Nominees Category: Individual

Deirdre Chew is a standout young business leader who has driven exceptional results for StackAdapt across Southeast Asia, with remarkable revenue growth the cornerstone of her achievements. Over the last year she has significantly broadened the business’s client base, accelerated new business value, and scaled her team to support rising demand. Leading expansion into Indonesia and Thailand, she successfully navigated complex regulatory environments and intense competition while also attracting top tier talent. Her forward-thinking vision – leveraging AI, advancing measurement standards, and fostering diverse teams – has entirely reshaped regional strategy. Through her ability to spearhead innovation, Deirdre has positioned StackAdapt as a high-performing, future-focused force in Southeast Asia’s digital advertising market.

As a visionary and values-led leader, Jacquie Alley, Chief Operating Officer and co-owner of The Media Store (TMS) and Chair of the Independent Media Agencies of Australia (IMAA), exemplifies what it means to be a Vision Leader. She is redefining leadership in media through purpose, inclusion, and courageous transformation.

Guided by a people-first ethos, Jacquie has built an award-winning culture that prioritises wellbeing, belonging, and sustainability, achieving above-industry staff and client retention and national recognition for innovation and inclusion. Her leadership of the IMAA has driven structural change, advancing gender equality, intergenerational representation, and environmental accountability across Australia’s independent media landscape.

Internationally recognised as the 2026 Indie Legend and 2025 Women in Media Champion of Change, Jacquie’s influence continues to elevate her agency and the wider industry — shaping a future where business success and social responsibility thrive in equal measure.

Shirley Wong is a distinguished Vision Leader who has redefined the role of marketing as a high-velocity engine for commercial and environmental progress. A key member of the Management Committee, she spearheaded the Innovation Summit Hong Kong 2025, engaging over 900 delegates and 3,000 C-suite executives. Her strategic foresight facilitated the city’s first carbon-neutral event operations under ISO 14068-1:2023 and influenced a business pipeline of HKD 200M–300M.

She deserves to win for her exceptional sphere of influence that transcends organizational boundaries. By pioneering “first-of-its-kind” infrastructure—including the city’s inaugural petrol-filling cum EV charging station—and shaping standards through the Business Environment Council and the Hong Kong Green Building Council, Shirley has established a scalable, visionary blueprint for urban resilience and female leadership in a technical industry.

Rui DING, Marketing Manager of SGD Pharma Asia Pacific, translates the company’s sustainability strategy and abstract decarbonization targets into tangible community action.

She initiated and edited a 100+ page mangrove book, amplifying the Mangrove Together initiative, mobilizing 25+ businesses, governments, and schools, while elevating awareness among local communities and French government leaders. She also championed the Chinese White Dolphin documentary, co-produced with Chinese and French partners. The film was screened at the UN Ocean Conference and won the Golden Butterfly Award, turning SGD Pharma’s marine protection commitment into powerful visuals that reached broad audiences.

Together, these initiatives offer a replicable framework for B2B ESG engagement: embedding governance, building coalitions, and democratizing complex topics through emotional storytelling. Her work has significantly enhanced SGD Pharma’s ESG reputation, proving that ESG leadership is not about who you sell to, but who you inspire.

Shirley Wong is a transformative Sustainability Leader who successfully bridges high-level environmental policy with large-scale commercial execution. Her leadership of Innovation Summit HK 2025 attracted over 900 delegates and set a regional benchmark by achieving ISO 14068-1:2023 certified carbon neutrality. Beyond event management, she pioneered Hong Kong’s first petrol-filling cum EV charging station and catalyzed HKD 200M–300M in marketing-influenced opportunities, proving that decarbonization is a powerful driver of strategic growth.

She deserves to win for her systemic impact on the industry. By architecting “first-of-its-kind” infrastructure and influencing city-wide standards through the Business Environment Council and the Hong Kong Green Building Council, Shirley has created scalable, inclusive blueprints. Her ability to mentor next-generation talent while delivering robust business results establishes her as a definitive catalyst for a resilient, low-carbon future.