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Behind the Gen.T list: meet the industry veterans selecting Asia's Leaders of Tomorrow
Entertainment
Homme TsaiChairman, Taiwan Creative Content Agency
Taiwan Fashion & Beauty
Rajo LaurelFashion designer, Rajo Laurel
Philippines Finance & Venture Capital
Vishal Harnal
Global managing partner, 500 Global
Singapore
Antonny Liem
Founding partner, GDP Venture
Indonesia
Prantik Mazumdar
President, TiE Singapore
Singapore
Krating Poonpol
Group chairman, Kasikorn Business-Technology Group
Thailand
Chibo Tang
Managing partner, Gobi Partners
Hong Kong
Franco Varona
Co-founder and managing partner, Foxmont Capital Partners
Philippines
Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift
CEO, Bursa Malaysia
Malaysia
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Photo 1 of 3 Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift has been the CEO of Malaysia's stock exchange since 2019, playing a catalytic role in the economy's transition to green
Photo 2 of 3 Naina Subberwal Batra is the CEO of AVPN, a social investor network that aims to increase the flow and effectiveness of financial, human and intellectual capital from around the world into the social sector in Asia (Photo: AVPN)
Photo 3 of 3 Aukrit Unahalekhaka co-founded Ricult, a Thailand-based startup that uses machine learning and satellite imagery to help lift farmers out of poverty (Photo: Ricult)
Healthcare & Sciences
Dean HoDirector, The Institute for Digital Medicine, National University of Singapore
Singapore
Dato' Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman
CEO, Monash University Malaysia and pro-vice-chancellor and president (Malaysia), Monash University Australia
Malaysia
Poramaporn Prasarttong-Osoth
Authorized director, chairperson of executive committee and president, BDMS
Thailand
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Sunshine Farzhan
Founder, Ignite Advisory
Hong Kong
Elvira Jakub
CEO, Dentsu Indonesia
Indonesia
Ranjana Singh
Chairperson, Indonesia and Vietnam, WPP
Indonesia
Photo 1 of 3 The founder of Echostore and a champion of the global Slow Food Movement, Chit Juan advocates for agriculture biodiversity and self-reliance in food production in the Philippines
Photo 2 of 3 Nice Cheng is a partner at AppWorks, where he focuses on investing in growth-stage startups and seasoned founders (Photo: AppWorks)
Photo 3 of 3 Fashion designer Rajo Laurel started his own label in 2000 and has won awards for fashion design and entrepreneurship both locally and internationally (Photo: Rajo Laurel)
Philanthropy & Charity
Renitasari AdrianProgramme director, Bakti Budaya Djarum Foundation
Indonesia Public Service & Law
Nurul Izzah AnwarDeputy president, Parti Keadilan Rakyat
Malaysia Social Entrepreneurship
Natalie Chan
Managing director, PIE Strategy
Hong Kong
Ann Dumaliang
Co-founder and managing trustee, Masungi Georeserve Foundation
Philippines
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Triawan Munaf
Former head, Indonesian Creative Economy Agency
Indonesia
Francis Ngai
Founder and CEO, Social Ventures Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Alfie Othman
CEO, Raise
Singapore
Naina Subberwal Batra
CEO, AVPN
Singapore
Aukrit Unahalekhaka
Co-founder, Ricult
Thailand
DK WuCEO, Taiwan Impact Investment Association
Taiwan
Photo 1 of 4 Nurul Izzah Anwar is the deputy president of Malaysia's ruling party, Parti Keadilan Rakyat, and the daughter of the country's prime minister Anwar Ibrahim (Photo: Kim Mun/Hopscotch Photography)
Photo 2 of 4 Dr Santitarn Sathirathai is an economist, policy maker and author based in Thailand, who is the only Asian who has won the Consensus Economics Outstanding Global Economic Forecast award for three consecutive years
Photo 3 of 4 Cherrie Atilano founded Agrea Philippines, where she is working to address food insecurity and promote self-sufficiency through sustainable farming (Photo: Cherrie Atilano)
Photo 4 of 4 Tootsy Angara is the cluster head of sales at ABS-CBN, one of the Philippines' top media networks
Sustainability
Esther AnChief sustainability officer, City Developments Limited
Singapore
Cherrie AtilanoFounder and CEO, Agrea
Philippines
Chit JuanFounder, Echostore
Philippines
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Dr Santitarn SathirathaiEconomist, policy maker and author
Thailand
Katy Yung
CEO, Sustainable Finance Initiative
Hong Kong Technology
Amarit Charoenphan
Apac partner and vice-president of growth, Southeast Asia president, New Zealand Thai Chamber of Commerce and managing partner, Aim Ventures
Thailand
Derek ChimHead of Incubation and Acceleration Programmes, Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation
Hong Kong
Nice Cheng
Partner, AppWorks
Taiwan
Erika Fille Legara
Managing director and chief AI and data officer, Center for AI Research
Philippines
Alice So
Head of Entrepreneurship, Cyberport
Hong Kong Wellness
Catherine Feliciano-ChonManaging partner of strategic development, Asia Pacific, Finn Partners
Hong Kong
The Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2025 will be unveiled on July 4 at 10am GMT+8. While you wait, discover last year's honourees.
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