Masters Tea
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Dr Lukmaan Bawazer – “Coral reefs and reduction of carbon emissions”
Due to the threat of a global environmental crisis, reduction of atmospheric carbon-based gases is a major goal in scientific, industrial, and political communities throughout the world.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Dr Bella Galil (Senior Scientist, Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research, Nafa) – “The Marine Caravan – the Suez Canal and Bioinvasion of the Mediterranean Sea”
Six hundred and eighty alien marine multicellular species have been recorded in the Mediterranean Sea, and many have established viable populations.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Professor Jan Zielonka (Professor of European Politics, University of Oxford) – “The EU after the Crisis”
The European Union was widely regarded as the most successful modern integration project, but recently it experienced a profound crisis.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Dr Lukmaan Bawazer – “Scientific Storytelling”
Scientific advances occur in part through a process of storytelling within scientific communities.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Mr Tong Yee (Director, The Thought Collective) – “The Wheels and Cogs of Social Innovation: An insider’s perspective of a vital but challenging sector”
Social innovation has gained huge global prominence in multiple cities across the world, touted as a key instrument in tackling problems as far ranging as urban poverty, aging, and youth delinquency.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Ir. Salome Bentinck (Senior Researcher, Delft University of Technology) – “The Digital Campus and Other Dilemmas”
Face to face communication is still important in the development of knowledge and innovation.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Professor Quek Tong Boon (Chief Defence Scientist, MINDEF) – “A Secure Singapore: By default or by design?”
Singapore has harnessed technology to overcome its constraints and maintain its competitive edge since its independence.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Dr Diarra Boubacar (Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor & community development worker) – “Understanding Acupuncture”
Dr Diarra will share from his personal journey as an African doctor trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Dr Victor Tang (Chairman, I3NSIGHT & former VP of IBM China) – “On Leaders and Leadership: What and How”
The goal of this session is to teach aspiring leaders three core competencies. ...
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Dr Bella Galil (Senior Scientist, Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research, Nafa) – “Fish and Ships: Marine Bioinvasions”
Records of alien marine species have increased by orders of magnitude over the past decades, with some regions recording several new species per ...
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Dr Padman Nagenthiram (CEO of Padman Enterprises) – “Who Took it Out? Putting Systems Thinking Back into Systems Engineering”
Systems thinking has been practiced in some form or another since the time of the pyramids. ...
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Dr Susan Ang – “Teaching the Young Idea How to Shoot: Children’s Books and the Question of What They Teach”
Dr Susan Ang teaches Literature at the Department of English Language and Literature. She completed her PhD at the University of Cambridge, joined ...
Wong Zhi Heng & Mr Rajan Raju
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Wong Zhi Heng – “In Face of Adversities” and ‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Mr Rajan Raju – “Dealing with Disability” ...
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Ashik Ashokan – “Heart2Climb: The Journey of 2 Men”
In the summer of 2014, Ashik and Ashok, both undergraduate students, went on a journey of 220km across a Himalayan Range on foot to raise funds ...
Mr Eric Ting & Dr Tan Swee Kheng
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Mr Eric Ting – “Against All Odds” and ‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Dr Tan Swee Kheng – “Privileged” ...
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Dr Park Yuhyun – “iZ Hero: Online Initiative for Children, Parents and Schools to Teach Digital Citizenship”
Whenever Dr Park Yuhyun heard a terrifying story about cyber bullying, or a gaming addiction, or all other sorts of cyber risks, she constantly asked ...
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Dr Siew Tuck Wah– “Big Hands Little Paws: Together We Walk Towards a Better Community”
Save Our Street Dogs (SOSD) is unified by the common passion and conviction to be the voice of the homeless strays, to champion their cause and to ...
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with A/P Matteo Fumagalli – “Reconnecting Myanmar: A Case Study of Outreach and Innovation in Higher Education”
Rangoon (now Yangon) University was the most prestigious university in SE Asia into the 1950s, but was closed for about twenty-five years, until its ...
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with A/P Vernon Lee– “Living with Infectious Diseases: Preparing and Responding to Threats to Our Society”
Infectious diseases is a global health security threat, and pose a public health challenge to Singapore due to the substantial travel and trade in our ...
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Ms Holly Painter– “The Obsolete Jobs Project”
Many once-common occupations (e.g., milkman, blacksmith, sign-painter) are now becoming obsolete as a result of automation, technology ...