Welcome Address

Khun Budsarin Pradityont, Country Head, Thailand, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres

Seizing Thailand’s AI moment: navigating enterprise readiness, the future workforce, and the building blocks of the Intelligent Era

Thailand’s AI landscape is evolving alongside its national digital ambitions, with a focus on building the right foundations for sustainable growth. The discussion touches on enterprise readiness, infrastructure, collaboration, and talent, while underscoring how public-private partnerships can strengthen long-term competitiveness and economic resilience.

Senior Representative, Digital Economy Agency (depa) of Thailand

AI in financial services: where automation ends and human judgment begins

This session explores how AI can enhance operational efficiency and decision-making while ensuring human judgment remains central in high-trust environments. Attendees will gain insights into responsible AI implementation, data governance, and the importance of “human-in-the-loop” frameworks in managing risk and accountability. The keynote will also examine how BFSI organisations can operationalise AI effectively while maintaining resilience, customer trust, and long-term business value.

Michael Araneta, ASEAN Banking GTM Lead, Thailand, Amazon Web Services

Mind the Gap: bridging Thailand’s AI infrastructure readiness divide 

As part of a regional research by STT GDC, this session examines the structural gap between AI demand and infrastructure readiness in Thailand driven by constraints in compute capacity, energy, skills, and investment readiness. It also explores how enterprises can close these gaps through stronger foundations, strategic infrastructure choices, and effective partnerships — positioning early movers to scale AI successfully and shape Thailand’s role in Asia’s evolving AI landscape.

Khun Budsarin Pradityont, Country Head, Thailand, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres

High-performance AI meets power efficiency

As AI evolves from Generative AI towards Agentic AI and Physical AI, organisations are facing growing demands for high-performance and scalable infrastructure. This session explores how advanced computing, digital twins, and accelerated infrastructure are enabling the next phase of AI innovation while balancing power efficiency and sustainability considerations. Attendees will gain insights into the infrastructure requirements behind modern AI workloads and how organisations can prepare for the future of AI responsibly and efficiently.

Khun Pankaeo Sihawong, Country Lead (Thailand), Enterprise Business, NVIDIA

Panel | Overcoming AI Friction: real-world experiences & practical strategies

As AI moves from experimentation to real-world deployment, organisations encounter friction across cost, talent, governance, and infrastructure readiness. This panel brings together perspectives share real-world experiences and practical strategies. The discussion will explore how enterprises can navigate deployment challenges, align ecosystem roles, and build the confidence, capabilities, and frameworks needed to scale AI responsibly and sustainably.

Moderator:
Chris Street, Group Chief Revenue Officer, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres

Panelists:

• Michael Araneta, BFSI Lead, Thailand, Amazon Web Services
• Dr. Thanachart Numnonda, Executive Director, IMC Institute; Committee of Risk Management in BFSI Sector
• Andy Chen, Global VP of Business & Product Development, GMI Cloud

Closing Remarks

Khun Budsarin Pradityont, Country Head, Thailand, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres