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Calendar of Events for 2011

Date/Venue Event Contact
17 November 2011
Auditorium
The Treasury

Lectures, Seminars and Workshops on "A New World Order: Mapping the Emerging Zones of Influence"

Speakers:
Mr Joel Kotkin
Fellow, Distinguished Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures, Chapman University, Senior Visiting Fellow, Civil Service College, Adjunct Fellow, Legatum Institute

Mr Wendell Cox, Principal, Demographia, Visiting Professor, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, Paris, France, Contributing Editor for www.newgeography.com

Mr Shashi Parulekar, Futurist, Chief Technology Officer Director, Zemarc Corporation: Fluid Energy Controls, Inc; U.S.A., Senior Research Associate and Contributing Journalist for www.newgeography.com

Mr Aaron Maniam, Director, Institute of Policy Development, Civil Service College, Associate Fellow, Centre for Strategic Futures, Public Service Division

Mr Nathan Gamester, Research Analyst Legatum Institute, London, U.K.

Mr Matt Baker, Research Assistant Legatum Institute, London, U.K.

Ms Emma Chen, Senior Strategist, Centre for Strategic Futures, Public Service Division

Mr Sim Hee Juat, Research Associate, Centre for Governance and Leadership, Civil Service College

24 October 2011
Auditorium
Civil Service College

Leadership and Strategy Series on"Governance In An Expanding Public Space"

Speaker: The Honourable Jocelyne Bourgon, President Emeritus, The Canada School of Public Service Senior Visiting Fellow, Civil Service College Singapore

21 October 2011
Auditorium
The Treasury

New Insights Lecture on "Total Globalisation"

Speaker: Dr Parag Khanna, Senior Research Fellow, New America Foundation; Director, Hybrid Reality Institute

28 September 2011
National Library Board
Imagination Room

Leadership and Strategy Series Dialogue on "Embracing the Power of a Multi-generational Diverse Workforce"

Speaker: Peter Capelli, George W. Taylor Professor of Management at The Wharton School and Director of Wharton’s Center for Human Resources, Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, MA, USA, Distinguished Scholar of the Ministry of Manpower for Singapore

23 September 2011
Auditorium
Civil Service College

The China Lectures on "A Changing China: Emerging Governance, Economic and Social Trends"

Speakers:
Prof Wang Gungwu, Chairman, East Asian Institute; University Professor, National University of Singapore

Prof Huang Jing, Professor & Director, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

Prof Xia Yeliang, Professor of Economics, Peking University; Visiting Scholar, University of California, Los Angeles

Dr Li Bingqin, Lecturer in Social Policy, London School of Economics

23 September 2011
Auditorium
Civil Service College

A CSC-MDA Lecture on "A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change"

Speaker: Dr John Seely Brown, Visiting scholar and advisor to the Provost at University of Southern California (USC), Independent Co-Chairman of the Deloitte Center for the Edge, Chairman, IDM International Advisory Panel

31 August 2011
Seminar Room 1
Civil Service College

Lectures, Seminars and Workshops on
"Workshop 1: Management by Discovery"

"Workshop 2: The Dynamics of Insight"

Speaker: Dr Gary Klein, Senior Scientist, MacroCognition LLC

26 August 2011
Auditorium
Civil Service College

New Insights Lectures on "Fighting Poverty Together"

Speaker: Professor Aneel Karnani, Associate Professor of Strategy, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

23 August 2011
Auditorium
Civil Service College

Leadership and Strategy Series on "Communication: The Art of Persuasion"

Speaker: Prof Francis Flynn, Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour; Director of the Center for Leadership Development and Research, Stanford University Graduate School of Business

6 July 2011
Heng Mui Keng Room
Civil Service College

The China Lectures on "The Social Risks of an Economic Giant: An Analysis of China’s Social Transformation through the Rise of Social Movements"

Speaker: Mr Cui Heping, Associate Researcher, Centre for Crisis Management Research, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University

30 June 2011
NTUC Room 701
NTUC Centre

Environmental Experts Series on "Securing Effective Stakeholder and Community Engagement: The Case of Environmental Policy"

Speaker: Dr Jane Goodall, Founder, Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Conservation and Education (JGI); United Nations Messenger of Peace

17 June 2011
Tamarind Room
Civil Service College

New Insights Lecture on "Governance in the Digital Age: How the Internet challenges traditional policy-making"

Speaker: Amb. Bertrand de La Chapelle, Former France’s Thematic Ambassador and Special Envoy for the Information Society; Director on the Board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

26 May 2011
NTUC Auditorium
NTUC Centre

MOE-CSC-NIE Lecture on "Creating the Mindful Leader for the 21st Century"

Speaker: Professor Howard Gardner, John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education

12 - 13 April 2011
CSC Auditorium and Heng Mui Keng Room
Civil Service College

HR Series Lecture and Workshop on "Excellent Organisational Outcomes Through Best People Practices"

Speaker: Dr William Rothwell, Professor of Workforce Education and Development, Department of Learning and Performance Systems, Pennsylvania State University

30 March 2011
CSC Auditorium
Civil Service College

MCYS-CSC Social Strategy Lecture on "E Pluribus Unum: Diversity and Community in the Twenty-first Century"

Speaker: Professor Robert D Putnam, Malkin Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University

24 March 2011
CSC Auditorium
Civil Service College

CSC-MFA-UNDP Book Launch on "Virtuous Cycles: Singapore Public Service and National Development"

Speaker: Dr Naresh Saxena, Dr Adrian Leftwich, Prof Neo Boon Siong

21 March 2011
Seminar Room 1
Civil Service College

New Insights Lecture on "The Future Of Cities"

Speaker: Mr Joel Kotkin, Distinguished Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures, Chapman University Adjunct Fellow, Legatum Institute
Senior Visiting Fellow, Civil Service College

15 March 2011
CSC Auditorium
Civil Service College

The China Lectures on "Anticipating Cross-Strait Relations between Mainland China and Taiwan"

Speaker: Professor Charles Kao, Founder and CEO of Global Views Monthly, Commonwealth Publishing Company

26 January 2011
Heng Mui Keng Room
Civil Service College

Managing in Complexity Series Lecture on "Anticipating Strategic Surprises: An Introduction to Strategic Foresight and Warning"

Speaker: Dr Helene Lavoix, Visiting Senior Fellow,
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies