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| birth_name = Calvin Cheng Ern Lee<ref name="Parl" />
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| birth_name = Calvin Cheng Ern Lee<ref name="Parl" />
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| alma_mater = [[Oxford University]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|09|24}}<ref name="Parl"/>
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| occupation = Fashion Entrepreneur
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'''Calvin Cheng Ern Lee''' is a former [[Nominated Member of Parliament|Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP)]] in Singapore. He sits on several media advisory boards in Singapore and is the co-founder of the Shanghai-based edutech firm ReTech<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.techinasia.com/calvin-cheng-singapore-to-china-to-ipo|title=From Singapore to China to IPO|last=|first=|date=22 June 2017|website=Tech in Asia|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=4 October 2017}}</ref>. He is one of the founding members of the [http://www.singaporevalleyawards.com Singapore Valley Awards]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/business/new-scheme-launched-for-undergrads-to-intern-at-chinas-internet-giants|title=New Scheme Launched for Undergrads to Intern at China's Internet Giants|last=|first=|date=|website=The Straits Times|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.techinasia.com/singapore-valley-awards-launch|title=Tech billionaires launch internship program to incubate Singapore’s finest in China|last=|first=|date=|website=Tech in Asia|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 November 2017}}</ref>. He has held senior roles in [[Elite Model Management]] and [[Ford Models]].
'''Calvin Cheng Ern Lee''' is a former [[Nominated Member of Parliament|Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP)]] in Singapore, and is a fashion entrepreneur. He has held senior roles in [[Elite Model Management]] and [[Ford Models]]. He sits on several media advisory boards in Singapore.


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
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Between 2014-2015, Cheng was appointed to the Advisory Board of the newly formed Singapore Media Festival.<ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nine-global-media-industry-professionals-084200404.html</ref><ref>http://www.mda.gov.sg/Documents/News/2014/Annex%20A_Singapore%20Media%20Festival%20Advisory%20Board%20Members.pdf</ref><ref>https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvin-cheng-97563182/?ppe=1</ref>
Between 2014-2015, Cheng was appointed to the Advisory Board of the newly formed Singapore Media Festival.<ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nine-global-media-industry-professionals-084200404.html</ref><ref>http://www.mda.gov.sg/Documents/News/2014/Annex%20A_Singapore%20Media%20Festival%20Advisory%20Board%20Members.pdf</ref><ref>https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvin-cheng-97563182/?ppe=1</ref>


In November 2015 Cheng generated controversy by writing provocative comments on his Facebook page about killing the children of terrorists, which led to a response from the Chairman of the MLC who said that the comments were “insensitive” and “inappropriate” and also said “I have spoken to Mr Cheng and counselled him that as a member of the Council he will be held to and judged by a higher standard compared to a private citizen...as a member of the Council he has to visibly uphold the values that the Council espouses”.<ref name=MLCchair>Staff, Today Online. 27 Nov, 2015 [http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/calvin-chengs-killing-children-remarks-insensitive-and-inappropriate-mlc-chairman Calvin Cheng’s ‘killing children’ remarks ‘insensitive and inappropriate’: MLC chairman]</ref> Cheng apologized.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Chew Hui Min|title=Calvin Cheng's comments on 'killing children' insensitive, but not hate speech, says Media Literacy Council|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/calvin-chengs-comments-on-killing-children-insensitive-but-not-hate-speech-says-media|accessdate=26 March 2017|work=The Straits Times|date=28 November 2015|language=en}}</ref><ref name=MLCchair/>
In November 2015, Cheng generated controversy by writing provocative comments on his Facebook page about killing the children of terrorists, which led to a response from the Chairman of the MLC who said that the comments were “insensitive” and “inappropriate” and also said “I have spoken to Mr Cheng and counselled him that as a member of the Council he will be held to and judged by a higher standard compared to a private citizen...as a member of the Council he has to visibly uphold the values that the Council espouses”.<ref name="MLCchair">Staff, Today Online. 27 Nov, 2015 [http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/calvin-chengs-killing-children-remarks-insensitive-and-inappropriate-mlc-chairman Calvin Cheng’s ‘killing children’ remarks ‘insensitive and inappropriate’: MLC chairman]</ref> Cheng apologized.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Chew Hui Min|title=Calvin Cheng's comments on 'killing children' insensitive, but not hate speech, says Media Literacy Council|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/calvin-chengs-comments-on-killing-children-insensitive-but-not-hate-speech-says-media|accessdate=26 March 2017|work=The Straits Times|date=28 November 2015|language=en}}</ref><ref name="MLCchair" />

In August 2015, Cheng co-founded China-based education technology company Retech Technology. Retech Technology, which listed in Australia in June 2017 builds technology platforms for Chinese corporates to deliver their corporate training online<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afr.com/technology/chinese-edtech-firm-retech-seeks-112-million-asx-ipo-20170202-gu3pig|title=Chinese ed-tech firm ReTech seeks $112 million ASX IPO|last=|first=|date=|website=Asian Financial Review|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 November 2017}}</ref>. Its clients comprise Chinese state-owned enterprises and multinational corporations, including Ping An Insurance and Mercedes-Benz.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://e27.co/chinese-corporate-edtech-company-retech-lists-asx-raises-us13-5m-20170621/|title=Chinese edtech company Retech lists on ASX, raises US$13.5M|last=|first=|date=|website=E27|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 November 2017}}</ref>

In October 2017, Cheng along with other entrepreneurs launched the Singapore Valley Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldnews.easybranches.com/entertainment/social-media/tech-billionaires-launch-internship-program-to-incubate-singapore-s-finest-in-china-305811|title=Tech billionaires launch internship program to incubate Singapore’s finest in China|last=|first=|date=|website=World News|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 November 2017}}</ref>, an internship scheme that gives Singaporean undergraduates the opportunity to gain work experience in some of China’s top tech companies like Alibaba<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/business/china-the-place-to-be-for-entrepreneurs|title=China 'the place to be' for entrepreneurs|last=|first=|date=|website=The Straits Times|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 November 2017}}</ref> and Tencent<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.techinasia.com/singapore-valley-awards-launch|title=Tech billionaires launch internship program to incubate Singapore’s finest in China|last=|first=|date=|website=Tech in Asia|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 November 2017}}</ref>. Under the scheme, undergraduates who are Singaporean citizens or permanent residents, and are in their third or fourth year of full-time study at one of Singapore’s six publicly funded universities, are eligible to apply for the Awards. Those that are shortlisted then have to pitch business ideas to a judges’ panel made up of 10 prominent members of Singapore’s and China’s tech and investment communities<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fintechnews.sg/11846/fintech/launch-singapore-valley-awards/|title=Launch of Singapore Valley Awards|last=|first=|date=|website=Fintech News Singapore|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 November 2017}}</ref>.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:11, 3 November 2017

Calvin Cheng
Born
Calvin Cheng Ern Lee[1]

(1975-09-24) 24 September 1975 (age 49)[1]
Singapore
Alma materOxford University
OccupationEntrepreneur

Calvin Cheng Ern Lee is a former Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) in Singapore. He sits on several media advisory boards in Singapore and is the co-founder of the Shanghai-based edutech firm ReTech[2]. He is one of the founding members of the Singapore Valley Awards[3][4]. He has held senior roles in Elite Model Management and Ford Models.

Life and career

Cheng graduated from Oxford University (Hertford College) in the United Kingdom, with a Master of Arts in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and a Master of Science in Management.[1]

Cheng was the Asia-Pacific head of Elite Model Management from 2001-2004,[1] and generally worked to create opportunities for Elite in Asian markets, and to bring Asian models to the world market at a time when the fashion industry was becoming more aware of Asia due to China's economic growth,[5] but was still driven by Western ideals of beauty and Asian stereotypes were difficult to overcome.[6][7] In 2003 in India, Cheng opened an Elite Agency and announced plans to open a modeling school,[8] and in the same year in Korea, Cheng worked with the head of the existing Korean Elite agency to discover Korean models that could compete internationally.[9]

In 2004 Cheng set up the Looque agency in Singapore.[1][10]

In 2005, Cheng helped found an association of modeling agencies in Singapore called the Association of Modelling Industry Professionals Singapore (AMIP) to improve standards and professionalism in Singapore's fashion industry and to increase pay for models and their agencies.[11][12] At the time, models in Singapore were paid about $250 for a fashion show while the same work paid $850 in Hong Kong or China.[12] The association succeeded in increasing wages for shows and fashion shoots but in 2011 the members of the association were fined for price fixing.[12]

In July 2009, Cheng was appointed a Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore.[13] and in the same year was honoured by the World Economic Forum.[14][15] one of five to be chosen from Singapore.[16]

In 2011, Cheng was appointed the franchisee for Ford Models Supermodel of the World for Singapore, Malaysia and China.[17][18] In the same year, Cheng was appointed to the Board of Screen Singapore.[19]

Between 2012 - 2014 Cheng was appointed to the newly formed Media Literacy Council (MLC) of Singapore's Ministry of Communications and Information, which was created to "promote civility and responsibility on the Internet"[20]

Between 2014-2015, Cheng was appointed to the Advisory Board of the newly formed Singapore Media Festival.[21][22][23]

In November 2015, Cheng generated controversy by writing provocative comments on his Facebook page about killing the children of terrorists, which led to a response from the Chairman of the MLC who said that the comments were “insensitive” and “inappropriate” and also said “I have spoken to Mr Cheng and counselled him that as a member of the Council he will be held to and judged by a higher standard compared to a private citizen...as a member of the Council he has to visibly uphold the values that the Council espouses”.[24] Cheng apologized.[25][24]

In August 2015, Cheng co-founded China-based education technology company Retech Technology. Retech Technology, which listed in Australia in June 2017 builds technology platforms for Chinese corporates to deliver their corporate training online[26]. Its clients comprise Chinese state-owned enterprises and multinational corporations, including Ping An Insurance and Mercedes-Benz.[27]

In October 2017, Cheng along with other entrepreneurs launched the Singapore Valley Awards[28], an internship scheme that gives Singaporean undergraduates the opportunity to gain work experience in some of China’s top tech companies like Alibaba[29] and Tencent[30]. Under the scheme, undergraduates who are Singaporean citizens or permanent residents, and are in their third or fourth year of full-time study at one of Singapore’s six publicly funded universities, are eligible to apply for the Awards. Those that are shortlisted then have to pitch business ideas to a judges’ panel made up of 10 prominent members of Singapore’s and China’s tech and investment communities[31].

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "CV-Calvin Cheng". Parliament of Singapore. Archived from the original on 19 January 2011.
  2. ^ "From Singapore to China to IPO". Tech in Asia. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ "New Scheme Launched for Undergrads to Intern at China's Internet Giants". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "Tech billionaires launch internship program to incubate Singapore's finest in China". Tech in Asia. Retrieved 1 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ "The Global Makeover".
  6. ^ "Eyes of the beholder". chinadaily.com.cn.
  7. ^ Suzanne Sng (6 November 2003). "Asia's Elite Corps". yale.edu.
  8. ^ "'We'll identify & train new faces'". timesofindia-economictimes.
  9. ^ "A Korean look for the world". joins.com.
  10. ^ Looque "About us" page. Page accessed March 18, 2016.
  11. ^ Electric New Paper. 13 June 2005 Talent Scouts or Talent Touts
  12. ^ a b c "Agencies which fixed prices had 'noble goals'". asiaone.com.
  13. ^ Abdullah Tarmugi (Speaker), "Nominated Members of Parliament (Announcement by Mr Speaker)", Singapore Parliamentary Debates, Official Report (20 July 2009), vol. 86, col. 798; Clarissa Oon; Jeremy Au Yong (7 July 2009), "Panel submits names of nine new NMPs", The Straits Times, pp. A1, A4; Loh Chee Kong; Ong Dai Lin (7 July 2009), "A brand new slate: A unionist, a vocal sociologist, a former swim queen among the names unveiled", Today, pp. 1, 4, archived from the original on 15 July 2009 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help).
  14. ^ "Young Global Leader Honorees 2009" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "The Forum of Young Global Leaders". The Forum of Young Global Leaders - World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 16 August 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "S'pore 5 on list of young global leaders". asiaone.com.
  17. ^ "Archives". thestar.com.my.
  18. ^ http://www.thesundaily.my/news/fashion/model-search[permanent dead link‍]
  19. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. ^ Media Development Authority of Singapore, a statutory board under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts. 30 July 2012 Press Release: New Council to oversee cyber wellness, media literacy initiatives
  21. ^ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nine-global-media-industry-professionals-084200404.html
  22. ^ http://www.mda.gov.sg/Documents/News/2014/Annex%20A_Singapore%20Media%20Festival%20Advisory%20Board%20Members.pdf
  23. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvin-cheng-97563182/?ppe=1
  24. ^ a b Staff, Today Online. 27 Nov, 2015 Calvin Cheng’s ‘killing children’ remarks ‘insensitive and inappropriate’: MLC chairman
  25. ^ Chew Hui Min (28 November 2015). "Calvin Cheng's comments on 'killing children' insensitive, but not hate speech, says Media Literacy Council". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  26. ^ "Chinese ed-tech firm ReTech seeks $112 million ASX IPO". Asian Financial Review. Retrieved 1 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  27. ^ "Chinese edtech company Retech lists on ASX, raises US$13.5M". E27. Retrieved 1 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  28. ^ "Tech billionaires launch internship program to incubate Singapore's finest in China". World News. Retrieved 1 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  29. ^ "China 'the place to be' for entrepreneurs". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  30. ^ "Tech billionaires launch internship program to incubate Singapore's finest in China". Tech in Asia. Retrieved 1 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  31. ^ "Launch of Singapore Valley Awards". Fintech News Singapore. Retrieved 1 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
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