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

Birds, Humans and our Sustainable Future

Birds, Humans and our Sustainable Future

Speaker: Speaker: Ms Patricia Zurita, CEO of Birdlife International | 3 November 2017

The Powerful Lenses of Leadership

The Powerful Lenses of Leadership

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, NUS President | 3 November 2017

Breaking new frontiers globally in scientific engineering

Breaking new frontiers globally in scientific engineering

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Peter Ho, NUS Engineering alumnus and CEO of HOPE Technik | 25 October 2017

Finance Science, Technology and Financial Innovation and their Impact on the Economy

Finance Science, Technology and Financial Innovation and their Impact on the Economy

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Robert C. Merton, School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management | 25 October 2017

What makes a good leader?

What makes a good leader?

Speaker: Speaker: Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong | 20 September 2017

The Accidental Nation

The Accidental Nation

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Lim Siong Guan, Professor (Practice) at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS | 20 September 2017

Future of Higher Education in the Digital World

Future of Higher Education in the Digital World

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Diana Laurillard, Professor of Learning with Digital Technologies, University College London | 12 September 2017

Shuffles towards the fourth prime minister

Shuffles towards the fourth prime minister

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Gillian Koh, Deputy Director (Research) at Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS | 7 September 2017

The Economics of Business Contracts

The Economics of Business Contracts

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Michael Klausner, Nancy and Charles Munger Professor of Business and Professor of Law at Stanford Law School | 31 August 2017

The Great Powers in Southeast Asia and the Fall and Rise of China

The Great Powers in Southeast Asia and the Fall and Rise of China

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Wang Gungwu, Chairman of NUS East Asian Institute | 17 August 2017