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Shaping a Sustainable Future: Asia’s Visionary Business Leaders and Corporations Redefine Excellence at ACES Awards 2024
In Brunei, two leaders in sustainability and innovation underscore the country’s steady ascent on the regional stage. Network Integrity Assurance Technologies (NIAT) Sdn. Bhd., a 100% locally owned company, has distinguished itself through cutting-edge satellite communications and geospatial solutions, coupled with IoT and AI integration that strengthen essential sectors like oil, gas, and government services. Similarly, Heidelberg Materials Butra Sdn Bhd, part of a global industry group, has been named one of Asia’s Most Influential Companies for its forward-looking sustainability commitments, successfully blending financial performance with environmental stewardship and employee well-being—an example that resonates throughout the building materials industry.

Hong Kong’s honourees illustrate how visionary leadership can transform entire markets. Paul Lui, CEO of United Asia Finance Limited (UA), named an Outstanding Leader in Asia, has guided the company’s remarkable evolution into a trusted financial service provider, expanding its accessibility, convenience, and market reach through first-to-market online loan solutions. Joining him in recognition, Mr. Luk Hok Keung of Town Ray Holdings, awarded as one of Asia’s Most Inspiring Executives, has harnessed two decades of expertise to drive global innovation in electrothermic household appliances. Under his guidance, Town Ray’s robust patent portfolio, talent development, and ethical practices have secured its leadership position in a competitive international arena.
Across the Indian Ocean in the Maldives, State Electric Company Limited PLC (STELCO)—lauded as Industry Champions of the Year—highlights how sustainable energy solutions can power both national progress and environmental responsibility. Its ambitious renewable energy targets, extensive grid network, and integration of advanced technologies such as Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage Systems exemplify how bold commitments to green innovation can shape a nation’s future.
Vietnam’s honourees present a vibrant tapestry of brand excellence and workplace innovation. Highlands Coffee Joint Stock Company, celebrated as one of Asia’s Most Influential Companies, has built a strong regional presence through unwavering quality, authenticity, and a forward-looking approach to healthier, sustainable offerings. Meanwhile, Binh Tien Consumer Goods Manufacturing Limited Company (BITIS), earning the Inspiring Workplaces in Asia accolade, sets a benchmark for employee-centric innovation. Its “Happy BITIS” initiative not only fosters personal growth and well-being within the organisation, but also anchors the company’s success and longevity in the global footwear market.
In Nepal, Tim Gocher OBE of Dolma Impact Fund, recognised as one of Asia’s Most Inspiring Executives, demonstrates how directing capital and expertise into strategic sectors—technology, renewable energy, healthcare, and manufacturing—can yield significant social and environmental returns. His approach creates jobs, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and nurtures local business ecosystems, showing that impact investing is both a growth strategy and a catalyst for meaningful change.
Finally, Sri Lanka’s Pee Bee Management Services (Pvt) Ltd., known for its “Flora Tissues” brand and celebrated as one of Asia’s Best Performing Companies, exemplifies how a commitment to innovation, sustainability, and consumer satisfaction can elevate a homegrown enterprise to industry leadership. By introducing eco-friendly products and expanding its portfolio with smart, responsible growth initiatives, Pee Bee embodies the spirit of continuous improvement that the ACES Awards champion.
Collectively, these winners reflect the breadth and depth of Asia’s thriving business ecosystem and its capacity to redefine what success means in a rapidly changing world. Their strategies—ranging from clean energy integration and advanced technology deployment to inclusive workforce development and ethical resource management—demonstrate that sustainable practices are not a constraint, but a springboard to new forms of innovation and expanded capabilities.
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About ACES Awards
The ACES Awards, organized by MORS Group, recognize and celebrate the region’s most exemplary leaders, companies, and initiatives. By spotlighting transformative approaches to leadership and corporate excellence, the awards inspire continued innovation, promote sustainable practices, and encourage inclusive growth throughout Asia’s diverse and dynamic business ecosystem.
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Desert Diamond Hues Take Centre Stage On The Red Carpet At The 79th British Academy Film Awards
In evocative shades of champagne, honey, cognac, brown, and whiskey, these unique colours were seen on some of our most beloved actors and actresses- showcased in an exquisite array of cuts and designs, they blended timeless elegance with contemporary style.
Gillian Anderson, together with Nathalie Emmanuel, led the Desert diamond way with striking diamonds by Brazilian jeweller Ara Vartanian. Gillian woreasymmetric stone earrings featuring exceptional brown and white diamonds with complementing rings, whilst Nathalie wore an elongated drop earrings punctuated with brown diamonds, a bracelet and rings. K-Pop Demon Hunter star Audrey Nuna wore Desert diamond ear climbers from ANANYA.
Once reserved for jewellery boxes, brooches have become a go-to on the red carpet amongst the most decerning of wearers- Rising Star nominee Archie Madekwe paired his custom Dior suit with Ara Vartanian white diamond brooch and Desert diamond vintage rings whilst Regé-Jean Page looked to fauna as his inspiration in a Desert diamond dragonfly brooch by Hirsh London.

Actress and Model Poppy Delevingne attended the British Vogue and GǪ Fashion and Film Party adorned in Desert diamonds by Ara Vartanian.
For the occasion, Poppy chose to wear a curated selection of pieces in Desert diamond hues, included a striking necklace from the new Empirea collection, set with 17.34 carats of brown diamonds.
These extraordinary moments on the red carpet remind us that natural diamonds are born of the wild, their enduring beauty and unique nature express both style and glamour, as well as timelessness and cultural legacy.
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About De Beers Group
Established in 1888, De Beers Group is the world’s leading diamond company with expertise in the exploration, mining, marketing and retailing of diamonds. Together with its joint venture partners, De Beers Group employs more than 20,000 people across the diamond pipeline and is the world’s largest diamond producer by value, with diamond mining operations in Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa. Innovation sits at the heart of De Beers Group’s strategy as it develops a portfolio of offers that span the diamond value chain, including its jewellery houses, De Beers Jewellers and Forevermark, and other pioneering solutions such as diamond sourcing and traceability initiatives Tracr and GemFair. De Beers Group also provides leading services and technology to the diamond industry in the form of education and laboratory services via De Beers Institute of Diamonds and a wide range of diamond sorting, detection and classification technology systems via De Beers Group Ignite. De Beers Group is committed to ‘Building Forever,’ a holistic and integrated approach for creating a better future – where safety, human rights and ethical integrity continue to be paramount; where communities thrive and the environment is protected; and where there are equal
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Huawei to Announce the Open Source Project of A2A-T Software, Boosting the application of agent communication standards
With the rapid development of artificial intelligence, highly Autonomous Networks are becoming a crucial direction for the communications industry, and the importance of industry collaboration is increasingly prominent. To this end, the A2A-T protocol, including the IG1453 beta version and the enhanced prompt meta-model IG1453A, was jointly released by global telecommunications industry partners at the TM Forum Accelerate Week on February 6, 2026. It aims to provide a unified interaction framework for multi-agent collaboration, addressing challenges faced by operators in automated production, such as collaboration efficiency, reliability, and security.
As a standardized agent interaction protocol, A2A-T marks a new stage in agent interaction, unlocking three major industry breakthroughs: a revolutionary improvement in integration efficiency, reducing the system integration cycle from “months” to “days”. Breaking the boundaries of task collaboration to support complex cross-domain, cross-vendor workflows; and accelerating industry ecosystem convergence by lowering interconnection barriers through unified standards, fostering a sustainable collaborative ecosystem.
While standards chart the course for the industry, open source is the optimal path to achieve widespread interoperability and rapid innovation. In line with the evolutionary consensus of the Autonomous Network industry, Huawei is going to open source the core supporting software for the A2A-T protocol, to practically propel this standard from industry consensus to global deployment.
This open source project will encompass key components for implementing the A2A-T protocol, including:
- A2A-T Protocol SDK: Provides integration tools for standardized interaction between agents.
- Registry Center: Enables authentication, addressing, and skill management for multiple agents.
- Orchestration Center: Supports low-code/no-code visual workflow orchestration, with pre-built high-value solution packages.
More detailed information will be officially announced during MWC 2026 at the Global Autonomous Network Industry Summit (14:30~16:00, March 2, 2026, Sofitel Barcelona Skipper Hotel). We cordially invite global industry partners to attend the launch event on-site or follow the project’s progress through online channels, working together to promote the prosperity of the Agentic Internet.
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Huawei will release the Agentic Core solution to accelerate the commercial use of agent networks
NE intelligence: As AI agents become a core capability of next-generation AI phones, the number of connected entities will increase tenfold, with connections extending from “humans” to physical AI (such as embodied robots and autonomous driving). This will require the introduction of key capabilities such as digital identity, agent registration and discovery, and A2A session management to build a low-latency, highly reliable network foundation, supporting the large-scale commercial deployment of physical AI.
Network intelligence: As service AI agents become more prevalent, they will generate diverse network experience requirements. For example, AI robots may require 100 Mbit/s bandwidth and 20 ms latency. Therefore, it is necessary to evolve from predefined rule networks to intent-driven networks, where network AI agents will understand the needs of different organizations, dynamically match resources, and implement a closed-loop process for policy generation, configuration, and delivery.
Service intelligence: Compared to OTT players, operators have more opportunities to provide inclusive intelligent services. Huawei supports operators’ service innovation through three key services, going beyond connectivity. AISF (Service Intelligence) will evolve from an interactive entry point to a full-featured personal assistant, integrating communication, content, and services. Communication experiences will shift toward immersive interactions, breaking through the boundaries of voice. The integration of computing and networks will continue to be commercialized, providing sustainable computing power support for AI inference and content generation.
Looking ahead, Huawei will continue to deepen the three-layer intelligent collaboration practice with operators, aiming to provide 7×24-hour inclusive intelligent connectivity, and work together to bring users a more efficient, convenient, and intelligent digital life, and create new value in the intelligent Internet era.
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