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.

Regional offices across Asia could see bulk of job cuts as MNCs adopt AI

Future of Higher Education in the Digital World

Future of Higher Education in the Digital World

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Diana Laurillard, Professor of Learning with Digital Technologies, University College London | 12 September 2017

Shuffles towards the fourth prime minister

Shuffles towards the fourth prime minister

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Gillian Koh, Deputy Director (Research) at Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS | 7 September 2017

The Economics of Business Contracts

The Economics of Business Contracts

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Michael Klausner, Nancy and Charles Munger Professor of Business and Professor of Law at Stanford Law School | 31 August 2017

Agency Reasoning – A Formula or a Tool?

Agency Reasoning – A Formula or a Tool?

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Francis Reynolds, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Oxford | 17 August 2017

The Great Powers in Southeast Asia and the Fall and Rise of China

The Great Powers in Southeast Asia and the Fall and Rise of China

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Wang Gungwu, Chairman of NUS East Asian Institute | 17 August 2017

A tale of two cities

A tale of two cities

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Lam Khee Poh, Dean of NUS Design and Environment | 15 August 2017

Age is Unnecessary: Shakespeare and the War between Old and Young

Age is Unnecessary: Shakespeare and the War between Old and Young

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Stephen Greenblatt, Harvard University | 10 August 2017

Preparing business students for a volatile, uncertain world

Preparing business students for a volatile, uncertain world

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Bernard Yeung, Dean, NUS Business School | 31 July 2017

Start-ups, Outer Space and you

Start-ups, Outer Space and you

Speaker: Speaker: Commander Jeffrey Williams, Retired NASA Astronaut | 12 July 2017

Life lessons in law

Life lessons in law

Speaker: Speaker: Mr V.K. Rajah, Former Attorney-General of Singapore and Judge of Appeal | 8 July 2017