2007 Events
December
18 December 2007
Venue: Istana Ballroom 2, 4th Floor, Sari Pan Pacific Hotel, Jl. MH. Thamrin No.6, Jakarta 10340, Indonesia
15 December 2007
Venue: Ballroom, Melia Hotel, 44 B Ly Thuong Kiet Avenue, Hanoi
1 December 2007
by Prof Kishore Mahbubani, Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
November
28 November 2007
by Mr Adrian Kuah (Faculty in Strategic Management, Bradford University School of Management, England)
23 November 2007
by Dr Tikki Pang (Director, Department of Research Policy & Cooperation, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland)
9 November 2007
The Crisis In Global Governance: Challenges And Solutions
by The Right Honourable Tony Blair
On Friday, 9 November 2007, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy hosted a public lecture by Mr Tony Blair, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997 – 2007), on the topic of “challenges of global governance.” Mr Blair has covered a wide range of issues under this topic, including the global challenges of climate change, terrorism and financial uncertainties. Prof Kishore Mahbubani, Dean at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, chaired the lecture.
7 November 2007
by Thomas C. Heller, Shelton Professor, International Legal Studies, Stanford Law School & Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for International Studies, Stanford, CA
2 November 2007
Inaugural address by Prof Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Laureate
Panel List:
Bangladesh
Dr Akbar Ali Khan, Former Cabinet Secretary and Advisor to Caretaker Government of Bangladesh
Mr Syed MAnzur Elahi, Industrialist and Former Advisor to Caretaker Government of Bangladesh
Mr Mahfuz Anam, Editor - Publisher, The Daily Star, Bangladesh
Ms Farida Akhter, Executive Director, UBINIG (Policy Research for Development Alternatives)
Singapore
Mr S. Dhanabalan, Chairman, Temasek Holdings
Mr Tan Gee Paw, Chairman, Public Utilities Board
Ms Euleen Goh, Council Member, The Institute of Banking and Finance
Associate Professor Shapan Adnan, South Asian Studies Programme, National University of Singapore
October
31 October 2007
by Prof Kenneth S Rogoff, Thomas D Cabot Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Economics, Harvard University
30 October 2007
by Jan Willem Blankert, Fellow, European Institutions and Visiting EU Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
25 October 2007
by Prof Michael O’Hare, Professor of Public Policy, Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley
22-23 October 2007
LKYSPP hosted the 2nd GPPN Conference in Singapore from 22 to 23 October 2007. The first GPPN Conference was held in Paris in October 2006. The Singapore conference brought together more than 40 public policy institutions from around the world. Titled ‘Globalizing Asia or Asian Globalization?’ the conference has attracted eminent speakers and panellists including Surin Pitsuwan, ASEAN Secretary General-Designate and former foreign minister of Thailand, Andrew Sheng, the Chief Advisor of the China Banking Regulatory Commission and former Deputy Chief Executive of Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and Visit Tantisunthorn, Secretary General, Government Pension Fund, Thailand. The conference was opened by BG (Ret) George Yeo, Foreign Minister of Singapore. Conference participants were also hosted for dinner at the Istana where President S R Nathan was the guest of honour.
Click here to join the GPPN online forums and download conference material.
18 October 2007
by Assoc Prof Arun S Malik, Department of Economics and School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University
8 October 2007
by Assoc Prof Shandre M Thangavelu, Associate Professor, Economics Department, National University of Singapore
4 October 2007
by Mr Jan Willem Blankert, Fellow, European Institutions and Visiting EU Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
1-2 October 2007
1st Annual Forum of Developing Country Investment Negotiators
Co-sponsored by the Centre on Asia and Globalisation and the International Institute for Sustainable Development
Negotiating international investment agreements (IIAs) has become an increasingly complex task. What was once considered a simple agreement of limited legal importance is now clearly understood as a significant act of treaty making. The substantive rules of international investment agreements set real limits on developing country policy space, and a burgeoning number of investor-launched arbitrations are testing what those limits are. IIAs have become a fundamental part of the international law on globalisation.
The Forum, a two-day meeting of developing country investment negotiators, will help to address the current imbalances. It will be a practical, useful exercise to build capacity through shared understandings of effective negotiating strategies and common agendas. The process will be driven by a committee of developing country negotiators from different regions, which will set the agenda. The Forum will:
- Provide a significant networking opportunity for negotiators
- Allow negotiating experiences and problems to be considered in some detail;
- Help identify and discuss emerging issues;
- Allow key legal developments in the field to be highlighted; and
- Set the basis for subsequent annual fora.
September
28 September 2007
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Hosts Information Session in Manila Together with Ayala Foundation
The Ayala Foundation Incorporated (AFI), together with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP), will be hosting an information and networking session in Manila on 28 September 2007.
Distinguished representatives of the Philippines government, Singapore’s Ambassador to the Philippines, representatives of the School, alumni of the School and prospective students will be present at the session and will have the opportunity to exchange insights during the information session and the networking reception to follow.
27-28 September 2007
20 September 2007
by Mr Hahm Chaibon, Professor, School of International Relations & the Department of Political Science & Director, Korean Studies Institute, University of Southern California (USC)
18 September 2007
by Ms Sunaina Lowe, United Nations Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
17 September 2007
by Mr Jan Willem Blankert, Fellow, European Institutions and Visiting EU Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
13 September 2007
by Mr Geoffrey Yu, Senior Specialist Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Law, Senior Fellow, Diplomatic Academy (MFA), Deputy Chairman, Intellectual Property Academy, Singapore
11 September 2007
by Dr Robert K. Dixon, Head, Energy Technology Policy Division, International Energy Agency (IEA), Paris, France
10 September 2007
by Mr Jan Willem Blankert, Fellow, European Institutions and Visiting EU Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
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7 September 2007
by Dr Thanong Bidaya, Former Thai Finance Minister
6 September 2007
by Dr Thanong Bidaya, Former Thai Finance Minister
4 September 2007
On 4 September 2007, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) held a dedication ceremony to commemorate Dr Li Ka-shing’s gift of S$100 million, which was announced on 8 March 2007. In honour of Dr Li’s support and generosity, the School named one of its three buildings at the historic Bukit Timah Campus, the “Li Ka Shing” Building, after him. Dr Li and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew graced the ceremony. In addition to the dedication ceremony, a scholarship award presentation to the inaugural batch of five Li Ka Shing scholars was held.
August
31 August 2007
by Ambassador Chase Untermeyer, US Ambassador to Qatar
28 August 2007
by Ambassador Chase Untermeyer, US Ambassador to Qatar
22 August 2007
by Ms. Zainah Anwar, Executive Director, Sisters in Islam (SIS)
20 August 2007
by Dr. Ora-orn Poocharoen, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
17 August 2007
by Ms. Sherri K. Stuewer, Vice President - Safety, Health and Environment, Exxon Mobil Corporation
16 August 2007
by Dr Cecilia Tortajada, Visiting Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
15 August 2007
by Dr Cecilia Tortajada, Visiting Professor , Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
14 August 2007
by Dr Cecilia Tortajada, Visiting Professor , Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
13 August 2007
by Prof Asit Biswas, Visiting Professor , Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
10 August 2007
by Prof Asit Biswas, Visiting Professor , Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
July
23 July 2007
Professor Neo Boon Siong, Director of the Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI) at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and leading expert in business strategy, process management and organisational change, presents the official launch of his book, Dynamic Governance: Embedding Culture, Capabilities and Change in Singapore on Mon, 23 July 2007. President S R Nathan, the Guest of Honour, will be giving a speech during the ceremony. Professor Kishore Mahbubani, Dean at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, will give the welcome address.
20 July 2007
The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy ( LKYSPP) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) is pleased to announce that it has become the first institution outside Europe and North America to join the prestigious Global Public Policy Network (GPPN), a tightly-knit alliance of institutions dedicated to raising the level of teaching, research and discourse on issues of global policy concern.
The GPPN is the brainchild of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po). Formally joining the GPPN requires at a minimum that each institution establishes a double-degree with every other participating institution. LKYSPP now has a double-degree with each of SIPA, LSE and Sciences Po. This year, nine students from the LKYSPP Master in Public Policy Graduating Class of 2008 will be spending their second year overseas on the double-degree programmes, three each at SIPA, LSE and Sciences Po.
The press conference will be chaired by Prof Kishore Mahbubani, Dean at LKYSPP, and Mr Stavros Yiannouka, Vice-Dean (Executive Education and Development). Four of the School’s students going overseas this year will be present at the press conference.
June
13 June 2007
by Benjamin K. Sovacool, Postdoctoral Fellow, Office of the Vice President for Research, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University in Blacksburg, VA
April
10 April 2007
by Ngiam Tong Dow, Chairman, Surbana Corporation Pte Ltd, Adjunct Professor , Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
5 April 2007
by Jay Rosengard, Lecturer in Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
4 April 2007
by Erhard Friedberg, Professor of Sociology, Sciences Po Paris
27 to 28 March 2007
by Kenneth Paul Tan, Assistant Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
26 March 2007
by Stephen Phua, Vice President and General Manager, Asia-Pacific, IMS Health
23 March 2007
by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Associate Professor of Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
21 March 2007
by Michael W. Dowdle, Resident Fellow, Clarke Program in East Asian Law and Culture, Cornell Law School
20 March 2007
by Jaron Lanier, Interdisciplinary Scholar-in-Residence, University of California at Berkeley, Scholar at Large for Microsoft Corporation
12 March 2007
by Michael H. Fox, Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Kansas, Medical Center, School of Medicine
9 March 2007
by J Y Pillay, Chairman, Singapore Exchange Limited and Adjunct Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
8 March 2007
by Jak Jabes, Former Practice Team Leader for Democratic Governance & Coordinator for the Asia Regional Governance Programme, UNDP, Bangkok Regional Centre
2 March 2007
by Viikram Khanna, Associate Editor, The Business Times and Henri Ghesquiere, Adjunct Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
February
16 February 2007
by Lee Benham, Professor of Institutional Economics, Washington University in St. Louis, U.S.A
14 February 2007
by Joel E. Cohen, Head, Laboratory of Populations, Columbia and Rockefeller Universities
13 February 2007
byJoel E. Cohen, Head, Laboratory of Populations, Columbia and Rockefeller Universities
12 February 2007
by Adam Graycar, Head, Cabinet Office Government of South Australia
5-6 February 2007
The Future of China: Global Perspectives and Strategic Lessons: A dialogue co-sponsored by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and The Brookings Institution
In association with the Centre on European Reform, the European Commission, the Heinrich Böll Foundation, the Luso-American Foundation and the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik and with the support of the McKinsey Global Institute
January
24 January 2007
by Dr Boaz Boon, Senior Vice President (Research), CapitaLand Limited
16 January 2007
by Professor Asit K. Biswas, Founder and President, Third World Centre for Water Management in Mexico, Founder and Editor-in-chief, International Journal of Water Resources Development, 2006 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate
