PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME
5 November 2015, Thursday
Time |
Activity |
Venue |
10:00am |
Executive Roundtable
(by invitation only) |
The Hive, Communication Cube |
1:00pm |
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Nanyang Auditorium
50 Nanyang Avenue
Singapore 639798
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1:45pm |
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NPS Session 1: What should we learn in the future, and how?
Panel Discussion and Dialogue with Audience
Panellists
· Sir Harold Kroto (Professor), Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 1996
· Ada Yonath (Professor), Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 2009
· Koh Boon Hwee (Mr), Chairman, NTU Board of Trustees, Singapore
· Juliana M. Chan (Dr), Nanyang Assistant Professor; and Principal Investigator, Nanomedicine and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
· Moderator: Lee Sing Kong (Professor), Vice President (Education Strategies), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
3:30pm |
Tea Break |
4:00pm |
Speech by Dr Lars Heikensten
Executive Director, Nobel Foundation, Sweden |
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Speech by Professor Bertil Andersson
President, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
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Opening Address
By His Excellency Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam
President, the Republic of Singapore; and
Chancellor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
4:30pm |
NPS Session 2: Can we achieve equal access and excellence in future learning?
Panel Discussion and Dialogue with Audience
Panellists
· Stefan Hell (Professor), Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 2014
· Sir James Mirrlees, (Professor), Nobel Memorial Prize Winner in Economic Sciences, 1996
· Wole Soyinka (Professor), Nobel Laureate in Literature, 1986
· Chan Heng Chee (Professor), Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
· Chou Meng-Hsuan (Dr), Nanyang Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
· Moderator: Lily Kong (Professor), Provost, Singapore Management University, Singapore |
6:15pm |
Conference Reception |
6 November 2015, Friday
Time |
Activity |
Venue |
9:30am |
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See below |
10:00am |
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Lunch Reception to follow after the Lectures |
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By Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate in Literature 1986
Chair and Moderator: Professor Shirley Chew, Division of English, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University; and Emeritus Professor, University of Leeds |
Nanyang Technological University
School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Auditorium, HSS-B1-14 , 14 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637332 |
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By Stefan Hell, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2014
Chair: Professor Ling San, Dean, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University |
Nanyang Technological University
School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Lecture Theatre 1, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371 |
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By Sir Harold Kroto, Nobel Laureates in Chemistry 1996; and Ada Yonath, Nobel Laureates in Chemistry 2009
Chair and Moderator: Professor Lee Pooi See, Associate Chair (Faculty), School of Materials Science & Engineering, College of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University |
National Gallery Singapore
Auditorium, 1 Saint Andrew's Road, Singapore 178957 |
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By Sir James Mirrlees, Economic Sciences Laureate 1996
Chair: Professor Arnoud De Meyer, President, Singapore Management University |
Singapore Management University
Mochtar Riady Auditorium, Level 5, 81 Victoria Street, Singapore 188065 |
11:00am |
Dialogue with Students
Lunch Reception to follow after the Dialogue
(by invitation only) |
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From 7 November 2015 to 24 January 2016:
Visit the Exhibition “The Nobel Prizes – Ideas Changing the World”, at the ArtScience Museum.
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