THAILAND IS MOVINIG AHEAD WITH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A TOOL FOR

2014
THAILAND IS MOVINIG AHEAD WITH
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A TOOL FOR
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
ADVANCEMENT…
2014
Global Entrepreneurship Thailand GEW Forum
at the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Conference Hall
Monday 17th Nov. 2014
1pm – 4.30pm
This November 17th -23rd , over 150 countries will come together
to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week. Over 35,000 events
will be happening on that one week around the world and
Thailand is poised to showcase Thai entrepreneurial talents and
the organizations that support them.
GET in partnership with Thai-BISPA and NSTDA, presents the GEW
Thailand Forum to focus on Entrepreneurship in the AEC era and
examine what it takes to help increase the number of Thai
startups and small businesses to scale up.
Attending the forum are community leaders, entrepreneurs,
business chambers, universities and interest groups. GEW
Thailand as a not-for-profit global movement will unite the Thai
and international community with the mission to use
entrepreneurship to improve human welfare and economic
advancements in Thailand, irrespective of political and religious
differences.
2014
GEW Partners & Supporters
The Organizers
Global Entrepreneurship Thailand
Thai Business Incubators and
Science Parks Association
National Science and Technology
Development Agency
Sponsors
2014
Global Entrepreneurship Week Thailand Forum
Entrepreneurship, a tool for Social and Economic Advancement
GEW Thailand Forum focuses on the development of entrepreneurship in Thailand and in the region, looking at various efforts to
equip startups and for SMEs to scale up for AEC.
Key Speakers and Panelist
His Excellency Piyabutr Cholvijarn President of Kenan Institute Asia. Vice Chairman of Board of Trade of Thailand and Former Deputy
Minister and Vice Minister at Thailand’s Ministries of Industry, Commerce and Education.
Dr. Wimonkan Kosumas
Acting Director General of the Office of SMEs Promotion (OSMEP)
Moderators
Prof. Alexander Paufler. Ph.D (Sasin Graduate Institute of Business)
Mr. Martin Vensky-Stalling (Chiangmai University)
Startup Panelist
Mr. Amarit Charoenphan (Hubba Thailand)
Mr. Jaime Rivera (Chilean Trade Commissioner)
Mr. Saroj Ativitavas ( True Incube)
Panthip.com Founder (TBC)
Entrepreneurs
Local & Foreign Press
Dr. Dennis W. Cheek
Executive Director, National Creativity Network (USA) and Co-chair, Global Creativity United; cofounder, National University of Singapore, former VP, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, USA
Mr Stanley Kang
Chairmain of the Joint Foreign Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (JFCCT)
Target Audience
Business Leaders
Policy makers
Community Leaders
Business Chambers
Embassies
Academics
Universities
Trade Representatives
Heads of Ministries / Agencies
* Speakers subject to availability
GEW Thailand 2014 Entrepreneurship Forum
2014
AGENDA (DRAFT) 17th Nov.2014 ( 300 Persons)
Venue : Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Auditorium
1.00pm
Registration
1.25pm
Welcome remarks by Thai BISPA
Presentation by Mr. Steve Cheah,
President of Global Entrepreneurship Thailand and Host
for Global Entrepreneurship Week Thailand
1.45pm
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Thailand
Speaker : H.E. Mr. Piyabutr Cholvijarn Chairman of Kenan Institute. Vice Chairman of Board of
Trade Thailand, and Former Deputy and Vice Minister
at the Thai Ministries of Industry, Commerce and
Education
2.10pm
Challenges and opportunities for Thai
Entrepreneurs and SMEs in the AEC Era
Speaker : Dr. Wimonkan Kosumas
Acting Director General OSMEP
2.30pm
The Social and Economic Impact of Entrepreneurship:
A Global Perspective
Speaker : Dr Dennis Cheek
Co-founder of National Creativity Network and Global
Creativity United
3.00pm
Panel Discussion 1
Thailand - Moving Ahead with Entrepreneurship as
a tool for Social and Economic Advancement
Moderated by
Prof. Alexander Paufler. Ph.D (Sasin Graduate
Institute of Business)
Panel Speakers
- H.E. Mr Piyabutr Cholvijarn
- Dr. Wimonkan Kosumas
- Dr Dennis Cheek
- Mr. Stanley Kang
3.45pm
Panel Discussion 2
Startups: lessons learned and the way forward
Moderated by
Dr Martin Venzky-Stalling (Chiangmai University)
Panel Speakers
- Mr. Amarit Charoenphan (Hubba Thailand)
- Mr. Jaime Rivera (Chilean Trade Consular)
- Mr. Saroj Ativitavas ( True Incube)
- Panthip.com Founder
4.30pm
Session ends
GEW Thailand 2014 Entrepreneurship Forum
Speakers & Penalist
2014
AGENDA (DRAFT) 17th Nov. 2014
H.E . Piyabutr Cholvijarn
is President of the Kenan Institute Asia and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trade of
Thailand. He has served with distinction in the finance and banking industry and in a variety of important government posts,
including that of Deputy Minister of Industry, Vice Minister of Education and Vice Minister of Commerce. Intensely interested
in education, H.E. Piyabutr has lectured at the Royal Military Academy, the Judicial Training Institute and the Kasetsart
University MBA program.
Dr Wimonkan Kosumas
is the Acting Director of the Office of the Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion
Agency (OSMEP ) under the office of the Prime Minister . OSMEP plays a key role in figuring out SME promotion strategies
and policies and serves as a center of coordination between the public and private sectors to promote strong and
sustainable SME growth.
Dr. Dennis Cheek
is the founding Executive Director of the National Creativity Network (NCN), a US-based
international nonprofit that promotes the skillful application of imagination, creativity and innovation to positively
transform culture, commerce, education, and government throughout North America.
He also co-chair and co-founded Global Creativity United, a global organization promoting creativity and creative economies
in over 150 nations and is a widely acknowledged global expert on entrepreneurship education and has advised
governments, school systems, and universities within numerous countries.
Mr Stanley Kang
is the Chairman of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand (JFCCT), an umbrella body
with 30 chambers and business associations representing almost 9,000 companies. JFCCT’s mission is to promote trade
and foreign investment, encourage skills development and transfer with the overall aim of contributing to the Thai
economy .

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