives from an Entrepreneurial Scientist

Advancing Health through Innovation: Perspectives from an Entrepreneurial Scientist

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Lim Chwee Teck, Director of the NUS Institute for Health Innovation & Technology | 3 October 2019

Singapore’s past, a guide to the future

Singapore’s past, a guide to the future

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance | 30 September 2019

Understanding AI technology

Understanding AI technology

Speaker: Interviewee: Professor Chen Tsuhan, NUS Deputy President (Research and Technology) and Chief Scientist of AI Singapore | 26 September 2019

New World Disorder

New World Disorder

Speaker: Speaker: Ambassador Richard Armitage, President of Armitage International and former United States Deputy Secretary of State | 11 September 2019

Understanding China and Hong Kong

Understanding China and Hong Kong

Speaker: Professor Wang Gungwu, NUS University Professor | 7 September 2019

Generation Unlimited: The calling of our time

Generation Unlimited: The calling of our time

Speaker: Ms Henrietta Fore, Executive Director, UNICEF | 23 August 2019

Improving social and economic outcomes in Asia

Improving social and economic outcomes in Asia

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Jin Liqun, President, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank | 16 August 2019