Empowering the
Digital Future:
Skill-Building for the Mekong
Delta’s Digital Revolution
Hybrid Forum
Bangkok, Thailand | March 2-4, 2025
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March 2, 2025
15:00-16:00 Panel Discussion: Digital Transformation in the Mekong Area
Moderator:
Nathchaya Pongakkarawat, Advisor, Public Policy, Digital Government, Digital
Infrastructure, Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, Thailand
Panelists:
Bruno Sivanandan, CEO, Cycle Company, Vietnam
Pisal Kam, President, Modernize Tech Insights Co., Ltd., Cambodia
Xaybandith Rasphone, Member of Parliament, Laos National Assembly, Laos
16:00-18:00 Workshop The Future of Digital Transformation
Facilitator: Dimitris Dimitriadis, Futurist, TheFutureCats Innovation Consultancy, Greece
March 3, 2025
9:00-9:30 Introduction by Thai official and DCN - WL teams
9:30-10:00 AI-Powered Digital Transformation: The Skills You Need Today
Josh (Adi Tedjasaputra), Director, Customer Experience Insight Pty Ltd, Australia
10:00-10:30 Tech, Strategy & Collaboration: Building Digital Coalitions for Impact
Melissa Armas, Founder, AZ Collab, U.S.
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-11:30 Regulation Versus Innovation in AI and Advanced Digital Technologies
Bruno Sivanandan, CEO, Cycle Company, Vietnam
11:30-12:00 Transformation Through Innovation, Visibility & Protection
Pisal Kam, President, Modernize Tech Insights Co., Ltd., Cambodia
12:00-12:30 Digital Trade and AI
Sven Callebaut, Co-founder, Concorde & Advisor to Ministry of Commerce (Cambodia),
Cambodia
12:30-13:00 Travel Intelligence and Digital Skills Driving Tourism, Economic
Development, and Sustainability
Daniel Wu, Global Head of Government Affairs, Agoda; Guest Lecturer, Mentor,
Malaysia/Thailand
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
March 3, 2025
14:00-15:30 Parallel Worskhops
A) Cybersecurity Essentials for Young Professionals. Practical Skills to Protect Your
Digital Identity & Career
Anna Mysyshyn, Director of the Institute of Innovative Governance, Ukraine
B) AI in Action: Practical AI Skills for Work and Business
Josh (Adi Tedjasaputra), Director, Customer Experience Insight Pty Ltd, Australia
C) Digital Governance Fundamentals
Kris R. Villanueva Libunao, Executive Director, SmartCT, Philippines
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-16:30 How to Become an Influencer and What to Do with the Influence
Dun Concha Abiera, CEO / Founder and Managing Director, Work Beyond Borders /
Yabong, Philippines
March 4, 2025
9:00-9:30 What Does the Future Hold
Dimitris Dimitriadis, Futurist, TheFutureCats Innovation Consultancy, Greece
9:30-10:00 The Intersection of AI, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Eunice Sari, Co-Founder, Customer Experience Insight | UX Indonesia, Australia
10:00-10:30 AI and Technology Education Boosting Local Community
Yousun Do, Director, APAC, Nuleep, South Korea
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-11:30 Leadership Principles and Digital Skills in the Future World of Work
Nathchaya Pongakkarawat, Advisor, Public Policy, Digital Government, Digital
Infrastructure, Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, Thailand
11:30-12:00 Impact of Digital Technology on Education: Future of Learning
Andrea Castagna, Secretary General, EDDA, Belgium
12:00-13:00 Personal Branding and Career Design in the Age of AI
Reese Wong, Founder and CEO, Potentia Fellowship, U.K.
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
March 4, 2025
14:00-15:30 Parallel Worskhops
A) Blockchain Technology and Its Applications
George Tzegkas (CryptoCapitalist), Economic Analyst, Team Leader, Mondelez Hellas S.E.,
Greece
B) No-Code AI Solutions for Business Growth
Dr. Eunice Sari, Co-Founder, Customer Experience Insight | UX Indonesia, Australia
C) How Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) Can Unlock New
Opportunities for AI and Web3.0
Yik Wai Chee, Head of Communications, Grafilab, Malaysia
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:00 Hub Creation Workshop
DCN Global team
