Against a backdrop of booms, busts, and geopolitical shifts, Asia continues its quiet and confident rise. More than ever, new and colourful Asian voices are bursting onto the global stage, from the world of business, tech, media, music, politics, sports, art, and culture. Hosted by acclaimed broadcaster and interviewer Manisha Tank, Tank Talks Asia meets the humans helping to drive this dynamic region forward.
Latest episodes
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31 min
Follow the Money: Where Investors Are Betting on Asia's Future | Milken Summit | Tank Talks Asia
In this special episode of Tank Talks Asia, recorded in Singapore following the Milken Institute Asia Summit, Manisha Tank is joined by colleagues Andrew Clark and Yeen Chong to ex…
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27 min
How Ayao Komatsu Defied the Odds to Lead Haas F1 | Ayao Komatsu, Haas F1 Team | Tank Talks Asia
In this special episode of Tank Talks Asia, recorded at the Milken Asia Summit, Manisha speaks to Ayao Komatsu, Team Principal of Haas F1 Team, ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix.Fr…
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24 min
How Creators Turn Content Into Business (and Why Most Fail) | Jasper Donat | Tank Talks Asia
In this episode of Tank Talks Asia, Manisha talks to Jasper Donat, co-founder of Branded and creator of All That Matters, to break down the business side of the creator economy.Fro…
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25 min
Bigger than AI: The #1 Threat Bosses Face in 2026 | Maha El Dimachki, GFTN | Talk Talks Asia
In this episode of Tank Talks Asia, Manisha talks to Maha El Dimachki, CEO of Solutions at the Global Finance and Technology Network (GFTN), to unpack the future of global fintech.…
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29 min
Are Insects the Future of Protein? | Christina Rasmussen & Sasha Wijidessa, Fura | Tank Talks Asia
In this episode of Tank Talks Asia, Manisha talks to Christina Rasmussen and Sasha Wijidessa, the co-founders of award-winning Singaporean bar FURA, which serves up innovations suc…
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26 min
GUT Feeling: 25Mins of Health, with Microbiologist Germaine Yong | Tank Talks Asia
In this episode of Tank Talks Asia, Manisha talks to Germaine Yong, who’s a senior scientist at A*STAR’s Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation. She talks about t…
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32 min
How One Woman Changed Banking in India. And is Now Betting on AI | Arundhati Bhattacharya | Tank Talks Asia
In this episode of Tank Talks Asia, Manisha talks to Arundhati Bhattacharya, President & CEO, South and Southeast Asia, Salesforce and former Chair of the State Bank of India.As on…
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25 min
How a Simple Walk Became a Global Movement. 23 Million Steps. Over $500K Raised for Dementia | Tom Platts, Wal…
In this episode of Tank Talks Asia, Manisha talks to Tom Platts, the Singapore-based M&A lawyer who turned a spur-of-the-moment walk around MacRitchie Reservoir into a global movem…
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22 min
The Man Who Knows EVERYONE | Jasper Donat, CEO & Co-Founder Branded, All That Matters | Tank Talks Asia
In this episode of Tank Talks Asia, Manisha talks to Jasper Donat, co-founder of Branded and creator of All That Matters (and the man who knows everyone!) about the three decades h…
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26 min
Inside Singapore's Mosquito Factory | Yanni Yoong, Debug | Tank Talks Asia
In this special episode of Tank Talks Asia, timed to coincide with World Dengue Day, Manisha Tank and Andrew Clark go behind the scenes at a mosquito factory in Singapore. They tal…
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23 min
Asia's Gold Rush? | Shaokai Fan, World Gold Council | Tank Talks Asia
In this episode of Tank Talks Asia, Shaokai Fan from the World Gold Council joins Manisha Tank to discuss the enduring global fascination with gold and its evolving role today.They…
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25 min
Brand Asia? Busting Asian Culture Myths | Andrea Ng, Canvas 8 | Tank Talks Asia
In this episode of Tank Talks Asia, Manisha Tank talks to Andrea Ng, who’s Insights Director at Canvas8, to address some of the biggest myths surrounding Asia’s rise as a consumer…
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25 min
The Film That Changed Hong Kong Documentary Cinema | Robin Lee | Tank Talks Asia
In this episode of Tank Talks Asia, Manisha Tank talks to filmmaker Robin Lee, who shares the story behind “Four Trails”, his award-winning movie that documents one of Hong Kong’s…
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26 min
From a Village in Java to Glastonbury: How an All-Girl Indonesian Metal Band Rose to the World Stage | Marsya…
In this episode of Tank Talks Asia, guest host Andrew Clark is joined by Voice of Baceprot’s frontwoman, Firda Marsya Kurnia, better known as Marsya. She talks about the Indonesian…
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28 min
From Hormuz to Hong Kong: How the Iran War is Redirecting Capital to Asia | Milken Symposium Hong Kong | Tank…
In this episode of Tank Talks Asia, Manisha Tank is joined by colleagues Andrew Clark and Yeen Chong for a debrief from the Milken Global Investors’ Symposium in Hong Kong. The sym…
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27 min
The Beatles, Imelda Marcos and the 'Snub' That Changed Everything | David Guerrero | Tank Talks Asia
In this episode of Tank Talks Asia, guest host Andrew Clark is joined by author and advertising executive, David Guerrero, to discuss The Beatles’ controversial visit to Manila in…
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26 min
How Rugby Became Asia’s Biggest Sporting Festival: The Hong Kong Sevens at 50 | Jon Pallett and Jamie Farndale…
In this episode of Tank Talks Asia, guest host Andrew Clark is joined by Jon Pallett and Jamie Farndale from Hong Kong China Rugby, to talk about the upcoming Hong Kong Sevens whic…
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24 min
Inside the Business of the World’s Fastest Growing Sport | Victor Cui | Tank Talks Asia
In this episode of Tank Talks Asia, Manisha Tank is joined by Global Sports Executive, Victor Cui, to talk about how he’s bringing the EPIC World Championship (the world’s first la…
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29 min
The World Is In Crisis, So... Where Should You Live? | Parag Khanna | Tank Talks Asia
In this episode of Tank Talks Asia, Manisha Tank is joined by global strategist, author and AlphaGeo founder, Parag Khanna, to discuss climate adaptation, geopolitical stability an…
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26 min
Asia’s Fertility Crisis | Sastya Wardini | Tank Talks Asia
In this episode of Tank Talks Asia, Manisha Tank is joined by Sastya Wardani, the CEO of Femtech Ovy Health, to discuss some of the taboos surrounding reproductive and hormonal hea…