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: Prof Pier Carlo Padoan, Minister of Economy and Finance, Italy | 16 March 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Former President of Indonesia | 16 March 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Ms Olivia Lum, Executive Chairman and Group CEO of Hyflux Ltd | 16 March 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister & Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies, Singapore | 16 March 2016
Speaker: Speaker: His Excellency Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China | 16 March 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Mr Robert B. Zoellick, Former President of the World Bank, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State and White House Deputy Chief of Staff | 16 March 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum | 16 March 2016
Speaker: Speaker: His Excellency David Cameron, Prime Minister of UK | 16 March 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Mr Peter Vesterbacka, Chief Marketing Officer of Rovio Entertainment | 16 March 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Prof Ada Yonath, Nobel Peace Winner for Chemistry (2009) | 16 March 2016