BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250619T110000Z DTEND:20250619T133000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:The Governors' Table @ Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok DESCRIPTION:AMCHAM invites you to join us for our Governors' Table\, hosted by Asama (Prae) Dumrongmongcolgul of Meta\, Mark Kuo of Pfizer\, and Philip Bernard of Western Digital.\n\nOur Governors' Tables offer an opportunity to connect to leading executives and AMCHAM Board Governors over leisurely dinners in unique venues around Bangkok. The small group size allows for individual introductions followed by relaxed\, wide-ranging conversations with leaders from diverse industries and businesses.\n\n\n\nThis evening's venue is The Library at the Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok\, offering splendid views of the city's skyline.\n\nAbout Your Hosts:\n\n\n\nAsama (Prae) Dumrongmongcolgul is Country Director of Facebook\, Thailand from Meta. Her focus area is driving economic impact for the country by empowering businesses of all sizes in Thailand to better connect with their consumers and communities through digital and commerce. Prior to Meta\, Prae was a Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group\, Thailand. She has advised clients in a wide range of industries and across topics related to digital transformation and growth. She has more than 15 years of industry experience and has worked across SEA. Prae earned her B.S. in Systems Engineering from University of Virginia and her MBA from the Wharton School\, University of Pennsylvania. Prae is a strong believer in social impact and passionate about bringing positive changes to local communities. \n\nMark Kuo is Country Manager of Pfizer Thailand\, leading in the companies purpose to bring breakthroughs that change patients' lives. With his diverse and in-depth pharmacist knowledge\, background\, and strong leadership skills\, Mark has brought more than two decades of extensive experience in marketing\, sales\, strategic planning\, business operation and development as well as project management to drive the pharmaceutical industry toward his ambitious goal of changing more patients' lives in Thailand.\n\nPhilip Bernard is the Senior Vice President of Global HDD Operations of Western Digital\, with over 30 years of experience in the hard drive industry. He has held executive positions in engineering and operations at Western Digital Corporation in both Asia and the United States. In his current role\, based in Thailand\, he leads WD's main operation in Thailand together with pilot factories overseas\, as well as engineering in many countries. Philip holds multiple patents in the field of storage engineering and is a strong advocate for industry 4.0 technologies\, contributing to both industry and academic advancements. On the academic front\, Philip Bernard served as a member of the Industrial Advisory Panel for the School of Engineering and Computer Engineering at Monash University's Malaysian campus from 2012 to 2015. In March 2021\, he was appointed as the Industrial Advisor for the Physics Department of Xiamen University Malaysia. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

AMCHAM invites you to join us for our Governors'\; \;Table\, hosted by Asama (Prae) Dumrongmongcolgul of Meta\, Mark Kuo of Pfizer\, \;and Philip Bernard of Western Digital.

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Our Governors'\; \;Tables offer an opportunity to connect to leading executives and AMCHAM Board Governors over leisurely dinners in unique \;venues around Bangkok. The small group size allows for individual introductions followed by relaxed\, wide-ranging conversations with leaders from diverse industries and businesses.
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\nThis evening'\;s venue is The Library at the Kimpton Maa-Lai \;Bangkok\, offering splendid views of the city'\;s skyline.

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About Your Hosts:
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\nAsama (Prae) Dumrongmongcolgul \; \;is Country Director of Facebook\, Thailand from Meta. Her focus \;area is driving economic impact for the country by empowering businesses of all sizes in Thailand to better connect with their consumers and communities through digital and commerce. \; \;Prior to Meta\, Prae was a Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group\, Thailand. She has advised clients in a wide range of industries and across topics related to digital transformation and growth. She has more than 15 years of industry experience and has worked across SEA. \;Prae earned her B.S. in Systems Engineering from University of Virginia and her MBA from the Wharton School\, University of Pennsylvania. \;Prae is a strong believer in social impact and passionate about bringing positive changes to local communities. \;

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Mark Kuo \;is Country Manager of Pfizer Thailand\, leading in the companies purpose to bring breakthroughs that change patients'\; lives. \; With his diverse and in-depth pharmacist knowledge\, background\, and strong leadership skills\, Mark has brought more than two decades of extensive experience in marketing\, sales\, strategic planning\, business operation and development as well as project management to drive the pharmaceutical industry toward his ambitious goal of changing more patients'\; lives in Thailand.

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Philip Bernard is the Senior Vice President of Global HDD Operations of Western Digital\, with over 30 years of experience in the hard drive industry. \; He has held executive positions in engineering and operations at Western Digital Corporation in both Asia and the United States. In his current role\, based in Thailand\, he leads WD'\;s main operation in Thailand together with pilot factories overseas\, as well as engineering in many countries. \; Philip holds multiple patents in the field of storage engineering and is a strong advocate for industry 4.0 technologies\, contributing to both industry and academic advancements. \; On the academic front\, Philip Bernard served as a member of the Industrial Advisory Panel for the School of Engineering and Computer Engineering at Monash University'\;s Malaysian campus from 2012 to 2015. In March 2021\, he was appointed \;as the Industrial Advisor for the Physics Department of Xiamen University Malaysia.

\n LOCATION:Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok\, Library\, 30th Floor UID:e.3314.2954 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260418T061428Z URL:http://www.connect.amchamthailand.com/events/details/the-governors-table-kimpton-maa-lai-bangkok-04-24-2025-2954 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR