HERMAWAN KARTAJAYA is the founder and Executive Chairman of MarkPlus, Inc., and is one of the "50 Gurus Who Have Shaped the Future of Marketing," according to the Chartered Institute of Marketing, United Kingdom. Hermawan is also a recipient of the Distinguished Global Leadership Award from the Pan-Pacific Business Association at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is also the Chairman of the Asia Council for Small Business and a co-founder of the Asia Marketing Federation.