Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2020 BANGKOK– Powering Good, Powering Thailand –

Overview
Date February 6 (Thursday), 2020 14:00-18:15
(Exhibition also open 10:00-11:30)
Venue The Athenee Hotel (Bangkok, Thailand)
Opening Remarks Mr. Kosuke Horiuchi,
Managing Director, Hitachi Asia Ltd.
Welcome Address Mr. Toshiaki Higashihara,
President & CEO, Hitachi, Ltd.
Guest-of-Honor Speech Dr. Suvit Masesincee,
Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research
and Innovation of the Kingdom of Thailand
Guest Speech Mr. Kazuya Nashida,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Kingdom of Thailand
Remarks Mr. Yoshito Kodama,
Managing Director, Hitachi Asia (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Expert Talk Dr. Kazuo Yano,
Fellow and Corporate Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.
Panel Discussion:
"Smart Manufacturing,
Smart Cities,
Urbanization and
Digital Transformation"		 Moderator:
Mr. Andrew Hamilton,
Global Client Partner, Hitachi Consulting Corporation
Panelists:
  • Mr. Anthony Arundell,
    Senior Vice President, Head of Common infrastructure,
    Sustainability & Smart City, Frasers
    Property Holdings (Thailand) Co., Ltd.  
  • Dr. Chinawut Chinaprayoon,
    Executive Vice President, Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA)
  • Dr. Kazuo Yano,
    Fellow and Corporate Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.
Closing Remarks Mr. Kojin Nakakita,
Vice President and Executive Officer in charge of Regional Strategies (APAC) Hitachi, Ltd.; Chairman of Hitachi Asia Ltd., Chairman of Hitachi India Pvt. Ltd.