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NUS Asian Business Series

The NUS Asian Business Series is a platform that showcases Asian thought leadership from the business luminaries of Asia. Topics cover macroeconomics, business trends and global issues that impact Asian economies.

Ms Renee Lo
    • Ms Renee Lo
    • Partner CTO & Regional Director at Google Cloud

Generative AI: Reshaping the Tech Landscape and Beyond

  • 19 April 2024
  • Singapore
Ms Caecilia Chu
    • Ms Caecilia Chu
    • Co-Founder & CEO, YouTrip

What I wish I knew before I left Business School: A Founder’s Manifesto

  • 20 March 2024
  • Singapore
Mr Kaushik Das
    • Mr Kaushik Das
    • Managing Partner for Southeast Asia, McKinsey & Company

Asia on the Cusp of a New Era

  • 23 February 2024
  • Singapore
Mr Benjamin Boh
    • Mr Benjamin Boh
    • Managing Director, McDonald’s Singapore
Mr Clarence Koo
    • Mr Clarence Koo
    • Founding Partner of Oliver Wyman Singapore Office
Mr Gyanesh Sinha
    • Mr Gyanesh Sinha
    • Head of Uber Eats APAC, Strategy & Sustainability
Mr Henry Chan
    • Mr Henry Chan
    • CEO & Co-founder at ShopBack
Mr Vipul Chawla
    • Mr Vipul Chawla
    • Group Chief Executive Officer, FairPrice Group
Ms Anshula Kant
    • Ms Anshula Kant
    • Managing Director and World Bank Group Chief Financial Officer
Mr Paul Mo-po CHAN
    • Mr Paul Mo-po CHAN
    • Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government
Edmund Koh
    • Mr Edmund Koh
    • President of UBS Asia Pacific of UBS Group AG and UBS AG, Member of the UBS Group Executive Board
Richard Taylor
    • Mr Richard Taylor
    • Head of Innovation Programs, Asia Pacific and Japan, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Simon Naga
    • Mr Simon Naga
    • Vice-President, Asia and Fashion MENA, Al-Futtaim Group
Loh Wee Lee
    • Mr Loh Wee Lee
    • Chief Executive Officer, Lazada Singapore
Foo-Fang-Yong
    • Mr Foo Fang Yong
    • CEO, Huawei International
Dr. Stefan Hoops
    • Dr. Stefan Hoops
    • Head of Corporate Bank, Deutsche Bank
Kenneth Siow
    • Mr Kenneth Siow
    • General Manager & SEA Regional Director, Tencent Cloud International
Dr Wolfgang Baier
    • Dr. Wolfgang Baier
    • Group CEO, Luxasia
Chin Ying Loong
    • Mr Chin Ying Loong
    • Vice President, Regional Managing Director, ASEAN & SAGE, Oracle Corporation
Deborah Ho
    • Ms Deborah Ho
    • Regional Head, South East Asian business, BlackRock and Country Head, BlackRock Singapore
    • Ms Aw Kah Peng
    • Chairman, Shell Companies in Singapore
Neha Singla
    • Ms Neha Singla
    • Director, Global Head of Product Operations, TikTok
Ivan Lee
    • Mr Ivan Lee
    • Vice-President, Corporate Alliances Asia Pacific, The Walt Disney Company
Piyush Gupta
    • Mr Robert Yap
    • Executive Chairman, YCH Group
Piyush Gupta
    • Mr Piyush Gupta
    • Chief Executive Officer, DBS Group
Philip Lim
    • Mr Philip Lim
    • Chief Risk Officer, A*STAR
Robin Hu
    • Mr Robin Hu
    • Head, International Policy & Governance / Institutional Relations, Temasek
Simon Kahn
    • Mr Simon Kahn
    • Chief Marketing Officer, Google APAC
Chris Lee
    • Mr Chris Lee
    • President Asia Pacific, Medtronic
Li Meng Lee
    • Mr Li Meng Lee
    • Chief Strategy Officer, RAZER Inc & Chief Executive Officer, Razer Fintech
Marcus Tan
    • Mr Marcus Tan
    • Co-Founder, Carousell
Charles Tseng
    • Mr Charles Tseng
    • Chairman, Asia Pacific, Korn Ferry
Kit Wong
    • Mr Kit Wong
    • Chief Executive Officer, Lu International
Jocelyn Chng
    • Ms Jocelyn Chng
    • Chief Executive Officer, JR Group Holdings
Raja Rajamannar
    • Mr Raja Rajamannar
    • Chief Marketing & Communications Officer and President, Healthcare, Mastercard
Andrew Au
    • Mr Andrew Au
    • Executive Director, Eight Inc. Singapore
Hans P. Vriens
    • Mr Hans P. Vriens
    • Former US Head, Red Bull
  • Entrepreneurship – Creating Your Market
  • 27 March 2019
  • Singapore
Peter Estlin
    • Mr Peter Estlin
    • Lord Mayor, London
  • Future of FinTech and Financial Services
  • 20 February 2019
  • Singapore
Prof Kishore Mahbubani
    • Prof Kishore Mahbubani
    • Dean and Professor in the Practice of Public Policy – Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS
  • Government and Business: Friends or Foes?
  • 20 Oct 2016
  • Singapore
Mr KV Rao
    • Mr KV Rao
    • Resident Director – ASEAN, Tata Sons Limited
  • The Singapore-India Tango: New Moves For The 21st Century Collaboration
  • 26 Jan 2016
  • Singapore

Leadership Dialogue Series

The Leadership Dialogue Series creates a dynamic platform for a rigorous and stimulating exchange of extensive ideas and knowledge of our business community. Topics range from values and attributes of a leader to business management and entrepreneurship.

Chris Leong
    • Ms Chris Leong
    • Chief Marketing Officer, Schneider Electric
Indranil Roy
    • Mr Indranil Roy
    • Executive Director, Deloitte Consulting Southeast Asia
  • Modern Work Studio
  • 13 April 2022
  • Singapore
Jessica Tan
    • Ms Jessica Tan
    • Co-CEO and Executive Director of Ping An Group
  • Doing Business in China
  • 27 January 2022
  • Singapore
Ms Emily Chin
    • Ms Emily Chin
    • General Manager, Global Chemical Feedstocks, LPG and Aromatics, Shell
  • Leadership Lessons from the Unbeaten Path
  • 16 October 2018
  • Singapore
Mr Ronald Ong
    • Mr Ronald Ong
    • Chairman and CEO for South-east Asia, Morgan Stanley
  • An Era of Disruption – An Investment Banker’s Perspective
  • 30 August 2018
  • Singapore
Mr Hsieh Tsun-Yan
    • Mr Hsieh Tsun-Yan
    • Founder and Lead Counsellor, LinHart Group
  • Everyone is a leader: Doing Well, Doing Good
  • 20 March 2018
  • Singapore
Mr Lee Jui SiangMr Howie Lau
    • Mr Lee Jui Siang
    • President, Samsung Electronic Singapore
    • Mr Howie Lau
    • Chief Marketing Officer, Starhub
  • The Future of Marketing
  • 22 Feb 2018
  • Singapore
Ms Elaine Yew
    • Ms Elaine Yew
    • Senior partner and member of Egon Zehnder’s Global Executive Committee
  • 5 Things that really matter in managing your career in the next 30 years
  • 26 Jan 2018
  • Singapore
Mr Tan Chorh Chuan
    • Mr Tan Chorh Chuan
    • President of the National University of Singapore
  • The Powerful Lenses of Leadership
  • 02 Nov 2017
  • Singapore
Mr Robert C. Merton
    • Mr Robert C. Merton
    • Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences; Resident Scientist, Dimensional Fund Advisors; and School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance, MIT
  • Finance Science, Technology and Financial Innovation and Their Impact on The Economy
  • 25 Oct 2017
  • Singapore
Mr Nikhil Srinivasan
    • Mr Nikhil Srinivasan
    • Partner at Highbridge Principal Strategies (HPS) and Visiting Fellow at Oxford University Centre of Corporate Reputation
  • Mistakes I Made & Lessons I Have Learnt
  • 17 Oct 2017
  • Singapore
Mr Laurence Lien
    • Mr Laurence Lien
    • Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Asia Philanthropy Circle (APC)
  • Why Civil Society Matters and How To Build It
  • 13 Sep 2017
  • Singapore
Mr Guan Yeow Kwang
    • Mr Guan Yeow Kwang
    • Chief Executive Officer, Mizuho Bank (Singapore Branch)
  • Qualities of a leader in the future banking sector
  • 22 Aug 2017
  • Singapore

CEO (On-site) Dialogue Series 

The CEO (On-site) Dialogue Series is an exclusive dialogue session designed to allow students to have close interaction with senior executives, be inspired and learn leadership values by hearing directly from CEOs.

Carol Fong
  • Carol Fong
  • Group Chief Executive Officer, CGS-CIMB
  • 28 April 2022
Thio Book Kiat
  • Thio Boon Kiat
  • Group Chief Executive Officer, UOB Asset Management
  • 9 June 2020
Liew Mun Leong
  • Liew Mun Leong
  • Chairman, Changi Airport Group and Surbana Jurong
  • 19 May 2020
Achal Agarwal
  • Achal Agarwal
  • APAC President, Kimberly Clark
  • 21 August 2019
Ronald Ong
  • Ronald Ong
  • Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, South-east Asia, Morgan Stanley
  • 21 August 2019
Richard Chua
  • Richard Chua
  • Chairman & Director, Yamato Asia and Executive Officer, Yamato Holdings
  • 5 September 2018
Chong Siak Ching
  • Chong Siak Ching
  • Chief Executive Officer, National Gallery Singapore
  • 20 September 2017

Up Close and Personal Series

The Up Close and Personal Series is a dialogue series featuring speakers keen to share their life experiences and career stories with a small group of students. Each session is kept to less than 10 participants to maximize interaction and networking opportunity.

Michiel Brenninkmeijer
  • Up Close and Personal: Michiel Brenninkmeijer
  • Michiel Brenninkmeijer
  • Management Consultant, STRAIGHTMARK
  • 1. EMBA Alumni – 4 May 2021
  • 2. EMBAs – 26 April 2021
  • 3. MSCs – 22 February 2021
  • 4. MBAs – 27 January 2021

Chasing Unicorns Instagram Live Entrepreneurship Series

Chasing Unicorns is a lunch time Instagram Live series featuring successful entrepreneurs and their start-up stories, many of them are also our very own Business School alumni.

Katarina Lee
  • Chasing Good
  • Katrina Lee
  • Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Savour!
  • 6 April 2021
Ng Weiyi
  • Chasing Capital
  • Ng Weiyi
  • Assistant Professor, Strategy and Policy, NUS Business School
  • 23 March 2021
Evan HengLee Min Xuan
    • Chasing Start-up Success
    • Evan Heng
    • Founder & Director, Zenith Education Studio

 

  • Lee Min Xuan
  • Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Africa Red Dot
  • 9 March 2021
Ike Lee
  • Been There, Chased That
  • Visiting Professor Ike Lee
  • Chief Executive Officer, LTC Innovations
  • 23 February 2021
Lee JunxianJerry ChuaLee Minghui
    • Chasing the Entrepreneurial Mindset
    • Lee Junxian
    • Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Moovaz

 

    • Jerry Chua
    • Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer, Moovaz

 

  • Lee Minghui
  • Partner, Head of Operations, Moovaz
  • 9 February 2021

NUS Business Leaders Online Workshop Series

Jointly organised by the BIZAlum and Strategic Relations Office, the NUS Business Leaders Online Workshop Series feature intensive one-hour workshop sessions where participants can learn important skills and know-how from our outstanding alumni and corporate partners who have made their marks in their various industries.

Winnie Cheah
  • What if Retirement is Tomorrow?
  • Winnie Cheah (BBA 1992)
  • Managing Director, Win Advisors Pte Ltd & Senior Director, AIA Singapore
  • 29 July 2020
Ow Tai Zhi
  • Robo-Advisors: The New Digital Age of High Investment Performance & Tech-Driven Client Engagements
  • Ow Tai Zhi (BBA 2011)
  • Chief Investment Officer, AutoWealth
  • 22 July 2020
Nikhil Kapur
  • Entrepreneurship: What to expect from the Startup Market Post Covid
  • Nikhil Kapur (MBA 2016)
  • Partner, Strive
  • 14 July 2020

NUS Business Leaders Online Dialogue Series

Jointly organised by the BIZAlum and Strategic Relations Office, the NUS Business Leaders Online Dialogue Series feature live interactive sessions with successful alumni and corporate partners from across different disciplines to enable sharing on industry expertise and insights, their journey to success, their take on leadership, as well as advice on how to accelerate one’s career.

Winnie Cheah
  • Overseeing “The World’s Port of Call”: Building Global Partnerships & Moving Mountains
  • Ong Kim Pong (BBA 1990, MBA 1996)
  • Regional CEO, Southeast Asia, PSA International
  • 17 June 2020
Anson Dichaves
  • Conquering Global Markets in the Consumer Goods Industry!
  • Anson Dichaves (UCLA – NUS EMBA 2009)
  • Seasoned Marketing & Brand Leader in the Consumer Goods Industry (FMCG, Luxury & Electronics)
  • 10 June 2020
Saurav Bhatia
  • 15 Years Post-MBA: Flying High in the Finance Industry!
  • Saurav Bhatia (MBA 2005)
  • Managing Director, Global Head Growth Strategy, Retail Banking, Standard Chartered Bank
  • 3 June 2020
Naithy Cyriac
  • Take a Leap of Faith: From MBA Graduate to Partner in Myanmar!
  • Naithy Cyriac (MBA 2014)
  • Partner, YCP Solidiance Myanmar
  • 27 May 2020
Lee Junior
  • Capitalising on Opportunities: All about VC, PE & Entrepreneurship!
  • Lee Junior (BBA 2000, EMBA 2015)
  • Partner, Expara Ventures Pte Ltd

Our commencement speakers, who are well respected leaders eminent in their fields, inspire, motivate and offer words of wisdom to our graduates as they embark on a new journey ahead.

Commencement 2023

Ong Kim Pong
  • PhD, MBA and Executive MBA Ceremony
  • Ong Kim Pong, Regional CEO, Southeast Asia, PSA International Pte Ltd
Christopher Wong
  • BBA/BAC/RE Ceremony
  • Christopher Wong, Head of Assurance, Ernst & Young Singapore
Jeffrey Chua
  • BBA Ceremony
  • Jeffrey Chua, Senior Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group
Foo Jixun
  • MSc Ceremony
  • Foo Jixun, Global Managing Partner, GGV

Commencement 2022

Mark Ong
  • BBA Ceremony
  • Mark Ong, Head of Asia Pacific Equities, Public Equities, GIC
Cheung Pui Yuen
  • BACC Ceremony
  • Cheung Pui Yuen, CEO, Deloitte Singapore
Jonathan Yap
  • Real Estate Ceremony
  • Jonathan Yap, CEO, Listed Funds, CapitaLand Investment
Kaushik Das
  • MBA Ceremony
  • Kaushik Das, Managing Partner, Southeast Asia, McKinsey & Company

Commencement 2020/2021

Ronald Ong
  • BBA Ceremony
  • Ronald Ong, Chairman, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Morgan Stanley
Tan Wang Cheow
  • BACC Ceremony
  • Tan Wang Cheow, Founder & Executive Chairman, Food Empire
Geraldine Chin
  • MBA Ceremony
  • Geraldine Chin, Chairman & Managing Director, ExxonMobil APAC
Fang Hongbo
  • EMBA-Chinese Ceremony
  • Fang Hongbo, Chairman/President Midea Group Co and Wuxi Little Swan Co

Commencement 2019

Eugene WongEmily Chin
  • BBA Ceremony
  • Eugene Wong, Founder and MD, Sirius Venture Capital
  • Emily Chin, General Manager, Global Chemical Feedstocks, LPG and Aromatics, Shell
Chaly Mah
  • BACC Ceremony
  • Chaly Mah, Chairman, Singapore Accounting Commission
Kevin Lim
  • MBA Ceremony
  • Kevin Lim, Chairman, Division of Surgery & Senior Consultant, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital

Commencement 2018

Lim Hwee Hua
  • BBA Ceremony
  • Lim Hwee Hua, Co-Chairman, Tembusu Partners
Leslie Teo
  • MBA Ceremony
  • Leslie Teo, Managing Director, Director Economics and Investment Strategy & Chief Economist, GIC

Commencement 2017

Jeanette Wong
  • BBA Ceremony
  • Jeanette Wong, Group Executive – Institutional Banking Group, DBS Bank
Beh Swan Gin
  • MBA Ceremony
  • Beh Swan Gin, Chairman, Singapore Economic Development Board

Commencement 2016

Tan Tee How
  • BBA Ceremony
  • Tan Tee How, Commissioner, Inland Revenue of Singapore
Veronica Eng
  • MBA Ceremony
  • Veronica Eng, Founding Partner, Permira

Commencement 2015

Chua Sock Koong
  • BBA Ceremony
  • Chua Sock Koong, Group Chief Executive Officer, Singtel
Loh Chin Hua
  • MBA Ceremony
  • Loh Chin Hua, Chief Executive Officer, Keppel Corporation

Commencement 2014

Janet Ang
  • BBA Ceremony
  • Janet Ang, Managing Director, IBM Singapore
Grace Fu
  • MBA Ceremony
  • Grace Fu, Minister, Singapore Government

Commencement 2013

Tan Lai Yong
  • BBA Ceremony
  • Dr Tan Lai Yong, Director for Outreach and Community Engagement, College of Alice and Peter Tan, National University of Singapore
Leong Wai Leng
  • MBA Ceremony
  • Leong Wai Leng, Managing Director & Head of Business Management Unit, Bank of Singapore

Commencement 2012

Melissa Kwee
  • BBA Ceremony
  • Melissa Kwee, Chairman, Millenia Hotel and Vice President of Human Capital, Pontiac Land Group Singapore
Hsieh Tsun Yan
  • MBA Ceremony
  • Hsieh Tsun Yan, Chairman & Lead Counsellor, LinHart Group

Commencement 2011

Liew Mun Leong
  • BBA Ceremony
  • Liew Mun Leong, President & Chief Executive Officer, CapitaLand Group
Piyush Gupta
  • MBA Ceremony
  • Piyush Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, DBS Group

Commencement 2010

Eddie Teo
  • BBA Ceremony
  • Eddie Teo, Chairman, Public Service Commission
Choo Chiau Beng
  • MBA Ceremony
  • Choo Chiau Beng, Chief Executive Officer, Keppel Corporation

Commencement 2009

Hsieh Fu Hua
  • BBA Ceremony
  • Hsieh Fu Hua, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Exchange and Deputy Chairman, Management Advisory Board, NUS Business School
Lim Hwee Hua
  • MBA Ceremony
  • Lim Hwee Hua, Second Minister for Finance & Second Minister for Transport, Singapore Government