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.

AI Super Powers: China, Silicon Valley and the New World Order

Speaker: Dr. Kai-Fu Lee, Chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures, Former President of Google China 22 Nov 2018

In this recent book launch, Dr Lee Kai-Fu, Former President of Google China, Chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures, shared his thoughts on the four waves of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how AI will permeate every part of our lives in the next decade. Dr Lee also talked about how AI will be different from previous technology revolutions, where it will be faster and driven by not one superpower, but two - the US and China.

If Singapore decides to invest in nuclear energy, floating power plants deserve a closer look

If Singapore decides to invest in nuclear energy, floating power plants deserve a closer look

Speaker: Dr Stefan Huebner, Senior Research Fellow from the Asia Research Institute at NUS 14 Mar 2025

Will new electoral boundaries affect voting patterns in GE2025?

Will new electoral boundaries affect voting patterns in GE2025?

Dr Teo Kay Key, Research Fellow at IPS Social Lab at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS 14 Mar 2025

Many of us use screens for stress relief, but it's actually making us worse

Many of us use screens for stress relief, but it's actually making us worse

Dr Samer Elhajjar, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Marketing at NUS Business School 6 Mar 2025

To raise the birth rate, the middle ground is fertile ground

To raise the birth rate, the middle ground is fertile ground

Dr Kalpana Vignehsa, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS 3 Mar 2025

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