Bangkok, Thailand: 10th February 2025 - Last week, The Australian New Zealand Welcome Group (ANZWG, formerly the Women's Group) and the Advance Australia Council hosted 170 attendees, speakers and sponsors for the Leading Women's Summit 2025 in Bangkok.
The event, which took place at the Hilton Sukhumvit Soi 24, was supported by Midas PR, and planned in alignment with International Women's Day. Celebrating and amplifying the voices of 17 influential women from diverse fields, the event took a dynamic and engaging 'rotating round table' format, with each discussion held with small groups of nine attendees.
Speakers included:
- H.E. Dr Angela Macdonald: Australian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand
- H.E. Ping Kitnikone (Canada): Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Kingdom of Thailand
- H.E. Millicent Cruz-Paredes (Philippines): Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Kingdom of Thailand
- Kae Chollada (Mekratri) Sirisant: Founder/President (The Voice Foundation)
- Wing Commander Chuleeporn Sungmana: Assistant Director of Operations Division at the Peace Operations Center, under the Directorate of Joint Operations of the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTArF).
- Jenn Villalobos: Chief Digitisation Business Officer (Asset World Corporation)
- Pamela Hongsakul: Leadership and Media Advisor
- Pol. Col.Dr. Achita Thakur: Lecturer, Guest Speaker, Co-course Supervisor
- Lyn Kok: Founder/CEO (Mula-X)
- Jasmine Ariff: Country Lead (AccelerAsia Pte Ltd.)
- Mo Seetubtim: Founder/CEO (The Happiness Planner)
- Rupali Babu: Co-Founder (COO BCX Design Pte. Ltd.)
- Rapheephan Naweera: President/Founder (Wine Aspect)
- Naphalai Areesorn: Editorial Advisor (Media Magination - Time Out, Koktail), Former Editor-in-Chief (Thailand Tatler)
- Dr. Karine Lohitnavy-Frick: Founder/Master Connector (Midas PR), Chair (PRCA Thailand)
- Opal Piyaporn Kijtikhun: CEO (Senna Lab)
- Lynn Howard: Business Strategist, International Speaker, Author
The Summit and its attendees also raised more than 100,000 THB for the Association for the Promotion of the Status of Women APSW (The Emergency Shelter).
Further information and images can be found on the event's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/623326226837285/?active_tab=discussion&locale=en_GB