The 2023 Leaders on the Frontlines Awards was held on October 12 at the historic Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco’s iconic Merchant Exchange Building to celebrate emerging and veteran leaders.
Honoree Niwat “Khru Tee” Roykaew accepting the Chang-Lin Tien Award and Christine Pelosi accepting the Lifetime Leadership Award in place of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi
Message of leadership and climate action by Speaker Emerita of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi.
The Asia Foundation’s head table: The Asia Foundation President and CEO, Laurel Miller, Vice President & Deputy CEO of Bezos Earth Fund Charlotte Pera, Chairman of Chiang Khong Conservation Group Niwat Roykaew, The Asia Foundation Senior Social Safeguard Specialist Boonthida Parnnui, 2023 Asia Foundation Development Fellow Lastiana Yuliandari, 2023 Asia Foundation Development Fellow Yasmin Sattar, Attorney, Author, and Advocate, Christine Pelosi, Head of Management for Visilicon Technology Inc. David Nieh.
The Asia Foundation’s Chairman of the Board of Trustees & President’s Leadership Council member Tim Kochis, 2023 Asia Foundation Development Fellow Shaleh Al Ghifari, The Asia Foundation President & CEO Laurel Miller, Consul General of Indonesia Prasetyo Hadi, Mrs. Hadi
The Asia Foundation President and CEO, Laurel Miller.
Vice President and Deputy CEO of Bezos Earth Fund Charlotte Pera
2023 Asia Foundation Development Fellow Antaraa Vasudev
2023 Asia Foundation Development Fellows with Chang-Lin Tien Honoree Niwat Roykaew
The historic Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco’s iconic Merchant Exchange Building
The Asia Foundation’s Chairman of the Board of Trustees & President’s Leadership Council member Tim Kochis, 2023 Asia Foundation Development Fellow Shaleh Al Ghifari, The Asia Foundation President & CEO Laurel Miller, Consul General of Indonesia Prasetyo Hadi, Mrs. Hadi
2023 Asia Foundation Development Fellow Antaraa Vasudev
The Asia Foundation’s Chairman of the Board of Trustees & President’s Leadership Council member Tim Kochis, 2023 Asia Foundation Development Fellow Shaleh Al Ghifari, The Asia Foundation President & CEO Laurel Miller, Consul General of Indonesia Prasetyo Hadi, Mrs. Hadi
Guests with Niwat Roykaew
DJ Vani Dewan
Lotus Circle Advisors Amanda Minami and Lilly Huang
The Asia Foundation’s head table: The Asia Foundation President and CEO, Laurel Miller, Vice President & Deputy CEO of Bezos Earth Fund Charlotte Pera, Chairman of Chiang Khong Conservation Group Niwat Roykaew, The Asia Foundation Senior Social Safeguard Specialist Boonthida Parnnui, 2023 Asia Foundation Development Fellow Lastiana Yuliandari, 2023 Asia Foundation Development Fellow Yasmin Sattar, Attorney, Author, and Advocate, Christine Pelosi, Head of Management for Visilicon Technology Inc. David Nieh.
Asia Foundation Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Suzanne Siskel and guests
The Asia Foundation’s head table: The Asia Foundation President and CEO, Laurel Miller, Vice President & Deputy CEO of Bezos Earth Fund Charlotte Pera, Chairman of Chiang Khong Conservation Group Niwat Roykaew, The Asia Foundation Senior Social Safeguard Specialist Boonthida Parnnui, 2023 Asia Foundation Development Fellow Lastiana Yuliandari, 2023 Asia Foundation Development Fellow Yasmin Sattar, Attorney, Author, and Advocate, Christine Pelosi, Head of Management for Visilicon Technology Inc. David Nieh.
Vice President and Deputy CEO of Bezos Earth Fund Charlotte Pera
Hallie Austen Iglehart and guests
The Asia Foundation’s Chairman of the Board of Trustees & President’s Leadership Council member Tim Kochis, 2023 Asia Foundation Development Fellow Shaleh Al Ghifari, The Asia Foundation President & CEO Laurel Miller, Consul General of Indonesia Prasetyo Hadi, Mrs. Hadi
2023 Asia Foundation Development Fellow Antaraa Vasudev
Vice President and Deputy CEO of Bezos Earth Fund Charlotte Pera
Pam Joyce table
Vice President and Deputy CEO of Bezos Earth Fund Charlotte Pera
2023 Asia Foundation Development Fellows with Chang-Lin Tien Honoree Niwat Roykaew
The Asia Foundation’s head table: The Asia Foundation President and CEO, Laurel Miller, Vice President & Deputy CEO of Bezos Earth Fund Charlotte Pera, Chairman of Chiang Khong Conservation Group Niwat Roykaew, The Asia Foundation Senior Social Safeguard Specialist Boonthida Parnnui, 2023 Asia Foundation Development Fellow Lastiana Yuliandari, 2023 Asia Foundation Development Fellow Yasmin Sattar, Attorney, Author, and Advocate, Christine Pelosi, Head of Management for Visilicon Technology Inc. David Nieh.
Amanda Minami table
Vice President and Deputy CEO of Bezos Earth Fund Charlotte Pera
Citi Group Inc. table
Vice President and Deputy CEO of Bezos Earth Fund Charlotte Pera
President’s Leadership Council Member Laurence W. Berger, Diana Berger, Sarah Kim, President’s Leadership Council Member Bill S. Kim
The Asia Foundation also honored Nancy Pelosi, speaker emerita of the United States House of Representatives, with its Lifetime Leadership Award for her work with global partners to create a healthier, more sustainable, and equitable world. Pelosi has long placed solving the climate crisis and creating a clean energy economy at the center of her work.
The event introduced the 2023 Asia Foundation Development Fellows, who are honing their leadership skills through an intensive yearlong program preparing them to address critical issues in Asia and the Pacific. Special guest Charlotte Pera, vice president and deputy CEO of the Bezos Earth Fund, shared her insights with these future leaders from her long career focused on clean energy and climate solutions.
The Leaders on the Frontlines Awards underscore the Foundation’s commitment to cultivating the next generation of leaders. Proceeds from the event will support The Asia Foundation’s Leadership & Exchanges program. The Foundation’s diverse leadership initiatives offer emerging leaders from Asia and the Pacific the chance to enhance their skills and deepen their understanding of regional challenges.
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