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FORBES ASIA MARCH 2020

CONTENTS

12

62

70

ENTREPRENEURS

12 | Sky’s the Limit

Despite the virus threat, Song Hoi-see is

investing more than $100 million to expand

his Plaza Premium airport lounge empire.

By Shu-Ching Jean Chen

16 | Kevin Durant’s Hardest

Three-Point Play

The NBA superstar has three goals: a return

to dominance, a defining championship

and a lasting business empire.

By Steven Bertoni

20 | LinkedIn for the Working Class

Jobcase is building a social networking site

for warehouse employees and waitresses.

By Vicky Valet

TECHNOLOGY

24 | Game Changer

William Tanuwijaya built Tokopedia into

Southeast Asia’s third-largest unicorn,

and he’s not done yet.

By Ulisari Eslita & Ester Christine Natalia

28 | Genius Drugs From Dumb Silicon

Can a giant pile of data beat human expertise

in the design of miracle drugs? Daphne Koller

may come up with a surprising answer.

By Jillian D’Onfro

30 | Roku Redo

Anthony Wood is betting Roku’s future on

what viewers hate: advertising.

By Angel Au-Yeung

UNDER 30

62 | The Ace of Base

Yuta Tsuruoka is finding new growth for

his startup Base by lending to his customers.

By James Simms

64 | 30 Under 30 U.S. Class of 2020

This year’s 30 Under 30 as featured in the

pages of the U.S. edition of Forbes.

Editors: Steven Bertoni & Alexandra Wilson

FORBES LIFE

70 | Luxury Upgrade

CEO Sébastien Bazin is leading a trans-

formation of French hotel giant Accor.

By Pamela Ambler

74 | Eye of the Beholder

A look back at the ten most expensive

sales of artwork over the 2010s.

By Susan Adams

8 | Fact & Comment

Steve Forbes

How to save U.S. politics.

10 | Tech Connector

Rich Karlgaard

Cloud pleaser.

11 | Economics Matters

Yuwa Hedrick-Wong

New decade, new paradigm.

76 | Thoughts

On morale.