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.

Singapore’s best defence against Nipah virus isn’t temperature screening at the airport

AI and the Future of Healthcare Transformation

AI and the Future of Healthcare Transformation

Speaker: Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, University Professor and Singapore’s Chief Health Scientist | 1 July 2019

How can scientists become role models

How can scientists become role models

Speaker: President’s Assistant Professor Benjamin Tee, NUS Engineering | 1 July 2019

The Past and Future of the International Law on Foreign Investment

The Past and Future of the International Law on Foreign Investment

Speaker: Professor M Sornarajah, C J Koh Professor at NUS | 3 June 2019

A deep dive on AI in Singapore

A deep dive on AI in Singapore

Speaker: Professor Ho Teck Hua, NUS Senior Deputy President and Provost | 20 April 2019

How the West can adapt to a rising Asia

How the West can adapt to a rising Asia

Speaker: Professor Kishore Mahbubani, Distinguished Fellow, NUS Asia Research Institute | 18 April 2019

Before Nation and Beyond: Places, Histories and Identities

Before Nation and Beyond: Places, Histories and Identities

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Tan Tai Yong, 6th S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore | 9 April 2019

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

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