MICHAELWILUAN
MichaelWiluanis the
CEOofInfiniteStudios,
whichoperatesfilm
studiosinSingaporeand
Batam.In2018,themedia
andcreativeservices
companyproducedGrisse,
anoriginalperioddrama
serieswithHBOAsia,and
wasthelocalco-producer
forthehitfilmCrazy
RichAsians. Wiluan,also
presidentofTuriGroup,is
theoldersonofbusiness
tycoon Kris Wiluan.PAULCHONG
PaulChongis the
presidentandgroup
CEOofCertis,a
leadingintegrated
multidisciplinary
securityproviderwith
aninternationalpresence
acrosstheAsia-Pacific
andMiddleEast.Certis
hascontinuedtogain
successwithSecurity+,
andthisyearlaunched
theCertisCentrefor
AppliedIntelligence,a
researchhubtodevelop
cutting-edgeAI-enabled
business service solutions.JAMESDYSON
JamesDysonfounded
Britishtechnology
companyDyson.
Alongside5,850engineers
andscientists,he
leadsthedevelopment
oftechnologiesand
productsconnectedto
environmentalcare,and
by2021,electricvehicles.
Thecompanyis investing
£2.5binnewtechnologies
suchashigh-speedmotors
and machine learning.DEREKGOH
DerekGohis the
foundingexecutive
chairmanandgroup
CEOofSerialSystem,
oneofSingapore’s
largestlistedelectronics
componentsdistributors
with 30 officesand 13
warehousingfacilities
acrossAsia.Thecompany
alsohasinterestsin
hospitality,healthcare
andfood.WithGohat
thehelm,thecompany
recordeda netprofit
of US$17.7m in 2018.FORRESTLI
ForrestLiis the
chairmanandCEOof
Sea,anonlinegaming,
e-commerceanddigital
paymentscompany.It
hasthreebrandsunder
itsumbrella:online
gamingserviceGarena,
e-commercebusiness
Shopee,ande-payment
companyAirPay.Heis
theworld’ssecondperson
tobecomea billionaire
asa resultoftheonline
gameGarenaFreeFire.SIMWONGHOO
ThefounderandCEO
ofCreativeTechnology,
SimWongHoopioneered
computergamingaudio
withhisSoundBlaster
soundcards,with 400
millionunitssold.Super
X-Fi,thecompany’s
latestaward-winning
audiotechnologyhas
anR&Doutlayofabout
US$100m.WithanAI
engine,it customisesa
user’saudioexperience
basedonhowsoundis
perceived in reality.ANTHONYTAN
Undertheleadership
ofgroupCEOand
co-founderAnthony
Tan,Grabhascreated
economicopportunities
forover9 million
micro-entrepreneurs
acrossSoutheastAsia.It
hasalsoprovideditsusers
withaccesstocritical
everydayservicessuch
ase-healthcare,andis
helpingtodevelopan
electricvehicleecosystem
in the region.MIN-LIANGTAN
Min-LiangTanis the
co-founder,chairmanand
CEOofRazer,theworld’s
leadinglifestylebrand
forgamers.Havingled
Razerfroma two-man
start-uptoa multinational
marketleader,hehas
receivedmultiplehonours
andawards,including
The 25 MostCreative
PeopleinTechby
BusinessInsiderin 2015
andTheStraitsTimes'
Asians of the Year in 2016.BRIANCHANG
BrianChangis the
founder,chairmanand
CEOofCalmOceans,a
globaloffshoreoiland
gascompanyproviding
proprietarytechnologies
andengineeringservices
forself-installingjack-ups
andstoragesystems.
Theindustryveteran
withoverfourdecades’
experience,alsofounded
Ya nta iR a f f le sSh ipya rd
in1994,whichis now
knownasCIMCRaffles
Offshore Engineering.MEDIA, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONSSECURITY & TECHNOLOGYSHIPPING, MARITIME & LOGISTICSCHATRISITYODTONG
ChatriSityodtongis
thefounder,chairman
andCEOofOne
Championship,Asia’s
largestsportsmedia
organisationwitha
reachofover2.6billion
potentialviewersinover
140 countries.In2019,
thecompanydebutedin
Japanwithaninaugural
eventcalledOne:A
NewEra,andlaunched
theregion’slargest
e-sportschampionship,
One Esports.SHAWVEEMENG
Theeldersonofthe
lateHongKongmovie
tycoonRunRunShaw,
ShawVeeMengchairs
filmdistributioncompany
andmovietheatrechain
ShawOrganisation,
andhisfamily’sShaw
Foundation.Heis also
thepresidentemeritus
oftheAllianceFrancaise
deSingapourandan
honorarylifemember
of YMCA Singapore.THAMLOKEKHENG
ThamLokeKhengis
theCEOofMediacorp,
whichreaches 98 percent
ofSingaporeansweekly
andhasa growing
Asianaudiencebase
throughCNA,aswellas
entertainmentcontent
distributedacrossmarkets
intheregion.It is the
recipientofnumerous
industryaccolades,
includingthosefromNew
YorkFe s t iv a l s ,World
MediaFestivalsandAsian
Academy Creative Awards.THE
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