MIT Sloan ASEAN Office

Programs and Impact

Conferences and Symposiums

 

Disaster Management Conference (June 30, 2025) 

In June 2025, the MIT Sloan ASEAN Office, in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy Bangkok and the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) Thailand, hosted the Disaster Management Conference: Building a More Resilient ASEAN through Technology, Innovation and Design. The conference examined disaster preparedness and response in the face of climate change and rapid urbanization. Keynote presentations highlighted approaches ranging from risk reduction through urban design, to emerging research for AI in climate modeling, to Bangkok’s own disaster management practices. 

Industry experts from sectors including infrastructure, manufacturing, and technology joined panel discussions on how to improve preparedness across the Southeast Asia region. An accompanying Innovation and Technology Showcase featured practical applications from AI-based risk planning to urban disaster management tools. By bringing together policy, research, and industry, the conference created a platform for collaboration to advance resilience across Southeast Asia. 

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MSAO Longevity Conference 

Longevity Conference (Oct 31 - Nov 1, 2024) 

In October 2024, the MIT Sloan Global Programs hosted Beyond Years: The Future of Longevity in Bangkok, Thailand, a two-day conference that gathered MIT faculty, researchers, policymakers, healthcare practitioners, and business leaders to examine the challenges and opportunities of aging societies in Southeast Asia.  The conference explored longevity through three broad themes: Imagining Wellbeing for Longevity, Designing the Context for Longevity, and Financing Longevity.

These themes were addressed through a combination of keynote speeches, panel discussions, and breakout sessions covering healthcare, urban planning, and public policy.  By bringing together experts from diverse sectors, Beyond Years: The Future of Longevity created a unique forum for cross-sector dialogue and collaboration, highlighting strategies for Southeast Asian societies to navigate demographic transformation with resilience, innovation, and inclusive growth. 

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Dialogues and Engagements

 

MIT Faculty Dinner Talk (July 3, 2025) 

In July 2025, the MIT Sloan ASEAN Office co-hosted an evening talk with the MIT Association of Thailand at the Bangkok Club, bringing together MIT alumni, faculty, and newly admitted students for a dinner conversation on Global Vision, Local Impact: MIT For a Better World.  Insights were shared by Professor Duane S. Boning, MIT’s Vice Provost for International Activities, on MIT’s global engagement strategy; Professor Miho Mazereeuw, Mission Director of the MIT Climate Project and Director of the Urban Risk Lab, on designing resilient communities; and Dr. Sai Ravela, Principal Research Scientist in Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, on climate risk and modeling. 

The discussion was moderated by Mr. Piya Sosothikul SB '93, MS '95, Secretary of the MIT Association of Thailand, and explored topics ranging from international engagement and research-driven innovation to MIT's broader global mission. The gathering welcomed alumni from all five MIT schools and one College: Architecture and Planning, Engineering, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Sloan School of Management, and Science, as well as the Schwarzman College of Computing.

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MSAO Faculty Visits

  • Dr Boning Visit
    Prof. Duane S. Boning, Vice Provost for International Activities and Clarence J. LeBel Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Dr. Boning’s career at MIT spans over four decades, beginning as an undergraduate in 1980. He earned his SB, SM, and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Institute and joined the faculty in 1992. His research focuses on modeling and control for circuits and nanofabrication. From 2001 to 2011, Boning was the editor in chief of IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing. Throughout his tenure, he has been recognized for his leadership and teaching excellence, including receiving the Burgess and Elizabeth Jamieson Prize for Excellence in Teaching in 2024.
  • Hui Chen Visit
    Hui Chen, Nomura Professor of Finance
    Hui Chen is the Nomura Professor of Finance and a Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research focuses on asset pricing and its connections with corporate finance. Chen is particularly interested in the interactions between the macro economy and term structure, credit risk, and corporate financing or investment decisions. His recent research projects include application of business cycle models to explain corporate financing behavior and corporate bond pricing, as well as analysis of the effects of incomplete markets on entrepreneurial financing and investments.
  • Professor Chiang Visit
    Yet-Ming Chiang, Kyocera Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
    Professor Chiang earned a BS in materials science and engineering from MIT in 1980 and a doctorate in ceramics from MIT in 1985. Today, his laboratory’s work ranges from basic research to process and prototype development. He has brought several laboratory discoveries to commercialization, including high-power lithium iron phosphate batteries, more efficient lithium-ion battery manufacturing processes, batteries for long-duration grid storage, and electrochemical cement production. He co-directs a flagship project under MIT Climate Grand Challenges on the decarbonization of industrial materials production. Professor Chiang is a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society, Materials Research Society, American Ceramic Society, and National Academy of Inventors.