4th S R Nathan Fellow - Lim Siong Guan
Mr LIM Siong Guan is a Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, instructing on leadership and change management, as well as a Senior Fellow of the Singapore Civil Service College, since 2006.
Currently Advisor to the Group Executive Committee of GIC Private Limited, Mr Lim was the Group President of GIC from 2007 to 2016. The GIC manages the financial reserves of the Singapore government. He was Chairman of the Singapore Economic Development Board from 2006 to 2009.
Mr Lim was the Head of the Singapore Civil Service from 1999 to 2005. From 1994 to 2006, he was also Permanent Secretary, variously, at the Ministry of Defence, the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Finance.
Mr Lim has co-authored with Joanne H. Lim two books: The Leader, The Teacher & You – Leadership Through the Third Generation, a best-selling book on leadership and governance, and Winning With Honour in Relationships, Family, Organisations, Leadership, and Life, a book on success in life, family and work. He is a member of the SwissRe Advisory Panel and the International Board of the Stars Foundation, a Swiss foundation that promotes leadership development for leaders of the next generation. He chairs the Board of Directors of Honour (Singapore), a charity that seeks to promote the culture of honour and honouring for the well-being of the nation.
4th IPS-Nathan Lecture Series — Can Singapore Fall?
Can Singapore Fall? As a young nation, we have focused our energies on building a strong, independent, and sovereign Singapore. However, after decades of unprecedented growth and prosperity, we now have to guard against the danger of complacency, ossification, and decline. It is timely to contemplate the possibility of Singapore’s failure.
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