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CONTENTS — OCTOBER 2019 VOLUME 15 NUMBER 7

25 outstanding business leaders who are
transforming their industries and the region.

EDITED BY RANA WEHBE
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8 | FACT & COMMENT // STEVE FORBES
A matchless man: Malcolm Forbes.

10 | TECH CONNECTOR // RICH KARLGAARD
A rare breed.

14 | THOUGHT LEADERS // YUWA HEDRICK-WONG
Dangerous addiction.
ENTREPRENEURS

16 | HARRY’S GAME
Harry Triguboff, Australia’s second-richest person, has learned
how to make money in up and down markets.
BY CHRISTIAN BARKER

21 | GREEN STEEL
After his partner dropped dead, globetrotting financier
David Stickler found himself at the helm of a steel mill
startup in rural Arkansas.
BY JONATHAN PONCIANO

ASIA’S POWER BUSINESSWOMEN

26 | HIGH FLYER
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao has made history by starting and
running her own major commercial airline.
BY LAN ANH NGUYEN

COVER PHOTOGRAPHS BY KARAN NEVATIA, IRWIN WONG
AND EHRIN MACKSEY FOR FORBES ASIA

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