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Examples of executive lecture topics (cohort 2)

Functional area	Selected executive speaker	Executive topic	Opening question guides
Public policy/Governance	Executive Director of a government agency (digital economy and society)	Building digital trust: governance and policy in Thailand's tech economy	- How does digital trust shape the adoption of electronic transactions in emerging economies? - What roles do national digital policies play in enhancing consumer and investor confidence? - How can businesses align with evolving data protection frameworks?
Enterprise technology	Regional Head of a major global enterprise software vendor	Enterprise intelligence: integrating AI, applications and data for real-time decisions	- How can integrated enterprise applications enable real-time, data-driven decision-making? - What are the strategic and operational challenges of AI-enabled business ecosystems?
Technology/Digital strategy	Country Manager of a multinational cloud and data provider	Harnessing AI, cloud and data for competitive advantage	- How are businesses transforming through AI and data platforms? - What risks must leaders manage when adopting generative AI at scale? - How should data strategies evolve to support secure and scalable AI?
Data and market insights	Country Site Leader of a multinational consumer intelligence agency	Unlocking market intelligence: navigating business through data and consumers	- How does market intelligence influence strategic decision-making in uncertain economies? - What tools and methodologies are used to extract predictive value from consumer behavior? - How are firms aligning branding, product, and pricing strategies with real-time market insights?
Sustainability/Finance	CFO of a major diversified industrial conglomerate	Driving performance through ESG in innovation-led industries	- How do ESG priorities influence innovation investment decisions? - Can firms simultaneously pursue sustainability and profitability? - What metrics define ESG success in heavy industries?
Human capital/Talent	Country manager of a leading global recruitment firm	Talent in transition: human capital in a digital future	- What skills define the workforce of the future? - How are digital platforms transforming recruitment and retention? - How can leaders build a resilient, adaptive talent pipeline?
Financial strategy	CFO of a large, multinational restaurant and retail group	Leading financial strategy in a complex, digital-driven market	- How do CFOs maintain financial resilience while managing diverse consumer brands with different risk profiles? - In what ways has the digital environment changed financial decision-making, forecasting, and performance tracking? - How can finance leaders balance long-term growth investments with short-term performance pressures in a rapidly changing consumer market?

Functional area	Selected executive speaker	Executive topic	Opening question guides
Public policy/Governance	Executive Director of a government agency (digital economy and society)	Building digital trust: governance and policy in Thailand's tech economy	- How does digital trust shape the adoption of electronic transactions in emerging economies? - What roles do national digital policies play in enhancing consumer and investor confidence? - How can businesses align with evolving data protection frameworks?
Enterprise technology	Regional Head of a major global enterprise software vendor	Enterprise intelligence: integrating AI, applications and data for real-time decisions	- How can integrated enterprise applications enable real-time, data-driven decision-making? - What are the strategic and operational challenges of AI-enabled business ecosystems?
Technology/Digital strategy	Country Manager of a multinational cloud and data provider	Harnessing AI, cloud and data for competitive advantage	- How are businesses transforming through AI and data platforms? - What risks must leaders manage when adopting generative AI at scale? - How should data strategies evolve to support secure and scalable AI?
Data and market insights	Country Site Leader of a multinational consumer intelligence agency	Unlocking market intelligence: navigating business through data and consumers	- How does market intelligence influence strategic decision-making in uncertain economies? - What tools and methodologies are used to extract predictive value from consumer behavior? - How are firms aligning branding, product, and pricing strategies with real-time market insights?
Sustainability/Finance	CFO of a major diversified industrial conglomerate	Driving performance through ESG in innovation-led industries	- How do ESG priorities influence innovation investment decisions? - Can firms simultaneously pursue sustainability and profitability? - What metrics define ESG success in heavy industries?
Human capital/Talent	Country manager of a leading global recruitment firm	Talent in transition: human capital in a digital future	- What skills define the workforce of the future? - How are digital platforms transforming recruitment and retention? - How can leaders build a resilient, adaptive talent pipeline?
Financial strategy	CFO of a large, multinational restaurant and retail group	Leading financial strategy in a complex, digital-driven market	- How do CFOs maintain financial resilience while managing diverse consumer brands with different risk profiles? - In what ways has the digital environment changed financial decision-making, forecasting, and performance tracking? - How can finance leaders balance long-term growth investments with short-term performance pressures in a rapidly changing consumer market?

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