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.

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Fireside Chat at InnovFest unBound 2016: Bringing Angry Birds Alive

Fireside Chat at InnovFest unBound 2016: Bringing Angry Birds Alive

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Peter Vesterbacka, Chief Marketing Officer of Rovio Entertainment | 16 March 2016

Translation of the genetic code to proteins: the cell workers

Translation of the genetic code to proteins: the cell workers

Speaker: Speaker: Prof Ada Yonath, Nobel Peace Winner for Chemistry (2009) | 16 March 2016

Judges as moral arbiters

Judges as moral arbiters

Speaker: Speaker: The Honourable Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | 16 March 2016

Public Health School moves to new home

Public Health School moves to new home

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization | 16 March 2016

Asian Economic Outlook and the Role of Asian Development Bank

Asian Economic Outlook and the Role of Asian Development Bank

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

Conversation with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

Conversation with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore | 16 March 2016

Facing Public Health Challenges in the Post-2015 Era: Need for a New Paradigm

Facing Public Health Challenges in the Post-2015 Era: Need for a New Paradigm

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization | 16 March 2016

The Importance of Localisation: Establishing Disney’s Place in the Global Marketplace

The Importance of Localisation: Establishing Disney’s Place in the Global Marketplace

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Andy Bird, Chairman of Walt Disney International | 16 March 2016

Has the European Experiment Failed?

Has the European Experiment Failed?

Speaker: Speaker: Prof Romano Prodi, Former Prime Minister of Italy | 16 March 2016

The Future of Opportunity: Innovation, Talent and Work in the Next 50 Years

The Future of Opportunity: Innovation, Talent and Work in the Next 50 Years

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Byron Auguste, Managing Director of Opportunity@Work and former Deputy Director of the White House National Economic Council | 16 March 2016