HE Mr William Paterson PSM , Welcoming Remarks

Prior to becoming Ambassador to Thailand at the time of the December 2004 tsunami disaster, Mr Paterson was head of the Southeast Asia Division in the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In 2002-03 he was Head of the Government's Iraq Task Force. He was Head of the International Security Division in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra in 2001-02. The division is principally responsible for strategic policy and politico-military affairs. Following the September 11 terrorist attacks, he was appointed chair of the Government's Anti-Terrorism Task Force.

During 2000, he served as Chief of Staff and Principal Adviser to the Foreign Minister. In 1998-99, he served as Assistant Secretary in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, advising and supporting the Prime Minister on Asia, APEC and trade policy issues, including policy toward Indonesia, the East Timor crisis and the Asian financial crisis.

From 1995 to 1997, Mr Paterson was Minister in the Australian Embassy in Tokyo.

In 1993 and 1994 he was Assistant Secretary, Americas Branch, in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, responsible for Australia's political, foreign policy and trade relations with the United States, Canada and the countries of Latin America. From 1991 to 1992, Mr Paterson directed Australia's international public affairs programs. With the ABC, he developed proposals for an Australian television service to Asia (ABC Asia Pacific).

After an attachment to the Office of National Assessments (ONA) in Canberra, Mr Paterson served from 1987 to 1991 as Counsellor at Embassy of Australia in Washington, D.C. He was senior Australian Representative to the United States intelligence community and responsible for liaison with CIA, State Department and other agencies on key politico-military, strategic and economic issues.

Mr Paterson has also served as Director for Nuclear Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs, during which he as responsible for nuclear non-proliferation, regional nuclear cooperation and Australian membership of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). From 1981 to 1984, he was First Secretary at the Australian Embassy in Vienna, accredited to Austria, Hungary, the IAEA and the United Nations narcotics bodies. Mr Paterson had responsibility for Australia's bilateral relations with Hungary and for the protection of the interests of Australia's licit opiates industry.

Mr Paterson was a member of the team which opened the Australian Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq in 1976. He worked in Iraq from 1976 to 1978 and undertook a series of short-term missions to Lebanon, Kuwait, Syria and Jordan. Earlier, he served in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 1972 to 1974.

Mr Paterson was educated at Ballarat College and has an honours degree from the University of Melbourne. He has served as a member of the Boards of the Fulbright Commission and the Australian Centre for American Studies. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management (FAIM) and is marries with three children. He was awarded the Public Service Medal in the 2004 Australia Day Honours Awards and, in 2006, the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal for his leadership of Australia's response to the tsunami in Thailand.

Mr Andrew Biggs , MC

Andrew Biggs is an Australian journalist, author, TV producer and TV presenter who has lived in Thailand since 1989. He worked at the Nation Multimedia Group and established Nation Junior Magazine.

He hosted Channel 3's "Talk of the Town" for nine years as well as a number of other TV programs. He was the first foreigner to report the news in Thai on Thai TV, anchoring "Reugang Lao Chao Nee" for three years.

Andrew has written a number of books on life in Thailand as well as learning English. His first book, "Meuang Thai Nai Sai Ta Pom" was 1998's best-selling book for the year, and "How To Speak English Like A Farang" has sold 200,000 copies since it was first published.

In 2002 he completed his Bachelor's Degree in Mass Communication and Thai language at Ramkhamhaeng University, and moved to BEC-Tero Entertainment to work full time.

In 2007 he received an award from the Thai Government for excellence in the use of Thai language. Two years prior he won the Phetch Siam Award for excellence in TV presentation.

Andrew runs his own language school, Andrew Biggs Academy, at Ekamai, stressing conversation and communication skills.

Mr Gary Woollacott , Welcoming Remarks

Gary Woollacott is the Chief Executive Officer of Opus Recruitment Ltd. The company was formed in 2003 to service the needs of local and multinational companies that seek to recruit high quality people. Although Opus Recruitment is relatively new, the consulting team has been together for several years.

From 2000 until June 2003 Gary was Director of KPMG Thailand's executive search unit, leaving when KPMG Thailand decided to withdraw from executive search due to the pressures of the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The team left together and Opus was born.

Gary worked in corporate finance in London (Citibank, Sheppards & Chase) for six years, followed by three years in Sydney at the Australian Stock Exchange. He came to Thailand in 1995 and joined the executive search industry.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from the University of Westminster and a Master of Science (Finance) from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. Last year Gary was President, with particular responsibility for liaison with the Embassy, the Australia Thailand Business Council and other Australian groups. Our relationships with these third parties have become closer and stronger - to the benefit of all parties. He was also actively involved with membership and around 60 new members joined during the year.

Mrs Barbara Buranasilpin , Welcoming Remarks

Mrs. Barbara Buranasilpin is currently an Advisor of Loxley Public Company Limited. She specializes in products marketing and public infrastructural projects such as Telecommunication and Information Technology.

She holds Directorship positions at Mappoint Asia (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Professional Computer Co., Ltd., and Loxley Information Co., Ltd.

She had been appointed as the Commercial Representative of the Economic Development Authority, Government of South Australia with an objective to encourage trading and investment between South Australia and Thailand in every field.

She was a Board Member of the Australian-Thailand Business Council; Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce, an Executive Committee of Thai-Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Executive Board member of the Board of Investment's Club. She was also a membership of the Women Secretaries Association of Thailand and Advisor of the Federation of Business and Professional Woman's Associations of Thailand. She was voted as Business Development Woman of the Year in 1991.

Currently she is an active member of many associations such as the Telecommunications Association of Thailand, and also serves as Chairman of Thailand-Australia-New Zealand Business Council. (TANBC)

She is a part-time lecturer of various universities and institutions.

She is married with three grown up children.

Mr Robert Taylor , Welcoming Remarks

Robert is a Londoner by birth. He retired from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in mid-2000, where he had been a partner for nearly 20 years specialising in the areas of computing, forensic accounting, audit and firm management. He was the first expatriate Managing Partner of the Deloitte Thailand [ractice, where he served between 1995 and 1998. Robert has first hand experience in the Thai business and HR culture, having helped many multinational and other businesses establish in Thailand, as well as leading the culture change for his Thai firm.

Robert is the National President of the Australia Thailand Business Council, President of the Australia Thailand Association Inc. (Victoria) and one of the founders of AusThai Connections - an Australian organisation focused on advising on Thai/Australian bilateral trade, HR, cultural and business issues. Robert was actively involved in the development of the Thailand Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA) and hosted the ATBC business dinner for the Prime Minister of Thailand during his visit to Melbourne in July 2004. He has regular contact with visiting Thai ministers and government representatives; liaises regularly with the Thai Consul Generals and the Ambassador of Thailand in Canberra and visits Thailand each year to maintain his Thai connections.

He is the founder of Melbourne's Thai Culture and Food Festival (www.thaifestvic.com), an event that in 3 years has become one of the top 20 events in Federation Square - with 40,000 visitors. He is a director of aCkTiF Group a boutique advisory and strategic consulting company, Executive Chairman of Guests Furniture Hire, Lounge Designer Furniture and Tailor Made Sofas, an adviser to a number of private family businesses and consults to the Victorian government.

Mr Winichai Chaemchaeng - Day 1 , Plenary Session 1

Position Held
2004: Deputy Director-General, Department of Trade negotiations, Ministry of Commerce responsible for Doha Development Agenda (DDA), ASEAN, ASEAN-China FTA, ASEAN-Japan FTA, ASEAN-Australia/New Zealand FTA, and Japan-Thailand comprehensive Economic Partnership negotiations.

2001: Deputy Permanent Representative of Thailand to the WTO, Ministry of Commerce in charge of General Council, Trade Policy Review Board, Trade Negotiations Committee, Council on Trade in Goods and its Committee both Regular and Special Sessions as well as Negotiating Groups relating to goods.

1996: Minister Counselor (Commercial), Office of Commercial Affairs, Royal Thai Embassy in Madrid responsible for Trade promotion activities and trade regime in Spain, Tunisia and Morocco.

1992: Minister Counselor (Commercial), Office of Commercial Affairs, Royal Thai Embassy in Mexico D.F. responsible for setting up the Commercial Office, trade promotion activities and trade regime in Mexico and Central American countries such as Panama, Ecuador, Cuba.

1988: Expert on Rights and Obligations, Trade Policy Division, Department of Business Economic, Ministry of Commerce responsible for the new issues (IPR/Services/Investment) under Uruguay Round negotiations, dispute settlements such as cigarette case, IPR, GSP under US Section 301 and under GATT.

Mr Lim Say Boon - Day 1 , Breakout Session 1&2

Lim Say Boon is Chief Investment Strategist for Standard Chartered Bank, Group Wealth Management. In a career spanning 25 years, he has worked in senior positions in banking/finance and the financial media. Among other things, he has been a Director with Citigroup Private Bank, Head of Investment Research with Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Regional Research Manager with Crosby Securities, Director of Crosby Corporate Advisory, and Research Director with Standard Chartered Securities.

Mr. Lim, who also worked as Finance Editor for The Herald-Sun and the Sunday Herald newspapers in Melbourne, Australia in the 1980s, has also been a regular commentator on economic and financial matters in the regional media - including regular columns in the past in the Far Eastern Economic Review, Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, and Singapore's Straits Times and Business Times newspapers. He is also a frequent guest on CNBC Asia.

He is now based in Singapore and heads up investment strategy globally for Standard Chartered's wealth management business.

Mr Chris Baker - Day 1 , Plenary Session 2

Chris have written Thaksin: The Business of Politics in Thailand, A History of Thailand, and several other works on Thailand's economy, politics, and history.

Dr Supavud Saicheua - Day 1 , Plenary Session 2

Supavud Saicheua is currently Managing Director and Head of Research of Phatra Securities Company Limited, a position held since 1 December 2003. Prior to that, he held the same position at Merrill Lynch Phatra Securities Company Limited. Phatra is a new entity created after a management buyout of Merrill Lynch Phatra. While Merrill Lynch no longer holds any stake in Phatra, the two companies are commercially linked via a business agreement that provides for revenue sharing. A research agreement between Phatra and Merrill Lynch means that the two companies co-produce research on the Thai economy, equity strategy and major Thai stocks.

Supavud was also appointed advisor to the Minister of Finance during February to September 2001. Supavud also served as Deputy Secretary-General to the Prime Minister for Political Affairs from September to November 1997. He assisted Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Thaksin Shinawatra on various economic & political issues including privatization of public enterprises.

Supavud served as Executive Vice President of Phatra Securities Co., Ltd. from January 1997 to August 1998. Prior to joining Phatra in May 1994, he was Director of the South Pacific Division of the Department of American and South Pacific Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Between March 1991 and July 1992, Supavud served as the Head of the Office of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Assisting the Permanent Secretary on matters relating to key policy matters of the Ministry, Supavud specialized in international economic issues at the multilateral, regional and bilateral levels.

Supavud earlier served at the Royal Thai Embassy in Washington, D.C. from 1986-1990 in the capacity of economic officer. In Washington, he took part in negotiations on key trade issues between Thailand and the United States such as GSP, intellectual property protection, textiles, agricultural products and several Section 301 cases. He also monitored and analysed trade legislation and reported on the state of the US economy.

Prior to his post in Washington, Supavud was Second Secretary at the Department of Economic Affairs between 1984-86 where he worked on Thai-US economic relations as well as multilateral issues such as the launching of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, textiles negotiations under the Multi-Fiber Arrangement and economic cooperation in ASEAN.

Supavud received his Bachelor of Arts with Honours in economics from Victoria University of Wellington in 1977, a Master of Arts degree in economics from the University of the Philippines in 1981 and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Hawaii in 1984.

Mr Leigh Scott-Kemmis - Day 1 , Breakout Session 2

Leigh is Managing Director of DBM Thailand. He has 27 years' international business experience and has lived in Asia since 1989.

Leigh's previous experience was in the banking and the investment industry, internationally and in Australia. He has 20 years of senior management experience and has held roles including Vice President - Citibank, Director and Treasurer - Australian Bank, Chief Executive - Bank of New Zealand (Australia), and Chairman of stockbroker BNZ Norths. Leigh has served as a non-executive director on the board of a number of listed public companies.

Leigh was an advisor to the Australian Treasurer in respect of capital markets development, a consultant to the Commission reviewing the Australian financial system and a consultant to the World Bank.

He has had considerable experience in managing large organisational change and has a strong interest in the people issues associated with change.

In Thailand and regionally, Leigh has worked with over 150 major Multi National and Thai corporations under going change. Including career management and coaching to the chief and senior executives of major companies.

Mr Peter Emblin - Day 1 , Breakout Session 2

Peter Emblin has over 25 years experience in the financial sector as a Research Analyst, Fund Manager and Investment Banker. His working experience includes significant time in Australia, London and South East Asia including Thailand. His speciality is investment in South East Asia Emerging markets.

Having helped established one of Thailand's largest Asset Management Companies he is now a member of the largest Private Equity Firm based in Thailand.

Ms Rita O'Sullivan - Day 1 , Breakout Session 2

Ms. Rita O'Sullivan is an attorney at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Office of General Counsel, specializing in financial sector reforms, including representing ADB at international fora on Anti-Money Laundering/Combating Financing of Terrorism operations, advising on information and communication technologies, and commercial court reforms. Also an economist, Ms. O'Sullivan joined ADB as a Capital Markets Specialist, coordinating assistance to develop and implement financial sector and capital market policies and strategies in private and public financial sectors. Prior to joining the ADB, Ms. O'Sullivan was the Vice President, Risk Management, with National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) in New York, USA. Ms. O’Sullivan also worked as Manager and General Counsel at the Securities Exchanges Guarantee Corporation (SEGC), a subsidiary of the Australian Securities Exchange; and as an attorney with the Australian Federal Attorney-General's Office and in Papua New Guinea's State Solicitor's Office.

Ms Tamerlaine Beasley - Day 1 , Plenary Session 3

Tamerlaine Beasley is an international management consultant and facilitator specialising in cross-cultural and diversity issues. She is also the founder and Managing Director of the successful cross-cultural consultancy and training company Beasley Intercultural. The focus of her consultancy is assisting client organisations to operate effectively in new and diverse cultural environments. Recently Tamerlaine has facilitated in China for a of a heads-of-country strategy meeting for a multinational client; provided ongoing strategic advice to the CEO and Board of a successful international company; and participated in a team of consultants reviewing the quality of cross-cultural and diversity training in Australia.

Tamerlaine speaks fluent Thai and basic Lao and Bahasa Indonesia. She is a skilled facilitator and her sessions have been voted 'People's Choice Award' by her peers at the Australian Institute of Training and Development at two consecutive conferences. Her interventions always focus on business or organisational outcomes.

Tamerlaine has lectured in the graduate program in 'Cross-Cultural Management' at the School of International Business at UNSW, delivered workshops at the Research Institute of Asia and the Pacific at Sydney University and lectures at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management MBA program. She is a frequent guest speaker at international business networks, an Advisory Board Member of the Australian Mekong Resource Centre, a Member of the NSW Government Asian Business Advisory Council and Vice-President of the Australia-Thailand Business Council. Tamerlaine studied Asian Studies at the Australian National University, International Business at Penn State University and Thai at Chulalongkorn in Thailand.

Mr Gavin Thomas - Day 1, Plenary Session 3 , & Day 2 Morning 2D

Gavin Thomas has had a successful career discovering ore bodies and developing mining companies from the exploration phase into mid-tier gold or copper producers. He has over 32 years of international experience in exploring for, evaluating, developing, operating and reclaiming mines in North and South America, Australia, the Southwest Pacific, Asia and Europe.

Previously he was Managing Director and CEO of Equatorial Mining Ltd from 1998 to 2004 with the El Tesoro Copper Mine in Chile. Prior to that he was an Executive Director of Niugini Mining Ltd from 1985 where he led an aggressive world wide exploration team that had offices in South America, India, Europe, Malaysia and Thailand. He is probably best known for being credited with discovering the world’s largest gold mine outside of South African at Lihir Island, Gavin becoming a founding Director of Lihir Gold Ltd.

Gavin has a graduate degree in geology from Macquarie University in Sydney, a Chartered Professional of the AusIMM and a member of its Geoscience Taskforce.

Ms Sandra Millar - Day 1 , Plenary Session 3

Mrs. Millar has over twenty-five years experience as an International Consultant, Heath Professional, adjudicator, former Trade Commissioner, Instructor - International Business (Ryerson University Toronto Canada).

She has represented senior Levels of Foreign and Canadian Governments in negotiations on Worlds Fair projects in North America and Europe. Developed Health Care Consortia for the Middle East and five and a half years of "ands on" experience with International Clients and their needs in Asia. She has proven ability in providing strategic planning in, negotiations, cross cultural management, creative solutions, communications, health marketing - addressing the problems and opportunities related to the fields of off shore heath care crisis management for corporate & Government clients

Currently Mrs Millar is Director of the International Service for the Phyathai Hospital Group Bangkok Thailand

Mr Robert C. Fox ('Bob') - Day 1 , Morning Session 2A

Bob is managing director and principal of Foxcom Pte Ltd, a management advisory, operational executive and investment business with specializations in telecommunications & IT, regulation, business development and investment, competition and innovation promotion. He has been chairman of the ICT group of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce of Thailand since 2005. He has assisted several governments with devising policies to attract foreign investment in the telecommunications and IT areas as well as holding senior level operational roles.

With over twenty two years management experience (over twelve in telecommunications and IT industries), his background and experience include a sound understanding of competition and communications industry regulation through academic programmes and practical experience. He has a keen interest in seeing the advantages of telecommunications innovation and investment translate into benefits for economies and the lives of residents and business.

He was project director to establish Starhub Singapore (now listed) and regional (Asia Pacific) general manager business strategy & development for British Telecom, with significant equity investments in several places around Asia Pacific, and regional (Asia Pacific) director for a listed US broadband services company, held an interim senior executive role for a major middle eastern economy's integrated new second operator. Prior to that he had roles as project GM and main board (council) member for Australia's first private university (now a model for private higher education), practiced as an attorney & solicitor with Baker & McKenzie for some years, with specialization in foreign investment and joint ventures. As group CEO of TIME dot Com ('TIME Telekom'), Malaysia he helped align the activities of the group with national policy and is credited with introducing the adage 'collaborate and compete' to the Malaysian industry.

Bob holds BA (political science, drama) and LLB (commercial and international law) from UNSW (Sydney) and Master of Science (Management) from Stanford University Graduate School of Business where he was a Sloan Fellow.

He has devised and run (at two universities) a short LLM/MBA course on the Japanese company; taught part of Telecommunications Law at NUS for three years and given classes at Singapore Management University, Mahidol University College of Management in Bangkok and elsewhere and is a frequent conference speaker on a variety of management, governance, IT, telecommunications and leadership topics.

Mr James Coles - Day 1 , Plenary Session 3

Has over 25 years experience in the carpet industry.

1980: James established his first company in 1980 - Coles Distributors Pty Ltd. to be the sole agent for Tarkett, Tuftmaster Carpets & Westwools Carpets (Australia).

1982: Coles Distributors Pty Ltd became the largest importer of carpet into Western Australia.

1987: Took 50% interest in Westwools Carpets who were in financial difficulty, and proceeded to develop a plan to save the Company and reshape the future.

1994: Formed Aussie Mats & Rugs Pty Ltd with Mr. Ron Delavale.

1997: Bought Westwools remaining shares to have 100% shareholding. Westwools Carpets have proceeded to be acknowledged as one of the leading independent Australian Carpet Manufacturers with staff exceeding 70 people.

2003: Western Region Finalist in "Entrepreneur of the Year" 2003 sponsored by Challenge Bank and Ernst Young.

2005: James establishes Westwools Carpets (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and holds the position of Chairman. The first carpet manufacturer from Australia to achieve this.

2006: 1st June Westwools Carpets (Thailand) commences production.

2007: Still alive and healthy

Mr david Johnson - Day 1 , Breakout Session 3

David has spent the past 16 years in Asia working in travel communications while living in Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Philippines. His career spans all media from TV and daily newspapers, to monthly magazines, intelligence reports, journals, live online sites and books. David has held senior management positions for notable organisations such as Miller Freeman Asia (now CMP Asia), Haymarket Media Asia, The Economist, South China Morning Post, Bangkok Post, Alive Networks and Asia Books. David also launched Business Travel News Asia Pacific and the associated Corporate Travel World Asia Pacific events, which remain leaders in Asia today. He recently joined Delivering Asia Communications as Director Publishing Services, where his expertise and knowledge of the travel media industry, both in Asia and the world, has brought a new dimension to the team. Delivering Asia Communications is a member of The Delivering Group. www.deliveringcommunications.com

Dr Chatree Duangnet - Day 1 , Breakout Session 3

Current Positions
1. Chief Executive Officer, Bangkok Hospital Medical Center, Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (PLC)
2. Board member, Hospital Board, Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, PLC.
3. Board member, Hospital Board, Bangkok Prapradaeng Hospital, Thailand
4. Board member, Hospital Board, Thammasat University Hospital, Thammasat University, Thailand

Working Experience
2005-Present: Chief Executive Officer, Bangkok Hospital Medical Center
1998-2005: Group Chief Medical Officer, Bumrungrad Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
1994-1997: Chief Executive Administrator, Bangkok General Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
1991-1994: Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
1991-1994: Chairman of the Board, Jameson Physician Hospital Organization, New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA
1991-1994: President, Lawrence Independent Physician Association, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA

Mr Buntoon Wongseelashote - Day 1 , Plenary Session 4

Career:
1978 - Research and development, Chloride Standby Systems Ltd., Southampton, England
1979 - Production Manager, Jawa Manufacturing Co.,Ltd. (a Borneo Group of Companies), Bangkok
1980-present - Owner and CEO, Thong Seng LP, Bangkok

Mr Sean Riley - Day 1 , Plenary Session 4

After graduating from the University of Canberra with a degree in Japanese and Communications, Sean joined Austrade in 1987, shortly after its creation. In his career with Austrade, Sean has been significantly "Asia-focused".

Sean worked with the fledgling education export industry, working on market develop plans for key clients in the tertiary, vocational, secondary and English Language sub-sectors of the industry. During the late 1980s, Sean was managing a major program of education exhibitions in Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

In 1992, Sean took a short term position to Spain where he was the Trade and Investment Manager at the Australian Pavilion at the Universal Expo in Seville. On his return to Australia it was back to the "Asian-focus" when Sean managed the Asia Business Links and Asia Pacific Fellowship programs aimed at helping Australian firms enmesh themselves firmly in Asia to achieve export success.

From 1996, Sean held the position of Manager of the South East Asia Office, Canberra. In January 2000, Sean joined the Singapore office as Senior Trade Commissioner. Over 4 years he introduces major reforms resulting in increased client satisfaction and improve performance. In March 2004 Sean took up the role of Senior Trade Commission Bangkok.

Dr Nilsuwan Leelarasamee - Day 1 , Plenary Session 4

Present Position
Vice President & Group Leader, Research & Development, Golden Cup Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Other Positions
* Board of Directors and National Expert, Pharmaceutical Technology Service Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chulalongkorn University
* Board of Director, National Synchrotron Research Center, Suranaree Technology University, Nakornratchasima
* Vice President, Thai Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (TPMA)
* Chairman - Rules of Origin & Non-Tariff Barrier Committee, Deputy Secretary & Chairman, ICT Committee, The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI)

Lecturer
* School of Pharmacy: Chiangmai, Silpakorn, Naresuan, Siam and Mahidol Universities
* MBA: Ramkamhang, Thamasat and Chulalongkorn Universities

Mrs Nisa Srisuworanant - Day 1 , Plenary Session 4

Mrs. Nisa Srisuworanant started working as an economist at the Commodity Research Division, Department of Business Economics in 1977. Her work mainly involved undertaking analytical works and research on agricultural commodities.

From 1987 to 2000, Mrs. Nisa was assigned to work at the Trade Policy Division and Multilateral Trade Division respectively, where work focused on rules and regulations pertaining to international trade, especially those under the WTO.

In 2001, Mrs. Nisa was promoted as a director of Bureau of International Economic Policy, where her main responsibilities lay in analyzing, formulating and recommending appropriate trade policy.

In 2002, Mrs. Nisa was posted as a director of Bureau of Services and Investment Negotiations where she undertook analytical works and made appropriate negotiating positions relating to services and investment in all forums including WTO, APEC, ASEAN and FTAs.

Since 2005, Mrs. Nisa has been posted as a director of Bureau of America and Pacific Affairs, Department of Trade Negotiations. Here she oversees issues related to free trade areas and negotiations at the bilateral, regional and sub-regional levels including meetings with international organizations in the America and Pacific region.

Mr Andrew Hudson - Day 1 , Plenary Session 4

Andrew practices in the area of commercial law with a focus on customs and international trade. He has provided legal services to all parties involved with industry, including importers, exporters, customs brokers, freight forwarders, shipper and trade financiers.

He has provided advice covering all aspects of trade ranging from international trade conventions, arbitrations to resolve disputers, trade financing options, commodity and freight contracts to dealing with inquiries and prosecutions by Customs in such matters as dumping and alleged underpayments of customs duty, together with all related litigation.

He has written extensively on FTAs around the region.

Mr Andrew McBean - Day 2 , Morning Session 2A

A 22 year IT veteran, Andrew has held a variety of senior posts in IT and more recently Telecommunications.

From April 2007, Andrew is the Senior Vice President of Business Division at DTAC, Thailand's #2 mobile operator with 16m customers. There he is responsible for all business customers and International Roaming for DTAC. In this role he is a member of the Management Committee of DTAC.

Prior to joining DTAC, Andrew spent 9 years with Microsoft in a variety of roles, more recently as Managing Director of Microsoft Thailand since May 2003. In that role he was a member of Microsoft Asia Pacific's Senior Leadership Team, and a Board member of Microsoft South East Asia. During that period, Microsoft Thailand's revenues doubled, with significant improvements in vital outreach to customers, partners, press, government officials and NGO's.

For the two years previous to this role Andrew was the President Director of Microsoft Indonesia were revenues more than doubled in that time. Prior to that he was the Sales Director for Microsoft Asia based in Tokyo, looking after the Partner and Solutions strategies for the 12 subsidiaries in Microsoft Asia including Japan.

Born and educated in Scotland, Andrew has worked in the IT industry for nearly 22 years. He started working in the computer industry as a programmer in BASIC in 1985. After continuing programming in dBASE, Andrew started working for Ashton-Tate as a Technical Support Analyst and shortly thereafter moving to a business development role, working with key partners in the UK.

In 1988, he moved to the largest publisher of software in Europe, European Software Publishing (ESP) working first in one of ESP's companies, Symantec UK building its distribution business 600% in 3 years.

In ESP Andrew was involved in a variety of roles including starting their businesses in France and Germany.

After working for ESP for 6 years, he moved to South Africa starting work for Lotus there. There he was the Cape Town branch manager and then became National Sales Manager at IBM's Lotus in 1995.

In 1997 he joined Microsoft as Corporate Sales Manager responsible for Microsoft's Enterprise sales and marketing team in South Africa. In August 1999 he joined Microsoft Asia's regional support group based in Tokyo as Regional Manager focusing on managed partner strategy and accounts in the region, and from there was promoted to Partner Director and then Sales Director.

Mr Mick Bunworth - Day 2 , Breakfast

Mick Bunworth is Executive Producer of Programmes for Al Jazeera English in the Asia Pacific region. He is based at the Kuala Lumpur broadcast centre.

Al Jazeera English broadcasts 24 hours a day, offering a wide range of programming, including hourly news bulletins, factual programming, news features and analysis, investigative reporting, documentaries, live debates, current affairs, entertainment, business and sport.

It has four main broadcast centres - Doha, Kuala Lumpur, Washington D.C. and London.

Al Jazeera English Language Channel broadcasts to a potential audience of more than 100 million viewers in 56 countries across the globe.

Prior to joining AJE, Mick was a reporter, producer and executive producer for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He's also worked for the Seven Network (Australia) and several independent production companies.

In 1995, he won a Walkley Award for Excellence in Journalism.

Having covered the 2004 Asian Boxing Day tsunami, Mick went on to produce the ABC's tsunami-anniversary special "After The Waves" in 2005. It was a finalist for best public affairs programme at the Australian television industry's Logie awards.

Mr Andrew Durieux - Day 2 , Morning Session 2A

Andrew Durieux has worked for more than 21 years in the ITC industry. He is also qualified as a Master of Business Continuity by the Business Continuity Institute. He has performed many roles across a number of companies and industries including IT Manager for Australia's largest Logistics provider, IT Strategy for Australia's largest Telco and developed business wide Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery plans for Australia's largest private health insurer amongst others. Andrew has worked in Asia from a Bangkok base for the last 5 years. He owns a leading IT software provider in Australia, and provides Risk/Crisis/Disaster consulting services, as well as IT Software systems to large and small clients in Thailand and the region from his Bangkok based company - Coverage. Andrew has a keen interest in seeing Asia develop over the coming years with a 9 year old daughter fluent in 3 key languages and is actively involved in a number of activities with the local Australian Chamber of Commerce.

Mr Vatsun Thirapatarapong - Day 2 , Morning Session 2A

Mr. Vatsun has over 19 years of experience in the IT and Networking industry in the engineering and management roles. Prior to joining Cisco Systems, he worked in the engineering and consulting positions at Schlumberger Overseas S.A., Esso Standard Thailand, and IBM Thailand in the design, implementation and consultation to various clients in Thailand, both in the private and public sectors. Currently Mr.Vatsun oversees the function of Business Development for Advanced and Emerging Technology, as well as the Business Operations at Cisco Systems (Thailand) office.

Mr. Vatsun hold a Bachelors Degree in Engineering from King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, and an MBA from Thammasart University Major in Marketing & MIS.

Mr Alex Mavro - Day 2 , Morning Session 2B

Alex Mavro is a Corporate Social Responsibility specialist with several decades' background in the courier industry and in community service, all in Asia.

In 2006 Alex founded Social Impact Ventures - Asia, a Bangkok-based social enterprise consultancy. SIV-Asia advises a wide variety of clients on sustainability, responsible strategy, communication, reporting, stakeholder engagement, international standards, and risk management. He is a Caux Round Table (Thailand) board member, co-founder of Net Impact Bangkok Professional Chapter, and Founder/Chairman of the American Chamber CSR Committee.

In addition to being a frequent guest lecturer on matters of corporate responsibility and social impact, he regularly contributes to leading business publications on the subject.

Mr Darrell Doren - Day 2 , Morning Session 2B

Darrell works for Ford Motor Company as the Supply Chain Sustainability Manger for Asia Pacific and Africa. In this role he is responsible for ensuring supplier adherence to ethical supply chain standards through assessments and corporate social responsibility training throughout Asia and Africa. He has been with Ford since 2000 and in Thailand for nearly two years following his earlier assignment to China. Prior to joining Ford, he held various positions in Operations Management and Logistics Management in the United States and in Antarctica.

Mr Suthichai Eamcharoenying - Day 2 , Morning Session 2B

Suthichai is the MD of a respected Bangkok-based OEM wooden toy manufacturing business. His customers include the most recognized toy brands in the world, and his company has a reputation for quality and responsibility to be envied. He has personally been a leader in implementing responsible business practices in Thailand for many years, winning many awards for innovation and performance. Among other civic obligations, he is the President of Social Venture Network, the international nonprofit network committed to building a just and sustainable world through socially and environmentally sustainable business.

Dr Staporn Phettongkam, PhD - Day 2 , Morning Session 2B

Dr.Staporn has been a team member of Siam City Cement Pcl. for over 18 years holding positions from Assistant Export Manager through Marketing Manager, and at present is the Secretary General & Head of Corporate Communications. The company is Thailand's second largest cement manufacturer with over 35 years experience in cement and related products. Holcim of Switzerland became one of the largest shareholder's and a strategic partner in 1998. Holcim is a founding member of WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development), whose members have a sustainable development approach to business. Dr. Staporn's role covers Government and Investor Relations, Company Secretary, as well as CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) functions. The Company has a strong reputation in social responsibility from its many social activities often with a wide range of various Government organisations. It was one of the first Thai companies to produce a Corporate Sustainability Report.

Mr Andrew Heard - Day 2 , Morning Session 2C

Andrew Heard, a university graduate in Business Administration, Psychology, Retirement Management and Financial Planning, has worked in the Human Capital and Employee Benefits Industry for more than twenty years.

Andrew is Managing Director for the Watson Wyatt Worldwide business in ASEAN. Based in Bangkok, Andrew is responsible for coordinating the provision of Human Capital solutions to assist clients achieve success in their business strategies across the region. Watson Wyatt is a leading global human capital and financial management consulting firm with approximately 6,000 consultants in 32 countries.

Previously, Andrew was the head of Mellon Human Resources and Investor Solutions in Asia and was based in Singapore. Prior to that he was Principal of Buck Consultants and Managing Director of Buck's Asian operation - a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mellon Group.

Prior to moving to Asia, Andrew was the National Practice Manager for Buck's Australian operation and previously he was the National Administration and Consulting Manager for AXA's corporate business in Australia.

Andrew is actively involved in the Management Development, Human Capital and Employee Benefits industry through his membership with the various Human Resource Institutes across Asia Pacific.

Andrew has worked with both government and corporate clients throughout Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Hong Kong, China, the Philippines, Korea, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Indonesia, Thailand, the United States of America and the United Kingdom.

Andrew is a regular speaker at HR conferences and workshops throughout Asia Pacific and author of "iHR & Maximizing Outsourcing." He was also a writer and on the editorial board for "People Strategist" and "HR Strategies in Asia". Andrew was commissioned by CCH to research and produce their major 2005 product release "Best Practices in HR - Asia Pacific Case Studies".

Mr George Hanna - Day 2 , Morning Session 2C

George Hanna, initially worked in Australia in manufacturing and the service industries before moving to Viet Nam to assist in the establishment of Holcim's first cement operation in Viet Nam. He has spent the last 12 years in both Viet Nam and now Thailand, working with Mercer HR Consulting as the Country Manager and now as VP HR with Diethelm Limited a large logistics and marketing organization based in Bangkok. The roles in Asia have required the development of HR procedures and strategies to help lead the workforce into modern HR practices in order to compete effectively in their various markets. He has seen the rapid transformation of old personnel administration departments into business partnering HR departments, all be it with a few "bumps" on the way.

Dr Robert Lo - Day 2 , Morning Session 2C

Dr. Robert Lo was invited to join HIC as a Partner in 1999, and became its Managing Partner in 2000. Bringing an extensive business network developed in Greater China and the US, Bob established over 100 new clients for HIC during his first few years with the Company, successfully recruiting key executives such as Country Managers, Asia Regional Heads, and General Managers for numerous multinational companies and manufacturing businesses operating in Greater China. In addition to being Managing Partner for HIC, Bob is also currently Horton’s Asia Pacific Regional Director, and serves as a global board member for Horton International as well as other business and NGO organizations.

Since his arrival, Bob has not only made a significant impact on China's HR industry, but has also taken the lead in initiating a variety of internal changes within HIC itself. Applying his management experience and professional business skills gained from international organizations, Bob was responsible for pushing new frontiers in terms of operational efficiencies and service quality, inspiring new energy and streamlining processes within the Company. His contributions and efforts are evident today, with a team of highly-trained professionals who are proud to be a part of the HIC family.

Bob was educated in Taiwan and the US, with a Bachelor of Science from the National Taiwan University and a Master of Science from the University of Connecticut, both in the field of Chemical Engineering. He later obtained his doctorate from the University of Connecticut, majoring in Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science. He has worked with GE, Brand-Rex and Raychem in the US, and Polysar in Canada. Prior to joining HIC, Bob had a successful career with Raychem, where he served in various key positions, including Project Manager for their PRC JV; Country GM for Taiwan, PRC, and Hong Kong; and ultimately, Regional GM for Greater China. He was a key contributor in developing and implementing Raychem's Greater China vision and strategy, with outstanding results. A charismatic and highly regarded professional, Bob has worked and lived in Shanghai since 1993.

Mr Saeed Zaki - Day 1 , Morning 2D

Saeed Zaki is an Architect, Urban Designer and Urban Planner by profession with experience spanning over 15 years across several countries in the region, including, China, Hong Kong, India, Philippines and Singapore besides Thailand. He has been based in Thailand since 1991 and has worked in technical and executive positions with leading international consulting firms. Saeed’s experience includes Master Planning, Designing, Project Management and Construction of infrastructure, industrial, hospitality and real estate projects.

Saeed has also been a regular guest lecturer with leading Universities in Thailand and speaker at various International Organizations.

Mr Tai Hui - Day 2 , Lunch & Presentation

Tai is the Regional Head of Economic Research, SE Asia, of Standard Chartered's Global Research team. Based in Singapore, he is in charge of the economic research team in the region monitoring the financial and economic development of SE Asian economies.

Tai joined Standard Chartered Bank in 2000 in Hong Kong after graduating from Queens' College, University of Cambridge, with a Master of Arts degree in Economics. Prior to his current position, Tai spent six years as an economist with Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) researching the Greater China economies, including the PRC, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Tai advises various departments at Standard Chartered Bank, such as the Global Market business, Portfolio Management Committee and Credit Policy Committee. He was also the honorary economist of the Hong Kong British Chamber of Commerce. He is also a regular guest with both local and international financial media, including CNN, CNBC and Bloomberg.

In November 2007, Tai is expected to receive a Master in International and Public Affairs from the University of Hong Kong.

Mr Peter Albert - Day 2 , Morning Session 2D

Mr Chris Davidson - Day 2 , Morning Session 2D

Chris was born on a family pastoral holding in northern New South Wales, Australia. The property is mixed livestock and farming with predominately a cropping focus, both winter, summer and irrigation. Chris has twenty nine years experience in on-farm agribusiness. He subsequently took up a professional career with international agribusiness group, Elders Limited. Chris spent 6 years with Elders Limited in a number of senior roles including manager rural real estate, mergers and acquisitions, key account management and project development.

In 1998 Chris joined Visy Industries, a large privately owned global packaging company. His primary role was to design and incorporate a waste water recovery re-use system as part of Visy's; AU$450m kraft pulp and paper mill greenfield investment in southern New South Wales, arguably the most technically advanced mill of it's type in the world today. Visy's Chairman, is very active in the national water debate. He commissioned 4 of his project team in 2003 (including Chris) to scope up a 'water initiative study' with participation from state and federal Governments ($5.3m). The terms of reference were narrowed to five key objectives including efficiencies and inefficiencies in the Murrumbidgee river system of New South Wales.

In 2006 Chris and an old colleague established Bellwether Agriculture Pty Ltd. The company's focus is targeted towards providing farmers, food processors and municipalities with reliable, cost effective effluent treatment systems designed to produce sustainable, renewable energy whilst reducing the environmental impact of agricultural and human waste streams.

Mr Bruce Wunderlich - Day 2 , Afternoon Session 2E

Bruce Wunderlich has over 30 years of business consulting, finance and advisory experience. This experience has been obtained through his ownership and management of B. E. Wunderlich and Associates along with his time as a Director at two major Australian consulting practices operating within Australia, the Pacific and Asia, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.

Key Focuses
* Business management and advice particularly within the Financial, Transportation, Energy, Construction and Manufacturing industries, within Australia and South-East Asia
* Corporate governance and compliance in multiple jurisdictions
* Consulting practices and processes, including the development and marketing of consulting services and managing and mentoring professional staff
* Business and IM&T consulting, including strategy formulation and implementation, business planning, business development, business and IM&T alignment, corporate and management auditing,
* Information and knowledge management, architecture, performance audit and improvement, sourcing strategies and change leadership
* Knowledge and skills development and transfer within the Asian region

He has extensive experience in dealing at the Board and Chief Executive levels in politically and corporate environments.

He has been closely involved in the policy formulation and implementation and reform programs particularly within the energy, transport and financial services industries.

In addition to his professional activities, Bruce has developed and delivered undergraduate and graduate programmes at the AGSM, University of NSW and University of Technology, Sydney where he was Faculty Chairman. Bruce is also an alumnus of Columbia University Business School in New York.

He has a B.Comm. and M.Comm. and is a CPA.

Professor Nigel Barrett - Day 2 , Morning Session 2E

Nigel Barrett's teaching, research and consulting activities have been in the area of international/global marketing, with a particular focus on the internationalisation of organisations in the Asian region. He has extensive experience in conducting market research for Australian companies in the region over the last 15 years. He has published widely in the area, and current research includes studies of the impact of the Internet on the internationalisation of firms in emerging markets, as well as global brand equity in such markets (including China, Vietnam and Thailand). He pioneered and established the undergraduate and postgraduate programs in international marketing at UTS (eg Master of Business in International Marketing), and was instrumental in establishing the Market Strategy and Information Technology Group (MSAT) and the Centre for International Business. He has also established strategic alliances with universities in Thailand, China and Vietnam. He has recently lead the establishment of a Master of Business in Marketing in Thailand (he is the Director), and is currently negotiating a similar program in Vietnam. Positions held include Head of the School of Marketing (1992-98); Director, Centre for International Business; and, Director, Postgraduate Programs. He is currently Director, Business Development. He has been a Visiting Professor of International Business at both Penn State and Michigan State Universities. Prior to joining UTS he held management positions with large Australian industrial and consumer goods companies.

Mr Michael Mann - Day 2 , Morning Session 2E

Mr Mann is the Founding President of RMIT International University Vietnam, the only 100% foreign invested university operating in Asia. He has held this position since 1992. Prior to this appointment, Mr Mann was Australian Ambassador to Vietnam.

Mr Mann commenced his career as a cadet journalist at The Australian newspaper, before moving to then Department of External Affairs. He subsequently had postings as a diplomat to Japan, Cambodia, Italy, China, Indonesia, Thailand, France and Laos. From 1994 to 1997, Mr Mann was the first Chief Executive of the ABC Asian television service.

Mr Mann is currently also Ambassador to the Kingdoms of Thailand and Cambodia for the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

Mr Ralf Hundertmark - Day 2 , Afternoon Session 2F

Ralf Hundertmark is Currently Senior Vice President at TCA Gmbh where he is responsible for Airports and Asia business, Ralf has a long history in IT, Consulting and Airports going back more than 15 years.

He was formerly Sr. Vice President at AIT, Co. Ltd. a publically listed in Thailand software and IT company, General Manager Airports at ABB Limited, VP Airports for ABB Airports, VP at Computer Communications Software GmbH as well. He has worked mainly in the airport arena in Asia, with customers like Thai Airport Ground Services, Thai Airways International, Bangkok International Airport (Don Muang), Dubai Airport, SATS in Singapore and Shanghai Pudong Airport in China.

Mr Marcus Clark - Day 2 , Afternoon Session 2F

Marcus Clark is a partner of Allens Arthur Robinson based in its Bangkok office, which is operated in joint venture with Siam Premier International. His expertise in mergers & acquisitions and real estate development has been built practising in the Australian, Hong Kong, Thai and US legal markets where he has acted on numerous transactions and provided advisory work for multi-national corporations across a broad range of industries, including AXA Asia Pacific, Boeing, CEMEX, Insurance Australia Group, Macquarie Bank and Sumitomo.

Marcus is a member of the Thailand REIT Reform Task Force recently established by the Asian Public Real Estate Association (APREA) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Marcus is admitted to practice in New York and in New South Wales where he is also a public notary. He has lectured in securities law for LLM programs at Peking University, Beijing, Assumption University, Bangkok and the University of Sydney.

Mr James Pitchon - Day 2 , Afternoon Session 2F

Mr. Pitchon joined CB Richard Ellis in 1987 in Hong Kong and established the company's Beijing office in the Peoples Republic of China where he was responsible for leasing the China World Trade Centre which was at the time the countries' largest commercial real estate development. He joined the Bangkok office in 1990 and has a wide range of experience in all sectors of the Thai property market.

CB Richard Ellis is Thailand's largest property consultancy with over 600 staff and offices in Bangkok and Phuket. Mr. Pitchon is responsible for the agency and property management teams.

Mr Burin Kunatippapong - Day 2 , Morning Session 2F

Burin Kunatippapong, the Country Manager of Bovis Lend Lease (Thailand) Limited, has over 15 years of professional experience in Project, Construction and Risk Management of real estate projects in Thailand and Australia. An Engineer by profession, he has obtained postgraduate degrees in Engineering Management from Australia and in Entrepreneurship Management from Thailand. Under the leadership of Khun Burin, Bovis Lend Lease in Thailand has become a well known brand offering project management and construction services catering to well known local and international clients. During Khun Burin’s tenure as the Country Manager of Bovis Lend Lease (Thailand) Limited, the Company has won several prestigious awards, including Business of the Year and Best Employer of the Year Award form AustCham in 2005 and recently Environmental Excellence Award from AustCham in 2007.

Khun Burin has also been a regular guest lecturer with leading Universities in Thailand and speaker at various international conferences.

Mr John K. Connor - Day 2 , Last Session

* President, Australia-ASEAN Business Council
* Director, Centrepoint Alliance Ltd, a publicly listed Australian finance group
* Immediate Past President, Australia-Thailand Business Council
* Director of a number of private and foreign-controlled companies
* International business consultant
* Investor and active participant in various entrepreneurial projects
* Continuing farming and other rural interests

Broad general commercial experience including being at various times an active director of a number of private and public companies in Australia, England and Asia including:

- Mining and other natural resource companies;
- Advertising agencies;
- Merchant banks;
- Insurance groups;
- Pension funds;
- Bottled water, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, chemical and other manufacturing companies; and
- Real estate groups.

Mr Simon Moran - Day 2 , Last Session

Simon Moran is the Vice President and Director for ASEAN of Manheim Asia Pacific. Manheim is the world's largest automotive auction company and operates in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and the Asia Pacific region. Manheim is also a leading provider of services, including for inspections, logistics, refurbishment and certification, managed remarketing, consulting, market research, fleet management, end-of-lease management and information management. Manheim in Thailand was established in Thailand in 2001 and is a joint venture between Australian auction giant, Fowles Auction Group and Manheim Auctions Inc a wholly owned division of Cox Enterprises.

Simon has worked for the Fowles operation since 1990. He established the New Zealand operation in 1997 and continued with its development through to 2000 as General Manager before spending more time back in Australia, and then onto Thailand.

With more than 17 years experience in the industry, and involvement in many markets internationally Simon brings a depth of corporate and practical experience from the perspective of various entry strategies, business set up from the get go to profits for shareholders.

Simon, already known to many as the MC for several Chamber events recently led Manheim to win the AustCham Thailand Best SME Award for 2007.

Mr Philip W Forrest - Day 2 , Rapporteur Session

Phil has spent the last 26 years living in South East Asia, in the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore. He spent 15 years with Citibank and was its Country Head (Institutional Banking) in Thailand in 1988-89. More recently he was ANZ's General Manager, Asia, before taking up his current role with Omega Performance in 2000.

Omega Performance is believed to be the world's biggest bank training organization, and is proud to work in Thailand with most of the largest local and foreign financial institutions.

Phil was president of the Australia Thai Chamber of Commerce in 1991, and of AustCham Singapore from 2000 to 2004. (He is currently Treasurer of the Chamber.) He is also Deputy Honorary Secretary, and Vice Chairman of the International Relations Committee, of the Singapore Business Federation, the republic's umbrella "chamber of chambers".