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.

IPS Online Forum on Senior Care in the Age of Pandemics

Speakers: Ms Pang Sze-Yunn, Professor Helen Sanderson, Mr Karthik Tirupathi, and Dr Ng Wai Chong 29 Jul 2020

The IPS online forum on “Senior Care in the Age of Pandemics” featured Ms Pang Sze-Yunn, Council Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Longevity; Professor Helen Sanderson, Founder of Wellbeing Teams; Mr Karthik Tirupathi, Chief Executive Officer of Napier Healthcare; and Dr Ng Wai Chong, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of NWC Longevity Practice. Together with the moderator Ms Yvonne Arivalagan from the Institute of Policy Studies at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS, they discussed the role of technology in supporting healthcare for seniors during COVID-19.
The old model is broken. Telcos need to reinvent themselves

The old model is broken. Telcos need to reinvent themselves

Speaker: Speaker: Asst Prof Tiffany Tsai | 24 June 2026

The triangular geopolitics of critical minerals

The triangular geopolitics of critical minerals

Speaker: Speakers: Associate Professor Gu Qingyang | 23 June 2026

The Singaporean workers who feel AI has nothing to do with them

The Singaporean workers who feel AI has nothing to do with them

Speaker: Speakers: Prof Irene Y.H. Ng, Mr Tan Zhi Han, Ms V Deepa and Mr Aaron Lim | 15 June 2026

AI companions are coming. Privacy rules are not ready

AI companions are coming. Privacy rules are not ready

Speaker: Speaker: Prof Simon Chesterman | 9 June 2026

Are we in an affordability crisis?

Are we in an affordability crisis?

Speaker: Speakers: Mr Liang Zixuan and Mr Mukund Kishore | 4 June 2026

What PayNow’s alias removal really signals

What PayNow’s alias removal really signals

Speaker: Speaker: Asst Prof Daniel Rabetti | 29 May 2026

When a deepfake image becomes real harm

When a deepfake image becomes real harm

Speaker: Speaker: Ben Chester Cheong | 28 May 2026