Forbes Asia’s prestigious 30 Under 30 List of 2018 sees Loving Islands’ Founding Director, Litia Kirwin, as 1 of 30 leading social entrepreneurs shaping the regions future.
Suva, Fiji: It is with great appreciation and excitement that we announce the listing of our Founding Director, Litia Kirwin, in the annual Forbes Asia’s 30 Under 30 List of trailblazing entrepreneurs that are set to shape our world over the next 50 years. A first for the Fiji Islands, and proud moment for our team following the nomination in January 2018.
What this means to us ~ Words from our Founding Director
“It is truly an honour to have our work recognised and listed among such an inspiring calibre of young individuals and companies that have vision and courage to start making moves and paving the way for our generation. Working within the ‘social enterprise’ space has been nothing short of complex as we constantly seek the balance between financial, social & environmental outcomes that lead to a viable and progressive means of doing business in the future. My greatest thanks to our Project partners, the communities we work with and the many friends and advisors that have lent their support along the way.”
~ Litia Kirwin, Founding Director, Loving Islands ~
The List
In its third year now, the Asian list is a continuation of the global expansion of the Forbes 30 Under 30 franchise. It’s a franchise that has had amazing alumni such as Palmer Luckey from Oculus, Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy from Snapchat, LeBron James and Kendrick Lamar to name just a few.
Read more about it here and the full list can be viewed here where you can see all 300 honorees, including the Social Entrepreneurship Category.
The Selection Process
After sifting through thousands of nominations, Frobes Asia short listed nominations for vetting and final selection by incredible panels of judges – from Kai-fu Lee to Hiroshi Mikitani and Kris Wu with the social entrepreneurship category including blue-ribbon experts Paul Ronalds, CEO of Save the Children, Sally Begbie, Director of Cross Roads Foundation, & Binod Chaudhary, Philanthropist & Chairman of the Chaudhry Group. After months in the making, successful nominees were notified personally with the launching of the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list – Class of 2018.
Enquiries & contact
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