On March 12, 2025, the 3-King Mongkut’s Institute Club, in collaboration with the KMUTT Alumni Association under the Royal Patronage, the KMITL Alumni Association, and the KMUTNB Alumni Association, hosted a seminar entitled
“The Alternative Energy Equation: Investment Variables in the Era of New Technology” at SBN Room, 3rd Floor, Swissotel Ratchada Bangkok. The seminar provided a platform for exchanging ideas and perspectives on the current and future landscape of energy development.
The event opened with a welcoming speech by Mr. Warasen Leewattanakit, President of the 3-King Mongkut’s Institute Club. The keynote address, titled “Developing Thailand’s Digital Infrastructure,” was delivered by Dr. Somkiat Tangkitvanich, President of the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).
Following the keynote, a panel discussion on the main topic was held featuring:
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chit Laowattana, Founder and Advisor of the Institute of Field Robotics (FIBO),
- Ms. Narinporn Malasri, Deputy CEO for Business Development, SPCG Public Company Limited,
- Mr. Kawee Chookitkasem, Chief Investment Advisor at Pi Securities.
Panelists discussed trends and challenges in alternative energy investment in a rapidly evolving technological environment.
The event also featured exhibitions from several key stakeholders, including PTT Public Company Limited, Metropolitan Electricity Authority, Provincial Electricity Authority, Mit Technical Consultant Co., Ltd., Ratch Group Public Company Limited, and Communication & System Solution Public Company Limited.
In a gesture of generosity, the seminar speakers collectively donated their honorariums, along with contributions from attending alumni, amounting to 170,000 THB. The sum was donated to King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) in support of the “Ajarn Paiboon Hangsapruk Fund.”
