TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi speaks at NTU Singapore PhD Conferment Ceremony | Full speech

“Education is a lifelong passport. It keeps redrawing the borders of your world,” said TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi, as he reminisced about his school life in Singapore, travelling from Yio Chu Kang to attend school at Hwa Chong Institution in Bukit Timah.

Speaking at the NTU Singapore PhD Conferment Ceremony on Saturday (Aug 1), Mr Chew urged graduates with specialised academic experience to stay curious, and protect their creativity and joy as they step into the uncharted AI era.

Mr Chew also shared how spending countless hours on his 286 personal computer that his father bought for him had fuelled his early love for technology. “I was playing games, a lot of it”, remarked Mr Chew. He explained how this passion resurfaced years later, prompting his career shift from finance into tech.

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