Masters Tea
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Professor Sir Roy Calne & Professor Lee Kok Onn – “Observations on Skepticism”
Professor Sir Roy Calne is a British surgeon and pioneer in organ transplantation who performed the first liver transplantation in Europe in 1968.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Professor James Chin – “The Najib Administration: Old Wine in a New Bottle?”
University and Head of the School of Arts and Social Sciences. He has worked in Singapore as a financial journalist.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Dr Syed Manzoorul Islam – “Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolution” (chaired by A/Prof Paul MacAry)
Dr. Syed Manzoorul Islam is Professor of English at the University of Dhaka, and an award winning fiction writer.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Mr Bob Lee – <> Photography Sharing Session (co-hosted by ACE Wing)
Mr. Bob Lee is a photo journalist currently working with the Singapore Press Holdings and also a lecturer teaching photography at Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Egg Story Digital Arts School.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Professor Takeshi Ito – “Thinking About Citizenship for the Rural Poor in Indonesia”
Professor Takeshi Ito is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and faculty of the Asian Studies Programme and the Environmental Program in Colorado College.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Professor Dr Michael Frese – “Enthusiasm For Work” (chaired by Dr Siok Kuan Tambyah)
Prof. Frese received his Diploma and Doctorate from the Free University of Berlin and Technical University Berlin respectively and holds a joint appointment at National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School and Leuphana University of Lueneburg (Germany).
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Professor Brenda Yeo
Professor Brenda Yeoh is Professor (Provost’s Chair), Department of Geography, as well as the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Samantha Tio & Budi Agung Kuswara – “Wax on Our Fingers” (chaired by Dr Greg Petersen)
Samantha Tio began her practice as a fine art photographer while pursuing her Bachelors in Fine Art at the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University in 2005.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Mr Stephen Perkins – “The Engineering of a Green University Town”
Stephen Perkins is a Director of the Beca group, a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy firm working throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Professor Amitav Acharya – “The Making of Southeast Asia”
Amitav Acharya is a Professor of International Relations at the School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC, where he also holds the UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Dr. May Wang– “Urbanization, the Changing Environment, Health and Well-Being”
Dr May Wang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Professor Paul Cheung– “Global Development Goals: How Should We Articulate and Monitor Them?”
Professor Paul Cheung is currently a professor of social policy and analytics at the National University of Singapore.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Professor Ian Lubek– “The Syphon Bottle and the History of Carbonated Water”
IAN LUBEK is a Professor (Adjunct) of Psychology at University of Guelph (Canada), Visiting Professorial Fellow at the University of New South Wales (Australia), a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association, and a frequent visiting researcher in Europe (IRESCO/CNRS in Paris; University Leiden, NL) and Australia (University of Western Sydney; National Centre in HIV Social Research, University of New South Wales).
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Caroline Casey – “Looking Past Limits”
Ms Caroline Casey is a former management consultant with Accenture, Caroline who is visually impaired to the degree that she is registered as legally blind.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Dr Tan Puay Yok – “Nature in the City: Perspectives on Dealing with a Wicked Problem”
Dr. Tan Puay Yok is an Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture, School of Design and Environment.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Minister Manuel Obregón – “Culture in Costa Rica”
Minister Manuel Obregón is a Musician, composer and producer He is currently the Minister of Culture and Youth of Costa Rica.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Dr Philip Iau – “Long Ride to Sweden: Two Bikes for Breast Cancer”
Dr Philip Iau started his surgical training with an interest in breast cancer.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Dr William Tan – “Creating That EUREKA Moment”
Dr William Tan personifies both passion and compassion.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Dr David Heymann – “How Global Health is Protected: From Smallpox and Ebola to Polio, SARS, Tobacco and Other Threats to Our Health”
Professor David L. Heymann is currently in NUS as the Courage Fund Visiting Professor.
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Caleb Goh – “Cries from Within: The Struggles of the Asian Voice in Broadway Musicals”
Since the turn of the last century, the Broadway musical has been entertaining the world, growing in production quality, message, style variations, universal appeal and popularity.