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.

DeepSeek – how a Chinese AI company just changed the rules of tech-geopolitics

DeepSeek – how a Chinese AI company just changed the rules of tech-geopolitics

Speaker: Mr Alex Capri 31 Jan 2025

The release of DeepSeek, a Chinese digital product rivalling OpenAI’s ChatGPT, has made waves on the AI scene and beyond, changing the rules of the AI game and with it the rules of techno-geopolitics. Mr Alex Capri, Senior Adjunct Lecturer at the NUS Business School, weighs in on the techno-nationalistic perspective, the ramifications of this latest development on the US-China chip war, and the fragmentation of the international tech landscape into three distinct groups.

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When the gates close designing the resilient city

When the gates close designing the resilient city

Speaker: Speaker: Associate Professor Nirmal Kishnani , Professor (Practice) Wong Mun Summ | 17 April 2026

Turning AI factories into climate assets

Turning AI factories into climate assets

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Lee Poh Seng | 10 April 2026

A gentler climb with shorter steps for our most vulnerable families

A gentler climb with shorter steps for our most vulnerable families

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Wong Chin Yi | 5 April 2026

How to redirect the ‘responsible parent’ script in Singapore’s education system

How to redirect the ‘responsible parent’ script in Singapore’s education system

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Mathew Mathews and Dr Melvin Tay | 25 March 2026

AI may reshape the labour market, but the deeper disruption is in education

AI may reshape the labour market, but the deeper disruption is in education

Speaker: Speaker: By Ben Chester Cheong | 19 March 2026

Market volatility highlights Indonesia’s overlooked climate and resource risks

Market volatility highlights Indonesia’s overlooked climate and resource risks

Speaker: Speaker: By Prof Johan Sulaeman | 12 March 2026