Aaron Maniam

Aaron Maniam is a Singaporean civil servant, having served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Centre for Strategic Futures, Civil Service College and Ministry of Trade and Industry. Currently Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Communications and Information, and Chief, Global Positioning Strategy, he oversees digital economics, digital literacy and access, and international digital partnerships. In his free time, he writes poetry, facilitates inter-religious dialogues, and teaches at the National University of Singapore's Scholars Programme. He is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, an Asia 21 Young Leader of the Asia Society, and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.