Seven Filipinos made it to the list.听

All three hundred innovators in the 2024 edition are described by the global media company as 鈥渓eading the transformation of industries and finding innovative ways to navigate new business realities.”

The list听represents 21 countries and territories across Asia Pacific. India had the most with 86 entries, followed by China and Japan (32 each), Singapore (27), Australia (26), and Indonesia (18).听

The 2023 edition also featured seven Filipinos.听

 

Entertainment and Sports听听

Ezekiel Miller | 25听 | Rapper听

Ezekiel Miller, better known as Ez Mil, is one of the few artists to have been directly signed to the three labels Shady Records/Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records owned by rappers Eminem and Dr. Dre. The former also performed on Ez Mil鈥檚 2023 album “DU4LI7Y: REDUX.”听听

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Finance and Venture Capital听

Mikaela Helene Reyes | 29 |听Co-founder, Parallax听

Mikaela Reyes launched Parallax, a cross-border payment startup, after experiencing the challenges of getting paid from another country as a freelancer. Initially targeting users from the Philippines, the company now has customers from over 150 countries.听

Parallax raised $4.5 million in a September 2023 seed funding round led by Dragonfly Capital.听

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The Arts听

Joshua Serafin | 28 | Artist听

Joshua Serafin is a Brussels-based Filipino artist who was invited to participate in the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024. Mr. Serafin combines dance, music, and theatre with live performance, exploring concepts of cultural identity, transmigration, and queer representation. 听

Mr. Serafin is also a permanent house artist at Belgium鈥檚 Viernulvier arts center.听

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Media, Marketing and Advertising听

Chia Amisola | 23 |听Artist听

Chia Amisola is a Filipino internet artist whose work has been recognized by publications like the New Yorker and has been exhibited in Berlin, San Francisco, London, Manila, and Toronto.听

She is also founder of Developh, which engages in new media arts and oversees the Philippine Internet Archive that aims to preserve 鈥渄igital work, movements, cultures, and art.鈥听

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Amanda Cua | 21 |听Founder, Backscoop听

Backscoop is a newsletter on the startup scene that Ms. Cua founded after realizing it was hard to keep up with news about tech and startups in Southeast Asia. 听

Ms. Cua says her updates and One More Scoop podcast helped startup founders find investors.听

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Abigail Marquez | 23 |听Content creator听

Although she was given the title Lumpia Queen for her obsession with the Filipino fried spring roll, Abigail Marquez also promotes all aspects of her country鈥檚 food culture.听听

The chef-trained Ms. Marquez runs a cooking channel on TikTok with more than 3 million followers and has won TikTok’s Creator of the Year for Food award in 2023.听

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Ramon Christian Larga | 27 |听Content creator听

Ramon Christian Larga, also known as Arshie Larga, teaches about safe medicine use to his 4 million followers on TikTok, with videos sharing his experience and explaining how an ethical pharmacist helps take care of customers.听

A licensed pharmacist, Mr. Larga also fundraises on social media to pay the pharmaceutical bills of customers who can’t afford them. 听

He won TikTok Philippines’ award for best educational content creator in 2023. – Patricia B. Mirasol

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