Seminar on "The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies"

Speaker: Associate Professor Bryan Capland, Department of Economics, Center for Study of Public Choice, and Mercatus Center, at George Mason University

New Insights Lecture on "Social Marketing—Influencing and Sustaining Social Change"

Speaker: Dr Ned Roberto, Vice Chairman and Chief Insight Adviser of Mansmith and Fielders, Inc

Seminar on "Supplying Energy Through Greater Efficiency"

Speaker: Dr Alan Meier, Senior Scientist, Energy Analysis Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

6 August 2008

Workshop on "Naturalistic Decision-Making"

Speaker: Dr Gary Klein, Senior Visiting Fellow, CGL

Lecture on "Fostering a National Innovation Ecosystem: Lessons for Singapore from the US Experience"

Managing in Complexity Series: Workshop on "The Cynefin Framework and its Applications for Singapore Public Officers"

Workshop on "Understanding Wahabbism: Its Evolution and Possible Trajectory"

New Insights Lecture on "Why the Welfare State Looks like a Free Lunch"

Speaker: Professor Peter H. Lindert, CGL Distinguished Visitor

Workshop and Seminar on "Networks, Innovation and Disruptive Innovation"

New Insights Lecture on "The Economics of Climate Change, a Global Deal and the Role of Asia"

Speaker: Lord Nicholas Stern, CGL Distinguished Visitor

Country Outlook Seminar on "India: Sustaining Growth, Realising Potential"

Speaker: Mr Gurcharan Das, author of the international bestseller India Unbound

ESRN Lunch Forum "Targeting That Works: Enhancing Efficiency and Fairness"

Speaker: Professor Richard Zeckhauser, Frank Plumpton Ramsey Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government
Moderator: Donald Low, CGL Associate Fellow

Seminar on "The Impact of Malaysia’s 12th General Elections on Islamic Politics and the Islamisation Process"

Lecture on "Behavioural Economics and Public Policy"

Speaker: Professor Jack Knetsch, CGL Senior Visiting Fellow

Economic Symposium Series on "Experimental Economics: Implications on Public Policy"

Speaker: Vernon L. Smith, Professor of Economics & Law, Chapman University, California and Nobel Laureate (Economics), 2002
Q&A Moderator: Professor Allaudeen Hameed, Head, Department of Finance, NUS Business School

Lecture on "Innovation Nation"

Speaker: Dr John Kao, CGL Senior Visiting Fellow

New Insights Lecture on "Climate Change: What does it mean for Public Policy?"

Speaker: Mr Peter Schwartz, cofounder and chairman, Global Business Network

Seminar on Ageing, Innovation and Policy

Speaker: Professor Joseph Coughlin, Founder and Director, MIT AgeLab