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.

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Cultural Transfers in History

Cultural Transfers in History

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Wang Gungwu, Chairman, NUS East Asian Institute | 6 January 2017

Perspectives on the Pacific Century

Perspectives on the Pacific Century

Speaker: Speaker: The Honourable Kirk Wagar, United States Ambassador to Singapore | 3 January 2017

Democracy

Democracy

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Tshering Tobgay, His Honorable Prime Minister of Bhutan | 29 November 2016

Driving Singapore’s War on Diabetes

Driving Singapore’s War on Diabetes

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Paul Zimmet, Monash University’s Professor of Diabetes and Honorary President of the International Diabetes Foundation | 24 November 2016

Geopolitics & Pakistan’s Position in the World

Geopolitics & Pakistan’s Position in the World

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Shaukat Aziz, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan | 18 November 2016

New Frontiers in International Regulatory Science

New Frontiers in International Regulatory Science

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Guido Rasi, Executive Director of European Medicines Agency | 25 October 2016

India in the World of the 21st Century

India in the World of the 21st Century

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Shashi Tharoor, Indian politician and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations | 7 October 2016

Humanitarianism and Challenges to Humanitarian Action

Humanitarianism and Challenges to Humanitarian Action

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Unni Karunakara, Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University | 5 October 2016

A Cloud for Global Good

A Cloud for Global Good

Speaker: Speaker: Ms Toni Townes-Whitley, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Public Sector, Microsoft | 4 October 2016

No limits to being better

No limits to being better

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, President, National University of Singapore | 28 September 2016