Trump, Tariffs, Trade, and Thailand; tongue twister or economic shifter? What next for the SE Asia Economies?
Join us on September 18th, from 18:30 to 20:45, for an insightful panel discussion about Trump’s and other tarrifs and the impact on SE Asian Economies. Engage with supply chain and trade experts, economist, industry leaders, and changemakers as we explore.
👉 RSVP
Don’t miss out! …Book your spot here – https://goo.gl/N3Ycdx
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👉 Trump, Tariffs, Trade, and Thailand: What next for the SE Asia Economies?
Our panelists are industry leaders and veterans from diverse sectors and will share their unique viewpoints on this topic. The panel questions will be:
- What’s something you wished people talked about more often in the context of tariffs?
- What opportunities do tariffs create?
- How are tariffs keeping you busy at the moment?
The panel is also OPEN TO YOUR QUESTIONS – 1 minute per question, & 1 minute per answer.
Join us for a MEANINGFUL gathering!
Thursday, July 17th, 18:30, at Fabbit Global Gateway – Beer, & pizza are FREE and sponsored by b2bLEAD.AI, & FABBIT.
Have questions? Join “Friends of Proseed” on WhatsApp to learn more…
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👉 Who’s on the Panel?
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👉 Noah Shepherd
Noah has 32 years of leadership experience in Thailand and Asia Pacific. In 2018, under Trump 1.0, when working for StanleyBlack&Decker, was responsible for leading tariff mitigation and manufacturing strategy, moving over $150m of manufacturing cost from China to Thailand, France and back to the USA.
His consultancy business Shepherd-Partnership helps manufacturing businesses relocate to Thailand and advises on business productivity.
Noah is a Thai citizen and has served as a Governor of the American Chamber of Commerce Thailand and a Director of the British Chamber of Commerce Thailand.
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👉 Barbara Meynert
Barbara is a macroeconomist with a career spanning investment banking, global finance, and supply chains. She is the founder of AiXoLab, an AI consultancy, and serves on the Advisory Board of the Asia Global Institute at the University of Hong Kong.
A frequent speaker on AI, global finance, and geopolitics, she focuses on how regional groupings such as BRICS and ASEAN navigate strategic choices in supply chains and finance amid the global shift toward multipolarity.
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👉 Paul Sumner
Paul is a PwC Tax Partner specialising in Customs, Excise and International Trade. Based in Thailand since 1997, and now leads the practice for Thailand, Cambodia and Laos, and also the PwC Global Automotive Indirect Tax Leader.
He helps clients understand the new trade landscape and what it means in practice for companies in SE Asia in additional to the traditional work of supporting companies manage their customs and trade challenges in Thailand.
Prior to joining PwC , Paul was a Higher Executive Officer with the HM Customs and Excise in the UK. and also worked in professional practice in the UK before relocating to Thailand.
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👉 MODERATOR: Kenoye (Ken) Rukari
Ken has almost 2 decades in Enterprise Software & Technology with degrees in Mobile Computing and Enterprise Software Engineering from the UK and India.
From his early days building Blackberry mobile apps for field engineers, to building an online platform that connected all players in a $6B industry in Africa and enabled Oil & Gas companies and contractors conduct business effectively, .
Co-founder/CTO for several LogisticsTech and Marketplace startups, he now lives in Bangkok and is focused on building logisphere.online, using latest IoT technology to provide real-time package-level visibility and optimizing how items are transported and tracked in the ASEAN region.
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👉 OPEN MIC – COME PITCH OUR AUDIENCE!!!
Launching a new business?
Dreaming up a new startup?
Come share your story!
As part of our ongoing mission to support kindness in business we invite new businesses and upcoming entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch our audience for 3 minutes (5 slides). This is your opportunity to share your story, request help and investment, and receive feedback.
This is a 1st-come-1st-served opportunity to pitch your idea to our audience – reserve your spot: https://goo.gl/N3Ycdx
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👉 DOING GOOD
Our featured charity for the evening will be Hands Across the Water, dedicated to saving Thailand’s most vulnerable children from dangerous environments and to giving a home to those who have no family or known relatives to care for them. With your help, these kids don’t have to go hungry, miss out on education, face the challenges of life on their own or be forced into undesirable employment.
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👉 EVENT DETAILS
- WHEN – Thursday, 18th September 2025, from 18:30
- WHERE – Fabbit – 250 meters from BTS ASOKE – Map: https://goo.gl/maps/YFn7CmV5GVN2
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👉 Schedule
- 18:30 Open networking
- 19:10-19:50 – Trump, Tariffs, Trade, and Thailand: What next for the SE Asia Economies? – Proseed Panel – Sponsored by b2bLEAD.ai
- 19:50-20:05 – Entrepreneur pitches – 3 companies x 3 minute pitches + 2 minutes for Q&A
- 20:05-20:10 – Charity pitch – Hands Across the Water
- 20:10-20:15 – Reciprocity Ring – Ask for what you need & offer what you can
- 20:15-21:00 – Open networking
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