Selected Invited Presentations:
2020 Keynote speech, Kelaniya University International Conference on Applied and Pure Sciences, on “Science, technology and innovation for economic recovery”, Nov 26.
2019 Kandy Society of Medicine foundation session, Guest of Honour and presentation on “Singapore model of healthcare: What can we learn?”, Aug 9, Amaya Hills, Kandy.
2019 Postgraduate Institute of Management, Lecture on “Public Policy and business environment: lessons from Singapore” Jan 2, PIM, Colombo.
2018 Gamani Corea Foundation Lecture on Singapore’s development experience: Lessons for Sri Lanka, May 8, BMICH, Colombo.
2016 University of New Castle, Singapore, Apr 8, 2016. Seminar talk on Stress and cancer.
2015 Professor H.A.de S. Gunasekara Memorial Oration, University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka, Sep 21, 2015. Distinguished Speaker. Topic: Stress and Cancer.
2015 University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Economics Research Symposium, Sep 23, 2015. Keynote Speaker. Topic: Why learn econometrics?
2014 Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore, Economic Dialog session; three member panel including the Minister.
2014 Public Health and Occupational Medicine (PHOM) Conference, Singapore, “Self responsibility and preventive healthcare”. (Aug 28).
2013 Keo University, Tokyo, AEP Meeting Sep 2013. Presentation on “Shifting drivers of growth: Policy implications for ASEAN-5”
2012 NUS FASS Health Cluster and School of Public Health Symposium (Mar) “Modelling and predicting extreme hospital bills”.
2012 Institute of Policy Studies, Sri Lanka (January), presentation on stress and cancer at a seminar.
2011 Asia Research Institute, NUS (Nov) on “Coping with zero growth of Singapore resident population”.
2011 Monash University, Sunway Campus, Malaysia (March), lecture and a seminar.
2011 Fudan University, Shanghai (January), presentation at a symposium.
2010 Three lectures on the Singapore economy to an Indian delegation of executives.
2009 Singapore Economic Policy Conference organized by NTU, Presentation on Singapore’s healthcare system: Some challenges.
2008 A lecture on the Singapore economy to a Korean delegation.
2008 Singapore Economic Policy Forum, Presentation on Singapore’s property market: Outlook and affordability.
2007 Singapore Economic Policy Forum, Presentation on Singapore’s property market and the macroeconomy.
2007 Yonsei University, Seoul, S Korea, A lecture on the Singapore economy.
2006 The centennial exhibition of the Nobel Prize (NUS), speaker on the Economics Nobel Prize. Prepared a special website for this talk
http://courses.nus.edu.sg/course/ecstabey/Nobel.htm
2006 National Economics Fund Management Quiz (NUS), welcome address
2000- IPS roundtable discussions
2001 Economic Society of Singapore invitation to speak to more than 1200 Junior College students on Understanding the Singapore Economy.
2001, 2002 ISEAS annual conference on Regional Economic Outlook
2001 Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) annual conference
2000 IMF, To write and present a paper on Thai Meltdown and transmission of recession within ASEAN4 and NIE4
1999 Word Bank, Pre-conference discussion on Financial Contagion.
1999 Institute of Policy Studies: Round table discussion on the forthcoming World Development Report, World Bank, presented by Simon J Evenett
1999 Economics Executive Program, NUS: To talk on To lie or not to lie with statistics
1998 Centre for Advanced Studies, NUS: To talk on New National Income and BOP Accounting procedures
1998 Institute of Policy Studies: Closed door discussion on Asian Economic Crisis and Policy Responses
1998 Singapore Press Holdings: Lunch time discussion on the Asian crisis and its impact on Singapore
1998 Economics Executive Program, NUS: To talk on the contagious effect of the Asian crisis on total production
1997 Economics Executive Program, NUS: To talk on Statistics in daily life