ASIA SOCIETY PRESENTS THE ASIA

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1 ASIA SOCIETY PRESENTS THE ASIA GAME CHANGER AWARDS FEATURING MANNY PACQUIAO CHAMPION AND HUMANITARIAN 2015 ASIA GAME CHANGER OF THE YEAR

2 2015 ASIA GAME CHANGER AWARDS AND GALA DINNER 13 OCTOBER 2015 UNITED NATIONS

3 ASIA SOCIETY invites you to an evening of inspiration and vision in honor of the 2015 ASIA GAME CHANGERS Individuals who have inspired, enlightened, and shown true leadership in the fields of policy, business, arts, culture, education, and philanthropy Featuring 2015 ASIA GAME CHANGER OF THE YEAR MANNY PACQUIAO and back by popular demand a special performance by 2014 Asia Game Changer Honorees Playing for Change TUESDAY, 13 OCTOBER :00 pm Reception with Game Changers 7:00 pm Awards and Gala Dinner United Nations 1 United Nations Plaza, New York City Cocktail Attire or National Dress Please consider inspiring the next generation by including young colleagues and family at your table

4 PRESENTING THE 2015 ASIA GAME CHANGERS DARE TO BE INSPIRED MANNY PACQUIAO Ten-Time World Champion Boxer and Humanitarian Philippines for using his sport, and his star power, as forces for good KIRAN BIR SETHI Founder of children s volunteerism movement Design for Change India for empowering children to change the world LI CUNXIN Former Ballet Dancer and Author of Mao s Last Dancer China and Australia for his art, his courage, and his cultural diplomacy ISAMU AKASAKI, HIROSHI AMANO, AND SHUJI NAKAMURA 2014 Nobel Prize Laureates in Physics Japan for lighting our world in a groundbreaking and sustainable way

5 PRESENTING THE 2015 ASIA GAME CHANGERS DARE TO BE INSPIRED AASIF MANDVI Actor and Comedian India and United States for using comedy to challenge perceptions, and work for good LEI JUN Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Xiaomi Inc. China for changing the game of communication in China MARIAM AL-MANSOURI UAE Air Force s First Female Fighter Pilot United Arab Emirates for battling stereotypes, and terror, from the air CHANDA KOCHHAR Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Bank India for breaking the glass ceiling, transforming an industry, and reaching the masses

6 2015 ASIA GAME CHANGER AWARDS AND GALA DINNER UNDERWRITING PARTNER DINNER LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP CO-CHAIRS Stephen Bird/Citi Betsy and Ed Cohen/Arete Lulu and Anthony Wang INSPIRATION Ronnie C. Chan Christine and Stephen A. Schwarzman INNOVATION Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Henrietta H. Fore ENLIGHTEN BNY Mellon KPF Asheet Mehta Morgan Stanley The Rohatyn Group VISIONARY Andrew Sabin Family Foundation KPMG Westpac Banking Corporation IMPACT Edward R. Allen III/Eagle Global Advisors Dinyar and Aashish Devitre Denise and Andrew Saul MOTIVATION Raana Imtiaz Khan Charles Rockefeller Fernando Zobel de Ayala ASIA SOCIETY TRUSTEES Edward R. Allen III Nicolas Berggruen Hamid Biglari Stephen Bird J. Frank Brown Michael S. Chae Chan Heng Chee Ronnie C. Chan Albert Y. Chao Purnendu Chatterjee Betsy Z. Cohen Henry Cornell Beth Dozoretz Anne Bick Ehrenkranz J. Michael Evans Renée Fleming Henrietta H. Fore Charles C. Foster Stephanie T. Foster Jamshyd N. Godrej Toyoo Gyohten Doris Magsaysay Ho Omar Ishrak Mitchell R. Julis Lewis B. Kaden K.S. (Sonny) Kalsi Willem Kooyker Chong-Moon Lee Lee Hong-Koo Ido Leffler Liang Xinjun Strive Masiyiwa Harold McGraw III Thomas E. McLain Asheet Mehta Harold J. Newman Thomas R. Nides Robert Niehaus Frank Gaoning Ning Indra K. Nooyi Richard L. Plepler Charles Rockefeller James E. Rogers Nicolas Rohatyn Charlie Rose Kevin Rudd Denise Saul Stephen A. Schwarzman Josette M. Sheeran Neil Shen Dong-Bin Shin Warwick L. Smith Miranda Wong Tang Lulu C. Wang Fernando Zobel de Ayala OFFICIAL AIRLINE SPONSOR (LIST IN FORMATION)

7 INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION For the second year in a row, Asia Society will honor the dreamers and leaders of our world making a positive impact on the future of Asia. These inspiring men and women represent the spectrum of achievement those who have led from positions of power, as well as those who have done so from ground-level laboratories of innovation. Last year s Asia Game Changer honorees included Alibaba CEO Jack Ma and the icon of girls rights Malala Yousafzai. As U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said at the event, From e-commerce to the environment, from the arts to academia, from the sciences to social development, we see Asians helping Asians and building a better world. This is what the Asia Society and its Game Changer Awards are all about. The theme this year is Dare to be Inspired and you are encouraged to fill your tables with your children, grandchildren, your firm s young associates, or colleagues who will be inspired by these remarkable leaders. The 2015 Asia Game Changer Awards and Dinner will be a night to remember! ASIA SOCIETY HEADQUARTERS 725 Park Avenue New York, NY Asia Society Worldwide Hong Kong Houston Los Angeles Manila Mumbai New York San Francisco Seoul Shanghai Sydney Washington, D.C. AsiaSociety.org For further information about the 2015 Asia Game Changer Awards and Dinner, please AsiaSociety@JKSEvents.com, call (646) or visit AsiaSociety.org/GameChangers.