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.

How Asian businesses can endure like diamonds

Should children learn to play chess?

Should children learn to play chess?

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Hsu Li Yang | 4 December 2024

Should Artificial Intelligence Win a Nobel Prize?

Should Artificial Intelligence Win a Nobel Prize?

Speaker: Speaker: Samer Elhajjar | 3 December 2024

AI’s challenge to universities: What happens when EQ trumps IQ?

AI’s challenge to universities: What happens when EQ trumps IQ?

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Simon Chesterman, Associate Professor Loy Hui Chieh | 28 November 2024

25 years of fostering research and innovation in Singapore – One North’s Experience

25 years of fostering research and innovation in Singapore – One North’s Experience

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Tien Foo Sing | 20 November 2024

Say aah! Why is Singapore neglecting dental health

Say aah! Why is Singapore neglecting dental health

Speaker: Speaker: Prof Teo Yik Ying, Vice President for Global Health and Dean of the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health | 20 November 2024

Ground rules for ethical AI use needed to be successful innovation hub

Ground rules for ethical AI use needed to be successful innovation hub

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Julian Savulescu, Chen Su Lan Centennial Professor of Medical Ethics and Director, and Associate Professor Brian D. Earp, both from the Centre for Biomedical Ethics at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at NUS, together with Dr Sebastian Porsdam Mann, a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Oxford | 15 November 2024

Floating solar farms may be key to Singapore’s clean energy future

Floating solar farms may be key to Singapore’s clean energy future

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Stefan Huebner, Senior Research Fellow from the Asia Research Institute at NUS | 14 November 2024

Why are some countries rich and others poor?

Why are some countries rich and others poor?

Speaker: Speaker: Assoc Prof (Practice) Terence Ho, from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS | 13 November 2024

Singapore can’t afford to let sudden layoffs become the norm

Singapore can’t afford to let sudden layoffs become the norm

Speaker: Speaker: Asst Prof Ng Weiyi, Department of Strategy and Policy, NUS Business School | 13 November 2024

Singapore’s lifelong learning scene is ripe for transformation

Singapore’s lifelong learning scene is ripe for transformation

Speaker: Speaker: Assoc Prof (Practice) Terence Ho, from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS | 11 November 2024