Plenary Forum: The Future of Thai Industry
(อนาคตอุตสาหกรรมไทย: จากการเปลี่ยนผ่านสู่โอกาสการเติบโตรอบใหม่)

12 November 2026

Thai industry is at a critical turning point, driven by shifting global trade rules, emerging international competitors, geopolitical supply chain disruptions, and increasingly stringent environmental standards. Key sectors—including automotive, electronics, food, packaging, and materials—must rapidly adapt to maintain global competitiveness. Concurrently, advanced manufacturing, digital transformation, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) present vital opportunities to boost productivity, elevate quality, and create high-value products, while the transition to a low-carbon economy serves as both a mandate and a strategic opportunity for trade and investment.

This Plenary Forum bridges multi-dimensional perspectives, ranging from national policy directions and global economic shifts to unlocking “Thailand’s New Industrial Growth Engines.” Through the lens of technology, economics, geopolitics, future industries, investment policy, and green finance, the discussion will address how traditional industries can evolve, which emerging sectors offer new growth, and what critical ecosystems—spanning technology, capital, and workforce—Thailand must urgently foster to secure long-term industrial sustainability.

<Tentative Program> Plenary Forum: The Future of Thai Industry

Time	Talk Titles / Speakers
	Plenary Forum: The Future of Thai Industry
13:30 – 14:00 (30 min.)	Driving Thailand’s Green Industrial Future through Advanced Materials Prof. Dr. Yodchanan Wongsawat Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) of Thailand
14:00 – 14:45 (45 min.)	The New Rules of Global Competition: What They Mean for Thai Industry Dr. Santitarn Sathirathai Vice-Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance of Thailand
14:45 – 15:00	Refreshment
15:00 – 15:15 (15 min.)	Four Decades of MTEC: Driving Thai Industrial Transformation Assoc. Prof. Toemsak Srikhirin Executive Director of National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), NSTDA
15:15 – 16:30 (75 min.)	Panel Discussion “The Next Growth Engines for Thai Industry” Panelists: Asst. Prof. Dr. Arm Tungnirun, Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University Mr. Suthiket Thatpitak-Kul,Deputy Secretary General High-Level Representative from the Federation of Thai Industries Representative from Bank of Thailand Moderator: Dr. Sarawut Lerspalungsanti, Deputy Executive Director (Research and Development Support) of National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), NSTDA