Former University President on Singapore, AI and Job Loss

✈️ Go to https://holafly.sjv.io/aNeGdQ and use code MAXCHERNOV to get 10% on Holafly plans for the first 12 months or 5% off on any other Holfafly eSIM 🌏 Apply for The Backstage Circle: https://forms.gle/huwR6NQNz5A4XgC78 😏 Unfiltered opinions on Telegram: https://t.me/friendsofmax Meet Professor Arnoud De Meyer, ex-President of Singapore Management University and former Dean of INSEAD, who brought this legendary business school to Singapore 26 years ago. Today, he sits on the boards of several companies, including Banyan Group. Originally from Belgium, he first came to Singapore in 1985 and has spent much of his life here ever since. We talked about whether Singapore is really as boring and sterile as some people think, why Europe is struggling to keep up with Asia and whether university will still matter for young people in an AI-driven world. Enjoy! LET'S BOOST OUR RELATIONSHIP 📷 Casual daily life on Instagram:   / chernov_networking   🎙 Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dktMfO... or https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... 👥 Sponsorship requests / Guest suggestions: [email protected] TODAY'S GUEST ➢ LinkedIn:   / arnoud-de-meyer-5256b9167   WATCH NEXT ► Tech Multi-Millionaire Shares How He Built His Wealth Using AI:    • Tech Multi-Millionaire Shares How He Built...   ► Wealth Strategies of American Multi-Millionaire in Singapore:    • Wealth Strategies of American Multi-Millio...   ► Singapore’s multi-millionaire on China, America and AI:    • Singapore’s multi-millionaire on China, Am...   TIMESTAMPS 00:00 INTRO 00:50 How Singapore Became Home 01:51 Is Singapore Really Boring? 03:36 Singapore Rules vs Europe 06:36 Safety, Discipline, and Self-Control 08:13 Does Singapore Limit Entrepreneurship? 09:53 Why Singapore Startups Struggle to Scale Abroad 11:03 How Singapore Keeps Reinventing Itself 13:09 Will University Still Matter in the AI Era? 14:29 The Real Value of Higher Education 16:00 Why University Is a Safe Place to Experiment 17:22 How Learning Will Change in the Future 18:07 Travel Internet Without Roaming + Bonus for my viewers! 19:44 Where Should Kids Go to University? 21:46 Why Singapore Is a Strong Place to Study 22:54 Are Boarding Schools Good for Teenagers? 23:19 Why Networks Matter More Than People Think 27:05 Invitation to The Backstage Circle 31:50 What Skills Kids Need for the Future 33:39 AI, Critical Thinking, and Experiential Learning 35:40 Advice for Young People Choosing Their Path 39:26 Singapore’s Biggest Business Advantage 43:24 How Middle East Situation Changes Singapore’s Position 45:55 Why Business Hates Unpredictability 47:21 Who Benefits Most from Middle East Instability 49:35 Is Democracy Still a Good Thing 51:56 Unfiltered opinions from my interviews 52:22 Why Europe Is Falling Behind Asia 54:53 What Europe Can Learn from Asia 56:29 Life at 72 and Staying Useful 57:46 The Meaning of Life This channel features raw conversations about wealth, global mobility, and mastery. I sit down with founders, investors, operators, experts, and outliers navigating the biggest shifts of our time, many of them based in or connected to Asia. We talk about money, leverage, relocation, power, tradeoffs, and the real decisions shaping what’s next, not as theory, but from lived experience. Some conversations happen inside billionaire homes. Some happen remotely with experts shaping global systems. All of them focus on signal over noise. If you care about where to build, where to live, how to make better decisions in uncertain times, and what the future demands, you’re in the right place.