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Ms. Wilasinee Parnurat

Country Manager
Bata (Thailand) Ltd

A proven disruptive change leader with obsession on loved brand building and team grooming. Starting as an engineer graduate who turned to pursue a career in marketing with several success stories in such leading international FMCG companies as Samsung, Unilever, L’Oreal and Yves Rocher based in many locations – USA, Shanghai, London, Singapore and Bangkok with rich experience turning-around and launching/relaunching many brands in the past 17 years.
Currently, THE FIRST WOMAN & THE FIRST LOCAL Country Manager of BATA THAILAND since it started the business in 1929 with the mission to empower the long-standing heritage company and the talented team to engage and inspire more to consumers both the existing millions of loyalty ones and many more new potential by encompassing positive actions and experiences on employees, consumers and the society.

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Mr. Adrian Chan

Managing Director, Asia Pacific and Emerging Markets
YunExpress

Adrian is an experienced leader with a demonstrated history of working in the ecommerce logistics industry. Skilled in People Management, Strategic Planning, Business Development, Corporate Strategy, and Sales Management. He has served in DHL for over a decade and worked as pioneer in developing China market in two different business units: DHL Global Forwarding and DHL eCommerce Solution. After gaining enough industrial knowledge from a global 500, he has decided to leave the comfort zone and become the Managing Director of Asia Pacific and Emerging Market in YunExpress which is a unicorn startup in Shenzhen, China.
During his career development in Mainland China, he chose to return to CUHK and pursue the MBA study in 2017. Most of the selected lectures were focusing on leadership, entrepreneurship and managing innovation & technology because he wanted to transform himself from a professional executive to an entrepreneur. To broaden the horizon, Adrian has taken a break in his career and exchanged in The University of Michigan. Finally, he graduated as Top 3 in MBA programme (part time module) from The Chinese University of Hong Kong – CUHK Business School in 2020 and awarded Dean’s List. After graduation, he has formed an alumni association: CUHK MBA Greater Bay Area Alumni Chapter and be the first President, his mission and vision are to link up the graduates and the current students, enhancing the connection and engagement in MBA community.

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Mr. Gunawan Hutagalung

Director of Posts
Indonesian Ministry of Communications and Informatics

Gunawan Hutagalung was born on 19th August 1975. Since the beginning of the year, he is as Director of Posts in the Ministry of Communications and Informatics. He was previously Director of Posts and Informatics Control. Apart of his main position as a Director, he is also serving as a Committee Member of Agency for Telecommunication and Information Accessibility (BAKTI) and as a Commissioner of PT. Pos Indonesia (Persero). He also actively participated in some international courses, such as IP Mobile Training of Beijing International Telecommunication Development (2000), WTO Agreement of USAID (2002), Cost Modeling of OVUM (2006), USO Modeling of APEC (2006), Interconnect Modeling of APEC (2006), and ITU Cost Model Training (2009 & 2010). In 2020, he won an Innovation Award of Covid-19’s Handling Support by formulating the implementation of M-Sight System in PeduliLindungi application. PeduliLindungi is the official COVID-19 contact tracing app used for digital contact tracing in Indonesia.

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Mr. Clarence Leong

Founder & CEO EasyParcel.

The founder and CEO of EasyParcel, Clarence Leong started his career as a material-science aerospace engineer in the UK before deciding to return to Malaysia to become an entrepreneur. The Penang native founded two start-ups before finally landing on a winner in 2014.
After the unsuccessful attempt at scaling his second start-up, Leong came up with a novel idea of streamlining shipping, and doing away with the unnecessary manual labour involved in delivering a parcel, which costs both time and money. He founded EasyParcel, a web-based parcel consolidator and e-commerce shipping solutions provider, which enables customers to book deliveries with multiple established courier companies at competitive prices.
With EasyParcel’s integrated e-commerce platform, customers can get quotes from multiple courier companies to get the best price, do a quick online-delivery booking, track their delivery and get auto-generated consignment notes. Today, EasyParcel has more than one million users including SMEs, with an average of 100,000 deliveries daily, and has a presence in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.

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Dr. Vinaya Prakash Singh

Secretary-General, Asian-Pacific Postal Union
Asian-Pacific Postal Union, Bangkok.

Dr. Vinaya Prakash Singh is the Secretary-General of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union (APPU). He was elected to this position during the APPU Congress held in Bangkok in 2022.
An Indian Postal Service (IPoS) officer of the 1988 batch, Dr. Singh comes with a rich and varied experience of more than 33 years working with the Government of India and outside. He has handled various portfolios in the Department of Posts, Government of India (India Post), which entail diverse responsible positions managing myriad facets of policy formulation, policy implementation, postal operations, international relations, and financial services. Outside India Post, his experience includes working with the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) of India and with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Afghanistan.
He has a Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Management from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. Before assuming his current position as the Secretary-General of the APPU, he was working as a Member of the Postal Services Board, Government of India, handling the HR matters of close to half a million postal staff. In his present role, he leads the Union catering to the postal needs of 32 member countries from the Asia Pacific region and is also the Head of one of the world’s largest intergovernmental postal training institutes- the Asian Pacific Postal College.

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Mr. Paul Abbott

Operations Director
DHL Supply Chain Thailand

Global supply chain professional with +25 years’ experience in operations, systems, and process development/implementation. Specialization in fulfillment from FC (fulfillment center) builds to mega campaign delivery, driving efficiency, TPH (throughput per hour) and CPI (cost per item) through proven and innovative process development and implementation. Strategic product development from concept to delivery with a passion for people development.

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Ms. Reuthairatana Teerasorakrai (Rachel)

Supply Chain & Logistics Leader
Decathlon (Thailand) Ltd.

Rachel is currently a Director/ Leader of the Supply Chain & Logistics at Decathlon Thailand. Taking care of overall end-to-end Product Supply chain & Logistics operations in Thailand. Starting from market demand forecast, supply planning, custom duty & compliance, warehouse & transportation operations, distribution, and delivery until the logistics at the retailer sites or customer site. She has experience in various cross-functional roles over 15 years in Supply Chain, Logistics, Distribution Center Manager, Warehouse start-up project leader, Retail Sale manager, and Finance & Accounting.
Rachel is passionate about outdoor activities and sports (such as Hiking, Trekking, Skiing, Snorkeling, Canoeing, Badminton, and Running), and has joined Decathlon 6 years ago. Decathlon is an international sports company that does product designs, produces, and retails on its own.

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Mr. Patrick Wong

Country Manager
GoGoX

Patrick is the Country Manager for GoGoX Singapore.
Listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2246.HK), GoGoX is a leading online logistics technology company operating in several Asian countries, including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, India, and Vietnam. The company offers on-demand and custom logistics solutions for businesses, as well as value-added services like fuel cards and insurance.
Under Patrick’s leadership, the Singapore operations have experienced a 13x growth over the past six years and have established strong relationships with multiple anchor clients, with an average duration of four years. GoGoX Singapore has also received multiple industry awards, such as the Asia E-commerce Awards 2020, in recognition of its services for IKEA and Giga!.

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Dr. Narain Chutijirawong

Executive Director
Deloitte Thailand

Dr. Narain Chutijirawong is currently working as Executive Director for Deloitte Thailand. He has over 20 years in management consulting, sales and marketing, as well as IT Industry experiences with international companies, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle. He was also a lecturer in IT & Digital Marketing andCRM/Business Analytics in various universities.
Narain holds a Doctoral degree in IT in business from Chulalongkorn University, a MBA degree from Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University and BSc in Industrial engineering from Chulalongkorn University.

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Mr. Sid Hart

Managing Director
Asia Pacific Post Cooperative

Sid is the Managing Director of the Asia Pacific Post Cooperative (APP), a non-governmental, non-profit organisation supporting postal operators in the Asia Pacific region. As a logistician with 25 years of experience, including a background in the UK’s Royal Air Force, Sid is an expert in post, parcel, cross border, and e-commerce.
The APP provides a platform for its 28 members to share experiences and information, with a focus on quality, innovation, e-commerce, and sustainability. The organisation’s mission is to assist members in improving quality and increasing volume, revenue, and profitability. The APP promotes cooperation and exchange of best practices and supports the development of postal services in the region. Sid is passionate about the postal industry and its role in promoting economic development and social mobility. He has worked in the Asia Pacific region for over a decade and is dedicated to the success of the APP and its members.

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Mr. Ben Lin

Managing Director
Lalamove Thailand

Ben is the Managing Director of Lalamove Thailand. He is tasked with growing the business across regions and introducing new products to fit ever-changing consumer needs.
Ben has vast experience in the FMCG industry with the Boonrawd Group. He has held positions within Boonrawd Trading and Boonrawd Supply Chain and has worked on Joint Ventures, New Product Launches, and Business Strategy.
Ben has extensive multicultural experiences having both lived and worked in the US, France, Germany, Thailand, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

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Mr. Hari Narayan Tripathi

Country Head
WeFreight Shipping & Logistics (Thailand) Ltd.

Hari is Country Head of WeFreight Thailand. He has over 25 years of work experience in commercial, logistics, supply chain, and market development. Throughout his career, he has hands-on experience in various functions such as sales and marketing, finance, warehouse, logistics, distribution, production planning, and dispatch scheduling, etc

He has worked in global multinational logistics service provides like Keuhne+Nagel, DB Schenker, Rhenus and manufacturing in Aditya Birla Carbon at senior management positions in Thailand.

He has completed Master of Science [M Sc] in Chemistry and Master of Business Administration [MBA] and fluent in English, Hindi (Indian Language) and Thai.

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Mr. Nithinunt Manowaranunn

Founder & CEO
MOLOG Technology Co.,Ltd.

With over 15 years of experience in the logistics field, he has developed extensive expertise in logistics management systems and software development for enterprise-level resource planning systems. His specialization is in logistics as an enterprise resource planning (ERP) from both the operational level and the software system perspectives. This makes the company one of the few logistics software specialists in Thailand.

Thanks to his experience, he has gained a deep understanding of the logistics industry's challenges. He aims to leverage this knowledge to enhance Thailand's most advanced Logistics Management Platform software, "MOLOG," by expanding the system's capabilities to support applications for businesses of all sizes. By doing so, organizations can utilize this software to efficiently solve problems and meet customer needs.

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Mr. Muhamed Ali Arafat

Regional Director - SEA
Locus

Ali Arafat comes with 13+ years of experience across Management Consulting, SaaS and Product organizations. He has experience transforming and centralizing the Logistics function across SEA regions for large businesses. He also has experience of working across multiple industries such as Retail, FMCG and Manufacturing. In his current role at Locus, Ali has a regional responsibility to grow the South East Asia region, by disrupting the Supply Chain through AI & NLP enabled Last Mile Delivery Management. He is also responsible for the identification of new business opportunities through means of alliances, Joint Ventures, acquisitions, mergers.

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Ms. Onusa (Nan) Suthamsamai

Founder & Director
GPNS International Co., Ltd.

GPNS International Co., Ltd. : We are an Australian – Thai company with 25 years of experience in the retail industry & business expansion throughout SEA & Chinese markets.
Our in-house team & trusted partners are professionals and experts in brand & business expansion from feasibility study, to sales, marketing, and operations management to succeed in the competitive retail industry.
We’ve been working extensively on both online & offline retail business for Fashion, Beauty, and Health products with our distribution network throughout Asia.

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Mr. Pratchya Supajitra

Logistics Excellence Specialist
CP All Public Company Limited

Mr. Pratchya is an experienced & expert both of warehouse management & transportation system. He is a member to implementation & development 7-11Delivery in Thailand. (Leadership program. LDP.1- LDP.3). In 2022, He is also become a member of Truck-EV project of CP. Group: SPLD to develop & study the new technology to support logistics & supply chain of CP. business in the future.

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M.L. Luesak Chakrabandhu

Managing Director
Amarin Book Center Co. Ltd.

Luesak an experienced Management Professional for Leading Public and Private Companies is currently serving as the Managing Director at Amarin Book Center. In addition to this, he holds multiple positions such as President of The Association of Thailand Open Source Federation, Secretary General at the Committee on border trade and cross border trade (Cambodia & Vietnam side) Board of Trade of Thailand; Executive Committee at Thailand-Cambodia Business Council (TCBC); Advisor at Thai-Myanmar Business Council (TM-BC); Vice president at Thailand Renewable Energy for Community Association and Executive Committee at Thai Open Source Federation (TOSF). Luesak has vast experience as a Human Resource Management Consultant and in Business Development in CLMV Countries.

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Martin Weiss

Director
VITRONIC Machine Vision Asia Sdn. Bhd.

40 years of experience in optomechanical solutions for machine vision Since 2008 with VITRONIC Dr.-Eng. Stein Bildverarbeitungssysteme GMBH based in Wiesbaden, Germany.

To present
camera-based Parcel ID solutions and the capturing of item dimensions. VITRONIC is the leading supplier in the automated capturing of parcel data.

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Mr. Tarun Pant

Advisor
Express Roadways Pvt. Ltd

Graduate in science, postgraduate in management.
28 years of Indian and ASIAN experience in supply chain and logistics with organisations of repute. Out of which 10 years in top management.
During my working days i was with Om Logistics, NECC, DTDC, TCI, Riverland International where I grew from management trainee to vice president & head - supply chain / c.e.o.
Presently I am associated with Express SCS as CEO, Express Roadways Pvt.Ltd.as advisor to the board of directors. adimantar rural and tribal development foundation as director on board. adimantar lifestyle as a chief mentor and director on board.
During these years have created many successful business models in supply chain in ASIAN scenario which created a cost effective and efficient outcomes for the industry.

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Mr. Dhirender Beniwal

Business Development Head
Mojro Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

With over 10 years of sales & consulting experience in Logistics & Supply Chain, Dhirender has worked with organizations like BlueYonder, Blackbuck, Kotak Mahindra Bank, among others. He's been leading Enterprise Sales efforts at Mojro Technologies for 5+ years. His journey with Mojro is as old as its products, making him essentially part of the co-founding team, having contributed to shaping the product from its foundation to what it is today. He comes with a strong pedigree of B-Tech from Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) and MBA from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB).

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Mr. Sumesh Rahavendra
Group Chief Transformation and Digital Officer
Pos Malaysia Berhad
Mr. Ivan Sham
CEO
Red Wheels Trading
M.L. Luesak Chakrabandhu
Managing Director
Amarin Book Center Co. Ltd
Mr. Maytouch Udommahuntisuk
Managing Director
Skyfrog Co., Ltd.
Mr. Nattapume(Tam) Pavaratn
Senior Vice President / Managing Director
JWD InfoLogistics PCL
Mr. Nithi (Mek) Satchatippavarn
Founder
MyCloudFulfillment
Mr. Shobhit Elhance
Vice President - Business Development
LogiNext
Mr. Thomas Luescher
Mr. Thomas Luescher
Kyburz Asia Co., Ltd.
Mr. Grzegorz Sagan
Head of Operations
Flash Coffee Thailand
Ms. Dollarchat Putklang
Country Head – Thailand
Anchanto
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