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Renard Siew

Climate Change Advisor, Centre for Governance and Political Studies

Sal Khan

Founder and CEO, Khan Academy

Rajiv Shah

President, The Rockefeller Foundation

Diana Wu David

Founder, Future Proof Lab

Nitin Das

Director, Filmkaar Productions

Hana Shams Ahmed

PhD Candidate, York University

Nikhil Pahwa

Founder, MEDIANAMA

Kevin Rudd

President, Asia Society Policy Institute

Jieun Baek

Author, Researcher, and Founder/Co-Director of Lumen

John Delury

Professor of Chinese Studies, Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies

Tom Nagorski

Executive Vice President, Asia Society

Duncan Clark

Founder and Chairman, BDA China

Clarissa Delgado

Co-Founder and CEO, Teach for the Philippines

Sara Hossain

Partner, Dr. Kamal Hossain and Associates

Tania Hyde

Strategic Advisor

Penny Low

President and Founder, Social Innovation Park Ltd.

Ken Wilcox

Board Chairman, Asia Society of Northern California; Chairman Emeritus, Silicon Valley Bank

Josette Sheeran

President and CEO, Asia Society; UN Special Envoy to Haiti

Amb. Bi-khim Hsiao

Representative of Taiwan to the United States

Ejaj Ahmad

Founder and President, Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC)

Natharoun Ngo

Director, The Center for Khmer Studies

Wenchi Yu

Ash Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School; Head of Global Public Policy, VIPKid

Pradip Pariyar

Executive Chairperson, Samata Foundation

Kristin K

Co-Founder, Saathi

Rika Beppu

Partner, Squire Patton Boggs

Avi Bhar

Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Physician, Sliiip

Fritz Demopoulos

Founder, Queen's Road Capital

Aaron Maniam

Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Information, Government of Singapore

Mitchell Pham

Director, Augen Software Group; Founding Chair, Digital Council of Aotearoa New Zealand

Stef Sy

Founder and CEO, Thinking Machines

Gita Syahrani

Executive Director to the Secretariat, Sustainable Districts Association (Lingkar Temu Kabupaten Lestari)

Dorjee Sun

CEO, Perlin

Phloeun Prim

Executive Director, Cambodia Living Arts

Rashneh Pardiwala

Founder and Director, Centre for Environmental Research & Education (CERE)

Wisal Hin

Co-Founder and Director of Business Development and Innovation, Platform Impact

Anam Zakaria

Oral Historian/Author/Cultural Facilitator

Omar Ishrak

Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board, Medtronic; Chairman of the Board, Intel

Sawako Hidaka

Executive Director, Asia Society Japan Center

Roshan Paul

Co-Founder and CEO, Amani Institute

Nanxi Liu

Co-Founder and CEO, Enplug, Inc.

Guan Wang

Host and Senior Reporter, CGTN

Dr Lungten Z. Wangchuk

Scientist and Team Lead for Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization, NEPAL

Sylvia Kim

General Partner, CerraCap Cares

Shankar Narayan

Co-Founder and Co-Principal, MIRA! (Mobilize Innovation, Reimagine Agency)

Cherrie Atilano

Founding Farmer, President and CEO, AGREA

Serey Chea

Assistant Governor and Director General, National Bank of Cambodia

Aarti Shrivastava

Environmental Documentary Filmmaker

Vivian Claire Liew

Founding CEO, PhilanthropyWorks

Franz Heng

Managing Director, LHT Capital

Tony Jackson

Vice President for Education and Director of the Center for Global Education, Asia Society

Lesley Ma

Curator, Ink Art, M+ Museum

Nighat Dad

Founder, Digital Rights Foundation

Aly Rose

Associate Arts Professor, NYU in Shanghai

Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe

Vice President for Global Artistic Programs and Director of Museum, Asia Society

Emily Chew

Global Head of Sustainability for Investment Management, Morgan Stanley

Sanjay Vijayakumar

Co-Founder and Chairman, Startup Village Collective

Luna Ranjit

Writer and Strategy Consultant

Bryan Albert Lim Lim

Physician and Infectious Disease Specialist, Cebu, Philippines

John Haffner

General Manager - Sustainability, Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

Aarti Wig

Co-Founder, Yunus Social Business India

Arnel Paciano Casanova

Country Representative, AECOM Philippines

Thomas Soem

Executive Director, Asia Society Australia

John Park

Director of the Korea Project, The Belfer Center at the Harvard Kennedy School

Ajit George

Director of Operations, Shanti Bhavan Children's Project

Ivan Henares

Assistant Professor, University of the Philippines

Mun Ching Yap

Executive Director, AirAsia Foundation

Daisuke Kan

Executive Director, Cheerio Corporation

Mei Pin Phua

Independent Communications Consultant

Tim Watts

Australian Shadow Assistant Minister for Cyber Security and Communications

Sanjeev Sherchan

Executive Director, Global Initiatives, Asia Society

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ArtLords

Omaid Sharifi (Class of 2011) is Co-Founder and President of ArtLords.

The Bophana Audiovisual Resource Center

Sopheap Chea (Class of 2018) is Director of the Bophana Center.

Roots of Health

Amina Evangelista Swanepoel (Class of 2011) is Founding Executive Director of Roots of Health.

Khaalisisi

Aayushi KC (Class of 2019) is Founder and CEO of Khaalisisi.

The Institute for Studies of Society, Economy and Environment (iSEE)

Luong The Huy (Class of 2018) is Director of iSEE.

YCAB Foundation

Veronica Colondam (Class of 2007) is Founder & CEO of YCAB Foundation.

Earth Heir

Sasibai Kimis (Class of 2017) is Founder & Chief Innovation Officer of Earth Heir.

Katkatha Puppet Arts Trust

Anurupa Roy is (Class of 2008) Director of the Katkatha Puppet Arts Trust

Thinking Machine Data Science

Stephanie Sy (Class of 2019) is Founder and CEO of Thinking Machine Data Science

Samata Foundation

Pradip Pariyar (Class of 2018) is Executive Chairperson of Samata Foundation.

Health Governance Initiative

Jia Ping (Class of 2008) is Executive Director of Health Governance Initiative.

The Little Art

Shoaib Iqbal (Class of 2013) is Founder of The Little Art.

Inle Heritage Foundation

Yin Myo Su (Class of 2013) is the Founder of the Inle Heritage.

Growing Impact Leadership

Mitchell Pham (Class of 2008) is Chairperson of New Zealand Technology Industry Association (NZTech)

Cambodian Living Arts

Phloeun Prim (Class of 2012) is Executive Director, Cambodian Living Arts.

Kopernik

Ewa Wojkowska (Class of 2013) is Co-Founder and COO of Kopernik.

Saathi

Kristin Kagetsu (Class of 2015) is CO-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Saathi.

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Suhani Jalota (Class of 2019) is Founder and CEO of Myna Mahila Foundation.

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Iskander Akylbayev (Class of 2019) is the Exeutive Director of Kazakhstan Council on International Relations.

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Asia 21 in the Philippines — Networking in Action

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Ratna Kartadjoemena (Class of 2018) is Partner of the Potato Head Family.

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Mun Ching Yap (Class of 2011) is the Executive Director of AirAsia Foundation.

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Anam Zakaria (Class of 2018), Oral Historian, Author and Cultural Facilitator

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

The Future of Asia

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Vikas Khanna (Class of 2008) is Michelin-starred chef and a recipient of 2020 Asia Game Changer Award.

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Asia 21 Action Lab Incubator

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Asia 21 Action Lab: Leveraging the Asia 21 Network

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Ravi Agrawal (Class of 2016) is Managing Editor of Foreign Policy.

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Claire Mitsuru Chino (Class of 2006) is President and CEO of ITOCHU International Inc.

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Nanxi Liu (Class of 2016) is the Co-Founder and CEO, Enplug, Inc.

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Satchit Balsari (Class of 2010) is Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Chan School of Public Health.

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Eric Garcetti (Class of 2006) is Mayor of Los Angeles since 2013.

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Sana Mir (Class of 2017) is Criketer, Pakistan Cricket Board.

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Durreen Shahnaz (Class of 2009) is the Founder and CEO, IIX and IIX Foundation.

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Saad Mohseni (Class of 2006) is Chairman and CEO of MOBY Group

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Yayoi Shionoiri (Class of 2013) is Executive Director, Chris Burden Estate and Nancy Rubins Studio

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Martin Tan (Class of 2011) is Executive Director of the Majurity Trust.

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Humaira Bachal is (Class of 2013) is Founder and CEO of Roshan Pakistan Foundation.

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Vivian Claire Liew (Class of 2009) is Climate Alpha Adviser

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Anna Anna Fifield (Class of 2006) is author of The Great Successor: The Secret Rise and Rule of Kim Jong Un

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Dorjee Sun (Class of 2011) is the CEO of Carbon Conservation.

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

Quintin Pastrana (Class of 2008) is Managing Director of Library Renewal Project.

Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative

John Delury (Class of 2010) is Professor of Chinese Studies, Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies

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