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FORBES UNDER 30 SUMMIT ASIA SINGAPORE | MAY 19, 2016
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orbes’ first-ever Under 30 Summit Asia brought together some 280 young entrepreneurs, innovators and gamechangers from across Asia primarily and the rest of the world, as featured in the inaugural 30 Under 30 Asia list. This community of dynamic and successful millennials was joined by industry leaders and mentors for a day full of inspiring stories and networking opportunities. The summit featured panels, TED-style presentations, key notes, mentorship from successful business leaders and creative pitching workshops.
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Singapore: A Global Hub for Technology & Innovation
Against the Odds Shabana Basij-Rasikh, a women’s educational activist and cofounder of the School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA), spoke about how she battled against the odds to provide education to young women in Afghanistan. She was presented with the Impact Award at the summit to recognize her efforts in making a huge difference in the most difficult of circumstances.
Dr. Janil Puthucheary, Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information & Ministry of Education, Singapore, shared his views on how Singapore is well-positioned to serve as a global hub for technology and innovation in an interview with Forbes magazine’s editor Randall Lane.
(L-R) Randall Lane, Editor, Forbes Magazine; Shabana Basij-Rasikh; Steve Leonard, Executive Deputy Chairman, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
In Conversation with Anthony Chen, Cannes Camera D’Or Winner Singaporean film director Anthony Chen shared his inspiration for his debut feature film Ilo Ilo which won the Camera D’Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, as well as his views on how filmmaking can bring to light issues which are generally neglected or tabooed.
(L-R) Randall Lane; Dr. Janil Puthucheary
Inside the Head of a VC: A Fun Pitching Session
(L-R) Lewis D’Vorkin, Chief Product Officer, Forbes Media; Anthony Chen
‘Inside the Head of a VC’ unveiled an interactive pitch session where three venture capitalists asked three startups the hard questions. The startups included regional talent and some early stage startups founded by Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia list honorees who are looking to learn from esteemed venture capitalists. VC panel: Binod Chaudhary, Chairman, Chaudhary Group; Yossi Vardi, Entrepreneur & Chairman, International Technologies; Stefan Bruun, Managing Partner, Nova Founders Capital
Chiu-Hao (Ted) Chen
Startup founders: Owen Xu, Cofounder & CEO, MicroH2O; Chiu-Hao (Ted) Chen, Cofounder, EverComm UniTech Singapore; Chevy Beh, Founder, BookDoc Moderator: Mike Perlis, President & CEO, Forbes Media
(L-R) Owen Xu; Binod Chaudhary; Yossi Vardi; Stefan Bruun; Mike Perlis Chevy Beh
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Road to Success: Tips from Those in the Know A panel of entrepreneurs starred in ‘Road to Success’, and shared their stories and views on funding and exit strategies. (L-R) Royston Tay, Cofounder & CEO, Zopim; Steven Lam, Cofounder & CEO, GoGoVan; Jack Tang, Cofounder & CEO, Urban Massage; Gloria Ai, Founder & Host, iAsk Media Lu Cheng, Founder & CEO, Raven Tech
Inspiration & Drive: Stories from Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list ‘Inspiration & Drive’ featured six compelling entrepreneurial journeys across Health, Tech, Energy and Media categories shared by Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia list members. Leandro Leviste, Founder, Solar Philippines
Tech Stars Demos: Experiencing the Future, Today
Jane Lu, Founder, Showpo
In ‘Tech Stars Demos’, list members showcased their solutions to meet our everyday technology needs.
(L-R) Jayoung Yoon, Founder & CEO, StyleShare; Mohamed Abbas, Cofounder, Onelyst; Seung-yoon Lee, Cofounder & CEO, Byline/Radish; Grace Chen, Founder & CEO, Jiecao; Rana Wehbe, Senior Digital Editor, Asia, Forbes Media
Chong Hon Weng, Cofounder, CliniCloud
Enterprise & Social Responsibility: Changing the World
Alok Shetty, Architect & Founder, Bhumiputra Architecture
Jamie Chiu, Psychologist & CEO, LULIO
Shay Wright, Cofounder, Te Whare Hukahuka
‘Enterprise & Social Responsibility’ featured three social entrepreneurs as they provided insights into how they balance the business and sustainability aspect with the notion of giving.
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(L-R) Jun Kitazawa; Clara Yee
Sun Self Hotel – Forbes U30 edition: Special Art Installation An Art Installation, “Sun Self Hotel”, was specially created for the Forbes Under 30 Summit Asia through a collaboration between Jun Kitazawa, a Japanese public space and installation artist, and Singaporean designer and visual artist Clara Yee. The orange “sun” hanging from the ceiling is a lamp powered by the solar energy collected locally in sunny Singapore.
(L-R) Lydia Hartanto, Brand Strategy & Sales Director, PEGGY HARTANTO; Peggy Hartanto, Designer, PEGGY HARTANTO; Alan Griffin, MD, Digital (Asia), Forbes Media; Jun Kitazawa; Clara Yee; Marina Yamaguchi, Art Manager, Jun Kitazawa Office Yakumo; Edie Hu, VP, Art Advisor, Citi Private Bank
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Joel Tan (middle) with his band
Food Delights & Special Music Performance
Hironori Maeda
Pooja Dhingra
An evening of entertainment featured cooking from a host of famous chefs, including Hironori Maeda, chef at Kyoto Kitcho in Japan; Pooja Dhingra, owner and chef of Le15 Patisserie, who has been dubbed ‘Macaron Queen of India’; Vinesh Johny, cofounder and chef at Lavonne Academy of Baking Science and Pastry Arts in India; and music from singer-songwriter Joel Tan (Gentle Bones), who is the first home-grown artist to be signed to Universal Music Singapore and is also known as Singapore’s Ed Sheeran.
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(L-R) Dr. Janil Puthucheary, Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information & Ministry of Education, Singapore; Mohamed Abbas, Cofounder, Onelyst; Phyo Ko Ko, Cofounder & Chief Software Architect, EverComm Uni-Tech Singapore; Chiu-Hao (Ted) Chen, Cofounder, EverComm Uni-Tech Singapore; Cynthia Siantar, Cofounder, Call Levels; Tengku Ahmad Syamil, Cofounder & CEO , Skolafund; Chan Yi Wen, Cofounder, Bolt Media; Steve Leonard, Executive Deputy Chairman, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
(L-R) Benny Fajarai, Founder, Kreavi.com; Abraham Viktor, Cofounder & CEO, Taralite; Yasa Paramita Singgih, Founder & President, Men’s Republic; Michelle Widjaja, Director, PT Beruang Laris Maris; Leonika Sari Njoto Boedioetomo, Founder & CEO, Reblood (L-R) Kevin Tung Nguyen, Partner, RadiusOnline; Stefan Bruun, Managing Partner, Nova Founders Capital; Mike Perlis, President & CEO, Forbes Media
(L-R) Htet Myet Oo, Cofounder, Rangoon Tea House; Ye Myat Min, Cofounder, Nex; Myo Htet Aung, Cofounder, Nex
(L-R) William Adamopoulos, CEO/Asia, Forbes Media; Nicole Warne, Founder, Gary Pepper Girl
(L-R) Tahan Lin, Cofounder & CEO, Backer-Founder; Anting Liu, Founder, Teach For Taiwan; Mesty Ariotedjo, Cofounder, WeCare.id; Bradley Chiang, Cofounder, Snapask
(L-R) Michelle Yuan, Founder, Asia Wedding Network; Pocket Sun, Founding Partner, SoGal Ventures
(L-R) Shivam Tripathi, Cofounder & CEO, CamboTicket; Kino Law, Cofounder & CEO, K&K Property
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(L-R) Hu Zhenyu, Founder & Executive Director, Linkspace; David Haisha Chen, Cofounder & CEO, Strikingly; Blair Ding, Cofounder & CEO, Jeehom Media; Donglin Wu, Founder & CEO, QuanziCRM; Grace Chen, Founder & CEO, Jiecao
(L-R) Igor Wos, Cofounder, TofuPay; Shay Wright, Cofounder, Te Whare Hukahuka; Rana Wehbe, Senior Digital Editor, Asia, Forbes Media; Randall Lane, Editor, Forbes Magazine
(L-R) Hironori Maeda, Partner, BEENEXT; James Riney, Head, 500 Startups Japan; Shuta Shibuya, Founder & CEO, Fuller
(L-R) Alex Sharp, Cofounder, OrionVM; Steve Monaghan, Regional Director, AIA Group, Hong Kong
(L-R) Johnny Mayo, Cofounder, Neuroware; Amarit Charoenphan, Cofounder & Co-CEO, Hubba
(L-R) Dinh Nhat Nam, Founder, Urban Station; Tran Duc Viet, YouTuber, JVevermind
(L-R) Yasuhiro Fujio, Chef, La Cime; Babar Ali, Founder, Ananda Siksha Niketan School; Osama Bin Noor, Cofounder, Youth Opportunities
(L-R) Rachel Lim, Cofounder, Love, Bonito; Jianhao Tan, Founder, The Jianhaotan; Jay Ng Jun Jie, General Manager, The Jianhaotan; Ryan Tan, Cofounder, Night Owl Cinematics; Sylvia Chan, Cofounder, Night Owl Cinematics
(L-R) Natasia Guo, Cofounder & Chief Creative Officer, Yetang; Candice Lo, Head of Talent in China, Uber; Aaron Lee, Founder & MD, Dash Serviced Suites
(L-R) Genevieve George, Founder & MD, OneShift; Lusarun Silpsrikul, Founder & CEO, Page365; Preeyanut Tiankanon, Communications Officer, Page365; Blair Ding, Cofounder & CEO, Jeehom Media; Nao Kondo, Cofounder, TRYBOTS
A special thanks to the Host Partner, Sponsor and participants of the inaugural Forbes Under 30 Summit Asia HOST PARTNER
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