2008 Past Events
August 2008
18 August 2008
by Kenneth Rogoff, Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy and, Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 25977
Synopsis: Thirty five years after the advent of modern floating exchange rates, what have economists learned about what moves them over short to medium term horizons? This talk will begin with a brief synopsis of the literature and then go on to explore the cutting edge of the modern academic debate. The talk will draw on the following papers: 
The Continuing Puzzle of Short-Horizon Exchange Rate Forecasting and Can Exchange Rates Forecast Commodity Prices?
18 August 2008
by Wu Fengshi, Assistant Professor, Department of Government and Public Administration, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-1, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
15 August 2008
by T. J. Pempel, Professor, Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
14 August 2008
by Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence, Singapore
Time: 11.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.
Venue: Auditorium, Level 3, Block B, Faculty of Law, NUS Bukit Timah Campus, 469G Bukit Timah Road Singapore 259772
12 August 2008
by Marilyn Brown, Professor of Energy Policy, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Time: 12.15 pm-1.30 pm
Venue: Seminar Room 3-1, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
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7 August 2008
by Mr Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth Secretary-General
Time: 4.00 p.m. - 5.30 p.m.
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Level 3, Block B, Faculty of Law, NUS Bukit Timah Campus, 469G Bukit Timah Road Singapore 259772
Multimedia: 
Webcast
4 August 2008
by Shishir Priyadarshi, Director, Development Division, WTO Secretariat in Geneva.
Time: 12.15 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
July 2008
22 July 2008
Speakers:
Dr. Jong-Wha Lee, Head of Asian Development Bank’s Office of Regional Economic
Integration (OREI)
Khor Hoe Ee, Assistant Managing Director of Monetary Authority of Singapore
Professor Charles Adams of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Venue: Seminar Room 2-1, Manasseh Meyer Building, Lee Kuan Yew School
, 469c Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
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21 July 2008
by Mr. Lex Rieffel (Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution)
16 July 2008
Presentation slides by:
Dr. Benjamin Sovacool,
Mr Christophe Inglin,
Mr Edwin Khew,
Mr Stefan Muelle,
Mr David Tan,
Mr Tan Tian Chong
June 2008
26 - 27 June 2008
23 - 27 June 2008
Singapore International Water Week
Venue: Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre
Synopsis: Singapore International Water Week is the global platform for water solutions that brings together policymakers, industry leaders, experts, practitioners to address challenges, showcase technologies, discover opportunities and celebrate achievements. It comprises of five key events, namely the Water Leaders' Summit which is by-invitation only, of which the LKYSPP is one of the strategic partners, a technical Water Convention, an international Water Exposition, the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize and a Water Festival.
For more information on the events and registration, please visit www.siww.com.sg.
23 - 25 June 2008
World Cities Summit 2008
Venue: Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre
Synopsis: World Cities Summit is a premier international conference series on effective public governance and sustainable development of cities. The inaugural event in 2008 will focus on the challenges of developing cities that are both liveable and vibrant. It will cover issues related to excellent urban infrastructure, clean environment, good quality of life and economic competitiveness.
The conference will feature thought leaders and distinguished practitioners who will share valuable insights and practical experiences. Delegates will include city mayors, top government officials, senior officials from international organisations, academics and business leaders. The event will be held at the same time as the Singapore International Water Week 2008.
For more information on the conference and exhibition, please visit www.worldcities.com.sg or email or call +65 6542 8660 (ext 168).
19 June 2008
by Mr. Shaukat Aziz, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan.
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Multiemedia: Photo Gallery
11 June 2008
by Cesar Parga, Visiting Researcher, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
May 2008
29 May 2008
by C. Randall Henning, Visiting Fellow, The Peterson Institute for International Economics.
28 May 2008
by Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis, Senior Research Fellow, United Nations University’s World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
22 May 2008
by His Excellency Paul Kagame (President of the Republic of Rwanda)
Media coverage: Singapore’s role in Rwanda’s recovery
Lecture Synopsis: Africa and Rwanda: from Crisis to Development
22 May 2008
by Mark Considine (Dean of the Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne)
21 May 2008
by Prof Linda Fung-Yee Ng (Professor, Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics, Faculty of Business Administration, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) and Prof Chyau Tuan (Adjunct Professor, Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial, Economics, Faculty of Business Administration, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
21 May 2008
by Amory Lovins, Chairman and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute, Inc.
20 May 2008
by Mr Juan José Daboub, Managing Director, World Bank
Media coverage: Soaring food prices could erode gains against poverty, Food price hike could set back global poverty fight
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15 May 2008
by Melissa Brown (Executive Director, Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia)
14 May 2008
by Shreekant Gupta (Visiting Senior Fellow, Department of Economics, National University of Singapore)
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9 May 2008
Valedictory Dinner for Master in Public Policy (Class of 2006/08)
Guest of Honour : His Excellency Sajjad Ashraf, High Commissioner, High Commission for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Venue: Shangri-La Hotel Singapore
Valedictory Dinner Speech
8 May 2008
Sustainable Energy/Environment and Public Policy (SEPP) Scenario Workshop: An Interaction between Japan and Singapore On the Future of Sustainable Energy and Environment
Co-sponsored by The University of Tokyo, the Energy Studies Insitute and the Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
7 May 2008
by Sanjaya Baru (Media Advisor to the Prime Minister of India)
April 2008
24 April 2008
by Dr Ashok Khosla (Chairman, Development Alternatives Group)
22 April 2008
by Blane Lewis (Senior Economist, World Bank, Executive Director, Decentralization Support Facility, Jakarta, Indonesia)
16 April 2008
by Wong Marn Heong (Lecturer, School of Economics, University of Adelaide)
15 April 2008
by Kaliappa Kalirajan (Professor, Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development & National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
10 April 2008
by Jan Willem Blankert (Fellow, European Institutions & Visiting EU Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy)
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7 April 2008
by Madhav G. Badami (Associate Professor, McGill University)
4 April 2008
by Kamal Nath, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India
Lecture Synopsis: Book launch: India’s Century
March 2008
31 March 2008
by Jay Rosengard, Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government
27 March 2008
by Marie Danziger (Director, Communications Program, Kennedy School of Government)
26 March 2008
by The Honourable P Chidambaram, Finance Minister, Government of India
Media coverage: India says its growth story is not over yet, US biofuel policies ‘outrageous’
Lecture Synopsis: A View from the Outside
26 March 2008
by Ngoc-Anh Tran (Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy, Harvard University)
25 March 2008
by Richard Zeckhauser (Frank P. Ramsey Professor of Political Economy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University) & Ngoc-Anh Tran (Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy, Harvard University)
20 March 2008
by Stephen Phua (Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Agenix Limited)
13 March 2008
by Manuel Rybach (Director, Public Policy - Head of Governmental Affairs, Credit Suisse)
11 March 2008
by Juan Jose Gómez Camacho (Ambassador of Mexico to Singapore)
11 March 2008
by Prof Douglass C. North, Nobel Economics Laureate 1993
Lecture Synopsis: The Natural State
4 March 2008
by Guy Hentsch (Former Swiss Diplomat and Advisor to the European Centre for Nuclear Research)
Handout
4 March 2008
by Chester Neal Tate (Professor of Political Science and Law & Chair of the Department of Political Science, Vanderbilt University)
February 2008
28 February 2008
by Mr Ryszard Schnepf, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland
Lecture Synopsis: Central European Perpsective on Asia
27 February 2008
by Marty Linsky (Co-Founder and Principal of Cambridge Leadership Associates)
22 February 2008
by Dr Thomas E Mann, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies and The W. Averell Harriman Chair, The Brookings Institution
21 February 2008
by Mr Jan Willem Blankert, Fellow, European Institutions, Visiting EU Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
20 February 2008
by Dr Thomas E Mann, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies and The W. Averell Harriman Chair, The Brookings Institution
Lecture Synopsis: The 2008 Election and the Future of American Politics
14 February 2008
by Prof Alan Altshuler (Ruth and Frank Stanton Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, Harvard University)
5 February 2008
by Ms Noeleen Heyzer, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Executive Secretary, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
January 2008
31 January 2008
by Prof Alan Altshuler, Ruth and Frank Stanton Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, Harvard University
23 January 2008
by Mr Yeoh Lam Keong, Vice-President of Economic Society of Singapore
18 January 2008
by Professor Alan Altshuler, Ruth and Frank Stanton Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, Harvard University
17 January 2008
by Mr Yeoh Lam Keong, Vice-President of Economic Society of Singapore
11 January 2008
by Dr Susan Park, Lecturer, International Relations, School of Political and Social Sciences, University of Sydney
