09:00 – 09:30         Registration 

09:30 – 10:15        Opening Ceremony

• • Welcome Prof. Nitin Tripathi, Chairman, IAIBIC, Vice President Academic Affairs, Asian Institute of Technology
  • Introductory Overview Prof Pai-Chi Li, Patron IAIBIC, President, Asian Institute of Technology
  • Felicitation and Lifetime Achievement Award for Entrepreneurship
  • Speech on Business Incubation through Synergy of Industry and Academia by Dr Subin Pinkayan
  • Opening of the Conclave

10:20-12:00           Plenary session 

• • 10:20 – 10:25: Introductory Remarks, Dr. Bindu Nath Lohani, (Session Chairman), Former Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, ADB and AIT’s Board of Trustees and Executive Committee Member 
  • 10:25 – 10:40: Dr. Suwit Khunkitti, Chief Pattern IAIBIC 2024, Former Deputy PM of Thailand
  • 10:40 – 10:55: H.E. Nagesh Singh, Ambassador of India to Thailand
  • 10:55 – 11.10: Mr. Suthiket Thatpitak-kul, BOI Deputy Secretary General
  • 11:10 – 11.25: Dr. Charnwit Tridech, Director – Technological and Innovative Business Promotion Group, MHESI
  • 11:25 – 11.40: H.E. Pavel Pitel, Ambassador of Czech Republic to Thailand
  • 11:40 – 11:55: Mr. Montri Mahaplerkpong, Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce Thailand & Executive Board, Federation of Thai Industries

12:00 – 13:00         Lunch

13:00 – 14:30         Panel Discussion 1

• Business Opportunities through Industry Academia Collaboration
  • Mr. Prasad Nagaraj, (Session Chairman), Head, Intellect Design Arena Ltd. 
  • Prof. Nitin Tripathi, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Asian Institute of Technology
  • Dr. Naveed Anwar,  Chief Executive Officer of Computers and Structures Inc., Bangkok
  • Associate Prof. Kittichai Triratanasirichai, President Thai Business Incubators and Science Parks Association
  • Dr. Kitipong Promwong, Former President NXPO (Office of National Higher Education Science Research and Innovation Policy Council) 
  • Dr. Amit Kumar Jain, Director of Operations and Service, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation 

14:30 – 15:45        Round Table: Entrepreneurship Ecosystem- Challenges and Solutions

• • Dr. Pietro Borsano, (Session Chair), Deputy Executive Director, Industrial and Global Alliances, Chulalongkorn School of Integrated Innovation 
  • Adela Boranova, Incubation Manager, European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre, CzechInvest, Czech Republic
  • Paul Meyers, Founder and Head Coach of Asia Founder Coaching
  • Tanakrit Sermsuksan, Founder, SEA Bridge
  • Tanawit Tonekunya, President Thai Startup Association Committee, Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Horganice Co.,Ltd
  • Chowanond Klungpremchit, CEO and Co-founder at Ultimate Destiny
  • Vian Cheung, Director of Thailand and South Asia of Hong Kong Trade Development Council
  • Gagan Singh, Chief Executive Officer of WOWS Global, ASEAN FinTech platform for tech financing solutions

15:45 – 17:20         Panel Discussion 2

• Academia to Industry: Sharing of experiences and the way forward by University Presidents
  • (Prof. Pai-Chi Li – Asian Institute of Technology, Prof. Rajat Moona – Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Dr. Pornchai Mongkolvanit – Siam University, Assoc Prof. Dr. Suvit Saetia – King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi)

17:20 – 18:00         Closing Ceremony: Signing of collaborations and Vote of thanks

18:00 – 19:00         Cocktail Reception

• • Celebrating – International Green Gown Award to AIT
  • Launch of AIT Research Report