In conjunction with its inaugural meeting, GIOAS will host a public forum entitled “The role of the University in a Digitally Disrupted Age”. The International Advisers will explore ideas and options for the role of a university in an age when the nature of work and re-skilling of students and workers are being disrupted by digital and technological change. Given the diverse background of the international advisers from the largest economies and wide experience in the developing world, we hope to create a dialogue of how a university could respond to changing needs of society. 

Dr.Douglass Carmichael - Economic Advisor, Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) and former Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz

Professor Stephen Oppenheimer - British geneticist and author, Oxford University

Dr Yaga Venugopal Reddy - Former Governor, Reserve Bank of India and Honorary Professor, University of Hyderabad

Tan Sri Andrew Sheng - Distinguished Fellow, Asia Global Institute, University of Hong Kong and former Chairman, Khazanah Research Institute

Dr. Man Fai Shiu - Former Consultant Cardiologist, Royal Free Hospital, London

Ms Wang Yuan - Former Chief Economist, China Development Bank, Beijing

Jan Wouter Vasbinder - Founding President, Institute Para Limes, Europe and former Director, Para Limes, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.