Aug 24 2015
Kishore Mahbubani
Authority on Asia & Global Affairs
Kishore Mahbubani is currently the Dean and Professor in the Practice of Public Policy at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKY SPP) at the National University of Singapore. Before this, he served in the Singapore Foreign Ministry from 1971 to 2004, where he was Permanent Secretary from 1993 to 1998. In 2010, Prof Mahbubani was named by Foreign Policy in November 2010 as one of the top 100 Global Thinkers.
“A gifted diplomat, a student of history and philosophy, a provocative writer and an intuitive thinker”
Prof. Mahbubani graduated in philosophy from Singapore and Canada and served as a Fellow of the Center for International Affairs in Harvard University from 1991 to 1992. The Foreign Policy Association Medal was awarded to him in New York in June 2004. He was also listed as one of the top 100 public intellectuals in the world by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines in September 2005 and was featured in the Financial Times list of Top 50 individuals who would shape the debate on the future of capitalism.[/expand]
As a career diplomat, a writer and a scholar, Kishore Mahbubani has vast experience working at highest political level around the world. In his presentations he offers invaluable advice to organisations on the challenges facing China and Asia as well as Asia’s role in the global economic landscape.[/expand]
An accomplished speaker, Prof. Mahbubani’s presentations are seamlessly put together and loaded with useful insights and ideas.[/expand]
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Topics
The Powershift from West to East
The Rise of Asia
America and the World
Politics, Economics and Culture from an Asian Perspective
Why the World Needs New Global Leadership
Publications
2008
The New Asian Hemisphere
2005
Beyond the Age of Innocence: Rebuilding Trust between America and the World
2004
Can Asians Think?
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