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.

The other recession risk that Singapore should be wary of

Forging A Strong Partnership to Enhance Prosperity of Asia

Forging A Strong Partnership to Enhance Prosperity of Asia

Speaker: Speaker: His Excellency Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China | 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

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

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

Leading Change through the United Nations: A Personal Journey

Leading Change through the United Nations: A Personal Journey

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Noeleen Heyzer, Former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations | 16 March 2016

Global Threats to the Global City

Global Threats to the Global City

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, NUS President | 16 March 2016

Capturing the Value of Prevention

Capturing the Value of Prevention

Speaker: Speaker: Prof John Ioannidis, C. F. Rehnborg Professor in Disease Prevention at Stanford University | 16 March 2016

Governance and Economic Outlook of the Monetary Union in the Eurozone

Governance and Economic Outlook of the Monetary Union in the Eurozone

Speaker: Speaker: Prof Pier Carlo Padoan, Minister of Economy and Finance, Italy | 16 March 2016