The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) will hold its annual flagship Singapore Perspectives (SP) conference on 18 January 2016. The theme of SP2016 is “We” – the first word in the National Pledge summoning into existence that collective noun, Singaporean. Over decades of nation-building, we have achieved much. Though Singapore is no longer the product solely of a mere will of imagination, Singaporeans should nevertheless reimagine who “We” are. Having celebrated SG50, how are we to move ahead as a people towards SG100? Should our aspirations and ideals remain constant? If not, how should we change? What would threaten or strengthen the future of “We”?

Singapore Perspectives 2016 “We” — Panel 2: Cohesive Diversity? The challenges in keeping society cohesive include the integration of new migrants and the maintenance of religious harmony in the face of growing religiosity. How can Singapore remain a tolerant, open society? Speaker: Mr Ng Chee Meng, Acting Minister for Education (Schools) Chairperson: Mr Walter Fernandez, Editor-in-Chief, MediaCorp Pte Ltd Panellists: Professor David Chan, Director, Behavioural Sciences Institute, SMU Associate Professor Elaine Ho, Department of Geography, National University of Singapore (NUS) Mr Hassan Ahmad, Technical Adviser & Executive Director, Corporate Citizen Foundation While SP2015 coincided with Singapore’s Golden Jubilee, SP2016 will mark the first year in the next half-century of our island-nation’s story.

It is thus befitting that we experiment with a new conference format so as to engage more people on the important issues that concern us. Audience members and panellists made up of public servants, academics, community and corporate leaders will get the opportunity to interact with and question four of Singapore’s fourth-generation leaders: Mr Heng Swee Keat, Mr Chan Chun Sing, Mr Ng Chee Meng and Mr Ong Ye Kung. As in the past, SP2016 will provide a platform for close to 800 leaders in their fields and interested members of the public to look at the challenges that Singapore will face in the coming years. We hope that by building bridges between different individuals, we can encourage the emergence of better policies.

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