Assoc. Prof. Wongkot Wongsapai leads NXPO’s national programmes that future-proof Thailand’s universities and workforce, including the Higher Education Sandbox and Thailand Talent Landscape initiatives, aligning curricula with fast-emerging industry skill needs. As Vice President of NXPO he steers manpower strategy, future‑skills policy, and international partnerships, recently co‑hosting STI workshops on carbon‑neutrality with the OECD and leading NXPO‑EPPO dialogues on energy transition financing.
With more than 25 years of work in energy policy, renewable energy, and climate‑change management, he previously served as Head of the Energy Technology for Environment Research Center and Deputy Director of the Multidisciplinary Research Institute at Chiang Mai University. Wongkot has advised APEC, the World Bank, UNEP, UNIDO, and JICA on clean‑energy projects, and frequently speaks at national forums such as NAC 2025 on decarbonising transport and power. He holds advanced degrees in mechanical engineering and energy economics from Chiang Mai University and the Asian Institute of Technology and publishes widely on energy‑efficiency and low‑carbon technology pathways.