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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON

ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION FOR

A SUSTAINABLE BELT AND ROAD REGION

THAILAND
3-6 September 2019 

Entrepreneurship Week 

Four Days of Inspirational Talks
September 2019
09:00 am

Having last year’s successful event as a guide, the YCA team is set to welcome you for an exciting program in Bangkok for the Second Entrepreneurship Week [EW2019]. This year’s theme “Entrepreneurship & Innovation for a Sustainable Belt and Road Region” aims to expand our discussion on how entrepreneurship, technology and innovation can be harnessed to build sustainable and inclusive communities along the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Entrepreneurship is central to AIT's mission. The AIT Entrepreneurship Center will be launched officially on 28 September 2019. We’ve designed EW2019 around three distinct but integrated elements. First, we have sessions with government representatives, academics and experts to build an understanding of the BRI as a development pathway and its impact in Asia, along with expert presentations on how social entrepreneurship fits into the BRI as a catalyst for inclusive growth in the region. Second, we have immersive visits that provide insights into Thailand’s enterprise ecosystem as well as a Social Enterprise Thailand Exhibition at the conference itself. Third, we have technical sessions with guest scholars on cutting-edge research on key areas relevant to social innovation and entrepreneurship.

 

EW2019 is itself designed as a social business. There is no conference fee. When registering, delegates will be able to choose which specific conference services to purchase from our roster of entrepreneurs. From accommodation and conference kits to refreshments and consumables, delegates will be able to directly experience Thailand’s unique enterprise culture

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The Conference
About
Participants

150

In-depth Topics

3

Sessions

10

Speakers

45

Speakers

Speakers

We are proud to bring in inspirational speakers from across the globe. 
 
Please stay tuned, the Speaker's section will be updated soon! 

T. 123-456-7890

Dr. Eden Y Woon 

President 

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)

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Welcome Address

Dr. Eden Woon

T. 123-456-7890

Prof. Biliang Hu
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Professor Biliang Hu, 
Director, Belt & Road Research Initiative;

Dean of Emerging Markets Institute, Beijing Normal University

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Key Note

Mr.Xuan Xia

Mr. Xia Xuan

Founder,

Star of Social Innovation

Shenzen, China

General
Surasit Thanadtang

General

Surasit Thanadtang

Director, Thai-Chinese Strategic Research Center, National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)

Professor
Pradeep Kumar Ray

Director, Centre For Entrepreneurship, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China

Prof. Pradeep Ray

Dr. Sandro Calvani

Sandro Calvani

Senior Adviser on Strategic Planning at Mae Fah Luang Foundation

Dr. Yanxin Liu

Dr. Yanxin Liu

Associate Director, The Research Center of Health Care Management, School of Economic and Management, Tsinghua University

Dr. Faiz Shah

Dr. Faiz Shah

Director, Yunus Center at Asian Institute of Technology (YCA) Thailand

Robert Gibbons

Robert Gibbons

Former Global Director,

Host Relations

Airbnb, No. 2 Employee

Ko Ko Latt

Ko Ko Latt (K K)

Chairman/CEO ,Sheraton Hotel Yangon / City Hotel Yangon, Asia Pacific Public Company Limited ,K K Myanmar Business Group

Dr. Ashir Ahmed
 
Associate Professor,
Kyushu University
Director, Global Communication Center, Grameen Communications

Dr. Ashir Ahmed

Michael Biedassek

Michael Biedassek

Founder & CEO,

Bangkok Vanguards

Dr. Tariq Ahmad

Dr. Tariq Ahmad

 

Dean & Associate Professor
Faculty of Management Sciences
BUITEMS, Quetta, Pakistan

Dr. Jonathan Shaw

Dr. Jonathan Shaw

Executie Director, AIT Extension

Alex Wang

Alex Wang

Founding and Managing Partner, China Impact Ventures

Alex Wang

Alex Wang

Founding and Managing Partner, China Impact Ventures

Sohel Ahmad

Sohel Ahmad

Managing Director, Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh

Ke Lin

Lin Ke

 

Consultant, UNDP Youth Economic Empowerment, Bangkok Regional Hub

Sam Ro 

Sam Ro

Associate Professor, University of Michigan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute 

Kwee-Yan Teh 

Kwee-Yan Teh 

Associate Professor, University of Michigan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute 

Zhigang Zhang 

Zhigang Zhang 

CEO neoBAY

Advisor, CFE University of 
Michigan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute

 

 

Ravi Vatrapu

Ravi Vatrapu

Endowed Research Chair in Digital Enterprise, .

Ted Rogers School of Management,

Ryerson University 

Tor-Morten Gronli

Tor-Morten Gronli

Professor in Computer Science, Founder of Mobile Tech Lab, Westerdals 

Raghava Mukkamala

Raghava Rao Mukkmala

Director, Centre for Digitalization, Copenhagen Business School 

Jahangir Chowdhury

Jahangir Alam Chowdhury

Department of Finance,
University of Dhaka

David Wortley 

David Wortley 

Vice President International Society of Digital Medicine

Naoki Nakashima 

Naoki Nakashima  

Professor, Medical Information Center, Kyushu University Hospital

Sankar Halder 

Sankar Halder  

President, Mukti

Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr 

University of Sunshine Coast

Sean He 

Sean He 

Director of Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Laboratory,

University of Technology 

Rafiqul Islam 

Rafiqul Islam 

Associate Professor, Medical Information Center, Kyushu University Hospital

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Directions: 

  • From Suvarnabhumi Airport metered taxis are available at the ramp on the ground floor.
    A 50 Baht surcharge is payable in addition to the meter. 

  • From downtown Bangkok, take the BTS Skytrain to MoChit, which is the last station, proceed to the taxi ramp across the road, facing Ladprao. 


Please say ‘AIT Thammasat Rangsit’ to the taxi driver and show them the following Thai directions:
“สถาบันเทคโนโลยีแห่งเอเชีย  ธรรมศาสตร์รังสิต“ (Sa-tha-ban-technology-hang-asia Thammasart-rangsit)

>> CLICK HERE for the attendees instructions <<

Speakers

We are proud to welcome inspirational speakers from across the globe. 

T. 123-456-7890

Dr. Eden Y Woon 

President 

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)

_____

Welcome Address

Dr. Eden Woon

T. 123-456-7890

Prof. Biliang Hu
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Professor Biliang Hu, 
Director, Belt & Road Research Initiative;

Dean of Emerging Markets Institute, Beijing Normal University

_____

Key Note

Dr. Lavanchawee Sujarittanonta 

Dr. Lavanchawee Sujarittanonta 

Lecturer,

Nakhon Phanom University 

General
Surasit Thanadtang

General

Surasit Thanadtang

Director, Thai-Chinese Strategic Research Center, National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)

Professor
Pradeep Kumar Ray

Director, Centre For Entrepreneurship, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China

Prof. Pradeep Ray

Dr. Sandro Calvani

Sandro Calvani

Senior Adviser on Strategic Planning at Mae Fah Luang Foundation

Ms. Yanxin Liu

Ms. Yanxin Liu

Associate Director, The Research Center of Health Care Management, School of Economic and Management, Tsinghua University

Dr. Faiz Shah

Dr. Faiz Shah

Director, Yunus Center at Asian Institute of Technology (YCA) Thailand

Robert Gibbons

Robert Gibbons

Former Global Director,

Host Relations

Airbnb, No. 2 Employee

Ko Ko Latt

Ko Ko Latt (K K)

Chairman/CEO ,Sheraton Hotel Yangon / City Hotel Yangon, Asia Pacific Public Company Limited ,K K Myanmar Business Group

Dr. Ashir Ahmed
 
Associate Professor,
Kyushu University
Director, Global Communication Center, Grameen Communications

Dr. Ashir Ahmed

Michael Biedassek

Michael Biedassek

Founder & CEO,

Bangkok Vanguards

Dr. Tariq Ahmad

Dr. Tariq Ahmad

 

Dean &amp; Associate Professor
Faculty of Management Sciences
BUITEMS, Quetta, Pakistan

Dr. Jonathan Shaw

Dr. Jonathan Shaw

Executie Director, AIT Extension

Nikki Liu

Nikki Liu

Country Representative, YouThink Center, Philippines

Sohel Ahmad

Sohel Ahmad

Managing Director, Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh

Ke Lin

Lin Ke

 

Consultant, UNDP Youth Economic Empowerment, Bangkok Regional Hub

Dr. Naveed Anwar 

Dr. Naveed Anwar 

Vice-President,

Knowledge Transfer

AIT

Qiang Wang 

Alex Wang

Founding and Managing Partner, China Impact Ventures

Mukand Babel 

Mukand Singh Babel

Faculty, AIT School of Engineering & Technology

Sam Ro 

Sam Ro

Associate Professor, University of Michigan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute 

Kwee-Yan Teh 

Kwee-Yan Teh 

Associate Professor, University of Michigan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute 

Zhigang Zhang 

Zhigang Zhang 

CEO neoBAY

Advisor, CFE University of 
Michigan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute

 

 

Ravi Vatrapu

Ravi Vatrapu

Endowed Research Chair in Digital Enterprise, .

Ted Rogers School of Management,

Ryerson University 

Tor-Morten Gronli

Tor-Morten Gronli

Professor in Computer Science, Founder of Mobile Tech Lab, Westerdals 

Raghava Mukkamala

Raghava Rao Mukkmala

Director, Centre for Digitalization, Copenhagen Business School 

Jahangir Chowdhury

Jahangir Alam Chowdhury

Department of Finance,
University of Dhaka

David Wortley 

David Wortley 

Vice President International Society of Digital Medicine

Naoki Nakashima 

Naoki Nakashima  

Professor, Medical Information Center, Kyushu University Hospital

Sankar Halder 

Sankar Halder  

President, Mukti

Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr 

University of Sunshine Coast

Sean He 

Sean He 

Director of Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Laboratory,

University of Technology 

Rafiqul Islam 

Rafiqul Islam 

Associate Professor, Medical Information Center, Kyushu University Hospital

Dr. Rashedur Rahman

Dr. Rashedur Rahman

Dhaka Univeristy 

Sam Lee

Sam Lee  

CEO, Blockchain Global

Co-Founder, Blockchain Centre Bangkok 

Prof. Dieter Trau

Prof. Dieter Trau

Dean, School of Engineering and Technology, AIT

Dr. Verapong Chaiperm

Dr. Verapong Chaiperm

Chief Expert,

Targeted Industries Eastern Economic Corridor Office

Prof. Ranjith Bandara

Prof. Ranjith Bandara 

Former Economic Advisor to the President of

Sri Lanka 

Mr. Faisal Alih 

Faisal Alih 

Chancellor and Founder, Yunus Center,

Foundation University 

David Galipeau

David Galipeau 

Director, Near Future Lab

Visiting Expert, Yunus Center AIT 

Chris Oestereich 

Chris Oestereich 

Lecturer, School of Global Studies, Thammasat University 

Karpurika Raychoudhuri

Karpurika Raychoudhari 

UNSW - Australia 

Dr. Babak Abedin

Dr. Babak Abedin 

University of Technology Sydney 

Dr. Teuku Geumpana 

Dr. Teuku Geumpana 

Newcastle University 

Dr. Ruchi Saxena 

Dr. Ruchi Saxena  

WeRobotics 

India Flying Labs 

Darpan Pudasaini

Darpan Pudasaini 

Dronepal 

Nepal Flying Labs

About Yunus Center AIT

Yunus Center AIT (YCA) has an action-learning approach with ongoing dialogue at its core towards becoming an effective, open platform with the professional capacity to process relevant information received from stakeholders and key constituencies within and outside of AIT and the social business community, and converting it into practical ideas for social business promoted and implemented through diverse partnerships and the effective use of learning outreach

In the recent years, YCA has grown exponentially in terms of network and influence.  Working within the framework of 3Es – Engage, Educate and Empower, YCA has successfully forged meaningful engagements and collaborations. It has solidified partnership with Professor Yunus, Grameen Bangladesh and the Yunus network around the world. YCA is represented in editorial boards, conference organizing committees and consortiums.  The YCA international internship program has received dozens of brilliant students who turned out to be effective ambassadors of the YCA brand.  On June 2019, YCA hosted the 9th Social Business Day, the world’s largest gathering of the social business community composed of leading experts, academics, innovators, and aspiring business owners.  This event also coincided with the celebration of YCA’s 10th year anniversary.

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