Date & Time
June 24, 20252pm SGT
Location

Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at Central World, Bangkok, Thailand

Organizer

UNESCAP

Website
unescap.org

Enabling an AI-ready Workforce: Exchanging Policy Perspectives and Solutions

June 24, 2025 2pm SGT
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On the occasion of the 3rd UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of AI, hosted for the first time in the Asia-Pacific region by Thailand, this pre-event will convene representatives from government, private sector, academia, AI experts, and civil society to reflect on and address urgent regional priorities around capacity building, skills, and data and AI literacy in Asia and the Pacific.

Building upon existing regional initiatives in workforce skilling and responsible data and AI capacity building, the event will spotlight tools, case studies, digital learning resources, playbooks, and adaptable policy solutions aimed at empowering both public and private stakeholders

Speaker

Wongkot Wongsapai

Vice President

Office of National Higher Education Science Research and Innovation Policy Council

Assoc. Prof. Wongkot Wongsapai leads NXPO’s national programmes that future-proof Thailand’s universities and workforce.

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Yinghui Tng

Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy, Southeast Asia

Google

Yinghui is the Southeast Asia head of Government Affairs and Public Policy for Google’s product areas of Google Play, Android, Chrome and Pixel.

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Komes Chandavimol

Principal AI Evangelist

Kasikorn Business Technology Group

Komes is a highly experienced leader in Data and AI in Thailand and US with over 20 years of expertise. He is also recognized as a Microsoft MVP in Responsible AI. Komes has played key roles as Principal AI Evangelist at KBTG, part of Kasikorn Bank, one of the top banks in Southeast Asia,…

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Ekapol Chuangsuwanich

Deputy Director, Artificial Intelligence Centre

Chulalongkorn University

Ekapol Chuangwanich serves as the Deputy Director of Chula.AI, Chulalongkorn University’s AI Institute.

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