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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India in the World of the 21st Century

India in the World of the 21st Century

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Shashi Tharoor, Indian politician and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations | 7 October 2016

Humanitarianism and Challenges to Humanitarian Action

Humanitarianism and Challenges to Humanitarian Action

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Unni Karunakara, Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University | 5 October 2016

A Cloud for Global Good

A Cloud for Global Good

Speaker: Speaker: Ms Toni Townes-Whitley, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Public Sector, Microsoft | 4 October 2016

No limits to being better

No limits to being better

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, President, National University of Singapore | 28 September 2016

Value of Humanities and Social Sciences

Value of Humanities and Social Sciences

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Ong Ye Kung, Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) & Second Minister for Defence, Singapore | 30 August 2016

Be a global citizen

Be a global citizen

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General | 30 August 2016

Creating a Distinctive Singapore: Our next 50 years

Creating a Distinctive Singapore: Our next 50 years

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Lawrence Wong, Singapore's Minister for National Development | 11 August 2016

On globalisation and the Indian diaspora

On globalisation and the Indian diaspora

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore | 18 July 2016

Opportunities of Convergence

Opportunities of Convergence

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | 18 July 2016

From adversities to opportunities

From adversities to opportunities

Speaker: Speaker: Madam Halimah Yacob, Singapore Speaker of Parliament and NUS Honorary Doctor of Laws Graduate | 7 July 2016