Over 200 people from various fields gathered at the gallery to celebrate the five recipients of TIME100 Impact Awards. This year’s awardees are actor Ke Huy Quan, K-pop idol and mental health advocate Eric Nam, Kenyan climate activist and the founder of Green Generation Initiative Elizabeth Wathuti, Bollywood legend and activist Ayushmann Khurrana, and Iraqi-American women’s rights activist Zainab Salbi.
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00:03 The Times 100 Award epitomizes our ability
00:06 to connect with another global brand, which
00:08 is making such an enormous effort
00:10 to recognize individuals who are going above and beyond,
00:13 contributing to a better society.
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00:17 Hi, how are you?
00:18 I'm so excited to be here.
00:20 Is that the camera?
00:21 Who or what has the most impact on me this year?
00:25 Oh, man.
00:26 Person of the year this year for Time
00:28 should be somebody who is demonstrating
00:30 environmental conservation and somebody who is actually
00:33 championing climate action, because that's
00:35 the most important challenge of our time.
00:37 And for me, the fact that the work that I do
00:39 inspires change in so many other people
00:41 and that it's transforming lives is the most thing that
00:44 gives me hope.
00:45 It is not one person taking credit for anything.
00:48 It is the power of us rising up together.
00:52 And in my opinion, the most important thing
00:55 to give attention to is climate change
00:57 and loss of biodiversity.
00:58 And in my opinion, women are taking an amazing charge
01:02 in addressing that in a human way.
01:06 What gives me hope?
01:09 I guess nature gives me hope.
01:10 I think that nature heals itself.
01:12 And that's the kind of healing we need as human beings.
01:16 And I think nature is also a great leveler.
01:19 Everybody should get the spotlight.
01:20 Everybody should be person of the year.
01:23 I waited a long, long time for this.
01:26 And there are so many of me out there
01:29 waiting for the spotlight, waiting for the opportunity,
01:32 waiting for the chance.
01:33 And I just hope that all of those people will get--
01:37 the moment will get their spotlight.
01:42 Good evening, and welcome to the second annual Time 100 Impact
01:46 Awards here in Singapore.
01:48 Thank you all for joining us here tonight.
01:51 If you look around this room, you
01:53 will see a community of people devoted
01:56 to creating change in the world.
01:58 Two phenomenal business leaders here tonight
02:01 to answer the question about how businesses can
02:04 contribute change for good.
02:06 For me, what I believe in is building technology
02:08 that actually delights.
02:10 And delight is actually not science.
02:12 Delight is emotion.
02:14 So my AI tells jokes.
02:16 I've had doctors come to me saying,
02:18 can the AI order coffee for me?
02:20 When I'm on call and I want pizza, can I do that?
02:24 That's an element of medicine that people don't see.
02:27 And I want to treat doctors like humans.
02:29 That's so much more than just the tech.
02:32 It's really the art.
02:34 I mean, our homes really haven't changed much
02:36 in the last 50 years.
02:37 I think we build them fairly conventionally.
02:39 Even though we talk about technology,
02:41 we carry it all the time.
02:42 But you don't see it really in homes.
02:44 And I think homes are something which are very personalized.
02:47 So if you compare a home to a car,
02:49 a car is becoming very technologically advanced.
02:51 There's change.
02:52 But the way it looks is still very similar to what
02:54 it looked in the past.
02:55 So I really believe that in the next 50 years,
02:57 the homes would look similar.
02:59 Because we need that warmth.
03:01 We need that love for our family.
03:02 And that doesn't really change.
03:04 But the way we build them will become more and more efficient.
03:07 Jansen, thank you for being here.
03:09 A world champion here to help make sense of tonight's race.
03:12 What do you make of the newfound popularity for F1
03:14 in the United States?
03:15 Yeah, the world's changed.
03:16 Formula 1 has changed.
03:18 We suddenly have American fans.
03:19 Now we're actually seeing the individuals
03:21 and what they stand for and what they like,
03:25 what they don't like, what their personalities are like.
03:27 And I think that's really important for people
03:29 to get behind a driver and get behind a team
03:32 to support them in F1.
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03:40 Please welcome your Time 100 Impact Awards
03:45 honoree, Ki-Hwe Kwan.
03:48 I love this award.
03:51 Actors tell stories through characters
03:55 they bring to life on screen.
03:57 So it is truly, truly moving to be recognized for the impact
04:02 my own story has made.
04:05 Honestly, all this still feels like it
04:09 can't really be happening.
04:11 It's hard to chase a dream when it feels
04:15 like it might be slipping away.
04:18 So the idea that one day I'd be called an inspiration
04:22 is more than I could have ever hoped for.
04:25 Elizabeth Withutie.
04:27 This is a timely and timeless moment.
04:29 And I want to thank time for this honor.
04:32 This recognition for me is a powerful affirmation
04:36 of the incredible potential within Africa's youth.
04:40 I draw my inspiration from the Nobel laureate, Professor
04:43 Wangari Maathai, whose tireless efforts
04:46 in environmental conservation continue
04:49 to inspire me every day.
04:51 And also, nature has always been my guide and sanctuary.
04:54 This award is not just about me.
04:57 It's a spotlight on the energy, innovation, and resilience
05:02 of a generation that is determined to shape
05:05 a brighter future for our communities and our planet.
05:09 Eric Nam.
05:10 It is a distinct honor and a pleasure
05:13 to be here accepting this very prestigious award.
05:16 Earlier on in my career, when I was
05:18 asked about getting help for anxiety, panic attacks,
05:20 and forms of depression, as Dan mentioned,
05:22 I was told that I would risk and damage my flourishing career.
05:26 The lack of professional support and care
05:29 ultimately manifested in painful ailments
05:31 that left me in a vicious cycle of poor physical and mental
05:34 health.
05:35 Fast forward to today, and I am receiving a Time 100 Impact
05:39 Award, which is pretty wild, for being open and honest
05:43 about something that I believe we can all
05:44 be very open and honest about--
05:46 our mental health.
05:48 Please put your hands together to welcome Zeyneb Salbi.
05:51 I want to start by thanking the people of Singapore
05:53 for their gracious hospitality.
05:56 Thank you.
05:56 Thank you so, so much to you.
05:59 Humanity can no longer afford to address
06:02 the most existential crisis facing us today,
06:06 and that is the health of our Earth.
06:10 For our own existence and for the existence
06:13 of our future generations, without the full inclusion
06:17 of women in decision making, in the implementation
06:21 of all solutions, and in all ways
06:25 that we actually have to do to address these issues.
06:28 Ayushman Kundra.
06:30 Thank you, Time Magazine, for constantly validating
06:32 my effort as an artist and encouraging me to tread
06:36 the road less traveled.
06:39 Neither did I think, nor did I aspire
06:41 to be here on this global platform,
06:44 representing my nation.
06:46 I was just doing my job as an artist,
06:48 earnestly choosing stories which were real, eclectic,
06:53 relatable, stories which could just trigger
06:57 a social change in our society.
07:00 Tonight is a humbling moment for me
07:02 to be recognized as an artist by the prestigious Time Magazine.
07:06 I'm here to represent India's moment under the sun.
07:09 And I'm proud of the fact that India is
07:11 the fulcrum of progressive storytelling through cinema.
07:15 [APPLAUSE]
07:17 I want to congratulate all of the 2023 Time 100 Impact
07:21 honorees once again.
07:23 Let's give them another round of applause.
07:26 Thank you very much, and have a wonderful night.
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