21st.2026
Lion Xiao (TENCENT FOUNDATION) (CN)

As a key driver and executor of Tencent's efforts to support China's rural revitalisation strategy, Lion Xiao deeply embodies the mission of "technology for good." He has strategically integrated Tencent's core capabilities with major social issues, pioneering a model of endogenous rural revitalisation centred on "talent cultivation, digital empowerment, and institutional innovation." A practitioner who gets his hands dirty in the field, Xiao has led initiatives that benefit tens of millions of farmers in China and globally, nurtured hundreds of thousands of rural governance leaders, and helped elevate rural management professionals to a nationally recognised occupation. In doing so, he has offered a distinctly Tencent-inspired, Chinese approach to tackling the global challenges of rural talent shortages and lack of development momentum.

Li Ya Peng (CN)

With great courage, Li transformed his love for his daughter into a broader compassion, founding the Smile Angel Foundation on 21 November 2006 and embarking on a charitable path to spread love. On 27 May 2012, he established the Beijing Smile Angel Children's Hospital. Over its 14 years, the hospital has provided over 500,000 outpatient consultations and offered sequential treatment to more than 11,000 children with cleft lip and palate from over 30 provinces and regions across China. Among these, over 7,000 children received fully subsidised care, with an average of 500 fully funded surgeries performed each year.

Patrick Ip (HK)

A renowned Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine specialist in Hong Kong, Dr. Ip firmly believes that every child—regardless of background, ability, or health status—deserves to be seen, protected, and given the opportunity to realise their potential. In 2012, he launched the "One Click" website, which now supports over 100,000 families with special needs. He adopts evidence-based approaches, using therapy dogs to improve learning and development outcomes for children with autism. In 2005, he helped initiate the "Comprehensive Child Development Service," and in 2023, he introduced the "Amazing Start" project and established the Hong Kong Paediatric Society’s "Bright Future Scholarship" to support children with chronic illnesses.

Dialogue In The Dark (HK) Foundation (HK)

Guided by the principle of "Diversity and Inclusion, Driving Society Forward," the Foundation seeks to break down stereotypes and dispel the notion of disability as disadvantage. Through unique immersive experiences in darkness and silence, it creates a platform for equal dialogue, transforming "Beneficiaries" into "Empowerers" and revealing the strength within vulnerability—inspiring all who take part. Empowering People of Differences to shine in the workplace and society, the Foundation contributes to society, putting into practice the benevolent cycle of "giving back to society what one has taken from it." Its pursuit of “Excellence” is framed as "Empower X Connect," using transformative experiential education and inclusive services to cultivate empathy and social innovation, with the goal of building a truly equal, inclusive, and sustainable society.

Lin Chu Chin (TW)

Throughout his life, Lin has lived by the belief that those who receive help should in turn become helpers. Having been supported by society in his youth, he resolved to become a guiding presence in others' lives. He went on to found the Glory Foundation, partnering with over a hundred schools to deliver life education programmes that have accompanied more than 200,000 young people. From 2006, he turned his attention to autism services, serving as Chairman of the Foundation for Autistic Children and Adults in Taiwan, where he championed early intervention, preschool-to-primary transitions, parent-child education, and community support for adults, building a comprehensive, lifelong support network. He has also been actively involved with the Renewal Foundation, consistently reaching out to the underprivileged and spreading compassion. Over the years, he has held firm to the conviction that "every life has its own light," enabling those once helped to become helpers themselves, so that compassion is passed on and gathers

Chen Yeh Ching (TW)

When her husband fell ill with cancer, Chen—then a media professional—taught herself nutrition and supported him through a successful recovery. This experience spurred her determination to help many more regain their health. Over her 15 years as Chairperson of the Cancer Care Foundation, she has personally delivered over 300 large-scale health lectures, serving more than 36,000 cancer patients and their families, and reaching over 820,000 people through campus outreach. Through her personal influence, she has rallied public donations and contributed personally, totalling over NT$160 million. Long committed to public welfare, she promotes "whole-food healthy eating" and leads a team of nutritionists and volunteers to provide evidence-based dietary guidance for cancer patients. Accompanying patients and families through their treatment journeys, she has transformed one family's battle with cancer into a growing force for the common good.

Mimi Gates (OS)

A cultural philanthropist, museum leader, Asian art scholar, Mimi generously devoted her time, accompanying her husband William H. Gates Sr. in his work with the Gates Foundation in Africa and India. She has volunteered for the past 15 years in early learning centers in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods of Seattle. The prime focus of her philanthropic work is the magnificent Caves of Dunhuang in Gansu Province, China. She has led more than 25 groups to tour China and it’s Buddhist caves. In 2010, she founded the Dunhuang Foundation U.S. to raise funds for cave conservation and increase visibility of the Caves to an American audience. In 2016, she was awarded the "Dunhuang Award" by Gansu Province; in 2017, she received the Chinese Government Friendship Award; and in 2018, she was made a Chevalier des Arts and des Lettres of France.