Affectionately known as The Tribe, these are the 42 seasoned entrepreneurs and thought leaders who played a key role in the selection of this year's cohort of Gen.T honourees
Every year, Gen.T welcomes a group of industry experts and thought leaders to help us identify, review and select the most promising candidates for the Gen.T List. They hail from across Asia and are known affectionately as The Tribe. This is who they are.
Architecture & Design
Zhao Lei
Co-founder, Position
China
Started a prominent research-based architectural and cultural institution
The Arts
Suhanya Raffel
Museum Director, M+
Hong Kong
Cultural arbiter
Philip Tinari
Director, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art and CEO, UCCA Group
China
Writer, critic, art curator and Chinese contemporary art expert
Hu Yanyan
President and director, China Guardian
China
Helms one of the world’s largest auction houses
Liang Hong
Author
China
Literary master
Danwen Wei
Head of piano, Central Conservatory of Music and vice-chairman, National Piano Society of China
China
Piano virtuoso
Read more: “I Can Already Feel The Energy Starting To Come Back To The City” Suhanya Raffel, M+ Museum Director
Entertainment
Steven Song
Founder, First International Film Festival
China
Nurturing the new wave of filmmakers
Finance & Venture Capital
Paul Ark
Advisor, Gobi Partners
Thailand
Investment and retail expert
Matt Cheng
Founder and managing partner, Cherubic Ventures
Taiwan
Expert in entrepreneurialism
Manav Gupta
Founder and CEO, Brinc
Hong Kong
Investor, author and entrepreneur
Read more: Secrets Of Success with Manav Gupta, Founder and CEO of Sustainable Venture Accelerator, Brinc
Vishal Harnal
Global managing partner, 500 Global
Singapore
Technology investment expert
Bikesh Lakhmichand
CEO, 1337 Ventures
Malaysia
Funder of the future
Aaron Sarma
General partner, ScaleUp Malaysia
Malaysia
Building Malaysia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
Franco Varona
Managing partner, Foxmont Capital Partners
Philippines
Funding the Philippines’ future
Yuan Xu
Country manager, International Finance Corporation
Thailand
Channelling investment where it’s most needed
Adlin Yusman
Managing Director, Endeavor Malaysia
Malaysia
Supporting entrepreneurial growth
Hao Hong
Former managing director and chief strategist, Bocom International
China
Influential economist
