Seven members of the NUS community were honoured in the latest Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list, released on 1 April. Spanning the spectrum from food manufacturing and sustainable paints to AI voice-powered technology and AI-improved diagnosis, these young leaders were part of 300 young people identified for challenging conventional wisdom and rewriting the rules for the next generation.
NUS Electrical and Computer Engineering PhD alumna Dr Sadaf Monajemi was also in the list. She is the co-founder of medtech startup See-Mode Technologies, which aims to improve stroke diagnosis and treatment through AI.
This year’s Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list was selected from more than 3,500 nominations, researched by a team of reporters and vetted by an A-list panel of judges who are leaders in their industries. The members of the list are from 22 countries and territories across the Asia-Pacific. Criteria that were taken into consideration included leadership, impact, potential of success and the embodiment of the entrepreneurial spirit synonymous with Forbes. Also considered were factors like innovation, disruption, as well as size and growth of their ventures.
