JUN | JUL 2026
The June/July 2026 issue of dotSpotlight is led by Dominic Penaloza, a Chinese-Filipino serial entrepreneur who has built and launched several companies from the early dot-com era, and now enters the age of AI with his latest solution, Sync. The issue also features Reneé Dominique, a Manila-born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has amassed over 100 million views; Elvis Boniface, founder of pan-African education newsroom Edugist; Kevin Leung, a street photographer with a growing audience documenting Hong Kong and its changing mood; Tom Croom, who has spent more than two decades building anime and fan conventions across North America; and Mac Florendo, the Filipino magician and community builder who works both onstage and in food rescue initiatives.
APR | MAY 2026
The April 2026 issue of dotSpotlight is led by Illac Angelo Diaz, the Global Founder of Liter of Light, whose Guinness World Record-holding social enterprise brings sustainable, open-source solar lighting to underserved communities in the Philippines and beyond. The issue also features Kate Woon (aka Woonjii), a Hong Kong DJ, vinyl collector, and co-founder of the experimental collective yisekai who’s helped shape the city’s underground music scene; Stephen Wang, co-founder of Rotten Tomatoes, reflecting on building an early internet institution and how he sees AI changing the future; Liza Skripka, a London-based travel blogger who’s visited 108 countries and grew her site Tripsget into a bilingual travel powerhouse while keeping her day job; and Brian Yeung, co-founder of Hong Kong PR consultancy Brandstorm Communications, on language, cross-cultural communication, and using AI in his work.
FEB | MAR 2026
The February 2026 issue of dotSpotlight spotlights five diverse creators and builders from the global digital economy. The cover story features David Choi, a Korean-American singer-songwriter who amassed over 125 million YouTube views without a major label deal, speaking on authenticity and empowering today’s creators. The issue also profiles Raffi Kamalian, a former mechanical engineering PhD turned online video entrepreneur who helped build creator economies across Asia; Dr. Elena Brevnova, a synthetic biology expert and co-founder using AI to engineer proteins for breaking down plastic waste; Neo Rivera, a multi-talented Filipino creator who also paints, acts, writes music, and hosts events; and Chase Farmer, the founder of data consultancy Meiwood, who reflects on how growing up between Zambia and South Africa shaped his pragmatic, flexibility-first approach to building systems.
Dec 2025 | JAN 2026
The December 2025 inaugural issue of dotSpotlight showcases seven creator profiles spanning technology, art, and sustainable living. Featured subjects include Arun Mohan, an AI builder who developed an HR management app; minimalnomad, a software engineer who moonlights as a musician and YouTube creator; Terence Ver Angsioco, a Filipino filmmaker and photographer whose work has appeared in Vice, NatGeo, and Paris Fashion Week; Heinz Bulos, who chronicles both the early Philippine web and world photography; Wendy Ang, an entrepreneur who traded the 9-to-5 for outdoor adventures; Leo Santos, a tech professional who finds balance through weekend farming; and Elly Van de Velde and Paul Herbosch, a Belgian couple living off solar power and open-source home automation on a hillside near Leuven.
