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Invitation

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Dear Ms./Mr:

We would like to invite you to join us in the fourth Asia-Pacific Innovation Day – “Innovate for a Digital Asia-Pacific” – to be held at Siam Kempinski Hotel from 6th – 7th, June, 2018.

Huawei’s Asia-Pacific Innovation Day focuses on global innovation and open partnership. It’s the first of its kind to gather such a broad range of digital economy stakeholders across the Asia-Pacific region, including representatives from governments, telecom operators, enterprises, consumers, and the scientific research community.

This year, Huawei will host the event together with Thailand’s Ministry of Science and Technology. We will have leading industry experts, scholars, and policy-makers to discuss the future of the digital economy. Together, we will explore the role of technology in digital economy, enabling digital life, cultivating an innovation-friendly environment for budding new businesses, and building out an ecosystem of shared success.

We’ve got a lot of challenges and opportunities ahead of us. Come join us at Asia-Pacific Innovation Day, where we can put our minds together to help bring digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.

It will be our greatest honor to have you share your insight on the agenda. We look forward to seeing you in Bangkok!

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Guo Ping
Deputy Chairman, Rotating Chairman, Huawei

Dr. Suvit Maesincee
Minister of Science and Technology, Thailand

Hot Topics

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2018 Huawei Asia-Pacific Innovation Day Opening Video

Event Updates

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Welcome Remarks, Keynote, Honorable Keynote Speech, MoU Signing Ceremony

Mirko Draca, Release: The Evolving Role of ICT in the Economy

Ashish Narayan, Make ICT the Source of Innovation

Speakers

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Dr. Somkid Jatusripitak

Deputy Prime Minister, Thailand

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Mr. Guo Ping

Deputy Chairman, Rotating Chairman, Huawei

minister of science and technology
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Dr. Suvit Maesincee

Minister of Science and Technology, Thailand

Agenda

08:30 - 09:00
Registration
09:00 - 09:05
Opening Video
09:05 - 09:10
Welcome Remarks
H.E. Dr. Suvit MaesinceeMinister of Science and Technology, Thailand
09:10 - 09:30
Keynote: Building a Glocal Ecosystem for Thailand 4.0
Mr. Guo PingDeputy Chairman of the Board, Rotating Chairman, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
09:30 - 10:00
Honorable Keynote Speech
H.E. Dr. Somkid JatusripitakDeputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand
10:00 - 10:10
MoU Signing Ceremony
10:10–10:30
Break

Innovate for a Digital Economy

10:30-10:50
Release: The Evolving Role of ICT in the Economy
Mirko DracaProfessor, The London School of Economics and Political Science
10:50 - 11:10
Make ICT the Source of Innovation
Ashish NarayanProgramme Coordinator of the ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
11:10 - 12:00
Panel: Technology and Social Innovation
ModeratorAnthea Lai, Senior Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence Asia TMT
PanelistsH.E. Dr. Suvit Maesincee, Minister of Science and Technology, Kingdom of Thailand; Atsuko Okuda, the Chief of the ICT and Development Section of the ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP); Prof. Mirko Draca, The London School of Economics and Political Science; Hew Wee Choong, Vice President, MDEC; Edward Zhou, Vice President, Public Affairs and Communications Department, Huawei Technologies;
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch

Innovate for a Digital Life

13:30 - 14:30
MInisiter Roundtable
13:30 - 13:50
New ICT, Smart City with Innovative Wings
Yannian HuDeputy Director of Smart Weifang Construction Office
13:50–14:10
Leading Cloud for Smart BTS
Mr. Victor TopoyossakulChief Commercial Officer, BSS Holding Company Limited
14:10 - 14:30
AI Is Changing Life
Yang TaoVice President of Huawei Consumer BG Software Strategic and Technical Cooperation
14:30 - 15:30
Panel Session: How will Innovative Technology Enables Digital Transformation in the industry?
ModeratorMichael Macdonald, CTO of Huawei SEA
PanelistsMr. Low John, Partner at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants; Dr. Calvin Bin, President of Yonyou Oversea Business, China; Mr. Sunti Medhavikul, COO and MD of UIH, Thailand; Mr. Victor Topoyossakul, Chief Commercial Officer, BSS Holding Company Limited; Mr. Joe So, CTO of Huawei EBG Industry Solution;
15:30 - 15:50
Tea Break

Innovate for a Digital Ecosystem

15:50 - 16:10
ICT Enables the Future of Younger Generation
Pro. Bundhit Eua-arpornPh.D. President of Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
16:10 - 16:30
How Innovative technology promotes AI Unicorn
Lu HaoChief Innovation Officer, YITU Technology
16:30 - 16:40
Release: Together, Dream Bigger, Fly Higher
James WuPresident of Huawei SouthEast Asia
16:40 - 17:40
Panel: How digital transformation can enable the development of SMEs and Start-up?
ModeratorMr. Pun-Arj Chairatana, Director of National Innovation Agency, Thailand
PanelistsMr Rizal Dato Nainy , Deputy CEO of SME Cooperation, Malaysia; Lu Hao, CIO of YITU Technologies; Wera Thamjarat, CEO of Callvoice; Andrew Edward Williamson, Vice President of the President’s Office, Public Affairs and Communications Department, Huawei;
19:00 - 21:00
Gala Dinner at Jim Thompson House

Last Year's at a Glance

We have an interesting line-up of speakers this year. They will explore new developments in ICT infrastructure that enables digital economy, as well as topics that are unique to the Asia-Pacific region, including targeted digitization models for emerging markets, SMEs, smart grids, services, and tourism – and the technology that can make it all happen.

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