On October 8, 2024, Prof. De Cremer spoke at Northeastern University’s London campus (next to Tower Bridge) on his newest book “The AI-savvy leader: 9 ways to take back control and make AI work” (Harvard Business Review Press). The event was organized in collaboration with Harvard Business Review.

“Having ambition is great, but don’t focus too much on the potential successes awaiting for you, first, make sure you take care of the tasks in front of you in a professional and dedicated manner!”

One of the powerful lessons shared by Devika Bulchandani Global CEO of Ogilvy (a leading global advertising agency), at our second “Beyond Boundaries” event with a focus on the theme: “Exploring the Future of Global Business”, organized by D’Amore-McKim School of Business.

Prof. De Cremer was interviewed by ET EDGE – an initiative from The Times Group and a premier global thought leadership platform based in India- to discuss the important role of business leaders in AI adoption projects and the kind of decisions that need to be taken to ensure that adoption is successful. Read the interview here.

Prof. De Cremer was invited by Harvard Business Publishing to record several of this thought leadership pieces, which resulted in two popular vides advising leaders on what to do in the AI era.

Leading AI adoption with your EQ: see here

Using GenAI as an effective leader: see here

The Singaporean radio station MoneyFM interviewed Prof. De Cremer on his newest book “The AI-savvy leader”:  listen to the interview by clicking here.

Prof. De Cremer’s new book has been discussed in detail in several articles published in Forbes. Find some below to read:

• Time for business leaders to step up their own AI training: see here
• Put humans first, AI second: see here
• How leaders can look beyond the hype around AI: see here

With the publication of Prof. De Cremer’s newest book “The AI-savvy leader: 9 ways to take back control and make AI work” (Harvard Business Review Press), several interviews and podcasts were recorded. Below, you’ll find an overview of some of them. Enjoy!

• Work’s not working (let’s fix it): see here
• The workplace podcast (William Corless): see here
• Tech for non-techies: see here
• Six pixels of separation (Thinkers one): see here
• Technovation with Peter High:see here
• Wharton AI Horizons: see here
• The digital transformation podcast: see here

EY launches the EY Advisory Council to help guide EY’s strategy and help them to remain at the cutting edge of the technology. The council brings together 11 external experts from industry and academia to guide the implementation of AI across EY’s global operations. Prof. De Cremer is one of the 11 external experts.

Check out the press release here and  check out the article in EY’s AI magazine here.

The Financial Times listed Prof. De Cremer’s book “The AI-savvy leader” as one of the business books to read in June 2024 (see picture below).

The Financial Times notes: “Most of us have a lot to learn about how our jobs will be shaped by artificial intelligence. David De Cremer, dean of D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University, has a sobering message for those in charge: don’t forget that it is you, rather than the technology, that needs to lead.”

Read more about the selection of Prof. De Cremer’s book for June 2024 here.

On June 14, Prof. De Cremer led an event on leadership and technology where he launched his new book “The AI-savvy leader: 9 ways to take back control and make AI work” and engaged in a fire-chat with GM chess Garry Kasparov.

Here you can read the article about the event.

Check out the short video where Prof. De Cremer presents the first copy of the book to GM chess Garry Kasparov

The new book of Prof. De Cremer, “The AI-savvy leader: 9 ways to take back control and make AI work”, reached the #1 position for new release on Amazon (see picture below).

According to Publishers Weekly, Prof. De Cremer’s new book The AI-savvy leader: 9 ways to take back control and make AI work” “demonstrates a refreshing willingness to topple corporate shibboleths.” Publishers Weekly (American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents) included the book in a list of 6 must-read books on AI in the workplace.

Read the article here.

AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), asked Prof. De Cremer to discuss why business schools today need to be in the business of self-development and ethical upskilling more than ever when GenAI will be used in the class room.

Check out the video here.

World-renowned author Adam Grant recommended the newest book of Prof. De Cremer – “The AI-savvy leader: 9 ways to take back control and make AI work” (published by Harvard Business Review Press) – as one of the AI books to read this summer.

As a dean member of AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), Prof. De Cremer as given the opportunity to express some thoughts about doing the job of a dean.

Check out the recording here.

Prof. De Cremer discussed with the host Stefano Puntoni of the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative event, behavioral approaches to AI in business and addressed a wide range of great questions ranging from how to bring in AI to organizations when it is overhyped and generations differ in tech-savviness to the important role of life-long learning and user-cases in promoting a work culture where AI can be more easily adopted while steering a truly human-centered transformation process.

Forbes published a piece discussing why it is time for business leaders to step up their own AI training. In doing so, they reviewed and used Prof. De Cremer’s new book “The AI-savvy leader: 9 ways to take back control and make AI work” (Harvard Business Review Press) as the guideline. Read the piece here.

Prof. De Cremer was on the cover of the May-June issue of the European Business Review introducing his new book “The AI-savvy leader: 9 ways to take back control and make AI work”, accompanied by a compelling cover story where he discusses the transformative potential of AI in leadership. Read the story here.

HBR2023_How Generative AI Could Disrupt Creative Work

The DMSB Executive Leadership Council brings alumni together so they can feel close to the DMSB community and stay updated on what is happening with the school now the school is embarking on a new journey under the ledership of Prof. De Cremer. This first council was established in New York City – and the launch took place on October 26, 2023.

In the age where AI has created an economy where everyone can be a creator, being a truly authentic and creative individual and entrepreneur will make you stand out. Prof. De Cremer recently met one such individual: Stuart Weitzman! A fashion icon and entrepreneur best known for his designer shoes. He went out and followed his passion, took risks, and added his own way of imagining what the luxury shoe industry should look like to the mix. Don’t shy away from following your passion when you feel your ideas and dreams can make a difference.

D’Amore-McKim School of Business (DMSB) reached another important milestone in their transformation journey when Prof. De Cremer introduced to all faculty and staff the “Dean’s Roadmap” – a document discussing DMSB’s identity and vision and identifying the values that make up the DMSB way of working. D’Amore-McKim School of Business is from now the place where you “Learn across Borders to Lead with Impact.”

Check out the video of the Dean’s roadmap meeting here.

As the Dunton Family dean, Prof. De Cremer, in collaboration with provost David Madigan, initiated the renovation plans for both business school buildings. Here is a link to his announcement speech.

In the “Year in Tech 2024”, Professor De Cremer discusses a collection of cutting-edge articles published in earlier Harvard Business Review issues that demonstrate how emerging (intelligent) technologies are transforming today’s business. In his introduction piece, he discusses how these pieces make clear that AI and emerging technologies in business settings is not an issue of radical innovation anymore, but more of getting better and more applicable, whereas at the same time we also see the trend of “integrative” technology applications emerging. One thing that remains unchanged, however, is that changes are happening at a fast pace and that as a result we are faced more than ever with the question of how to balance concerns for efficiency and profit with sustainable and humane work practices. I point out where our focus of attention should be moving forward. Check out the book here!

As prof. De Cremer has taken the helm at D’Amore-McKim School of Business, he also launched his dean’s message making clear where the school stands for and what it hopes to aspire. Read the message here.

Prof. De Cremer participated in the Business Review (HBR) podcast on “how generative AI changes creativity” where he was interviewed by HBR editor in chief Adi Ignatius in this special series from HBR IdeaCast.

Here’s a link to the podcast.

Prof. De Cremer was invited by popular Singaporean radio station MONEY FM 89.3 to share his thoughts about the how and why Britain has been hit by the biggest day of strikes in a decade as pay disputes escalate and what the prospects of the Ukrainian war are.
Here is a link to the podcast.

For 2023, Prof. De Cremer was ranked as the best Psychology Scientist in Singapore. This list can be found on Research.com, a leading academic platform for researchers.

Prof. De Cremer’s Executive Education course “Leading Transformational Change for Agility and Sustainability” has been featured as one fo the elading courses at NUS Business School. Prof. De Cremer notes that “Change is inevitable, but introducing change does not make many friends, so, an important question becomes how leaders can inspire their employees and make the change project meaningful to them in the context of today’s digital transition. Providing both theoretical and practical answers to this question in terms of what it takes to motivate and empower one’s workforce to rally in times of change in ways that connects with all stakeholders involved is central to my course”.

Read more about it here.

Prof. De Cremer has been appointed as the new Dunton Family Dean of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business. Northeastern university expects that prof. De Cremer will reimagine ways a D’Amore-McKim education is delivered by building on the university’s focus on experiential learning and humanics—the combination of technological, data and human literacy that students need to be successful in the changing world.

Read more about his appointment here

The tech magazine Technology Decisions quotes the research of Prof. De Cremer and his co-author GM chess Garry Kasparov, read the article here.

Woxsen University (India) has establishd a chaired professorship that is named after Prof. David De Cremer to celebrate his academic and corporate achievements. A faculty member at Woxsen University will be selected to hold this research chair.

The Australian biennial Industrial and Organisational Psychology conference focused on the theme of “Transforming Work” and Prof. De Cremer discussed the mindset that is needed to promote AI-human collaborations within organizations. Many positive responses were received (see below).

MIT Technology Review discussed the use of intelligent technologies in HR practices in Asia and Prof. De Cremer commented on the need to have purpose-driven leadership and flat communication channels to ask the right kind of questions with the aim to promote effective use of AI in people management. If we don’t, he argues, we will end up in a full “circle of irony”, where HR management becomes data management as humans are reduced to data points meeting the criteria designed to fit an AI framework. Check out the piece here.

Thinkers50 organised a live session where Prof. De Cremer shared some of his current thinking on the reality of AI in organisations – this was done in light of his nomination for the Thinkers50 Digital thinking award.

Here is a quote of Prof. De Cremer during the Thinkers50 live session:

Lifewire (Tech online magazine) refers to Prof. De Cremer’s ideas in discussing the relationship between AI and creativity. Here is the link to the piece.

De Tijd published Prof. De Cremer’s opinion piece, titled “Wie kunstmatige intelligentie gebruikt, moet zich moreel bijscholen” (i.e. Those who use AI have to morally upskill themselves). Here is the link to the piece.

Prof. De Cremer and GM chess Garry Kasparov published a new piece in AI and Ethics entitled “The ethics of technology innovation: A double-edged sword?” In this piece they discuss how tech innovation creates inequalities, which makes them wonder whether we need to slow down tech innovation or not. They outline several suggestions on how a pro-technology attitude could still go together with serving the interests of all. Here is a link to the article.

Prof. De Cremer was named again as one of the top 2% scientists worldwide (across all disciplines). Check out the news here.

Prof. De Cremer delivered the keynote speech at the 2021 Asia Pacific Annual AACSB Conference where he applied his thinking on the kind of leadership needed in the AI era for organizations to succeed to how to lead a business school when adopting intelligent technologies to advance education and research.
The following topics were addressed: Why we (1) can’t over-centralise IT, (2) need flat communication channels, (3) create the right datasets to attract the right kind of participant for executive education and identify the right fit between the student and the right course or program, and (4) keep local connections while building global outreach via platform thinking. All these challenges are ones that require the right kind of leadership, being purpose-driven and inclusive leadership. Check out the article here.

Harvard Business Review published a special issue (How AI is changing work, which is available in the newsstands through February 7, 2022), on AI and what managers need to know about it. In this issue, the piece De Cremer, D., & Kasparov, G. (2021). “AI Should Augment Human Intelligence, Not Replace It”, has been included.

On 2 December 2021, Prof. De Cremer spoke with Daniel Martin, during his programme Tech Talk at Channel News Asia, about his manifesto “The road to a human-centred digital society”. Click here to listen to a summary of the interview.

Check out here the recorded version of the Centre on AI Technology for Humankind (AiTH) event (8 December, 2021) where their manifesto “The Road to a Human-Centred Digital Society” was presented to the world. Here is the link to the YouTube video.

Learn more about (a) why a truly human-centred AI (HCAI) approach entails a multi-dimensional approach to human existence rather than a unidimensional one where – stimulated by the big tech narrative – we only see machine as augmenting our efficiency (a human world is not binary), (b) how Singapore government sees the role of a human-centred approach in their AI governance, and (c) what human-centred AI really means and the perverse effects that we see by misinterpreting the concept.

Check out the piece here.

In this piece, Prof. De Cremer adopts a human-centred approach making clear that our tendency to anthropomorphize machines, creates a dialogue where we position machines in such a way that the outcomes deriving from their decisions are believed to influence the morals of humans (i.e. can corrupt our morals). He argues that this is not possible as AI – at the moment – is a tool that translates human values into reality and is not capable of subtle social interactions, as such making that the status of a moral role model cannot be attributed to a machine. Here is the link to the article.

AiTH, led by Prof. De Cremer, will reward each year the best human-centred article on AI published in the academic journal “AI and Ethics”. For more information, check here.

Prof. De Cremer presented the key points of his successful course on “Leading transformational change” NUS’s learning festival with a specific focus on digital learning. Check out the video of his presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuyD9Cw3VWo&list=PLBmWVtA9bM8gQDYVuu3TvibZ29G4p_sM_&index=7

On 12 September, 2022, will deliver the first lecture in the Imperial-X series on the crossroad between management and tech and the role that AI will occupy in the future. Check out the talk for more information here.

Prof. De Cremer was featured, among other experts, in Lifewire (Tech online magazine) on the relationship between AI and creativity.
Read the piece here.

Prof. De Cremer has noted in the MIT Technology Review that the use of data and AI in HR practices can lead to what he calls a “circle of irony.” In this piece he addresses the use of intelligent technologies in HR practices in Asia and comments on the need to have purpose-driven leaders and flat communication channels to ask the right kind of questions with the aim to promote effective use of AI in people management. If we don’t, he argues, we will end up in a full “circle of irony”, where HR management becomes data management as humans are reduced to data points meeting the criteria designed to fit an AI framework.

Check out the piece here.

Thinkers50, which is the most important global ranking of management thinkers, has nominated Prof. De Cremer for their Digital Thinking Award. Thinkers50 organizes every 2 years in November a gala where a range of exclusive and unique awards are given to global thought leaders. The Financial Times referred to this event as the Oscars of management thinking.

Prof. De Cremer and GM chess Garry Kasparov published their thoughts on why both moral and digital upskilling are equally vital in today’s society in one of Singapore’s premier newspapers “The Business Times”. Here is the link to the article.

Here is the pdf of the published piece.

Prof. De Cremer as the main moderator at the Huawei Cloud Spark Founders Summit 2021.

Check out the panel discussion Founder to Founder here.

Check out the panel discussion VC to VC here.

On 3 August, 2021, Prof. De Cremer delivered a keynote titled “The ethical AI-paradox: Where do our responsibilities lie?” at the Huawei Cloud Spark founders summit that took place in both Singapore and Hong Kong with the aim to connect founders with policymakers, enterprises and investors. Check out his keynote speech here.

Go here to check out the list of all the speakers.

Check out this article to find out Prof. De Cremer’s opinion on Huawei’s collaboration intentions with start-ups.

Prof. De Cremer was interviewed on his thoughts about the Future of Humans and Machines on Channel News Asia (CNA938) by Daniel Martin in his Tech Talk segment. Check out the summary video on Facebook here

Prof. De Cremer’s new book “On the emergence and understanding of Asian Global Leadership” has been named book of the month by publisher De Gruyter. The book has already received high praise and was released on July 5, 2021.

“A must read for anyone interested in Asian leaders and how they might lead globally.”
Ya-Ru Chen, Nicholas H. Noyes Professor of Management, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University

Professor De Cremer is a keynote speaker at the “First International Network on Trust (FINT) seminar series” with a focus on the theme of “Trust and Technology”. He will present some of studies examining how leaders can help in fostering trust within the organisation when automated performance systems are being used where leaders are basically taken out of the loop. If you want to know more about this topic, you can also check out his book “Leadership by Algorithm: Who leads and who follows in the AI era?

If you want to listen to the recorded version of Prof. De Cremer’s talk, please go here.

Professor De Cremer has been listed in the 2021 AS Scientific World Scientist & University rankings. This index shows the total and the last five-year productivity coefficients of scientists based on the h-index and i10 index scores and citations in Google Scholar. It also provides the ranking and assessment of scientists by the subject and the branch and by universities, countries, regions, and the world.

A total of 699 242 scientists (across all fields) from 181 countries are included in this index and showed that Prof. De Cremer is among the top 75 scientists (across all fields like engineering, natural sciences, social sciences and so forth) in Singapore and ranks as the highest placed professor in NUS Business School.

Here is the link to the index.

Professor De Cremer will deliver a keynote address for the Australian Psychological Society symposium on “Transforming Work” on 30 July. He will talk about “Human-AI Collaboration: Building an Intelligent Future workforce”.

Here is the link to his keynote.

To show the diversity in identities and expertise of NUS Business School’s faculty and staff, the school introduced banners. Prof. De Cremer also received one emphasizing his achievements as a professor, global thought leader and former long jump champion.

Thinkers50 is the world’s most reliable resource for identifying, ranking, and sharing the leading management ideas of our age. Every January, Thinkers50 announces 30 thinkers to watch in the coming year. It is an eclectic mix of people who have crossed our personal radars and who have been nominated on the Thinkers50 website. The result for 2021 is an amazing group of people who, we believe, will make an impact with their campaigning, their ideas, their research and their passion in the year ahead.

David De Cremer was selected for his “exciting work at the crucial intersection of science and management.”

On Tuesday 30 March 2021 at 3-4pm Singapore time, AiTH founder and director Prof. David De Cremer participated in an online panel discussion on promoting technological cooperation between Poland and Singapore.

The event was organized by SGInnovate and the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Singapore. Here is the link to the event:

Harvard Business Review published a piece that Prof. De Cremer wrote with chess GM Garry Kasparov on how to look at the future of truly intelligent work and how three types of AI will play a role in this process.

The piece distinguishes between machine intelligence, human intelligence and its combined effect on augmented intelligence. This new diversity will shape up the teams of the future and requires team leaders to become equipped to manage such diversity to optimize performance and well-being!

Links to news reporting on the piece:

– Techregister: see here
– Beckershospitalrevie: see here

The Times Higher Education referred to the Centre on AI Technology for Humankind ad an example of interdisciplinary education and research in Singapore. The link to the story is here.

The Centre on AI Technology for Humankind (AiTH) organized on 25 March 2021, an event where GM Garry Kasparov and Prof. David De Cremer discussed what it really takes to arrive at a truly intelligent future of work. The event was introduced and briefly elaborated upon by Antony Cook, Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel, Microsoft Asia.

Here is a link to NUS news where the webinar with Garry Kasparov is reported and discussed. Here is the link to the recording of the event.

The centre on AI Technology for Humankind (AiTH) organized a webinar on the important topic of women, leadership, and technology. This event was organized with the support of NUS SCALE in light of the NUS Dreaming Big series initiated by NUS president Tan Eng Chye. Prof. De Cremer was a host and moderator of his friends Melanie (KPMG), Carolyn (PwC), Andrea (Microsoft) and Jane (C-trip) as the strong role models who they are for both women and men.

Checkout the recording of the entire event here. Here is a link to the news coverage of the event.

As part of the Knowledge Lab Interdisciplinary Distinguished Speaker Series, on 14 May, 2021, Prof. De Cremer talked about the idea of Triple AI – where AI will work in tandem with humans to bring about an augmented approach to create value in the organisation.

Check out the entire presentation here: https://www.ntu.edu.sg/business/news-events/news/story-detail/webinar-triple-ai-the-way-forward-to-lead-organisations-with-ai

The January-February 2021 issue of The European Business Review was entirely devoted to the work of Prof. De Cremer in the area of AI and humanity. See the cover of the magazine:

A video was made on this special issue where each author briefly discusses their research and findings. To see the video click here.

The organization Thinkers50 (the most credible global management thinkers ranking and referred to by the Financial Times as the “Oscars of Management Thinking”) has named Prof. De Cremer one of 30 minds (globally) to watch in the future. These thought leaders to watch are named Thinkers50 Radar.

Please, see here the Thinkers50 card of Prof. De Cremer outlining his achievements and here for the announcement of the Thinkers50 Radar people in 2021.

The Thinkers50 Radar ranking was featured in Forbes.

To celebrate this wonderful news, a video was made where Prof. De Cremer briefly discusses his thought leadership. Click here to see the video.

The Business Times (premier Singaporean business outlet) published the commentary piece of Prof. De Cremer on how important the right kind of communication is to maintain trust when implementing measures in the fight against COVID-19 like Trace Together. Trust is in the eye of the beholder and therefore asks for a well-reasoned approach to satisfy the users’ needs and not simply a technological explanation that is also inconsistent with the promises made. Check out the piece here to read how to repair trust in such cases.

Click here for the pdf.

The Psychology of Technology Institute (located in California, US) interviewed Prof. De Cremer and asked for his take on the role and influence of AI in today’s world. Click here to read the interview:

A summary of Prof. De Cremer’s book “Leadership by Algorithm: Who leads and who follows in the AI era?” was published in Forbes. Click here to read the piece.

Prof. De Cremer spoke to NUS Business school alumni during the renovation celebration party of the HON SUI SEN MEMORIAL library at NUS.

You want to know more about the party, check out this link.

Prof. De Cremer was invited to sit in a panel discussing human-centered leadership, as part of the Human Capital leadership Institute (HCLI) Singapore business leaders programme, together with:

• Jessica Tan, Co-CEO, Ping An Group (biggest insurance company in the world)
• Dr Thai Lai Pham, CEO ASEAN, Siemens AG
• Magnus Grimeland, CEO and Founder, Antler

They discussed how the organization of the future will look like, what makes technology inclusive, how much does the ecosystem matter, what leaders need to know and do today when initiating tech development and digital transformation.

Will AI change the way we know leadership? Prof. De Cremer addressed this question when delivering a talk for HCLI’s “Singapore Business Leaders Programme” on the need for human-centered technology development and the implications this has for the leadership we need.

Prof. De Cremer interviewed Gary Kasparov (former world champion chess and most notably, as he says himself, the first human whose job was threatened by a computer when playing against IBM’s Deep Blue) on his thoughts on AI and what computers can contribute to our existence. They also discussed how AI will not be able to perform in open-ended systems and therefore, in line with Prof. De Cremer’s recent book “Leadership by Algorithm”, leadership will be human and administrator functions that have taken over management today (and are thus closed-systems) will definitely result in what Prof. De Cremer calls “Management by Algorithm”.

Listen to a short segment of the interview:

Unicast Entertainment featured the most inspirational books of all time according to 3 incredibly inspiring leaders and professionals from across the world:

From demystifying leadership amidst the torrent of information around us in the 21st century to identifying the most influential moments that shape our understanding of business, policy and academia today, 3 inspiring figures commented on the 6 reads that changed their lives from the likes of Arianna Huffington, Jocko Willink, Leif Babin, John Kenneth Galbraith, Pete Hamill, David De Cremer and more!

Presenting:
● James Uffindell (CEO and Founder, Bright Network)
● Brett House (he/him) House (Deputy Chief Economist, Scotiabank)
● Melanie Richards CBE Richards (Former Deputy Chair and Partner, KPMG)

Here is the link to the comments made by the presenters

The European Business Review published a piece of David and Hannah De Cremer on how kid’s drawings can teach us valuable lessons of leadership. Here is the link to the article.

The World Economic Forum has picked up on the latest thinking of Prof. De Cremer concerning the relationship between machine and humans. Especially so with respect to the fact that the opportunity to use AI technologies to create good for society will strongly depend on how clear we are ourselves (as a human species) about what a human-centered approach to technology means in light of our goal to create a society that will advance our human identity and values (in more efficient and facilitating ways).
The article can be read here.

The business magazine “Knowledge@Wharton” (distributed by Wharton Business School) published an in-depth interview with Prof. De Cremer on his latest book “Leadership by Algorithm: Who leads and who follows in the AI era?” and his ideas on how machine and humans will relate to each other in the 21st century. Read the article here.

Prof. De Cremer is included in the World’s Top 2% Scientists (overall) 2020 and World top 1% Scientists 2020 (both ranked by Stanford University; a team led by Dr. John PA Ioannidis) is his scientific field of origin, which is social psychology, with a composite score of 4.075 (position 147 among 16 884 social psychologists). The global ranking is based on a c-score which is a composite indicator for career-long impact. The analysis was conducted using citations from Scopus along with data assessing scientists for career-long citation impact till the year 2019 and for citation impact during a single calendar year. The complete list of a total of 159,684 researchers (World Ranking of top 2% in each field) along with their affiliation, country, c-score, field-wise rank and total researchers in a specific subject field can be accessed here.

Prof. De Cremer is one of the 12 NUS business school professors ranked among the top 2% scientists in the world
NUS Business School has announced that Founder and director of AiTH Prof. David De Cremer is one of the 12 NUS business school professors ranked among the top 2% scientists in the world. Here is the link to the news item.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming integral to how organizations are run. Read more about it here

The Financial Times published their list of books to read for the April-June 2020 period and the new book of Prof. De Cremer “Leadership by Algorithm: Who leads and who follows in the AI era?” was included in this prestigious list. Read the review depicted below:

Prof. De Cremer was mentioned on his thoughts that the financial crisis created an aftermath situation where corruption was increasing. Click here for the piece.

On 26 May, 2020, Prof. De Cremer’s new book “leadership by Algorithm: Who leads and who follows in the AI era?” became available in book shops worldwide. To celebrate this important date, he organized a virtual book launch where several corporate and thought leaders were invited to ask questions relevant to the theme of the book. Click here to watch the video of the launch event.

SGinnovate, Singapore’s premier and government’s platform for the AI community, organized a webinar to introduce Prof. De Cremer’s new book “Leadership by Algorithm: Who leads and who follows in the AI era?”. Click here to watch the webinar (including Q&A).

Management guru and globally recognized top influencer Adam Grant posted his top 15 books to read in the summer quarantine, and the new book of Prof. De Cremer “leadership by Algorithm: Who leads and who follows in the AI era?” was mentioned as one of them.

Here you can read the description of each of the 15 books by Adam Grant on his linkedin page.

The newspaper LA Times interviewed Prof. De Cremer as one of the experts evaluating the use of robot dogs in ensuring that people keep the necessary social distance during the COVID-19 crisis. Click here for the article.

Prof. De Cremer was interviewed by the Times Higher Education to position his newly established Centre on AI Technology for Humankind (AiTH) in the context of Singapore and the world. Click here for the article.

On 23 April, at 8 pm (see the banner), the Centre on AI Technology for Humankind (AiTH) at NUS Business School, of which Prof. De Cremer is the director and founder, organized its virtual launch. Click here to watch the entire launch event.

Based on his own research, prof. De Cremer identified what leaders need to take care of when the crisis has already hit and you need to manage the daily challenges but at the same time also think about the shape your organization will have to take when the crisis is over. In the figure mentioned below, the 4 leadership characteristics are outlined. Also, The European Business Review published the 4 principles here.

In the effort to promote thought leadership, prof. De Cremer’s Centre on AI Technology for Humankind has established a relationship with MIT Technology Review (the primary outlet in the field of AI application) to collaborate with them to enable research providing relevant insights to researchers and practitioners worldwide.

MIT Technology Review announced officially the start of this collaborative research project exploring trends in global AI adoption. This “global AI agenda” will publish a series of white papers in the next two months. Here is a link to the official announcement.

This collaboration with AiTH has already revealed a first report, including contributions on how AI can be applied to the fight against the corona virus, the battle happening in the area of cyber security and the use of AI in education. To read these pieces, please go to: https://mit-insights.ai/

From January 2020, prof. De Cremer has been appointed director and founder of the Centre on AI Technology for Humankind at NUS Business School. See here for more information.

The Centre aims to develop thought leadership in addressing the advancement of AI technologies to augment and promote the welfare and well-being of humans specifically and humanity more generally. The centre is funded by a corporate gift.

The organization GlobalGurus awarded Prof. De Cremer the honor to be named one of the world’s top 30 management gurus and speakers. Prof. De Cremer features among the best thought leaders in the field worldwide (such as Kotter, Kottler, Pfeffer, and the late Christensen). For an overview of the top 30, please, click here.

Prof. De Cremer was interviewed by MONEY FM 89.3 on what is next now the UK has finally left the EU. To listen to the interview click here.

The organization GlobalGurus awarded Prof. De Cremer the honor to be named one of the world’s top 30 management gurus and speakers. Prof. De Cremer features among the best thought leaders in the field worldwide (such as Kotter, Kottler, Pfeffer, and the late Christensen). For an overview of the top 30, please click here.

Radio Station Money FM 89.3 in Singapore interviewed Prof. De Cremer on what the signing of the first phase of the US-China trade agreement means for both president Trump and president Xi Jinping, the second phase of the agreement and the economy of both countries. If you want to listen to the interview, click here.

The BBC is broadcasting a 4 episode series on “Who is Huawei”. Prof. De Cremer features prominently in these episodes, explaining, together with Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei, the history of telecom giant Huawei. To watch these episodes click here:

• Episode 1: The Startup
• Episode 2: Double or nothing
• Episode 3: East meets West
• Episode 4: The Future is now

Channel News Asia (CNA) published Prof. De Cremer’s commentary on the outcome of the UK elections. Although, Boris Johnson won with a powerful majority, the real Brexit process only starts now and nothing is guaranteed. Click here to read the commentary.

In this opinion piece, prof. De Cremer discusses his research on cultural stereotypes to show how Americans think their Chinese counterpart will act and how unethical concerns pervade their perspective. Read the opinion piece here.

Prof. De Cremer discusses why Boris Johnson suspended the UK parliament and whether this suspension will make a no-deal Brexit more likely. Listen here for the entire interview.

Prof. De Cremer discusses what the new deal reached between Boris Johnson and the EU means, how it differs from what was on the table before, and what the prospects are. Listen here for the entire interview: here

Intellectual Property Rights or IPR are a hot topic for any global company. Prof. De Cremer was asked to provide his opinion on the topic (click here to see the interview)

SMF 2019 is the event for next generation visionaries, disruptors and leaders. This year’s theme is “Wired for the Future” and Prof. De Cremer was invited to talk about the DNA of the Chinese telecom giant Huawei.  Here is the link to the SMFsite and featured speakers.

Click here to see Prof. De Cremer’s bio at SMF. Click here to see  the presentation of SMF 2019 Highlights in TradeFairTimes

Professor De Cremer wrote a new piece, as published by Channel News Asia, on the idea that it would be best for the EU not to set deadlines for the UK and let them do what they are worst at, which is negotiating. In other words, according to Prof. De Cremer, the UK is negotiating itself to a no-Brexit. Read the complete piece here.

Prof. De Cremer was one of the keynote speakers this weekend at the Global Investor Week, which took place in Kuala Lumpur, and discussed whether China needs the world or the world needs China. He talked about the company Huawei as an example of Chinese influence at a global level. Check out the speakers here

The UK newspaper The Times asked Prof. De Cremer to respond on the art of negotiation in Brexit by sending in a letter to the editor. Here is the link to the letter but you can also read it below.

Sir, Daniel Finkelstein is right in saying that the EU should tell the UK to go away and only come back when they know what they want. The simple truth of any negotiation is that it takes place when parties need each other to achieve their goals, but this requires a willingness to collaborate. The position of the EU is that it does not want the UK to leave, whereas the UK does not want to stay. Good negotiation theory says that to achieve cooperation one should negotiate based on interests and not positions. Positions polarize the negotiation process and avoid communication aimed at reconciling wants. The UK has failed in making clear what it wants because Theresa May failed to build a coalition back home before negotiating with the EU. The EU is as such facing an unprepared opponent who is not able to bring a coherent and constructive voice to the negotiation table. There can then only be one piece of advice: Go home, do your homework and clarify what you want. Donald Tusk already called for patience with the UK. So, what are we waiting for?

The Singapore radio station MONEY FM 89.3 interviewed Prof. De Cremer on what the consequences are for the Brexit negotiations now the deadline has been extended until 31 October, 2019.
Click here to listen to the interview.

After the tragedy of the Boeing 737 crashes, Professor David De Cremer was asked how companies in crisis should respond.

Here are links on Facebook and LinkedIn summarizing his response in 4 guidelines.

After the decision of the British Parliament to reject a no-deal scenario many questions surfaced making people uncertainty about what to do next?

The Singaporean radio station MONEY FM 89.3 interviewed Prof. David De Cremer on his thoughts regarding the decision-making process and what we can expect now. Here is the link to the 15-minutes interview.

South China Morning Post published a piece on how and why the UK has indicated that they are likely to indicate the risk of Huawei’s 5G technology use as manageable and asked Prof. De Cremer to comments on this. Click here for the article.

Professor De Cremer published a piece on the five paradoxes of Brexit outlining why Brexit can be considered a case of identity negotiation and how nostalgic sentiments and incorrect economic reasoning has led to one of the worst moments in British politics. To read the piece, please, click here.

In an interview with the Singaporese primary newspaper The Straits Time, professor De Cremer also briefly discussed the implications of Brexit for the Asia region. Click here to read the article.

Prof. De Cremer discusses in South China Morning Post how Huawei became a global telecom giant and how the West vs. Asia technology race may harm customers.

Read the article here.

Prof De Cremer moderated a discussion between several tech experts on the role that fundamental research plays in digitalised innovation, the interaction between universities, business and governments in translating fundamental research into applied value for society, and whether Europe needs a big tech company like Google to be innovative in the tech era or not.

Professor De Cremer is a keynote speaker at the Huawei European Innovation day where he talked about talent promotion in the Artificial Intelligence era.

For the Program of Huawei Eco-Connect Europe 2018, please, click here.

Professor De Cremer’s research discussed in depth in Dutch top newspaper NRC Handelsblad. The article is based on an interview with Prof. De Cremer who discusses why the use of bcc and cc-options in email exchanges can create threats to trust, cohesion and performance in organizations.

Read the article here (in Dutch only)

Prof. De Cremer interviewed in Shanghai James Liang, the co-founder and CEO of CTrip; the biggest Chinese provider of online travel services. James is regarded and named as one of China’s best and most influential leaders by, among others, Forbes and Sina Finance. The interview is part of a leadership series that Prof. De Cremer is putting together where he meets with known leaders in different industries like sports, government, army, academia and business.

In Hangzhou, prof. De Cremer talked to Chinese students studying at the US Ivy League Universities (Stanford, Princeton, MIT, Harvard) on the need for social responsible leadership for innovation in the new tech era to succeed. This event was sponsored by Forbes China and Huawei.

Prof. De Cremer received the honor to be invited to become a member of the academic think tank advising China Fortune Media

In July 2018, Prof. De Cremer delivered a speech on the how and why of Brexit and what the implications are for China-UK relationships.

The speech was viewed and liked by more than one million readers.

The speech also attracted much attention on the English website of Xinhua News

Our book “Huawei: Leadership, culture and connectivity” received the Price Waterhouse Cooper (Pwc) funded award for best business book in Russia. The award was given at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum 2018 and is established by Pwc. Below is a picture of the award. Visit this page for more information.

The European Business Review recognizes Prof. De Cremer’s 2017 piece on responsible leadership in platforms as a visionary piece because it predicted the failure of Marc Zuckerberg’s leadership.

Het Laatste Nieuws (Belgium’s major newspaper) interviews Prof. De Cremer on why he called Marc Zuckerberg’s failure as a predictable surprise.

BBC interviews Prof. De Cremer on his predictions regarding the failure of Facebook’s responsible leadership. Listen to the interview by clicking the PLAY button below.

Professor De Cremer introduced Chinese entrepreneurs to the challenges of Brexit and its implications for UK-China relationships while former PM David Cameron introduced his view.

In this Financial Times podcast Professor David De Cremer provides comments on establishing an ethical work culture and the challenges that go along with it. Click on the link here to hear the podcast (Prof. De Cremer speaks from 6:53 – 12:44).

Live interview on national TV in China on the visit of Theresa May to China and its implications for the UK-China Relationships. See video here

Some impressions below:

Professor David De Cremer gets together with people who have been highly successful in what they do and interviews them on the common theme of leadership. Click here to see who participated in the first year of this interview series.

CCTV (national China TV) broadcasting opinions of Prof. David De Cremer on the One Belt One Road. Read the article here.

On November 4, 2017, I gave a keynote speech for the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) alumni chapter in the UK. My speech focused on why leadership has meaning. The press release can be found here.

Official launch of the Cambridge “One Belt One road (OBOR)” think tank at the University of Cambridge

On 29 September 2017, we organized the official launch of our Cambridge “One Belt One road (OBOR)” think tank at the University of Cambridge, called: OBOR International @ Cambridge

See the pictures of the day itself.

Participants of the the launch of the OBOR center at Cambridge

We had representatives from the corporate (Novartis, KPMG, HSBC, Astrazenica), legal and academic world attending to discuss the why, how and what of this launch.

The launch was also discussed in detail in the Chinese media. See for example this article in China Daily.

What is OBOR?: When Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Central Asia and Southeast Asia in September and October of 2013, he raised the initiative of jointly building the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road (OBOR initiative), which can help promote the economic prosperity of the countries along the Belt and Road, strengthen exchanges and mutual learning between different civilizations, and promote world peace and development. The aim of our OBOR International @ Cambridge is to foster and develop critical academic thought about the political, economic, and societal implications of this Chinese initiative.

Professor De Cremer with the mayor of Cambridge

In the meantime, we also lauched the website of OBOR@Cambridge. Check it here.

On 13 June 2017 Prof De Cremer was a speaker (see website) and moderator (see pictures below) on the fifth annual Huawei Europea Innovation Day – “Exploration Lights the Way Forward”, which took place in Grosvenor House in London.

Professor David De Cremer published (in collaboration with prof. Tian Tao) a book on the leadership and management practices of the Chinese telecom giant Huawei. The book launch took place in October 2016 at the prestigious Royal Society London and was well attended by both national and international media. Read the article here

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Professor David De Cremer published in Harvard Business Review a piece on his recent research examining the negative effects of including your boss in cc when emailing your coworkers. The research shows that coworkers who include their boss frequently in cc undermine trustworthy relationships in teams and subsequently make the organizational culture less psychologically safe.

For more information, click here. In this interview and this article, Professor David De Cremer explains the relevance of his findings

Professor David De Cremer participated together with four time Olympic champion and 18 time World Champion table tennis player Dr. Deng Yaping in an interview on the relationship between sports and business leadership. Listen to the the interview here and watch the video here.

Afterwards, Professor De Cremer and Dr. Deng played some table tennis together.

Prof. David De Cremer comments on a Financial Times podcast that highlights the workings of the London-based innovative tech company EDITED that brings data analysis to the retail industry. The link to the podcast interview can be found here (Prof. De Cremer’s comments run from 18:16 to 22:22)

Standards of business ethics can fluctuate when people pursue negotiations with those of different nationalities and cultures, according to a cross-continental study co-authored by David De Cremer, management professor at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School. Click here to read the article.

On 29th September Cambridge University launched the “Belt and Road Initiative International Think Tank”, the first international think tank in the UK focusing mainly on the research of “the Belt and Road” initiative. Click here for more information.

The organisers of the First International Network on Trust Singapore Workshop are pleased to announce the following keynote presentation. More info can be found here.

Prof. De Cremer is keynote speaker at the VMA Congres management tomorrow. For more information, see here.

A conversation between Prof. David De Cremer and Joop van den Ende (media giant in the Netherlands). Click here to read the article.