Existing and new members of the Gen.T community gathered for the first physical celebration of the Gen.T List in Singapore in two years
After two years of virtual events, the Gen.T community in Singapore were finally able to come together on October 6 to celebrate the launch of the latest Gen.T List.
New and past years’ honourees as well as members of the Tribe—the panel of experts that helped to nominate and vet the annual list—gathered for a private dinner at Sinfonia Ristorante, a contemporary restaurant within the iconic Victoria Concert Hall. Nearly 80 guests attended, mingling over a delicious array of food and drinks.
Actress Jo Tan, who is also a 2020 honouree, was the emcee for the evening, welcoming guests as they took their seats for dinner. In her opening remarks, she also jokingly expressed her envy of this year’s honourees being able to enjoy a physical celebration unlike her cohort, who were honoured over Zoom due to the pandemic.
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Stephanie Tay, managing director of Tatler Asia (Singapore) and Chong Seow Wei, Gen.T’s Asia editor, also greeted guests with a joint speech. “Wow, this hits differently. It’s our first physical Leaders of Tomorrow event in three years, so you can imagine how excited we are,” said Chong.
The pair shared how the Gen.T List was put together this year and the 300 honourees across Asia on it. They then gave a shout-out to the Tribe in Singapore for their contributions, including OpenSpace Ventures’ Jaclyn Seow and NQ International’s Noor Quek—both of whom were at the dinner.
Finally, they thanked the brand’s two key partners in Singapore: Credit Suisse, which has been the regional headline sponsor of the Gen.T List since 2019, and local event sponsor Royal Salute.