Poramate Minsiri

Founder of Kapook.com and Ignite Thailand
What makes Ignite a good event?
Ignite encourages people to be creative. At the last Ignite in Chiang Mai, we saw people present projects and ideas that were related to local knowledge and traditional cultures. I had been worried whether this kind of event would work outside Bangkok but it turned out to work very well. With Ignite, local ideas can be a good inspiration for others. So a different location, and topic, will generate different ideas and inspirations.
What do you get from organizing Ignite?
I have a passion for doing this, so I don’t expect to get anything in return. I even dedicate my own resources to promote the event too.
How do you see the knowledge sharing trend developing?
There are several technological innovations in how we present and pass along our knowledge that I think are a result of changing social dynamics. I also think that we are developing new social values in relation to an increased desire to share that knowledge. I think this trend is growing bigger and is now affecting more people.

Santi Lawrachawee

Vice President of the Thai Graphic Designer Association and I am a Thai Graphic Designer (IMATD) forum that is currently Thailand’s largest graphic design event. Visit www.imtgd.org for upcoming events.
Why do we need the IMATD forum?
There are numerous graphic design contests every year, but the skills and styles of our students or graphic designers are not really developing. If we don’t organize this knowledge-sharing event then I’m afraid that Thai graphic designers will not have a main Thai identity to link everyone together.
The first forum, Somewhere Thai, is about finding real Thai identity. Why?
The most asked question I, and most designers, get is: “What’s the identity of Thai design works?” Like we see from Chinese and Japanese works. But it’s not necessarily a quest to find the answer, but more like a big brainstorming session to find out what others think.

Pichit Sriyanonda

Account Supervisor at Synergy and attendee at every Web Wednesday
Why are you attending Web Wednesday?
Networking, that’s all. And it’s an event organized by people in the online industry. So I need to show my support, too.
Why do you think others come to the event? What do they hope to get out of it?
People like me who work in the online industry mostly come to give support and network with like-minded individuals. People in the web media, online advertising agencies and social media addicts might just come to listen to the speaker.
Do you see this as a form of communication for your organization or a way of putting yourself out there?
I go to these events as myself, not as a representative of the company. I just look at it as a way of getting to know more people and find out what they’re doing. Half of people I meet during the event are people I didn’t know before.
Do people approach you after your talk? What do they ask or offer?
I once got a job offer a day after the event but I wasn’t not looking for a new job. I think these events pay off; you only need to be pretty friendly.