NIC Vatican Conference 2026, 8-10 April
| The NIC Conference is a biannual event for NIC members. Participation is by-invitation only. To find out how to join in, please write to: NIC Administrator, Ms NG Hwee Koon at mednhk@nus.edu.sg. |
Wednesday, 8 April 2026
Social Programme
Venue: Restaurant in Rome
Dress code: Smart Casual
| Time | Welcome Dinner |
|---|---|
| 6:00pm – 6:30pm | Registration and Cocktail Reception |
| 6:30pm – 8:30pm | Welcome Dinner
Welcome Remarks by Professor Yap Seng CHONG |
Thursday, 9 April 2026
Conference programme
Venue: Vatican City
Dress code: Smart Casual
| Time | Conference Agenda |
|---|---|
| 9:30am – 9:35am | Welcome remarks by host
Opening remarks by Mr Kishore MAHBUBANI |
| 9:35am – 10:35am | Keynote speaker on Geopolitics/Regional perspective |
| 10:35am – 11:00am | Tea break |
| 11:00am – 11:50am | Overview on global current affairs by Mr Kishore MAHBUBANI Chairman, NUS Medicine International Council (NIC) |
| 11:50am – 12:00pm | Intermission |
| 12:00pm – 12:30pm | Update on NUS Medicine by Professor Yap Seng CHONG Dean, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) |
| 12:30pm – 2:00pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm – 2:50pm | Seeing Without Cutting: AI, Imaging, and the Future of Non-Invasive Cancer Diagnosis |
| 2:50pm – 3:00pm | Intermission |
| 3:00pm – 3:50pm | Technological transformations and disruptions and public policy challenges (to be confirmed) |
| 3:50pm – 4:20pm | Tea break |
| 4:20pm – 5:10pm | Fireside chat with VIP speaker |
| 5:10pm – 6:00pm | Precision Oncology and the Future of Cancer Care – Personalised Medicine in a Complex World |
| 6:00pm – 6:30pm | Free & easy |
Thursday, 9 April 2026
Social programme
Venue: Restaurant in Rome
Dress code: Smart Casual
| 6:30pm – 9:00pm | Dinner |
Friday, 10 April 2026
Conference programme
Venue: Vatican City
Dress code: Smart Casual
| Time | Agenda |
|---|---|
| 9:30am – 10:20am | Morning Keynote on macroeconomic developments/investment climate |
| 10:20am – 10:50am | Tea break |
| 10:50am – 11:40am | From Gene Discovery to Gene Editing: Promise, Limits and Responsibility in Genomic Medicine |
| 11:40am – 12:10pm | Precision Surgery in Cancer Care – Balancing Innovation, Outcomes and Quality of Life |
| 12:10pm – 2:00pm | Lunch |
| End of conference | |
Friday, 10 April 2026
Social programme: Excursion
Dress code: Smart Casual
| Afternoon | Field trip/social programme (optional) |