Thais included among young innovators
Five Thais are included on Forbes’ inaugural “30 under 30 Asia” list featuring 300 young innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders across Asia in 10 categories who are under 30 years of age and who are transforming business, technology, industry, media, cultu
They include four executives – Nikki Lohitnavy, Amarit Charoenphan, Lusarun Silpsrikul and Korawad Chearavanont, and Tada Hengsapkul – in the art and style and food and drink categories.
Featured highlights:
ท The arts: Jessica Hart, 29, Australia, supermodel and founder, LUMA Cosmetics
ท Social entrepreneurs: Alok Shetty, 29, India, founder, Bhumiputra Architecture
ท Retail and e-commerce: Faeez Fadhlillah, 29, Malaysia, cofounder and CEO, TripFez
ท Media and marketing: Derek Chan, 29, Chris Chan, 28, and Brian Yu, 27, Hong Kong, co-founders, 9GAG
ท Manufacturing and energy: Leandro Leviste, 22, Philippines, founder, Solar Philippines
ท Healthcare and science: Wang Shirui, 28, China, founder and CEO, Medlinker
ท Finance and venture capital: Pocket Sun, 24, Singapore, founder, SoGal
ท Entertainment and sports: Kwon Ji-Yong (G-Dragon), 27, South Korea, K-Pop idol
ท Enterprise technology: Yin Qi, 28, China, co-founder and CEO, Megvii
ท Consumer technology: Taichi Murakami, 29, Japan, founder and president, Livesense
Correction
Daisuke Hiratsuka is president of the Bangkok Research Centre of the Institute of Developing Economies under the Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro), not president of Jetro as was reported yesterday. We apologise for the error.
Coaching seminar in March
Farh Training Institute, in conjunction with Chula Systems Engineering of Chulalongkorn University, will hold a “Breakthrough Your Goals by Innovative Coaching” seminar next month. “Nowadays the goal achievements of sales or profit increments are very tough and challenging in the current economy if we still deploy the old selling and management methods,” Voraparn Eua-arporn, managing director of the institute, said yesterday.
“The coaching method has very high importance, especially in the current economic downturn.
The four-day coaching seminar on March 9, 16, 23, 30 will be led by Chulalongkorn professors and three Thai associate certified coaches of the International Coaching Federation -– Voraparn, Chawallanat Laopoonpat and Khanittha Lolak.
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