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.
Speaker: Assoc Prof Taberez Ahmed Neyazi 7 January 2026
In politics, deepfakes are often framed as an existential threat to democracy. But do they really fuel polarisation as much as we assume? New research from India suggests that the real political risk posed by AI lies not in deepfakes, but in public trust surrounding how AI is used in politics.
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Speaker: Speaker: Mr Tshering Tobgay, His Honorable Prime Minister of Bhutan | 29 November 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Professor Paul Zimmet, Monash University’s Professor of Diabetes and Honorary President of the International Diabetes Foundation | 24 November 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Mr Shaukat Aziz, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan | 18 November 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Professor Guido Rasi, Executive Director of European Medicines Agency | 25 October 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Dr Shashi Tharoor, Indian politician and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations | 7 October 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Dr Unni Karunakara, Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University | 5 October 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Ms Toni Townes-Whitley, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Public Sector, Microsoft | 4 October 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, President, National University of Singapore | 28 September 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Mr Ong Ye Kung, Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) & Second Minister for Defence, Singapore | 30 August 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Dr Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General | 30 August 2016