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2017 Asia Game Changer Awards

November 1, 2017 • New York City

On August 8, 2017, Asia Society announced this year's recipients of the Asia Game Changer Awards, which recognize those making a transformative and positive difference for the future of Asia and the world. Asia Society is proud to partner with Citi to honor these extraordinary individuals and organizations, continuing a tradition begun with the inauguration of the Asia Game Changer Awards four years ago.

This year’s nine honorees include a young woman using rap music to fight a trauma in Afghanistan, a trailblazing CEO changing urban life in China, a Hollywood star building bridges between India and the world, and an environmentalist placing his life on the line to stop deforestation in his native country. His Highness the Aga Khan, spiritual leader to the world’s 15 million Ismaili Muslims, will receive the Asia Game Changer Lifetime Achievement Award.

Honorees are nominated and selected by members of Asia Society’s global network.

Meet the Awardees

His Highness the Aga Khan

His Highness the Aga Khan

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: For improving the lives of millions in Asia and around the world
Sonita Alizadeh

Sonita Alizadeh

For using rap music to empower the girls of Afghanistan

Jean Liu

For revolutionizing transportation in China
Aisholpan Nurgaiv - The Eagle Huntress

Aisholpan Nurgaiv

For breaking gender barriers at a remarkably young age

Leng Ouch

For risking his life to expose an environmental calamity
Cyrill Matter

Dev Patel

For using celebrity to place a spotlight on India’s poor

Sesame Workshop

For proving that learning can be fun — and have a profound impact — anywhere in the world

Wu Tong

For showing that musical virtuosity knows no bounds

Tadashi Yanai

For building a global retail empire that gives back to local communities

 

Details

1 November 2017
6:00pm - 9:30pm

Asia Game Changer Awards and Dinner

Cipriani
25 Broadway
Lower Manhattan
New York, New York

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