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.

The real political risk of AI isn’t deepfakes

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

Net-zero energy buildings for sustainability and well-being

Net-zero energy buildings for sustainability and well-being

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Lam Khee Poh, Dean, NUS Design and Environment | 26 February 2019

Sustainable cooling for all

Sustainable cooling for all

Speaker: Speaker: Associate Professor Ernest Chua, NUS Engineering | 26 February 2019

For the Love of Robots

For the Love of Robots

Speaker: Ms Janneke Ritchie, CEO of Orange Gate | 20 February 2019

IPS-Nathan Lecture III - Singapore’s Story: A Port City in Search of Hinterlands

IPS-Nathan Lecture III - Singapore’s Story: A Port City in Search of Hinterlands

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Tan Tai Yong, President and Professor of Humanities (History) at Yale-NUS College | 30 January 2019