Jointly organised by the School of Business and the Office of Executive Education, the inaugural lecture was held in the SMU Auditorium on 27 November to a full capacity of faculty and executives. Professor William F Miller, Herbert Hoover Professor of Public and Private Management Emeritus and Professor of Computer Science Emeritus, Stanford University was the distinguished lecturer.
Professor Miller, who is also President & CEO Emeritus of SRI International, lectured on “New Regions of Talent & Innovation, Their Development Strategies and Impacts”, sharing the similarities and differences in the development of new and rising regions, and how regions such as Silicon Valley are responding.
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The distinguished lecturer was joined by local entrepreneurs in a panel discussion moderated by Professor David B Montgomery, Dean of the School of Business, SMU. Speaking as panelists in an engaging and interactive session were local entrepreneurs Mr Stephen Lim, CEO, SQL View Pte Ltd; Mr Ong Peng Tsin, Chairman & CEO, Encentruate; and venture capitalist Mr Tay Choong, President, Fortune Venture Investment Group.
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