TEDxCharoenkrung

TEDxCharoenkrung

According to the theme name is “Shift Happens!”, we want to portray all the events that happen in 2020 where most people feel that anything could possibly go wrong. So, as the theme suggests, we play with the word “Sh*t happens” to “Shift Happens” with the intention to encourage people to shift their way of thinking and action in this hard time for something better. In this world where shit happens, we aim to build a comfort community where unlocks oneself with an enthusiastic mind to create change to this society. Let's make shift happens!

Charoenkrung
Charoen Krung Road
Bangkok, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, 10500
Thailand

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Speakers

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Akkanut Wantanasombut

Researcher, Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University

Akkanut is a researcher. His research interest include the Platform Economy. During the Covid-19 pandemic, he works with street food vendors, motorcycle taxi, and community to create a solidarity community-based food delivery platform, the so-called Tamsang-Tamsong.

Akkarasorn (Ang-Ang) Opilan

Student and youth pro democracy activist

Akkarasorn Opilan, a founder of a youth led multimedia platform, Choose Change, and a pro-democracy youth activist in Thailand.

Deacho Chaitup

Director of Sustainable Development Foundation (Northern Region)

Deacho Chaitup, Director of Sustainable Development Foundation (Northern Region) who runs 'Mae Chaem Model Plus Project' and community enterprise aiming to end smoke from crop burning and wildfires problem. He has worked and motivated farmers to change from monoculture system to sustainable integrated farming system.

Jaturachai Srichanwanpen

Artist, playwright, and theatre director

Jaturachai Srichanwanpen, Began his career in the alternative theatre scene in Bangkok when he was 17 with Naked Masks Theatre Company, he has been a writer, director and actor in many plays. As a creator, his passion lays on the personal relationship which portrays big picture of the society. His works can be various from a fantasy storytelling to a simple daily life activities. He did his master in Arts and Cultural Management at Lasalle College of the Arts in 2016 and now he is a lecturer in scriptwriting at Srinakharinwirot University Bangkok. He is also touring his work as an actor since 2018 until present.

Joompot Sriyapan

Founder of HomeSchool Network Thailand and CoderDojo Thailand

Joompot Sriyapan is an ex-programmer, a coffee farmer and a coffershop owner. He is a founder of HomeSchool Network (Thailand) and CoderDojo Thailand. He is living with a wife and 2 homeschooled kids.

Kwin Bhichitkul

Co-founder of Dee-ng Theatre

Kwin Bhichitkul creates activities with a focusing on theatre and live performance. He is interested in various styles of performance. Such as, Body expression performance, and Conceptual performance. He’s always inspired by small creatures and situations that he experienced. Kwin always brings sense of humor into his work. He likes making the performance to be friendly with the audience so that the audience can absorb the performance gently with joyful.

Lab 5 Soundworks

Music composers and sound designers

Lab 5 Soundworks "Unexpected Craft Sounds" is a Bangkok-based music composers and sound designers founded by Parkpume Charoenviriya and Saranrat Sangchai. Experienced in theatre and film sounds, they are also passionate about sonic art field and music experiments in different styles.

Narut Wasoontaramas

Co-founder of Tact Social Consulting

Narut Wasoontaramas, the Co-Founder of Tact Social Consulting, shares experience and new solution for Thailand's education on self-awareness issue. His vision is to transform Thailand's education system.

Orapin (Kru Nid) Kusolroongrat

Founder of Joa Maloluela education center for tribe

Orapin Kusolroongrat, a teacher and a founder of education center "Joa Maloluela" in Chiangmai.

Porntip Attakanwong

Co-founder and Creative Director of ATT 19

Porntip Attakanwong is the co-founder and creative director of ATT 19, an art gallery restored from a 120 years old Chinese- Thai School situated in Charoenkrung, Bangkok’s creative district. Through her curation work, Porntip supports and incubates emerging and overlooked talents of all art forms in Thailand. She has created an inclusive space for her audiences, artists and community in the hopes to make a difference in society through art and it’s power to educate.

Praewpon Sukutsathian

Co-founder of Jai Baan Studio

Praewpon is an architect based in Chaing Mai, Thailand. Her work focuses on the harmonization of nature, human, and community. She has worked to promote spaces such as urban farms and mobilised gardens where she believes can bring people together to co-exist with nature as well as create dialogues around food insecurity we are facing today.