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 Lawrence Wong, Singapore's Minister for National Development | 11 August 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore | 18 July 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Mr Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | 18 July 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Madam Halimah Yacob, Singapore Speaker of Parliament and NUS Honorary Doctor of Laws Graduate | 7 July 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Dr Liu Thai Ker, Former CEO of the Housing & Development Board and Chief Planner of the Urban Redevelopment Authority | 20 April 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Dr Noeleen Heyzer, Former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations | 16 March 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Prof John Ioannidis, C. F. Rehnborg Professor in Disease Prevention at Stanford University | 16 March 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Dr Mohamed ElBaradei, 2005 Nobel Laureate for Peace, former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and former Vice President of Egypt | 16 March 2016
Speaker: Speaker: His Excellency Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland | 16 March 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, NUS President | 16 March 2016