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.

Cashless but confusing: Can Singapore fix its digital payments system?

Cashless but confusing: Can Singapore fix its digital payments system?

Speaker: Asst Prof Daniel Rabetti 3 November 2025

Cashless payments in Singapore are plentiful, but sometimes painfully confusing. Assistant Professor Daniel Rabetti from NUS Business School shares his insights on how embracing the digital dollar could help create a unified digital payment layer, streamlining payments within the nation and across borders, while globally helping shape the “financial architecture” of the digital era: the shared rules, standards and digital plumbing that determine how money moves safely and efficiently.

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Singapore’s move to regulate online safety faces challenges, but society can help

Singapore’s move to regulate online safety faces challenges, but society can help

Speaker: Speaker: Natalie Pang | 27 June 2022

Why do workplace accidents keep repeating themselves in Singapore?

Speaker: Goh Yang Miang | 20 June 2022

Call Sports Hub public-private partnership a failure or not, that is not the point

Call Sports Hub public-private partnership a failure or not, that is not the point

Speaker: Speakers: Terence Ho | 17 June 2022

The Earth Summit at 30: A stocktake

The Earth Summit at 30: A stocktake

Speaker: Speakers: Tommy Koh | 11 June 2022

When entrepreneurship arises from hardship

When entrepreneurship arises from hardship

Speaker: Speakers: Ivan Png and Chu Junhong | 9 June 2022

Why universities should steer climate action

Why universities should steer climate action

Speaker: Speakers: Tan Eng Chye | 8 June 2022

Equal access, extra spending and an equilibrium shift: preparing for the next pandemic

Equal access, extra spending and an equilibrium shift: preparing for the next pandemic

Speaker: Speakers: Khairy Jamaluddin | 6 June 2022

The challenge for ASEAN: To be digital and sustainable

The challenge for ASEAN: To be digital and sustainable

Speaker: Speakers: Simon Tay and Jessica Wau | 1 June 2022

In reviewing the Dorscon framework, let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater

In reviewing the Dorscon framework, let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater

Speaker: Speakers: Hsu Li Yang | 23 May 2022

Preventing abuse of biometrics authentication technology

Preventing abuse of biometrics authentication technology

Speaker: Speakers: Terence Sim | 17 May 2022