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

Who is responsible for the ethical implications of AI?

Who is responsible for the ethical implications of AI?

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Leong Tze Yun, NUS Computing | 4 April 2019

U@live: Education – Still a Social Leveller?

U@live: Education – Still a Social Leveller?

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Ong Ye Kung, Minister for Education | 27 March 2019

The Future of Global Order

The Future of Global Order

Speaker: Professor Danny Quah, Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy | 25 March 2019

Net-zero energy buildings for sustainability and well-being

Net-zero energy buildings for sustainability and well-being

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Lam Khee Poh, Dean, NUS Design and Environment | 26 February 2019

Capturing atmospheric carbon to power clean, alternative fuels

Capturing atmospheric carbon to power clean, alternative fuels

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Liu Bin, Head of NUS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | 26 February 2019

Sustainable cooling for all

Sustainable cooling for all

Speaker: Speaker: Associate Professor Ernest Chua, NUS Engineering | 26 February 2019

For the Love of Robots

For the Love of Robots

Speaker: Ms Janneke Ritchie, CEO of Orange Gate | 20 February 2019

IPS-Nathan Lecture III - Singapore’s Story: A Port City in Search of Hinterlands

IPS-Nathan Lecture III - Singapore’s Story: A Port City in Search of Hinterlands

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Tan Tai Yong, President and Professor of Humanities (History) at Yale-NUS College | 30 January 2019

Singapore and the World

Singapore and the World

Speaker: Speakers: Professor Wang Gungwu, Chairman Board of Trustees ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute; Mr Yeo George, Visiting Scholar, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Singapore | 28 January 2019

The Domestic Implications of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor for Pakistan

The Domestic Implications of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor for Pakistan

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Adeney Katharine, University of Nottingham | 24 January 2019