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.

Study finds over half of 8-year-olds in Singapore have used AI; most popular tool is ChatGPT

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

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

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

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

Leading Change through the United Nations: A Personal Journey

Leading Change through the United Nations: A Personal Journey

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Noeleen Heyzer, Former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations | 16 March 2016

Clean energy, climate and the Artic

Clean energy, climate and the Artic

Speaker: Speaker: His Excellency Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland | 16 March 2016

Global Threats to the Global City

Global Threats to the Global City

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, NUS President | 16 March 2016

Capturing the Value of Prevention

Capturing the Value of Prevention

Speaker: Speaker: Prof John Ioannidis, C. F. Rehnborg Professor in Disease Prevention at Stanford University | 16 March 2016

Governance and Economic Outlook of the Monetary Union in the Eurozone

Governance and Economic Outlook of the Monetary Union in the Eurozone

Speaker: Speaker: Prof Pier Carlo Padoan, Minister of Economy and Finance, Italy | 16 March 2016