So here, following a great deal of research and consultation with "eLearning watchers" and commentators in India, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand, is the first list of movers and shakers in eLearning in the Asia-Pacific region, compiled by Bob Little.

As with all these lists, please bear in mind that they are compiled on the basis of a person's perceived current influence on the eLearning industry - as a practitioner, commentator, facilitator and/or thought leader. You probably won't agree with all - or even any - of the judges' decisions, but at least you'll know something about what other people think about the personalities who lead the corporate eLearning world.

Asia-Pacific list (top three only)

1. Anne Forster (Forster and Gibson) - one of Australia's foremost independent eLearning consultants
2. Sahana Chattopadhyay - Enterprise Community Manager and Learning & Development Consultant at ThoughtWorks; prolific tweeter and author of the 2ID and Other Reflections" blog
3. Sumeet Moghe - Director of Learning and Development at ThoughtWorks and author of "The Learning Generalist" blog

"Bubbling under"

(others who just missed out on making this year's list included, here first two only)

1. Leigh Blackall - Learning Commons Coordinator at the University of Canberra, speaker, and author of the "Leigh Blackall" blog
2. Zoraini Wati Abas - professor and learning technologist at Open University Malaysia and author of the "Eye on Learning" and "Research in Education" blogs

"Up and comer"
(someone who has the potential to be a "giant" in the eLearning world)

1. Aneesh Bhat - Instructional Designer at Upside Learning Solutions, prolific tweeter, and co-author of the "Upside Learning" blog.

There are plans to include the publication of the next Asia-Pacific list with the world, Europe, and UK lists in early January next year.