Dr. Kiran Bedi
Dr. Kiran Bedi was India’s first and highest ranking woman police officer who joined the Indian Police Service in 1972. Her experience and expertise include more than 35 years of tough, innovative and welfare policing. She has been voted as India’s most admired woman and fifth amongst all Indians....
Eka J. Wahjoepramono
Professor Dr Eka J Wahjoepramono is the first neurosurgeon in South East Asia to successfully operate on the brainstem. Since successfully performing brain stem surgery to save the life of a labourer, Dr. Eka and his team have performed more than 50 brainstem operations with no incidence of death and...
Gita Wirjawan
Mr. Wirjawan’s most recent appointment was as Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia from October 2011 – February 2014. Two years prior to this post, he was the Chairman of Indonesia’s Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM). He has also held key appointments at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, and...
Jonathan Yabut
Jonathan is the Season 1 winner of the hit pan-Asian reality TV show, The Apprentice Asia hosted by Malaysian business mogul Tony Fernandes. He was the youngest male contestant at the age of 27 and was popularly known in the show for his people skills, leadership and passionate speeches...
Shaukat Aziz
Shaukat Aziz was Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2004-07. He presided over a period of impressive domestic economic growth and successfully tackled many of the challenges presented by the global economy. In 1999 Mr. Aziz was appointed Pakistan’s Minister of Finance with responsibility for Finance, Economic Affairs, Statistics, Planning and...
Lin Bo Qiang
Lin Boqiang is a “Chang Jiang Scholar” Professor, Associate Dean of Newhuadu Business School; Dean of China Institute for Studies in Energy Policy; and Director for China Center for Energy Economic Research. His current research interest includes energy economics, low carbon sustainable development, and energy policy. Lin Boqiang is...
Yvonne Chia
Datuk Yvonne Chia is one of ASEAN’s foremost corporate figures, widely respected for her role in mentoring and spearheading strategic initiatives that drive regional development. With over four decades of leadership in the banking sector, she has expertly steered institutions through both periods of economic growth and crisis. Datuk...
Red Hong Yi
Known as “the artist who paints without a paintbrush”, ‘Red’ Hong Yi is an artist-architect who creates mixed media installations by reinterpreting everyday materials through the accumulation of objects. One day in January 2012, Red dribbled a basketball in red paint into a giant portrait of basketballer Yao Ming,...
Khailee Ng
Khailee Ng is a managing partner at 500 Global, a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders building fast-growing technology companies. He has led over 400 investments in startups across Southeast Asia. His team is recognized as a leading technology investor in the region having invested early in...
Norman Abdul Halim
Norman was exposed to the world of business at the early age of 20, after graduating with a Diploma in Accountancy from a renowned college. Armed with a vision, his first foray was in 1992 with a modest capital of RM2,000. Putting to practice the knowledge he had accumulated,...
