Singapore Perspectives

Singapore Perspectives (SP) has been held annually since 2000, succeeding the previous IPS Year in Review conference series. Each iteration focuses on a specific theme, featuring relevant experts and stakeholders from both public and private sectors. The conference hosts about 1,000 attendees from key segments of society, namely the private and public sectors, civil society and students from a range of institutions.

Singapore Perspectives 2021 “Reset”

The conference went on amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with nine online interactive forums on the first three days, followed by a final hybrid conference day which adhered to the prevailing safety management measures. Aptly themed “Reset”, it brought together a select group of speakers to consider challenges presented by the disruption of the pandemic, as well as pre-existing trends and issues in different domains.

Singapore Perspectives 2022 “City”

Inspired by Mr S. Rajaratnam’s vision for Singapore to be a truly global city, the conference drew from the perspectives of leading urban thinkers, practitioners and researchers, exploring how Singapore can further actualise this vision by extending beyond the physical city to embrace new digitally-enabled financial, economic and social spaces.

“In SP2022, we wanted to curate a diverse conversation involving a wide range of speakers. This was possible because we had moved the event online for the first three days. However, having the event online came with challenges as well. In order to accommodate international speakers, we had to align different timezones as well as rely on recorded segments. Nonetheless, the conference was a success. The IPS team worked hard to manage the logistics of having both online and in-person segments. My experience with leading this conference has been a highly fulfilling one.”

Singapore Perspectives 2023 “Work”

The conference examined how disruptions and trends in technology, socioeconomic developments and Singapore’s own demographics will shape the future of work here. It also unveiled findings from the IPS Survey on Future of Work Singaporeans Want.