Keynote Speakers

Dr. Emin Akcaoglu is the co-founder, and co-chairman of the Würzburg International Business Forum. He is also head of the Department of Capital Markets at Manisa Celal Bayar University (Turkey). He earlier served at various other universities including Loughborough University (UK), and FHWS (Germany). Before moving to academia, he had worked as a banker for fifteen years at Turk Eximbank, the Turkish official export credit agency. He is an Associate Editor of the Transnational Corporations Review (TNCR) published by Taylor & Francis. His research and teaching focus on international business, and trade and project finance. He has been consulted by various organisations including UNCTAD on FDI-related issues.

Ms. Napapat Luedeesunun is a marketing professional with psychology background and over 22 years of leadership experience in strategic marketing, branding, and communications. She has extensive track record in B2C and B2B customer acquisition and growth strategies, and handled corporate digital projects to accelerate tenant revenue growth. She has led major corporate digital transformation projects as well as multiple brand development projects. Ms. Luedeesunun has a bachelor’s degree in business administration, and a master’s in Counseling Psychology, both from Assumption University. Ms. Luedeesunun has been a Fulbright Scholar, and is currently working on her PhD thesis in Counseling Psychology at Assumption University. She has been a speaker and panelist for Bank of Thailand, Airport Authority of Thailand, Dhurakit Bandhit University, Kasetsart University, Bangkok University, and FUTR Asia Summit. She also teaches psychology and marketing management on a part-time basis at Rajamangala University of Technology Phranakorn.