Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a world-changing technology, with its impacts to influence mankind in every aspect and beyond any imagination.
Foreseeing AI-driven technology disruption, KBTG in its capacity as Thailand’s leading tech firm seeks to prepare Thailand and Thais for the wave of AI-caused changes via KBTG Techtopia. To be held at KBTG Building in Muang Thong Thani on September 1 and 2, this comprehensive AI event takes the theme of “Across the AI-Verse”.
It is not an overstatement to describe KBTG Techtopia as the first forum on comprehensive AI technology, AI talents from national, regional and global levels, and the showcase of AI use cases in various industries including financial, medical and art sectors.
In organizing KBTG Techtopia, KBTG is very determined to spur Thais’ interest in and learning about AI in hopes that they will be able to keep pace with the world’s AI communities and latest AI updates. The event is designed to refresh visitors’ perspectives towards, ideas about, and knowledge of AI, as well as to inspire them with information, knowledge, real use cases, and research. Gurus will turn up at the event, which will deploy new and interesting presentation formats. To be included are conferences, exhibition booths, workshops on AI skills, and networking parties.
Ruangroj Poonpol, chairman of Kasikorn Business – Technology Group (KBTG), says AI and Human Symbiosis is an upcoming trend. In the future, humans and AI will live together as AI is blended into people’s daily life. Humans will not be able to live without AI, because this innovative technology will subtly transform people into super humans.
It is therefore necessary that people learn to use and live with AI. Humans have no choice but to understand AI or else they will be soon left far behind.
“If you miss out on AI bandwagon, you won’t be able to catch up. This AI train will move ahead really fast,” Ruangroj says.
KBTG, a tech arm of Kasikornbank (Kbank), has conducted research on cognitive banking and AI since 2019. It has already deployed MAD – Machine Learning, AI and Data Analytics – to urgently drive the business growth of both KBTG and Kbank too. Enabled by MAD, it has delivered the right products to consumers.
For example, Thai NLP now applies to Call Center. Some other technologies are used in K PLUS application, which has more than 20 million users. AI, moreover, supports KBTG’s back-office operations.
The next step of KBTG is about fostering Thailand’s AI Ecosystem. KBTG, however, is aware that it cannot accomplish this mission alone. To fulfil this mission, it must first ensure all Thais have access to AI. KBTG Techtopia, a part of this mission, will encourage discussions on AI futures and the possibilities. Use cases will be highlighted at the event by experts from various industries including tech, arts and creativity sectors. KBTG Techtopia promises to truly address everything about AI.
“We would like to invite you to the event so that you can learn about or develop AI in every aspect. KBTG Techtopia is a one-stop AI event. Visitors will find out what AI is doing in each dimension and each industry thanks to real experts joining our stage. Our speakers are nationally, regionally and internationally recognized. Don’t forget that you need to know AI to survive and move ahead in the new era,” Ruangroj says.
He emphasizes that KBTG Techtgopia will be held for Thai society. Therefore, he hopes everyone will check out the event to transform themselves into super humans with the help of AI. KBTG Techtopia is recommended for all, including school students, university students, members of the general public, entrepreneurs, and even software developers.
Tana Pothikamjorn, CEO of KASIKORN LINE (LINE BK), says AI is the hottest trend today especially in the fianncial industry. As AI is now at the heart of the financial sector, it is easy to foreesee how AI will give better customer insight and enable more efficient risk control in the future.
At LINE BK, AI allows greater understanding of customer behaviors by analyzing their non-financial data and their activities on LINE app. Such data can support the assessments of customers’ financial risks. Backed by AI, LINE BK knows which customers have low financial risks and which ones have high risks. Also, it knows which customers to contact for product offerings.
The upcoming KBTG Techtopia promises to be a truly comprehesive AI Event, which eve includes AI in arts. Better still, visitors will get not just knowledge but also entertainment. Available will be nice feasts, food for thought, and pleasant items for the mind. KBTG therefore really would like to invite everyone to this event. So many talents will turn up at this forum for the exchanges of knowledge and serve inspirations, which will lead to many possibilities.
The practical essence of KBTG Techtopia is guaranteed by its rich list of speakers. Joining the list are executives and AI experts from top institutes in both Thailand and overseas. Ready to share their experience and knowledge at the event are:
Rosalind W. Picard, MIT Media Lab
KBTG Techtopia, CEO of KASIKORN LINE (LINE BK)
Arpaporn Skunkittiyut, Lead Data Scientist of Microsoft Thailand
Axel Winter, Chief Digital Officer of Siam Piwat Group
Louis Hur, CEO of StealthMole
Rafi Katanasho, APAC Chief Technical Officer and VP of Solution Sales, Dynatrace
Jenny Chong, Non-Executive Director on the Board of Medway NHS Hospital, UK
Ben Mumby-Croft, Director of Entrepreneurship, Imperial College London
Nadhem AlFardan, Principal Security Architect, Cisco.
Highlights at the event are:
- Conference Stage: It features seminars. Over 30 speakers on this stage hail from KBTG and various other top organizations in not only Thailand but also beyond. To be held at K Stadium, it covers four aspects:
AI Trend and Outlook: Discover the impacts of AI in trend and innovations
AI Transformation: Step up organizational transformation with AI
AI x Human: Survey factors that will support AI and Human symbiosis
AI Ecosystem: Explore upcoming AI-driven business realm and new opportunities
- Showcase Exhibition: Rub shoulders with Thailand’s leading tech firms such as Slack, Dynatrace and GitHub, whcih rank among exhibitors. Visitors will also be able to check out projects by KBTG Labs and its affiliates KX and Kubix.
- Playground Workshop: Every workshop in this zone is designed to equip participants with AI skills. Trainers hail from famous organizations such as Google Cloud, Microsoft, Splunk and KBTG that will be represented by Beacon Interface team.
- KBTG FinFest: It will feature networking parties at the end of each day of the event so that participants can chat and have fun over food, beverages, and cool music. DJ Tob of Bangkok Invaders/ Southside will be in charge of playing great tunes.
For more information or admission tickets, please visit https://www.zipeventapp.com/e/TECHTOPIA-ACROSS-THE-AI-VERSE.
Tickets are now available! Normal visitor: Bt1,500 per ticket / Student visitor: Bt500 per ticket.
All proceeds from ticket sales will go to the Thailand Environment Institute (TEI) in support of its research and policies, which are implemented alongside area-based activities to address climate change, biodiversity, waste / pollution management, community / city environment management, and green label certification. In pursuit of its goals, TEI also plays a role in the Thailand Business Council for Sustainable Development (TBCSD) and collaborates with several sectors.
