These are the Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2026, marking a decade of spotlighting Asia’s brightest

Gen.T founder and president of Tatler Asia Group, Tamara Lamunière, reflects on the platform’s origins as a deliberate departure from how Asia’s most influential media had traditionally operated. “It started as a belief that Asia needed a platform dedicated to supporting emerging talent—not only through access to capital, but through storytelling, brand building and connecting them with networks that go beyond business,” she says.

That conviction shaped the list from the outset: Gen.T was never confined to technology or business, even at the height of the tech boom. “We believed then, as we do now, that a rich society is made up of all shades of talent; that creatives, executives, artists and athletes all contribute as much as the entrepreneur with a valuation attached to their business.”

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To mark the anniversary, this year’s list introduces a 10x10 campaign: ten past honourees who have gone on to become widely recognised regional and global leaders, paired with ten members of the newest cohort shaping the decade ahead. It’s a structure that makes visible what Lamunière sees as Gen.T’s real measure of success. 

“Making the list was never the goal,” she writes. “The goal was always what these individuals would go on to do after they made the list.”

New honourees include Hong Kong tennis star Coleman Wong, Indonesian girl group No Na, Kazakhstani figure skater Mikhail Shaidorov, Việt Phạm of AI agentic automation start-up Diaflow and Jeeta Bandopadhyay of Singapore regtech company Tookitaki. 

Past honourees featured alongside them in the 10th anniversary feature, published in Tatler’s June and July 2026 issues across the region, include Klook’s Eric Gnock Fah, ShopBack’s Joel Leong, Indonesian film director and screenwriter Wregas Bhanuteja, Filipino actress Anne Curtis, Tealive’s Bryan Loo and Taiwan hospitality group Check Inn’s Bart Tai.

Ten years on, Gen.T’s ambitions for the next decade remain rooted in the same instinct that started it: finding people early and staying with them. “We look forward to continuing to find and support the people shaping Asia—and increasingly, the world as Tatler continues to expand—with their ideas, creativity, courage and passion,” says Lamunière. “We are proud to be part of their story and excited for everything still to come.”

See the full list of Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2026. 

Are you or someone you know making an impact in your industry? Applications for the 2027 edition of the Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow can be submitted through our public nomination form. 

To learn more about the list selection criteria, read this comprehensive guide on how to become a Gen.T Leader of Tomorrow.

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