Women in Limitless Space Symposium at Sasin

04 Dec 2019
On November 11, 2019, Sasin School of Management, the Embassy of Japan, Gistda, and C-Asean co-organized a symposium, Women in Limitless “Space”, at Sasin School of Management. Professor Ian Fenwick, Director of Sasin School of Management, gave the opening speech. Dr. Chiaki Mukai, the first female Japanese astronaut, gave the keynote address and spoke about her dreams and her experience in space, and her ongoing mission to encourage and empower younger generations to show them there is no limit of what women can do. A panel discussion, “Nurturing Women Leaders of Next Generation” then followed and focused on duty, and discipline to oneself and society in today’s digital and sustainable world. The symposium concluded with young women innovators sharing their presentations. In the photo: Laura Anderson, an international judge for the Japanese government‘s space business idea contest “S-Booster” (second from the left); Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, Director & Advisor of Toshiba Thailand (Former Minister of Tourism & Sports) (third from the left); Dr. Chiaki Mukai, M.D. Ph.D., Japanese Astronaut, Vice President of Tokyo University of Science (fourth from the left); H.E. Shiro Sadoshima, Ambassador of Japan to Thailand (middle); Professor Ian Fenwick, Director of Sasin School of Management (fifth from the right); Associate Professor Krittika Kongsompong Ph.D., CMC, Faculty of Sasin School of Management (fourth from the right); Tongjai Thanachanan, Director of C-Asean (third from the right); Pranpriya Wongsa, Director of Knowledge Development and Outreach Office Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) (second from the right).
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