Description

AMCHAM’s Economics & Trade Committee invites you to join them for an intimate fireside chat with Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak, a keen observer of Thai politics, society and economy, as well as the broader ASEAN region, well known to Thai audiences from his weekly Bangkok Post columns. We look forward to a wide-ranging conversation covering topics from the recent Thai elections to broader global conflict and the trade pressures shaping today’s investment climate.

Be sure to register early as seats are limited!
 
About the Speaker
Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak is a Professor of International Relations at Chulalongkorn University’s faculty of political science and Director at the Institute of Security and International Studies. He earned his degrees from the University of California and Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics where he won the UK’s best dissertation prize. Dr. Thitinan has held visiting positions at Johns Hopkins University, Stanford University, the University of Victoria in New Zealand, and Yangon University, and serves on editorial boards of academic journals, including the Journal of Democracy. He has authored articles, books, book chapters, and over 1,000 opinion articles in local and international media. His work mainly focuses on Thai politics from a comparative perspective and geopolitics/geoeconomics of the Indo-Pacific. In 2015, he was awarded a prize for excellence in opinion writing by the Society of Publishers in Asia.