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: Adj Assoc Prof (Practice) Terence Ho 9 January 2026
Singapore can further leverage programmes such as Edusave and the Opportunity Fund to provide more opportunities for students from less well-off households to pursue their interests and develop their talents. The approach need not solely draw on Singapore’s fiscal resources, but could also include galvanising more private funding for this purpose.
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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
Speaker: Speaker: The Honourable Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | 16 March 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization | 16 March 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Mr Takehiko Nakao, President of the Asian Development Bank and former Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs at the Ministry of Finance of Japan | 16 March 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore | 16 March 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Mr Andy Bird, Chairman of Walt Disney International | 16 March 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Prof Romano Prodi, Former Prime Minister of Italy | 16 March 2016
Speaker: Speaker: Dr Byron Auguste, Managing Director of Opportunity@Work and former Deputy Director of the White House National Economic Council | 16 March 2016