On 29 September 2025, SMU and Fudan University hosted the “2025 Fudan University–SMU Forum on Artificial Intelligence, Digital Governance and Sustainable Societies”. The forum brought together experts, scholars, and industry leaders to engage in in-depth discussions on the themes of artificial intelligence, digital governance, and sustainable societies. SMU President Professor Lily Kong and Fudan University President Jin Li signed a Memorandum of Agreement marking the start of a new chapter of research and education collaboration between the two universities.
SMU Associate Professor of Computer Science and Associate Dean of the School of Computing and Information Systems Zhu Feida delivered a keynote on "Collaborative Intelligence & Tokenised Economy for a Sustainable Digital Future". SMU’s Centre for Digital Law Research Fellow and Associate Professor Gilad Abiri delivered a keynote titled "Regulating for AI Legitimacy", in which he explored the core challenges facing current AI governance. SMU Lee Kong Chian Professor of Information Systems Siau Keng Leng joined the second panel discussion on the theme of "Why AI-Ready Leadership Matters: Rethinking Business, Talent, and Value Creation" as one of the panellists.
