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Participants posed for a group photo taken by a drone from Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 honoree, Matthew Cua, Founder of SkyEye Analytics.
FORBES UNDER 30 SUMMIT ASIA: The second annual Forbes Under 30 Summit Asia was held in Manila, Philippines on July 25, 2017 at the Solaire Resort and Casino. Themed “Diversity & Empowerment,” the summit brought together some 240 of the most influential young entrepreneurs, innovators and game-changers from across Asia and the rest of the world, as featured in the Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia lists, along with industry leaders and other distinguished guests. The summit consisted of panel discussions, live demonstrations, a Food and Music Festival and provided networking opportunities for participants.
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LEADING INNOVATION ACROSS ASIA
ONE-ON-ONE
YOU’VE BEEN HACKED!
PART 1: ASIA’S BIGGEST TECH DISRUPTORS TODAY
WITH CHATRI SITYODTONG, CHAIRMAN & CEO, ONE CHAMPIONSHIP Chatri Sityodtong shared his inspirational journey and experiences in an interview with Randall Lane, Editor of Forbes magazine.
Saket Modi, Cofounder & CEO of Lucideus did a ‘live’ demonstration on how he hacked into an audience member’s phone from the stage.
Asia’s biggest tech disruptors demonstrated their solutions in presentations moderated by Paul Armstrong, Digital Director for Asia-Pacific at Forbes Media.
Hrishikesh Datar, Founder, Vakilsearch Legal Solutions
Daisy Guo, Cofounder, Tezign
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CHANGING ASIA PART 1: SO LONG, GLASS CEILING
This year’s top female entrepreneurs shared about the shifting perception of women in the workplace and how they’ve handled the transition.
Soowon Sophie Eom, Cofounder, Solidware
PART 2: TEACHING OLD TECH NEW TRICKS Aisa Mijeno, Cofounder & CEO of SALt presented the SALt lamp, a sustainable, ecologically designed lantern activated by saltwater.
(L-R) Jamie Beaton & Sharndre Kushor, Cofounders, Crimson Education; Paul Armstrong
(L-R) Chatri Sityodtong; Randall Lane
Prusothman Sina Raja, Cofounder, Privi Medical
PART 3: ASIA: THE WORLD’S LAND OF OPPORTUNITY
Young entrepreneurs from around the world discussed opportunities in Asia in a panel discussion.
PART 2: THE FUTURE OF TECH: GENERATION Z
(L-R) Carla Thomas, Senior Producer, Forbes Media; Neelofa, Founder, NH Prima International; Lee Jisoo, Cofounder, Dano; Katrina Razon, Managing Partner, Third Culture Music + Media & Director, Wonderfruit Festival
Chris Kelsey, Cofounder of Cazza introduced his startup that develops 3D printing technologies to construct buildings.
PART 3: ART AS A MEDIUM FOR CHANGE
Some of Asia’s most talented creatives discussed how they use their art form as a platform for positive social change in a panel discussion.
(L-R) Fabian von Heimburg, Cofounder, HotNest Technology; Abbas Kazmi, Managing Partner & Cofounder, Collegiate Capital; Shahab Shabibi, Cofounder, Machine Ventures; Lewis D’Vorkin, Chief Product Officer, Forbes Media
Yogita Agrawal, Cofounder of SoaPen introduced the SoaPen, a playful teaching tool, which allows kids to draw on their dry hands.
PART 4: THE FUTURE OF TECH: GENERATION Z
Two of this year’s youngest list honorees, Sanjay Kumaran & Shravan Kumaran, Cofounders of GoDimensions, took to the stage to show what the newest generation of technologists are capable of.
(L-R) Shravan Kumaran; Sanjay Kumaran
(L-R) Shahnawaz Zali, Director/Producer; Ann Louie Li, Founder, annlouieli.com & Chrysogem; Archie Oclos, Street Artist & Painter; Lewis D’Vorkin, Chief Product Officer, Forbes Media
PART 4: SOLVING ASIA’S BIGGEST PROBLEMS 30 Under 30 Asia honorees presented their solutions that are changing Asia and the world – one problem at a time, moderated by Rana Wehbe, Senior Digital Editor, Asia-Pacific, Forbes Media.
Ankit Kawatra, Founder, Feeding India
(L-R) Rebecca Paranjothy & Vanessa Paranjothy, Cofounders, Freedom Cups
(L-R) Nirary Dacho, Cofounder, Refugee Talent; Rana Wehbe
Daroath Phav, Executive Director, WaterSHED
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DISCOVERY AREA
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FOOD & MUSIC FESTIVAL
Some of the most exciting inventions and products that landed their creators on this year’s 30 Under 30 Asia list were displayed at the summit. The products included smart guitars, cutting edge VR sets, robots, drones, 360 degrees cameras and more.
The summit’s Food and Music Festival in the evening featured cooking demonstrations from Chef Seira Furuya, Chef de Partie at GAKUSHIKAIKAN, and Chef Michael (Miko) Aspiras, Pastry Chef & Partner at Tasteless Food Group. Michael Tubiera, Bar Manager at La Lola Group, also presented a Forbes Under 30 cocktail, created especially for the summit. Katrina Razon (DJ Katsu) and Mikhail Schemm (DJ Mikhail), Third Culture Music + Media, spun the decks for the participants, while all-star Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia alumnus and Filipino singersongwriter Jake Zyrus (formerly known as Charice Pempengco) took to the stage for a truly memorable end to the night.
(L-R) Enzo Razon, International Container Terminal Services Inc; William Adamopoulos, CEO/Asia, Forbes Media; Katrina Razon, Managing Partner, Third Culture Music + Media & Director, Wonderfruit Festival
Summit participants posed for a fun shot at the photo booth.
Jonathan Shen (middle), Cofounder of The Golden Duck presented handcrafted gourmet salted egg yolk snack products.
(L-R) Hu Tao, Founder, XunQiu; Lewis D’Vorkin, Chief Product Officer, Forbes Media; Jules Jurado, Senior Associate - Entrepreneur Selection and Growth, Endeavour Philippines
Chef Seira
Zhang Bohan (middle), Founder of Poputar demonstrated a smart guitar that has 120 LEDs on the guitar finger board to help locate chord positions.
(L-R) Tatsuya Honda, User Interface Designer, Fujitsu; Ahmad Shiina, Cofounder, Timers; Toshiki Abe, Founder, Ridilover
(L-R) He Wei, Founder, Shenzhen Vxfly Intelligent Information Technology; Tom Williams, Founder, WeTeach
Jake Zyrus
Chef Miko (L-R) Mara Coson, Manager – Procurement, SM Retail; Carl Jan Cruz, CEO, Carl Jan Cruz; Daisy Guo, Cofounder, Tezign Uppma Virdi (right), Founder of Chai Walli presented some of the finest Indian chai range with Ayurvedic qualities at the Pop Up Tea Bar.
(L-R) Lindsay Rogers, Cofounder, Chello; Hugh Stephens, Founder, Schedugram; Guilherme Faria, Cofounder, UnCloset
(L-R) Jan Wong, Founder, OpenMinds Resources; Sonam Pelden, Regional Head of Marketing, ServisHero
DJ Katsu
Michael Tubiera
A participant trying on Vue, smart glasses created by 30 Under 30 Asia honoree Jason Gui (right), Cofounder of Vigo Technologies.
DJ Mikhail
(L-R) Shruti Malik, Cofounder, innov8; Ritesh Malik, Founder, Project Guerilla; Saket Modi, Cofounder & CEO, Lucideus
(L-R) Vivy Yusof, Cofounder, FashionValet; Abby Zhang, Cofounder, YEECHOO; Neelofa, Founder, NH Prima International
(L-R) Rohit Pothukuchi, Founder, Standard Indian Legal Citation; Randall Lane, Editor, Forbes magazine; Teguh Ariwibowo, Cofounder, Pinjam Indonesia; Tyovan Widagdo, Founder, Bahaso; Marshall Pribadi, Founding CEO, PrivyID
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(L-R) Akshay Navaladi, Founder, Healthskool Clinics; Jeffrey Yam, Director, Integrated Capital Holdings; Shikha Ahluwalia, Cofounder, StalkBuyLove; Nishrit Shrivastva, Cofounder, StalkBuyLove
(L-R) Vinesh Johny, Cofounder & Executive Pastry Chef, The Lavonne Academy; Rana Wehbe, Senior Digital Editor, Asia-Pacific, Forbes Media; Isabella Sway Tin, Co-owner, Rangoon Tea House; Htet Myet Oo, Cofounder & MD, Rangoon Tea House
(L-R) Karan Tanna, Founder & CEO, Yellow Tie Hospitality; Lucas Patchett, Cofounder, Orange Sky Laundry; Munaf Kapadia, Chief Eating Officer, The Bohri Kitchen; Nicholas Marchesi, Cofounder, Orange Sky Laundry
(L-R) Vasil Rusinov, COO, mClinica; Chatri Sityodtong, Chairman & CEO, ONE Championship; Jon Lin Shiyang, CFO, mClinica
(L-R) Liu Yueting, Cofounder, Airwallex; Zhang Yijia, Cofounder, Xtecher; Esther Jiang, COO, UniCareer; Yu Jia, CEO, UniCareer; Dai Ying, Founder, Beijing Beauty of Fashion
(L-R) Yuki Shimahara, Founder, LPixel; Nicolas Travis, Founder, Allies of Skin; Patrick Kahn, Operations Director, CAPTIVATE Solutions; Naofumi Yamada, Founder, PKSHA Technology
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