GEF-AM-BKK 2026 Leadership
Co-Chairs, Honorary & Committee Advisors
A distinguished international leadership community guiding high-level dialogue, strategic cooperation, and sustainable global growth at The 2nd Global Economic Forum Annual Meeting Bangkok 2026.
Strategic Leadership
Experience that turns dialogue into direction.
Our Co-Chairs help shape the Forum agenda and guide collaboration across government, business, academia, tourism, health, investment, and innovation. Our Honorary and Committee Advisors contribute distinguished expertise and international networks across the Forum’s eight strategic pillars.
Co-Chairs
Providing strategic guidance across health, tourism, hospitality, investment, and international business cooperation.
Co-Chair
Dr. Kampon Sriwatanakul
Chairman, Thailand Charter of Health
Co-Chair
Dr. Reza Soltani
President, Institute of Tourism, Belgium
Co-Chair
Prof. Kazushi Yamamoto
Global General Counsel (CLO) | Chairman, MedArb International | Immediate Past President, SIBLS | Distinguished Global Professor, TNU
Co-Chair
Dr. Victor Tay
Chairman of the Singapore Digital Chamber of Commerce Foundation (SGDCC)
Co-Chair
Dr. Sri Ganesh Michiel
National President, Malaysia Budget & Business Hotel Association (MyBHA®)
Honorary Advisors
Bringing senior policy, institutional, tourism, and private-sector perspectives to the Forum’s international platform.
Honorary Advisor
Prof. Francesco Frangialli
Honorary Secretary-General, United Nations Tourism (UNWTO), France
Honorary Advisor
Xu Jing
Vice Chairman, Global Tourism Economy Research Centre
Honorary Advisor
Mr. Sanan Angubolkul
President, Thailand–Vietnam Friendship Association; Senior Chairman, Thai Chamber of Commerce & Board of Trade of Thailand
Honorary Advisor
Alongkorn Ponlaboot
Chairman, FKII Thailand | Chairman, Worldview Climate Foundation | Former Deputy Minister of Commerce of Thailand
Committee Advisors
Specialist advisors supporting the Forum’s eight strategic pillars across health, cities, technology, tourism, sustainability, investment, real estate, global trade, and peace.
Committee Advisor
Charles Bennett
President & Co-Founder, CXSA Group
Committee Advisor
Dr. Nalinee Sutthipisal
President, Thai Association of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine (TAARM)
Committee Advisor
Dr. Kampon Sriwatanakul
Chairman, Thailand Charter of Health
Committee Advisor
Prof. Xanya Sofra, Ph.D.
Director of Research, Ion Medica, Inc.
Committee Advisor
Dr. Bart Lucarelli
Managing Director, Roleva Energy Ltd.
Committee Advisor
Dr. Victor Tay
Chairman of the Singapore Digital Chamber of Commerce Foundation (SGDCC)
Committee Advisor
Dr. Sopon Pornchokchai
President, Agency for Real Estate Affairs
Committee Advisor
Jorge Sebastião
Co-Founder & Investor, EcoX
Committee Advisor
Prof. Kazushi Yamamoto
Global General Counsel (CLO) | Chairman, MedArb International | Immediate Past President, SIBLS
Committee Advisor
Dr. Chowarit Mitsantisuk
Associate Professor, Kasetsart University
Committee Advisor
Dr. Reza Soltani
President, Institute of Tourism, Belgium
Committee Advisor
Dr. Anusak Kongmalai
President, Thailand Medical and Wellness Tourism Association (TMWTA)
Committee Advisor
Dr. Sri Ganesh Michiel
National President, Malaysia Budget & Business Hotel Association (MyBHA®)
Committee Advisor
Berat Senyerli
CEO, Bankable Zero
Committee Advisor
Dr. Ali Jafari
CEO & Founder, CourseNetworking (CN)
Committee Advisor
Dr. Andrei Radulescu
Senior Researcher, Institute for World Economy, Romanian Academy
Committee Advisor
Jakrapob Penkair
Former Minister to the Prime Minister’s Office, Thailand
One City. One Global Stage.
Join global leaders, investors, innovators, and institutional partners in Bangkok from 10–14 October 2026.
