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.

Turning AI factories into climate assets

Turning AI factories into climate assets

Speaker: Professor Lee Poh Seng 10 April 2026

The environmental footprint of data centres has come under the spotlight. As data centres expand rapidly to power artificial intelligence (AI) training, cloud computing and digital services, concerns around energy and water use have risen in prominence.

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Looking to 2021: Addressing the great unknowns about COVID-19 vaccines and equity

Looking to 2021: Addressing the great unknowns about COVID-19 vaccines and equity

Speaker: Speaker: Prof Teo Yik-Ying | 10 March 2021

Asia's remarkable economic transformation and rise

Asia's remarkable economic transformation and rise

Speaker: Speaker: Prof Deepak Nayyar | 2 March 2021

GameStop and the gamification of retail speculation

GameStop and the gamification of retail speculation

Speaker: Speaker: Assistant Professor Ben Charoenwong | 1 March 2021

COVID-19: Updates from Singapore

COVID-19: Updates from Singapore

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Peter Karim Ben Embarek | 26 February 2021

Looking to 2021: Five key trends in the start-up ecosystem

Looking to 2021: Five key trends in the start-up ecosystem

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Freddy Boey | 22 February 2021

Find your element to pick the right course and university

Find your element to pick the right course and university

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Ho Teck Hua | 22 February 2021

Looking to 2021: Prospects for the Singapore economy and jobs market

Looking to 2021: Prospects for the Singapore economy and jobs market

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Kelvin Seah | 11 February 2021

Coup, COVID and other tests of ASEAN unity

Coup, COVID and other tests of ASEAN unity

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Tommy Koh | 11 February 2021

Digital first: How to thrive in higher education’s online future

Digital first: How to thrive in higher education’s online future

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Erle Lim | 5 February 2021

A brighter year beckons for the F&B industry

A brighter year beckons for the F&B industry

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Sherri Kimes | 3 February 2021