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      KPMG Business Leaders' Summit 2025
      Navigating uncertainty: Turning challenges into opportunities

      Date: Thursday 11 September 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

      Venue: Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC), Ballroom 1, Bangkok, Thailand (Map)

      Language: Sessions will be conducted in Thai (English translation for non-Thai audience).

      Who should attend: C-level Executives, Board of Directors, Head of Strategy, Head of Technology/Data/Transformation/Operations

      Contact: For more information about the event, please contact Khun Yonchanok Kanjana, email: yonchanok@kpmg.co.th

      BLS 2025 speakers

      Highlights:

      • Thailand in transition: Geopolitics, economy, and the resilience imperative
      • Glocalization: Navigating global supply chains, uncertainty and safeguarding the business
      • Winning the Thai customer: Brand growth in a shifting market
      • What's next in tech: Growth opportunities for Thai business
      • Turnaround in turbulent times
      • The next growth curve: Finding opportunities in today's investment climate

      Chat with KPMG on these topics:

      • AI workforce transformation
      • AI driven finance transformation
      • Winning on the Cloud - Scalable and secure data solutions
      • Foundations for business process excellence
      • M&A, Strategy & Turnaround
      • Data privacy management
      • AI Governance
      • Cybersecurity, Transformation & Defense
      • Legal landscapes on Trusted AI
      • Tax

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      Agenda

      8:00 – 9:10 a.m.

      Event registration

      9:10 – 9:20 a.m.

      KPMG opening remarks

      • Charoen Phosamritlert
        Chief Executive Officer, KPMG in Thailand, Myanmar and Laos

      9:20 – 9:50 a.m.

      Thailand in transition: Geopolitics, economy, and the resilience imperative

      • Dr. Somkiat Tangkitvanich
        President, Thailand Development Research Institute

      9:50 – 10:30 a.m.

      Glocalization: Navigating global supply chains, uncertainty and safeguarding the business

      • Kriengkrai Thiennukul
        Chairman ,The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI)

      10:30 – 11:00 a.m.

      Coffee break

      11:00 – 11:30 a.m.

      Winning the Thai customer: Brand growth in a shifting market

      • Pavarisa Chumvigrant
        Chief Marketing Officer, FWD Life Insurance Public Company Limited

      11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

      What's next in tech: Growth opportunities for Thai business

      • Vasupon Thankakan
        Chief Operating Officer (COO), Microsoft Thailand 

      12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

      Networking lunch in the Praewa room

      1:30 – 2:15 p.m.

      Turnaround in turbulent times

      • Chai Eamsiri
        Chief Executive Officer, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited

      2:15 – 2:45 p.m.

      The next growth curve: Finding opportunities in today's investment climate

      • Songpon Kiatlertpongsa
        Partner, Deal Advisory, KPMG in Thailand
      • Surayos Chuephanich
        Partner, Deal Advisory, KPMG in Thailand

      2:45 – 3:15 p.m.

      Coffee break

      3:15 – 4:00 p.m.

      Breakout session

      Breakout 1

      Realizing the potential of AI: Governance as the Accelerator

      • Itthipat Limmaneerak
        Partner, Technology Consulting, KPMG in Thailand
      • Naipaporn Sagulyat
        Partner, Enterprise Risk, KPMG in Thailand
      • Saowanee Sethsathira
        Partner, Cyber Security, KPMG in Thailand

      Breakout 2

      Value creation unlocked: Preserving profits, driving efficiency, and finding growth

      • Matt Crane
        Partner, Deal Strategy & Value Creation, KPMG in Thailand
      • Songpon Kiatlertpongsa
        Partner, Deal Advisory, KPMG in Thailand

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      Charoen Phosamritlert, Chief Executive Officer, KPMG in Thailand, Myanmar and Laos, on stage
      Vasupon Thankakan, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Microsoft Thailand, on stage
      Dr. Somkiat Tangkitvanich, TDRI, on stage
      Chai Eamsiri, CEO of Thai Airways, on stage with Sukit Vongthavaravat, Partner, KPMG in Thailand
      Kriengkrai Thiennukul, Chairman, The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) on stage with Charoen Phosamritlert, CEO of KPMG in Thailand
      KPMG in Thailand Deal Advisory Partners Songpon Kiatlertpongsa and Surayos Chuephanich on stage
      Pavarisa Chumvigrant, Chief Marketing Officer, FWD, on stage
      KPMG Business Leaders' Summit stage with screens showing the event's key visual and name

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