Deputy CEO, Media Development Authority (Singapore)

Michael Yap is Deputy CEO at Media Development Authority (MDA), and Executive Director of the Interactive Digital Media (IDM) Programme Office responsible for driving the national IDM R&D agenda.

Prior to that, he was MD for Oracle Corporation Singapore, and VP Business Development for Oracle Asia Pacific. Before Oracle, Michael was the Founder and CEO of Commerce Exchange (Comex), a software product company, with a strong regional presence in more than 30 countries across Asia.

Michael was the CEO of National Computer Board (NCB), where he spearheaded the Singapore IT2000 Masterplan, the Singapore ONE roll out, and the Electronic Commerce Masterplan, establishing Singapore as a regional icon for info-communications and innovation.

Michael has been a board member of the Singapore Broadcasting Authority, the NLB and the Singapore Science Centre. In 2000, Michael was named one of the “Top 100 FutureGlobal Leaders” by the WEF. In 1999, BusinessWeek named him one of "50 Stars of Asia".