Technology

Chung Shin-a Has Restored Kakao’s Operating Momentum. The Agentic AI Bet Is More Difficult

Kakao is again growing with discipline. Chung Shin-a’s next task is to make AI useful across the group while keeping incentives, data and accountability under control.

Asia Leaders

Hans Patuwo Has Taken GoTo Into Profit. The Harder Test Is Making It Durable

Hans Patuwo has inherited a more disciplined GoTo. His task is to turn a first net profit into a durable model for consumers, merchants, drivers and shareholders.

Asia Leaders

Choi Soo-yeon Has Put AI Inside NAVER’s Growth Machine. Now the Economics Must Catch Up

NAVER’s AI strategy has moved from demonstration to distribution. Choi Soo-yeon must now prove that agents can deepen the platform’s economics as quickly as they raise its infrastructure bill.

Asia Leaders

Barry Lam Turned Contract Manufacturing Into an AI Server Strategy

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Barry Lam’s next chapter at Quanta Computer.

K. Krithivasan, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of TCS

Asia Leaders

TCS’s K. Krithivasan Has to Sell Trust in the Age of Generative AI

A InfluenceAsia examination of how K. Krithivasan is positioning TCS for the next phase of technology.

Asia Leaders

Lee Boo-jin Is Turning Hotel Shilla Into More Than a Family Trophy

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Lee Boo-jin’s next chapter at Hotel Shilla.

Asia Leaders

Shiv Nadar Built an Institution That Can Outlast Its Founder

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Shiv Nadar’s next chapter at HCL Technologies.

Asia Leaders

Wang Laichun Learned the Foxconn System and Built Her Own

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Wang Laichun’s next chapter at Luxshare Precision.

Asia Leaders

Pony Ma Made WeChat Invisible Infrastructure

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Ma Huateng’s next chapter at Tencent.

Asia Leaders

Inside John Tu’s Unflashy Partnership Behind Kingston Technology

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining John Tu’s next chapter at Kingston Technology.

Asia Leaders

Terry Gou Built Foxconn on Scale and Now Has to Live Beyond It

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Terry Gou’s next chapter at Hon Hai Precision Industry and Foxconn.

Asia Leaders

Joseph Tsai Is Recasting Alibaba’s Deal Maker as Its Chairman

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Joseph Tsai’s next chapter at Alibaba and BSE Global.

Ma Huateng (Pony Ma), Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tencent

Asia Leaders

Pony Ma Wants Tencent’s Next Act to Be More Than WeChat

A InfluenceAsia examination of how Ma Huateng (Pony Ma) is positioning Tencent for the next phase of technology.

Asia Leaders

Liang Wenfeng Made Efficiency the Most Disruptive Idea in AI

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Liang Wenfeng’s next chapter at DeepSeek and High-Flyer.

Takahito Tokita, Chief Executive Officer of Fujitsu

Asia Leaders

Fujitsu Is Leaving Its Hardware Memory Behind

A InfluenceAsia examination of how Takahito Tokita is positioning Fujitsu for the next phase of technology.

Asia Leaders

Vinod Khosla Is Still Investing as if Consensus Is a Warning

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Vinod Khosla’s next chapter at Khosla Ventures.

Asia Leaders

Zhang Yiming Left the Corner Office but Not the Algorithmic Age

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Zhang Yiming’s next chapter at ByteDance.

Srini Pallia, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Wipro

Asia Leaders

Wipro’s Reset Cannot Afford to Lose Its Patience

A InfluenceAsia examination of how Srini Pallia is positioning Wipro for the next phase of technology.

Asia Leaders

Jay Y. Lee Must Make Samsung Feel Hungry Again

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Jay Y. Lee’s next chapter at Samsung Electronics.

Asia Leaders

Pierre Omidyar Is Spending an Internet Fortune on Public Institutions

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Pierre Omidyar’s next chapter at eBay and Omidyar Network.

Asia Leaders

Tencent’s Other Founder Still Shapes the Company From the Edges

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Zhang Zhidong’s next chapter at Tencent.

Asia Leaders

Colin Huang’s Temu Gamble Is Testing the Limits of Bargain Commerce

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Colin Huang’s next chapter at PDD Holdings and Temu.

Asia Leaders

Wang Laisheng Helped Luxshare Move From Connectors to Apple’s Inner Circle

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Wang Laisheng’s next chapter at Luxshare Precision.

Asia Leaders

Jensen Huang’s Real Advantage Is Not the Chip

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Jensen Huang’s next chapter at Nvidia.

Choi Soo-yeon, Chief Executive Officer of NAVER

Asia Leaders

NAVER Is Defending Its Home Market With Its Own AI

A InfluenceAsia examination of how Choi Soo-yeon is positioning NAVER for the next phase of technology.

Asia Leaders

Cai Huabo Wants Longsys to Own More of the Memory Stack

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Cai Huabo’s next chapter at Longsys Electronics.

Chung Shin-a, Chief Executive Officer of Kakao

Asia Leaders

Kakao Must Become Trustworthy Before It Becomes Bigger

A InfluenceAsia examination of how Chung Shin-a is positioning Kakao for the next phase of technology.

Asia Leaders

Bruce Cheng Saw the Power-Electronics Economy Before It Had a Name

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Bruce Cheng’s next chapter at Delta Electronics.

Robin Li, Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Baidu

Asia Leaders

Robin Li Has Waited Two Decades for Baidu’s AI Advantage to Arrive

A InfluenceAsia examination of how Robin Li is positioning Baidu for the next phase of technology.

Asia Leaders

Jack Ma’s Most Important Role May Be the One He No Longer Holds

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Jack Ma’s next chapter at Alibaba Group.

Asia Leaders

Pierre Chen Collects Art but Built His Fortune on Tiny Components

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Pierre Chen’s next chapter at Yageo.

Asia Leaders

David Sun Proved a Garage Can Become a Global Memory Business

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining David Sun’s next chapter at Kingston Technology.

Asia Leaders

Zhou Qunfei’s Glass Screens Became the Face of the Smartphone Era

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Zhou Qunfei’s next chapter at Lens Technology.

Asia Leaders

William Ding Is Teaching an Old Games Company New AI Tricks

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining William Ding’s next chapter at NetEase.

Salil Parekh, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Infosys

Asia Leaders

Infosys Is Learning to Charge for AI Outcomes

A InfluenceAsia examination of how Salil Parekh is positioning Infosys for the next phase of technology.

Scott Russell, Chief Executive Officer of NICE

Asia Leaders

Customer Service Is Becoming an AI Industry Just as NICE Changes Leaders

A InfluenceAsia examination of how Scott Russell is positioning NICE for the next phase of technology.

Asia Leaders

Lei Jun Wants Xiaomi to Be Taken Seriously as a Carmaker

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Lei Jun’s next chapter at Xiaomi.

Asia Leaders

Can Chen Tianshi Build China’s Answer to Nvidia

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Chen Tianshi’s next chapter at Cambricon Technologies.

Liang Rubo, Chief Executive Officer of ByteDance

Asia Leaders

TikTok Became a Diplomatic Asset Just as Liang Rubo Inherited ByteDance

A InfluenceAsia examination of how Liang Rubo is positioning ByteDance for the next phase of technology.

Asia Leaders

Qi Shi Built a Brokerage for China’s Screen-First Investors

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Qi Shi’s next chapter at East Money Information.

Asia Leaders

Ken Xie Has Been Preparing Fortinet for the Borderless Security Era

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Ken Xie’s next chapter at Fortinet.

Asia Leaders

Liu Debing Took China’s Zhipu AI to Market Before the Dust Settled

InfluenceAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Liu Debing’s next chapter at Zhipu AI.