The World Economic Forum has announced the 2025 class of Young Global Leaders (YGL): 116 young leaders under the age of 40 who are redefining leadership for an era of transformation—each in their own innovative and impactful way.
From heads of state to chess grandmasters, from founders of unicorn startups to Grammy-winning musicians—this year’s honorees span nearly 50 countries, leaving a profound mark across diverse fields.
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In an era of turbulence, marked by climate change, geopolitical conflicts, and a technological revolution intertwined, the world is calling for a new kind of leadership.——Replace zero-sum games with collaboration, transcend short-term gains with a long-term vision, and pair the courage to question with the power of action. The Global Youth Leadership Community was established precisely to nurture a new generation of change-makers who bridge generations and fields—people ready to reimagine21
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CEO of Puxiang Health GroupBian Jiao, CEO of Puxiang Health Group, is dedicated to elevating the quality of healthcare services in China and steering the industry toward greater innovation. With over a decade of deep expertise in the healthcare and elderly care sector, she has led her team to focus numerous medical institutions on community-based care, leveraging specialized healthcare facilities to build a multi-tiered integrated healthcare and elderly care system. This innovative model combines "small-scale general care" with "comprehensive specialty services," complemented by extended care offerings tailored to individual needs.
As a member of the China Business Council under APEC, Bian is committed to fostering sustainable growth in the healthcare sector. She embodies this vision in her leadership style, emphasizing that "healthcare isn’t just about cold, clinical buildings—it’s about nurturing warmth and connection." To ensure top-notch medical standards, she has assembled an elite advisory panel of over 1,000 renowned medical experts. Additionally, through thousands of pro-bono healthcare initiatives, she has cultivated a robust network of trust, helping to establish a comprehensive, full-lifecycle care framework that spans prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, nursing, and long-term elderly care—particularly vital in today’s aging society. As she puts it: "We’re not just building hospitals; we’re sowing seeds of health deep within the city’s intricate networks."
Co-founder and CEO of Enhe Biotech
Cui Hao, co-founder and CEO of Enhe Bio, holds degrees in Medical Engineering and Medicine from Harvard University and MIT.PhD candidate in Science and Technology Collaboration Program. After graduation, Dr. Cui founded ChaoSheng Capital, a venture firm specializing in early-stage life science incubation, successfully helping numerous biotech companies establish themselves worldwide. In 2019, he launched Enhe Bio, a company dedicated to driving the transition toward sustainable lifestyles through bio-design and biomanufacturing, offering cutting-edge industrial solutions and high-quality products across sectors such as food nutrition, personal care & daily chemicals, and animal health. As a global leader in commercializing innovative technologies, Dr. Cui is passionately committed to leveraging science and technology to catalyze industry transformation, relentlessly striving toward a greener, more sustainable future.
Co-Chairman of LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
In June 2017, Ms. Gao joined LONGi Green Energy Technology. Since 2025, she has served as Co-Chairman of LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd. and President of the Solutions Business Unit, consistently focusing on delivering comprehensive smart energy solutions tailored to customers—ranging from distributed to centralized systems, from integrated source-grid-load-storage models to microgrids, and spanning everything from zero-carbon factories to zero-carbon campuses. Leveraging her extensive expertise in digital management practices and industry investment strategies, she has been actively driving the expansion of distributed PV services and cutting-edge smart energy solutions, offering customers a "full lifecycle" clean energy experience. Ms. Gao has also enthusiastically embraced the nation’s “Dual Carbon” strategy and the Belt and Road Initiative. She has represented both her company and the industry on global platforms such as Davos, Boao, and the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 28), advocating for sustainable energy transitions worldwide and sharing China’s vision for carbon reduction with the international community.
Head of China at the New York Stock Exchange
Mr. Ge Chenhao currently serves as the Head of China at the New York Stock Exchange, where he oversees strategic planning and business development across Greater China, helping Chinese companies leverage the NYSE platform to expand globally. He is committed to fostering trust between China’s innovative enterprises and international capital markets, using the capital market as a catalyst to drive global connectivity and long-term value creation. Prior to joining the NYSE, Mr. Ge held leadership roles at several publicly listed companies, spearheading investment, financing, and strategic growth initiatives. His career began in the Investment Banking Division of Citigroup in the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Ge holds master’s degrees from New York University and the University of Cambridge, as well as a bachelor’s degree (summa cum laude) from the University of California, Berkeley.
Founder and Chairman of Kezhi Technology
Dr. Wangguan founded Kezhi Technology at Harvard's Innovation Lab and incubated it at MIT, addressing critical challenges in large-scale AI models—namely, computational inaccuracies, logical inconsistencies, and the inability to autonomously learn and iteratively improve online. Some of their groundbreaking achievements were recognized by Hugging Face as "Most Prevalent Papers on RLHF." Leveraging these differentiated AI solutions, Kezhi Technology is already making a tangible impact in sectors like exam preparation, energy, and transportation, tackling real-world industry issues and earning widespread market acclaim. Looking ahead, Dr. Wangguan aims to extend the reach of trustworthy, reliable, and self-evolving AI technologies into even more domains, driving positive societal change and leveraging AI to foster equity and inclusivity across the board.
Co-founder and Chairman of GoGoX
Steven Lam is the co-founder, Executive Director, and Co-CEO of GoGoX, pioneering Asia’s first app-driven logistics platform that’s revolutionizing the traditional logistics industry with its real-time, high-efficiency model. A strong advocate for inclusive and sustainable leadership, he’s committed to fostering a culture of transparent collaboration within his organization. Recognized with prestigious accolades such as the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 (Hong Kong & Macau) and being named one of Forbes Asia’s 30 Under 30, Steven believes that entrepreneurship is not just about business success—it also requires courage and a deep sense of purpose. Actively bridging the tech ecosystems of China and the U.S., he currently serves as an advisor to the Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at UC Berkeley. Steven holds a degree in Global Management from Berkeley Haas School of Business.
Senior Vice President of Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Group
Dr. Lin Kan is a Senior Vice President at Charoen Pokphand Group, where he focuses on driving the group’s innovative businesses, fostering global diversified investments, and establishing platforms for investment collaboration with countries around the world. Founded in 1921, Charoen Pokphand Group was the first foreign-invested enterprise to enter China. By 2024, the company had achieved sales exceeding $100 billion, operating across diverse sectors including agri-food, wholesale and retail, telecommunications and media, finance, real estate, automotive, pharmaceuticals, and more. Prior to this role, Dr. Kan worked in macroeconomic policy formulation and financial investment at national ministries and securities firms. A Ph.D. in Architecture from the University of Tokyo, he dedicates his spare time to promoting educational and cultural exchanges between East and West. Currently, he serves as a board member for the World Education Forum and the World Monuments Fund for Conservation. Additionally, he holds visiting or senior research positions at prestigious institutions such as Harvard, Columbia University, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, aiming to foster mutual learning among civilizations and help humanity transcend the recurring challenges of history.
Founder and CEO of Feixi Technology
As the founder and CEO of Neuvition, Wang Shiquan has been dedicated to bridging cutting-edge robotics technology with sustainable business practices, constantly pushing the boundaries of innovation to develop more versatile, intelligent robotic solutions. A Ph.D. graduate from Stanford University—specifically from the Biorobotics and Dexterity Lab as well as the Artificial Intelligence Lab—Wang founded Neuvition in 2016. Guided by the vision of "empowering people through human-centric technology, making work more creative and life more fulfilling," he has steered Neuvition to become a unicorn company in the field of general-purpose intelligent robotics, inspiring groundbreaking advancements across the entire robotics industry.
Secretary-General of the Sanxi Foundation
Shen Danxi’s career is deeply rooted in education and social innovation. She has led the Sanli Foundation in pioneering research, practical initiatives, and impactful grant-making across critical areas such as global emergency response, inclusive STEM education, rural revitalization, early childhood development, and philanthropic venture capital—earning her numerous accolades along the way. Under her leadership, the foundation has mobilized thousands of corporate employees, partnered with over a hundred universities and social organizations, and fostered collaborative efforts to co-create innovative, effective, and sustainable development solutions.
Prior to joining the Sanli Foundation, Shen served as Director of Partnerships and Development at Harvard’s Social Innovation Seed Community, where she helped build a thriving network for nurturing young Chinese leaders in social innovation. A graduate with a Master’s degree in International Education Policy from Harvard University, Shen also holds dual bachelor’s degrees from Peking University and Waseda University in Japan. She previously served as a board member of the Beijing Deqing Public Welfare Foundation, was the first Chinese recipient of the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) “Voice of the Learner” Scholarship, and is a China Fellow of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s Global Philanthropy Initiative.
Podcast host of "Hu Zuo Hu You," CEO of JustPod
Cheng Yanliang, born in 1991, previously worked as a journalist before launching the culturally themed podcast *Hu Zuo Hu You* in 2018. That same year, he founded the digital audio company JustPod and took on the role of CEO. *Hu Zuo Hu You* is dedicated to exploring serious topics in an accessible, conversational manner within the Chinese-speaking world, using audio to preserve both collective memories and individual stories for future generations. The show has been named Apple Podcasts’ “Best Podcast of the Year” for multiple consecutive years. Meanwhile, JustPod focuses on promoting podcasts—this high-quality content medium—across various industries. To date, the company has curated and released over 1,500 free audio programs tailored specifically for Chinese audiences, reaching more than 3 million regular listeners each month. Cheng Yanliang believes that, in today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, sound remains one of the last untapped frontiers of multimedia—and it holds immense potential to foster authentic expression and meaningful dialogue, which are increasingly scarce in our digital age. He envisions that, soon, audio content could emerge as one of the most vital platforms for sharing diverse values and ideas across the Chinese-speaking world.
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