A Christian pastor, founded the Asian Rural Institute which trains rural leaders from the entire developing world to become more effective change-makers in poor communities

A Filipino accountant and industrialist who founded the Asian Institute of Management and the accounting firm SGV & Company

Former President of Bangchak Petroleum who was appointed deputy governor of the Petroleum Authority of Thailand

An Indonesian community leader who founded Yayasan Dian Desa, or Light of the Village Foundation, and applied engineering solutions in rural community projects

An Indian community leader who espoused the release of children in bonded labor, helping them transition from a life of hard work to a life of learning.

The world’s first anti-trafficking NGO created and run by trafficking survivors themselves with the aim of empowering trafficking survivors so that they can lead a dignified life

A scientist and first Malaysian to head the Chemistry Division in 1964 and later became the Director of the Institute, in 1966. Led The Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia (RRIM) showing that farmers in developing lands, guided by effective application of systematized knowledge and organization, can compete with great, multinational corporations and safeguard their means of livelihood

A visionary who founded one of the largest microfinance institutions in Pakistan, servicing millions of families

Indonesia’s energetic and determined leader, who transformed the overcrowded and chaotic city of Djakarta into a well-designed and managed, modern metropolis with a citizenry happy with their increased well-being and proud of their urban home.