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.

What Vers really means: Trade-offs, not jackpots

Perspectives on Indonesia's Policy Challenges

Perspectives on Indonesia's Policy Challenges

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Former President of Indonesia | 16 March 2016

My Hyflux Journey: Daring to Dream Big

My Hyflux Journey: Daring to Dream Big

Speaker: Speaker: Ms Olivia Lum, Executive Chairman and Group CEO of Hyflux Ltd | 16 March 2016

Forging A Strong Partnership to Enhance Prosperity of Asia

Forging A Strong Partnership to Enhance Prosperity of Asia

Speaker: Speaker: His Excellency Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China | 16 March 2016

What's Happening to the World?

What's Happening to the World?

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Robert B. Zoellick, Former President of the World Bank, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State and White House Deputy Chief of Staff | 16 March 2016

Conversation with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam

Conversation with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister & Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies, Singapore | 16 March 2016

Translation of the genetic code to proteins: the cell workers

Translation of the genetic code to proteins: the cell workers

Speaker: Speaker: Prof Ada Yonath, Nobel Peace Winner for Chemistry (2009) | 16 March 2016

Judges as moral arbiters

Judges as moral arbiters

Speaker: Speaker: The Honourable Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | 16 March 2016

Fireside Chat at InnovFest unBound 2016: Bringing Angry Birds Alive

Fireside Chat at InnovFest unBound 2016: Bringing Angry Birds Alive

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Peter Vesterbacka, Chief Marketing Officer of Rovio Entertainment | 16 March 2016

The Importance of Localisation: Establishing Disney’s Place in the Global Marketplace

The Importance of Localisation: Establishing Disney’s Place in the Global Marketplace

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Andy Bird, Chairman of Walt Disney International | 16 March 2016

Has the European Experiment Failed?

Has the European Experiment Failed?

Speaker: Speaker: Prof Romano Prodi, Former Prime Minister of Italy | 16 March 2016