Circular Living Symposium 2020

Dr. Kongkrapan has more than 25 years of experience in the global petrochemical and chemical sectors. With his considerable expertise, he has solidified GC’s position as a leading petrochemical company. His values-based leadership approach has enabled the company to grow sustainably, and he firmly believes in the power of people to make things better. This is even more important during the Covid-19 pandemic which has demonstrated GC’s strengths and its solutions in overcoming the crisis.

Theos Jan leads McKinsey global petrochemicals practice group. For more than twenty years, he has offered consulting support to a broad range of companies in the chemicals and energy sectors. He also leads McKinsey on Chemicals, McKinsey’s publication series that explores the changing chemicals landscape. He also launched and leads McKinsey’s initiative on plastics recycling, and he currently advises companies and industry associations as they work toward a circular economy.

Thapana Sirivadhanabhakd is the President and CEO of Thai Beverages PCL, a leading total beverage company that is shifting its business strategy from competition to collaboration. ThaiBev incorporates sustainability practices in its business to benefit society and the environment, while improving performance. With the support of its employees and stakeholders, this approach has enabled ThaiBev to become the largest food and beverage leader in the ASEAN market.

Arthur is a structural engineer, architect and pioneer of loop economy building material solutions. He has specialized in post-consumer trash recycling applications to help shift mass consumption to a close-loop model. In 2005, he established MINIWIZ, a company dedicated to upcycling and innovations in reusing consumer trash and industrial waste.

EREMA Group is the world’s leading manufacturer of plastics recycling solutions. The circular economy is the declared objective within the plastics industry, and to implement it across the board the group of companies now has six subsidiaries.

ECOCO is a points system designed with the circular economy in mind and to make doing things for the environment fun and rewarding by inviting more people, companies and organizations to work together for our planet. The name ECOCO consists of ECO and Coin, representing the concept of resource regeneration and sustainable development.

Narongrid Galaputh is the Chief Executive Officer of the Non-Hospital Group of Bangkok Dusit Medical Service Public Co., Ltd. (BDMS), the largest hospital group in the Asia-Pacific and an SET top 50 listed company. He is a well-rounded business executive with proven experience in high-tech manufacturing, supply chain management, and the healthcare service industry. He has developed a keen interest in embracing logistics and supply chain excellence in the healthcare industry, not only in Thailand, but throughout the ASEAN region, and has spoken on healthcare and the healthcare supply chain to university students as a guest lecturer at schools, universities, and on academic committees.

Bringing a philosophical approach to thinking about the circular economy, Phra Maha Pranom Dhamma Langkaro applies Buddha’s teachings to waste management and environmental conservation. After establishing an integrated waste management center, the temple and the community are now collaborating to transform plastic waste into upcycled saffron robes, which perfectly reflects the combination of dharma and community support.

With a goal to build a brand that focuses on sustainability and being organic, Anak Navaraj overseas Patom’s work from upstream to downstream and aims to create unique products and experiences at Patom’s outlets. With an emphasis on traceability and transparency, Patom works with the Sampran Model’s network of organic farmers to cultivate high quality raw materials, then manufactures organic lifestyle products at our in-house factory. Each year, Patom donates 3% of sales to the Sampran Model to encourage a circular economy.

Jirarot Pojanavaraphan, is a Managing Director of Saeng Charoen Grand Co., Ltd. (SC GRAND), a textile recycling company that has been operating with expertise in zero waste and closed-loop systems from recycling, and upcycling pre-consumer and post-consumer textile waste for over 50 years. He has been instructing university students on textile branding, and also founded VT Thai Group Co., Ltd. (VT THAI), an online platform for Thai handcrafts which aims to have a positive social impact through circular economy principles.