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.

To win the AI adoption race, Singapore must mind the social class and gender gaps

To win the AI adoption race, Singapore must mind the social class and gender gaps

Speaker: By Dr Laurel Teo 17 February 2026

For AI diffusion to truly reach every level of our economy and society, we must look beyond broad measures. It starts with identifying gaps, in particular two groups that studies show are lagging behind in digital and AI skills adoption: workers from lower social economic status (SES), and women.

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The Trinity of COVID-19: Immunity, Inflammation and Intervention

The Trinity of COVID-19: Immunity, Inflammation and Intervention

Speaker: Associate Prof Paul MacAry | 30 April 2020

Global health governance in the time of COVID-19

Global health governance in the time of COVID-19

Speaker: Speakers: Professor S Jayakumar, Professor Gian Luca Burci, Professor Tikki Elka Pangestu, Professor Anthony Anghie, Dr Ayelet Berman and Dr Nilüfer Oral | 29 April 2020

The economy after COVID-19

The economy after COVID-19

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Andrew K. Rose | 29 April 2020

The Geopolitics of COVID-19

The Geopolitics of COVID-19

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Kishore Mahbubani | 26 April 2020

Coronavirus: The great disruption Could it be time to swop fast car for slower, sturdier one?

Coronavirus: The great disruption Could it be time to swop fast car for slower, sturdier one?

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Danny Quah | 23 April 2020

COVID-19: From bats and pangolins to coronavirus and serology

COVID-19: From bats and pangolins to coronavirus and serology

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Wang Linfa | 19 April 2020

Coronavirus: Global leaders need to coordinate exit from lockdowns

Coronavirus: Global leaders need to coordinate exit from lockdowns

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Teo Yik Ying and Professor David L. Heymann | 15 April 2020

COVID-19: Lessons learned? What comes next?

COVID-19: Lessons learned? What comes next?

Speaker: Speakers: Professor Teo Yik Ying, Professor Tikki Pangestu, Associate Professor Joanne Yoong, Associate Professor James Crabtree | 15 April 2020

Insights into COVID-19’s propagation and progression

Insights into COVID-19’s propagation and progression

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Paul Tambyah | 12 April 2020

COVID-19: Analysing governments’ economic policy responses

COVID-19: Analysing governments’ economic policy responses

Speaker: Professor Bert Hofman, Professor Sumit Agarwal, Professor Bernard Yeung, Professor Sun Bae Kim, and Professor Joseph Cherian | 2 April 2020