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Photos/Video: 2013 Asia Society Awards Dinner

Asia Society President Josette Sheeran gave introductory remarks at the 2013 Awards Dinner, held at the Pierre Hotel in New York City on Oct. 17, 2013. (Bill Swersey)
Stephen Bird, Citi Asia Pacific's chief executive officer, announced Citi's support of the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI). (Bill Swersey)
Asia Society Co-Chair Henrietta Fore and Dr. Dino Patti Djalal, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the United States. (Bennet Cobliner)
Daniel Wolf (L) and architect/artist Maya Lin (R). (Bennet Cobliner)
L to R: Dinner guests Sharon Banta, Divya Mahindra, Aalika Mahindra, and Jorge Zapata. (Bennet Cobliner)
Asia Society President Josette Sheeran (L) presents the Global Citizenship Award to Kees Kruythoff of Unilever (R). (Bennet Cobliner)
MTV World General Manager and Senior Vice President Nusrat Durrani accepted Asia Society's Cultural Achievement Award on behalf of MTV World. (Bennet Cobliner)
Gods Robots, billed as a "Mumbai-San Francisco collaboration," performed at the Awards Dinner on Oct. 17, 2013. (Bill Swersey)
Asia Society Co-Chair Ronnie Chan presents the Global Leadership Award to David Bonderman, founding partner of TPG. (Bennet Cobliner)
Asia Society Trustees Lulu Wang (L) and Chan Heng Chee, former Ambassador of Singapore to the United States. (Bennet Cobliner)
Asia Society Trustee and Blackstone CEO and Chairman Stephen A. Schwarzman spoke on the Schwarzman Scholars program at China's Tsinghua University. (Bennet Cobliner)
Asia Society Trustee Charles Rockefeller (L) with MTV World General Manager and Senior Vice President Nusrat Durrani (R). (Bennet Cobliner)
L to R: Awards Dinner benefactors Victor and Tara Menezes with Asia Society Vice President of External Affairs Shayne Doty. (Bennet Cobliner)
Harry Clark and Giosetta Capriati. (Bennet Cobliner)
Asia Society Museum Director Melissa Chiu and Jim Hedges. (Bennet Cobliner)
Stylish couple Liangang Sun and Dawei Wang at the Awards Dinner. (Bennet Cobliner)
Asia Society Trustee Mitchell Julis (R) and his mother, Thelma Julis (L). (Bennet Cobliner)
Asia Society Patron Members Megha and Sumeer Lal. (Bennet Cobliner)
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NEW YORK, October 17, 2013 — Asia Society's 2013 Awards Dinner, held at the Pierre Hotel, honored "exceptional business and cultural individuals and companies whose leadership and commitment have helped to improve lives and strengthen relations between the United States and Asia."

Asia Society's Global Citizenship Award was presented to Unilever for its Sustainable Living Plan. Accepting on behalf of Unilever was Unilever North America President Kees Kruythoff. TPG Founder David Bonderman was recognized with the Global Leadership Award for his leadership in strengthening ties between U.S. and Asian companies and his early involvement in Myanmar. The Cultural Achievement Award went to MTV World and was accepted by MTV World General Manager and Senior Vice President Nusrat Durrani.

Blackstone Chairman and CEO Stephen A. Schwarzman described the founding of the Schwarzman Scholars program at China's Tsinghua University.

Stephen Bird, Citi Asia Pacific's chief executive officer, announced Citi's support of the Asia Society Policy Institute.

The evening's musical interlude came from Gods Robots, a Mumbai-San Francisco collaborative ensemble comprised of Janaka Atugoda on electronics, Shridevi Keshavan on vocals and Shabi Farooq on tablas.

 

Video

Global Citizenship Award: Unilever (11 min., 46 sec.)

Global Leadership Award: David Bonderman, Founding Partner of TPG (10 min., 1 sec.)

Cultural Achievement Award: MTV World (10 min., 50 sec.)

Mumbai-San Francisco collaborators Gods Robots perform (8 min., 59 sec.)

Citi Gifts $1M to Asia Society Policy Institute (7 min., 8 sec.)

Special Address: Asia Society Trustee Stephen A. Schwarzman on the Schwarzman Scholars program at China's Tsinghua University (19 min., 3 sec.)

 

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