{"id":109597,"date":"2025-09-02T19:16:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T12:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itd.or.th\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=109597"},"modified":"2025-09-05T11:45:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T04:45:54","slug":"sea_forum_2025","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.itd.or.th\/en\/event\/sea_forum_2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Southeast Asia Trade and Development Forum 2025 Theme: The Changing Realities of International Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The International Institute for Trade and Development (Public Organization) or ITD,<br \/>\na government public entity under the supervision of the Ministry of Commerce, Thailand, in cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce, Thailand and the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), will be organizing the ITD\u2019s Annual Conference <strong>\u201cSoutheast Asia Trade and Development Forum 2025\u201d (Hybrid Seminar)<\/strong> on <strong>Thursday, September 11, 2025, from 08.00 \u2013 16.00 hrs. 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This year\u2019s forum will explore how ASEAN can remain resilient, adaptive, and future-ready amid these profound shifts in international trade.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Themes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thailand\u2019s Trade Strategy in a Volatile World<\/strong>: Strengthening ASEAN role through FTAs and resilient supply chains<\/li>\n<li><strong>Global Trade Realities<\/strong>: Geopolitical risks, protectionism, and the shifting rules of multilateralism<\/li>\n<li><strong>FDI and Sustainable Investment Trends<\/strong>: Opportunities in digital and green industries amid global slowdown<\/li>\n<li><strong>Business Strategies for Stability<\/strong>: Leveraging AI and innovation to adapt in uncertain economic times<\/li>\n<li><strong>Financing the Future<\/strong>: New financial models to support SMEs, regional value chains, and inclusive growth<\/li>\n<li><strong>Turning Uncertainty into Opportunity<\/strong>: How MNCs use agility, strategic partnerships, and digital transformation to compete<\/li>\n<li><strong>Empowering SMEs &amp; Startups<\/strong>: Little Giants building resilience, scaling across borders, and driving the digital economy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> Thursday, September 11, 2025<br \/>\n<strong>Venue:<\/strong> Napalai Grand Ballroom, Dusit Thani Hotel, Bangkok (Hybrid Seminar)<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 08.00 \u2013 16.00 hrs (Bangkok local time)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Register now:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zipeventapp.com\/e\/Southeast-Asia-Trade-and-Development-Forum-2025?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.zipeventapp.com\/e\/Southeast-Asia-Trade-and-Development-Forum-2025<\/a> \u00a0or scan the QR code before <strong>September 10, 2025<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zipeventapp.com\/e\/Southeast-Asia-Trade-and-Development-Forum-2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-109589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itd.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Button-B.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"227\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Institute for Trade and Development (Public Organization) or ITD, a government public entity under the supervision of the Ministry of Commerce, Thailand, in cooperation with the Ministry of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":501,"featured_media":109702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[79],"class_list":["post-109597","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tribe_events_cat-seminar-en","cat_seminar-en"],"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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