BCM KSS by Dr. Reuben Ng

Date: 25 December 2023

Time: 14:00 - 15:00

Location: Shangri-La Office, Suite #2203

Language: English

Tax: ₮50'000 (for non-members)

The upcoming Knowledge Sharing Session (KSS) is designed for professionals and organizations focused on enhancing stewardship ethics and long-term sustainability. Led by Mr. Reuben NG, an expert in data analytics, insights, and design thinking, the session explores the transformative integration of sustainability with data. Attendees will gain practical knowledge and best practices from impactful projects with Fortune 100 companies, addressing strategies to reduce environmental impact and foster positive social change. Whether you're a sustainability professional, data scientist, business leader, policymaker, consultant, researcher, or educator, this session provides valuable insights and innovative techniques across diverse fields.

The session will be led by Dr.Reuben NG, Assistant Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and a Harkness Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School). A behavioural and data scientist trained at NUS, Oxford and Yale, Reuben spent 16 years in government, consulting, and research. In government, he was in the Prime Minister's Office of Singapore, driving evidence-based policymaking through data analytics and Singapore's Smart Nation strategies. In consulting, he co-built the advanced analytics practice at a big-4 consulting firm, and implemented complex analytics capabilities across industries and functions. In research, he is an expert in quantitative social sciences, social gerontology, and credited with creating innovative techniques to measure societal perceptions that are applied to strategic policy communications. His work achieved international media coverage at The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Forbes, BBC, and CNN. He delivers masterclasses on Blended Innovation that integrates Data Analytics, Behavioural Insights, and Design Thinking; and served on advisory boards in finance, defence, education and sustainability. Reuben is the first Singaporean and Oxonian to win the International Fulbright Science and Technology Award, and the first from Asia to be honoured with the prestigious Harkness Fellowship since its inception in 1925. Reuben was ranked in the top 2 per cent of scientists globally by Stanford in 2022.