Opening Remarks

H.E. OTAKA Masato

Ambassador of Japan to Thailand

Photo session

Representative from SX2024

Tongjai Thanachanan

Executive Vice President and Chief of Sustainability and Strategy,
Thai Beverage Public Company Limited

Break time

Keynote Speech

Akie Iriyama

Professor,
Waseda University,
Graduate School of Business and Finance,
Waseda Business School.

Lunch Break

13:00-14:05

Panel Discussion

How can Thai companies achieve carbon neutrality?

Carbon neutrality is a global trend. If companies fail to take measures to address it as a mid- to long-term environmental policy, it could have a negative impact on their own business. How should Thai companies achieve green transformation? We will discuss solutions.

[Panelist]

Ryosuke Fujioka

AMEICC Secretariat Chief Representative

Shuhei Toyoshima

Supply chain optimization Strategy Unit,
Executive Officer,Principal,
ABeam Consulting Ltd.

Kitiya Tavorn

Decarbonization Partnership Manager,
Innopower Company Limited

[Moderator]

Sayuki Yamane

Fellow / “Nikkei Energy Next” Chief Editor,
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.

14:05-15:05

Panel Discussion

Agriculture x DX: How Digital Power Will Change Thai Agriculture

Industrial innovation centered on digital technology is occurring in various industrial fields. Among them, agriculture is a huge industry closely related to various industries, including producers, processors, and machinery manufacturers, as well as retail, finance, insurance, and logistics. Looking at the entire supply chain, digital innovation can be expected in various situations. This session will focus on digital innovation in agriculture in Thailand. We will introduce the new value creation of this innovation and discuss its future.

[Panelist]

Tomomi Arakawa

Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer,
CDO, CIO & COO, Digital Department,
Sojitz Corporation

Pornthep Sritanatorn

Assistant Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

Somsak Garnjanakarn

Executive Director & Chief Marketing Officer,
HITACHI ASIA (THAILAND) CO., LTD

[Moderator]

Tetsushi Hayashi

Executive Fellow,
Intelligence Group,
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.

Break time

15:30-17:00

Design is no longer limited to direct contact with customers, but has become the most important factor in all aspects of business management, IT and organization building. In this session, FOURDIGIT, a Japanese design firm aiming to be number one in Asia, and NTT DATA, a core IT company of the NTT Group, will use a Thai financial institution as an example to explain how IT and Service Design should be linked, and the future potential of Design.

Session

The Transition of the Importance of Design and Its Necessity in Southeast Asian Business

As the market matures, it becomes more difficult to differentiate on functionality, and selection relies more on customer/user experience. As a design company aiming to be No.1 in the Asia Region, I will share my insights on the Southeast Asian Market changes and design possibilities.

Ryo Taguchi

Representative Director,
CEO,
FOURDIGIT Inc.

Panel Discussion

IT and Service Design in Thai Financial Institutions

NTT DATA has been operating in Thailand since 2007, and FOURDIGIT is in its fifth year in Thailand. The two companies, which have numerous joint cases in Japan, will discuss future IT and Design support activities from their respective perspectives, giving examples of their activities for financial institutions in Thailand.

[Panelist]

Takehiro Suenari

Director,
COO,
FOURDIGIT Inc.

Tomohiro Matsubara

Banking and Retail BU,
Head of Delivery,
NTTData Thailand

[Moderator]

Hiroaki Sato

Senior General Manager,
Trend Media Unit,
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.

17:00-17:30

Panel Discussion

[Panelist]

Akie Iriyama

Professor,
Waseda University,
Graduate School of Business and Finance,
Waseda Business School.

Kantatorn Wannawasu

CEO,
MEDIATOR CO., LTD.

[Moderator]

Naotaka Owada

Manager,
ICT Innovation Research Institute,
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.