The following is by no means an exhaustive list of the topics of interest for submission. It is meant to give an idea of the various issues that could possibly be discussed by participants. We welcome contributions on ANY topics that authors feel can contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the areas covered by the conference’s main themes.

 

Thailand 4.0

• Smart, virtual and digital factories

• Customer integrated systems

• The factories of the future

• Sustainable manufacturing : from the concept to the end of life                     

• Collaborative robots

• Thailand 4.0 expected outcomes and impact

• The EU ‘Factories of the Future’ or US ‘Smart Manufacturing’ models : Templates?

• Smart farming

 

SMEs in Digital Economies

• e-commerce and the internationalization of SMEs

• Alternative sources of funding for SMEs in the digital era

• Ushering SMEs intoThailand 4.0

• Crowdfunding and SMEs

• Government support for digitally-enabled SMEs

• From traditional to smart enterprises

• Increasing the technological base to maintain competitiveness

 

Higher Education in the Digital Era

• Developing a 4.0 era curriculum

• Developing entrepreneurial thinking                  

• Providing the skills required by the labor market

• Supporting innovation

• Bridging the gaps in technical, generic and technical skills

• Addressing the disconnects between higher education and users of skills

• Education for sustainable development

• Turning institution of higher learning into 4.0 learning institutions

• How to produce digital-era entrepreneurs

 

Sustainability in the digital era

• How to sustain the growth of companies in digital economies

• Inclusive growth in the digital era

• Investing in human capital in the digital era

• Digitally-enabled industries and labor shortages in Southeast Asia

• Dealing with an aging population in the digital era     

• Retraining employees and upgrading skills in digital economies

• Connectivity across the region

• e-tourism

 

Fintech

• Fintech startups

• Funding startups and ange linvestors

• The regulatory framework of fintech startups

• The SEC and fintech licensing

• Fintech security issues

• Fintech and conventional banking 

• Disruptive or destructive innovations?

• Minimal regulations as a push factor

 

Startups

• Supporting fledging startups

• The proliferation of startups

• Startup acceleration

• Sustainability of startups

• Startup ecosystem from incubation to venture capital

• Public acceptance of startups

• Cleantech startups

• e-commerce startups

• The Mekong Innovative Startup Tourism (MIST) inititiative

• MIST market access acceleration

• Google start-up boot camps

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Or any topics related to Business Administration,

Management, Tourism and Hospitality.