Open Day with Faculty Masterclass | Asia Campus

You are warmly invited to attend our upcoming Open Day with Faculty Masterclass in Singapore to learn more about the INSEAD Master Programmes and Executive Education Programmes. Our Recruitment team will provide insights into the curriculum, admissions process and career opportunities. You will also have the opportunity to have your questions answered during the Q&A session and interact with alumni/current students during a networking reception. Please register to confirm your participation.

Date: 03 March 2026, Tuesday

Time: 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm (Registration starts at 6:15 pm)

Venue: INSEAD Asia Campus, 1 Ayer Rajah Ave, Singapore 13867

Speaker Profile: Pushan Dutt | Professor of Economics and Political Science

Pushan Dutt is a Professor of Economics and Political Science at INSEAD. He has a Ph.D. in Economics from New York University, a Masters in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, and a Bachelors degree in Economics from Presidency College, Calcutta.

His research interests lie at the intersection of international trade, economic development, and politics. He has looked at the importance of ideology and inequality for trade policies, the importance of regional trading arrangements and the WTO for trade, and the various impediments to trade. Another stream of research has a developmental focus and examines issues related to governance, political instability, democracy, inequality, microfinance, poverty, and development. A third stream of research examines the role played by international trade and technological change in accelerating inequality between skilled and unskilled workers. Currently, he is working on three projects: 1) the rise of Chinese exports, 2) trade creation vs. trade diversion of various trading arrangements, and 3) asset adjustment decisions of airlines during the Covid-19 health crisis.

At INSEAD, he teaches microeconomics (Prices & Markets) and Game Theory to MBA and EMBA audiences. He also teaches modules on Game Theory, Economic Growth, Geopolitical Risks, the Natural Resource Curse, Rise in Inequality, Commodity price volatility, and Financial Crisis to executive audiences in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East in the MBA and EMBA programs. He specializes in designing and directing programs for government agencies. He directed the Firefly program for the Economic Development Board of Singapore, a program for the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore, and one for Malysian Civil Service. He also co-directed one of the flagship open enrollment programs at INSEAD targeted at senior executives called Leading Business Transformation in Asia. He won the Best Teacher Award for the MBA and EMBA core class multiple times.

In addition, he has worked at the World Bank's Latin American and Caribbean Division and the Development Research Group and as a writer for Oxford University Press. He helped Aral/BP in their bid for gas stations in Germany.

Agenda:

6:15 pm - 7:00 pm | Registrations & Refreshments

6:30 pm - 6:50 pm | Campus Tours (Optional)

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Faculty Masterclass

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Programme Introductions + Alumni Panel

9:00 pm-10:00 pm | Networking

Practical information 

INSEAD Asia Campus is located at the corner of the Ayer Rajah Avenue and North Buona Vista Road in the Knowledge Hub district of Singapore. The school’s convenient location is 15 minutes from the financial district and 30 minutes from Changi Airport.

MRT Station: One North.