Manager at Media Development Authority of Singapore, Entrepreneur
Singapore
- Current
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- Manager at Media Development Authority, IDM Office
- Past
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- Assistant Manager at Media Development Authority, Strategic Planning Group
- Executive at Corporate Governance Board
- Education
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- National University of Singapore
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Aaron Chua’s Summary
Founding member of the Interactive Digital Media (IDM) Programme Office, which is the national agency overseeing the development of the IDM industry in Singapore.
Extensive experiences in spearheading and managing national level projects. Examples include establishing a national network of incubators, forming collaborations with global platforms such as Apple and Friendster.
3 years of experience in grant management, focusing on early startup investment in digital media.
Prior to joining the office, Aaron founded a web startup in 1998 with moderate success.
Aaron Chua’s Specialties:
Business Development,
Financial Forecast,
Web Applications,
New Business Models
Aaron Chua’s Experience
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Manager
Media Development Authority, IDM Office
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
August 2006 — Present (3 years 5 months)
Currently heading a S$40M R&D program that supports startups with innovative ideas in the interactive and digital media space.
- Develops and manages relationships with venture capitalists, incubators, universities and startups.
- Advising new businesses on strategy formulation.
- Facilitating partnerships between established companies and startups -
Assistant Manager
Media Development Authority, Strategic Planning Group
(Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Market Research industry)
April 2005 — July 2006 (1 year 4 months)
I provide market analytics covering a wide spectrum of media sectors including animation, broadcast media, video production, games and music.
I also provide strategic consulting to senior management on industry development issues. -
Executive
Corporate Governance Board
(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Accounting industry)
March 2002 — September 2003 (1 year 7 months)
I took part in setting up of the centre. My role includes event management, and conducting research in corporate goverance.
Aaron Chua’s Education
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National University of Singapore
1998 — 2002
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Aaron Chua’s Honors:
Received research scholarship from NUS to conduct my Master thesis on properties of accounting numbers.
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