3rd International Conference on Entrepreneurship

(ICE2018)

Forging ASEAN Alliance of Education on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Businesses towards Sustainable Development Goals

8-9 February 2018, United Nations Convention Center & KX-KMUTT, Bangkok, Thailand

Co-organized by

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

The Entrepreneurship Educators Association of the Philippines (ENEDA) &

King Mongut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT)

Concept Note

The 3rd International Conference on Entrepreneurship aims to harmonize entrepreneurship

education practices among the ASEAN members, underscoring a focused quality education for a responsive

business and innovation mindset. The specific objectives are as follows:

Integrating SDG goals while enhancing and advancing the professional growth and development of

ASEAN entrepreneurship educators;

Establish a network of international resources in terms of faculty and student manpower for

research undertakings, teaching methodology and education materials development;

Link ASEAN entrepreneurship educators and students for advancement in the realm;

Identify issues and concerns relative to entrepreneurship as a course/program, as well as a career;

Explore the possibility of providing a platform for an ASEAN entrepreneurship educators and

consortium for sharing, exchange and collaboration of ideas and expertise.

The conference aims to create an initial platform and alliance of professionals of higher education

institutions among ASEAN nations to uphold business and innovation mind-set that mainstream Sustainable

Development Goals. The effort addresses the SDG 2030 Agenda for entrepreneurship – substantially

increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational

skills for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship.

Toward this end, ENEDA is partnering with the UNDP and KMUTT to bring together faculty, students and

experts within ASEAN to learn from each other and possibly synchronize pedagogy and best practices for

entrepreneurship education towards the SDGs. Presentations, and interactions thereafter, of the UNDP and

of other United Nations offices’ take on the seventeen SDGs shall be rich sources to identify areas for joint

efforts to reinforce existing programs and creating new/innovative program for human capital development

for SDGs education. Collaboration among educators from ASEAN members is essential given the extent of

globalization and cope with an increasing world interconnectivity.

In the first two ENEDA international conferences conducted in Davao City (2013) and Manila

(2015), participants were provided with rich information on best practices, scholarly and experiential

learnings to respond to the need for more timely, relevant and effectual entrepreneurship programs at the

higher education level. The diversity of such evokes interest compelling enough to continuously revisit and

rethink entrepreneurship education structures in the pursuit of flexible and enhanced curricula and course

designs relevant to SDGs.

Target Participants

The conference will target representatives from higher education institutions and educators of

entrepreneurship, innovation and business courses/programs. Similarly, policymakers engaged with

entrepreneurship, innovation and business policies from the industry, government and education aspects

that tackles standards and creating an enabling environment for entrepreneurship and its ecosystem will also

be invited.

The conference will also gather industry practitioners from various businesses that contributes to innovation

and entrepreneurship programs on varying levels. Furthermore, Young Entrepreneurs, Innovators and

students will be one of the critical target for the conference to provide a platform for inter-generational

dialogue and collaborations among them.

The conference expects a total of 250 participants. One hundred of whom are ENEDA members, the other

150 shall be coming from the other ASEAN countries representing various organizations and institutions.

The Organizers

Established in 2002, the Entrepreneurship Educators Association of the Philippines (ENEDA) is a non-

stock, non-government, non-profit organization aimed at advancing

entrepreneurship by addressing the need for professional growth and development

of its members.

With the “triple-helix approach” to development, ENEDA incessantly

reinvented its programs to link the academia with private agencies, institutions

and individual supporters, and the government for entrepreneurship program

collaboration. Advocacy works are instituted in the areas of effective teaching

models and programs; action-based policy recommendations; research and

training; expert resource pooling and extension services; good governance,

collaboration, and sustainability. Its activities grew to include specific undertakings to directly benefit

students through its student arm, the Young Entrepreneurship Society (YES) Philippines.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) partners with

people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crisis, and drive

and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life for everyone. On the

ground in around 170 countries and territories, we offer global perspective and local

insight to help empower lives and build resilient nations.

King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) King Mongkut’s

University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) is a leading university of technology

in Thailand and Southeast Asia. Founded in 1960 as a technical college, KMUTT has

matured into a research-intensive university with an excellent reputation for industry-

relevant education, research and innovation. With about 18,000 students, 30% of

which being postgraduates, KMUTT is a mid-sized university with focus in

engineering, applied sciences, and select fields of technology such as energy and

environmental technology, biotechnology, and information technology. These core

disciplines are complemented by studies in the fields of management, art and design,

technical education and learning, as well as liberal arts. The University aspires to

establish itself as a globally renowned university that makes significant contributions

to scientific and technological advancements, particularly those that address economic and social

development needs of Thailand and the region. KMUTT is committed to becoming a sustainable university

of SDGs 2030, and presently in the process of streamlining its programs in education, research and

innovation towards SDGs. Some of KMUTT existing flagship programs such as Bio-economy, Sustainable

Energy & Environment, Sustainable Mobility and its Social Labs in remote region of Thailand have been

directly contributing to the SDGs.

Support Organizations

National Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Office (STI), Thailand

Thammasat University, Thailand

Yunus Center, Asia Institute of Technology (AIT)

Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB)

SustaiNovAction Platform (SNAP)

Program Chairs: Lerwen LIU (KMUTT) and Martin HART-HANSEN (UNDP)

Logistics Coordinator: Doris –Ann CAWANAN (ENEDA), Wongsiya Lerttriluck (KMUTT), and

Savinda Ranathunga (UNDP)

Workshop Chairs: Manon Bernier (UNV), Thiti Bovornratanaraks (STI), Tassaneewan Laksanasopin

(KMUTT), Robert Marcos (ENEDA), and Chris Oestereich (Thammasat University)

Event Website: intlconference2018.wildapricot.org

PROGRAM

Day 1 THURSDAY 08 February, 2018

8:00-9:00 Registration UN Conference Center,

Thailand

9:00-10:00

Moderator: Martin

Hart-Hansen

Plenary Opening Message and Ceremony

Dr. Udom KACHINTORN Clinical Professor, Deputy Ministry of

Education, Thailand

Mr Martin Hart-Hansen UNDP Deputy Resident Representative

Thailand

Dr. Elaine Boquiren

President

Entrepreneurship Educators Association

of the Philippines (ENEDA)

Prof. Dr. Sakarindr Bhumiratana

President

King Mongkut’s University of

Technology Thonburi (KMUTT),

Thailand

Group Photo

UNCC Conference Room 2

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break

Plenary: Education and Academic Institutions response in mainstreaming Sustainable

Development Goals (SDGs) in Entrepreneurship Education and Innovation.

10:30-12:00

Moderator:

Mr. Beniam Gebrezghi

Plenary Panel Presentation (15minutes each):

1. Innovation and Entrepreneurship towards

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Dr. Lerwen Liu

Senior Advisor

King Mongkut’s University of Technology

Thonburi (KMUTT), Thailand

2. Entrepreneurship and Innovation Education

Curriculum Integration in ASEAN:

Opportunities and Challenges.

Dr. Antonio M. Lopez

Country Chair

Entrepreneurship Education.Net-Philippine

Chapter

Dean, College of Business, Entrepreneurship and

Accountancy, Miriam College, the Philippines

3. Innovation and Research for Entrepreneurship

Education towards SDGs

Dr. Bundit Fungtammasan

Senior Vice President for Research and

Innovation

King Mongkut’s University of Technology

Thonburi (KMUTT), Thailand

4. Frugal Innovation for SDGs

Dr. Prahlad Vadakkepat

Asso. Prof., Frugal Innovation, National

University of Singapore, Source Person in

Igniting Minds Movement

Open Forum

12:00-13:30 Lunch

Plenary: Partnerships towards Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation for Sustainable

Development Goals

13:30-15:00

Moderator: Ms.

Manon Bernier

(Regional Portfolio

Manager, Asia Pacific,

UNV)

Plenary Panel Presentation (15minutes each):

1. The Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Ecosystem in Thailand: Opportunities towards

Global Partnerships

Mr. Martin Hart-Hansen

UNDP Deputy Resident Representative

2. Transforming Economics: Linear to Circular

Mr. Chris Oestereich

Director of Publications, School of Global

Studies, Thammasat University & Director of

Linear to Circular

3. Entrepreneurship at the Community Learning

Center in Asia

Mr. Ichiro Miyazawa

Programme Specialist, UNESCO Asia-Pacific

Regional Bureau for Education, Bangkok,

Thailand

4. Beyond Borders: Regional Partnerships

towards Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovations

Mr. Beniam Gebrezghi

Programme Specialist

UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub

Open Forum

15:00-15:30 Coffee Break

15:30-17:00

Moderators:

Ms. Eliza Stefaniw (IP

& Communication)

Specialist, KMUTT) &

Prof. Dr. Supapan

Seraphin

(Distinguished

Professor Emeritus of

University of Arizona,

USA and Senior

Advisor of KMUTT &

NANOTEC/NSTDA,

Thailand)

Plenary Panel Discussion: Integrating

SDGs into Today’s Entrepreneurship

Education: New Model

Mr. Sunit Shrestha, CEO, Change Fusion

Dr. Chomwan Weeraworawit, Founder of

Mysterious Ordinary

Mr. Chris Oestereich, Director of Publication,

Institute of Global Studies, Thammasat

University, Thailand & Director of Linear to

Circular

Dr. Robert MARCOS,

Chair of Research Committee Entrepreneurship

Educators Association of the Philippines

(ENEDA)

Dr. Phyllis Leah Speser, Senior Advisor,

KMUTT

Day 2 FRIDAY 09 February, 2018

The Role of University in Achieving SDGs

08:00-09:00 Registration Knowledge Exchange Building

(KX), King Mongkut’s

University of Technology

Thonburi (KMUTT), Thailand

09:00-09:30

Moderator: Dr.

Suvaluk Asavasanti,

Director of Food

Engineering Practice

School, KMUTT

Opening Ceremony

Welcome Remarks Prof. Dr. Sakarindr Bhumiratana

President

King Mongkut’s University of

Technology Thonburi (KMUTT)

7th Floor

09:30-10:00 Social CHAMP and Entrepreneurship Efforts

in KMUTT, Prof. Dr. Tiranee ACHAKAKUL,

KMUTT

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30-11:00 Adopting Life Cycle Thinking in

Entrepreneurship Education, Prof. Dr. Shabbir

Gheeewala, KMUTT

11:00-11:30 Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Approach, Dr.

Chinawut Chinaprayoon, STI

11:30-13:00 Lunch 9th Floor

Break Out Workshops

13:00-16:30 Workshop A

Social Enterprise for the SDGs-

Ideation Workshop

Chair: Dr. Tassaneewan Laksanasopin &

Dr. Kanokporn Rienkhemaniyom,

HATCH, KMUTT

11th Floor

Learn process to

design a solution for

social problem

Make your idea

matter towards SDGs

Jumpstart social

enterprise: Explore

how to create social

impact without

asking for donation

Build on your

business background

to solve social issues

in a sustainable way

Work as a team with

various background

participants from

Thailand and ASEAN

Use your creativity

for problem solving

Take action: it’s time

to start creating social

impact!

Workshop B

Volunteering, Skills Development and

Entrepreneurship

Chair: Ms Manon Bernier, Regional

Portfolio Manager Asia Pacific, UNV

10th Floor, Room X02

What are the skills

young people learn in

formal education?

What are the skill sets

required to be

successful as a young

entrepreneur? How do

they differ than

traditional professional

skills?

Where do successful

entrepreneurs acquire

their skills?

What skills can young

people learn during

voluntary work?

What voluntary

programmes are best

for young people to

learn more

entrepreneurial skills?

How can skills

development be

assessed more

accurately?

How can the impact of

volunteering for skills

development be

maximized? What other

changes or

improvements need to

take place across the

region to enhance youth

entrepreneurship?

What are future trends

to be anticipated? How

do education and

training systems and

programming have to

be adapted?

Workshop C

STEM Education for Innovation and

Entrepreneurship Towards SDGs

Chair: Dr Thiti Bovornratanaraks,

Advisor, STI

10th Floor, Room X03

STEM Education at

School for Mindset

Development

Alignment o STEM

Education for SDGs

Technology and

Business Model

Innovation Integration

for Problem Solving

Science & Engineering

Leadership

Workshop D

The Needs in Business and Business

Education: From Supply Chain,

Business Model to Financing

Session Chair: Mr. Chris Oestereich,

Director of Publication, Institute of

Global Studies, Thammasat University

10th Floor, Room X04A

Ecosystem for Social

Innovation

Regulatory Nuts &

Bolts for Entrepreneurs

Tech Transfer for SME

Sustainable Supply

Chains

Business for Food

Waste

Workshop E

Entrepreneurship Research

Presentations: Entrepreneurship

Education and Innovation in the

Philippines

Session Chair: Dr. Robert Marcos

Chair of Research Committee

Entrepreneurship Educators Association

of the Philippines (ENEDA)

10th Floor, Room X04B and

11th Floor

Day 3 SATURDAY 10 February, 2018

8:00-10:00 Field Visit

10:00-12:00 Asian Institute of Technology

Yunus Center

The Yunus Center at AIT, named after Professor

Muhammad Yunus, recipient of the 2006 Nobel

Peace Prize, is being established this year at AIT

to address issues of food security, social business

in agriculture, applications of ICT in agriculture,

and to act as a watchdog to encourage research

that will have a positive impact on poor people's

lives.

12:00-13:30 Lunch

13:30-14:30 Travel Time

14:30-16:30 C-ASEAN

C asean is a social enterprise aimed at becoming

a platform for ASEAN networking, exchanging

of best practices, and facilitating peer-to-peer

discussions at the regional level.

16:30-17:00 Closing Ceremony

Details of Workshops on Feb. 9th

@KX-KMUTT

Workshop A - Social Enterprise for the SDGs- Ideation Workshop

Chair: Dr. Tassaneewan Laksanasopin & Dr. Kanokporn Rienkhemaniyom,

HATCH, KMUTT @11F

Program

1.00 - 1.30 Warm-up activity and team forming

1.30 - 1.45 Introduction / event brief

1.45 - 3.15 Ideation

3.15 - 4.15 Pitching

4.15 - 4.30 Award announcement / closing event

Key Learning Points

- Learn process to design a solution for social problem

- Make your idea matter towards SDGs

- Jumpstart social enterprise: Explore how to create social impact without asking for donation

- Build on your business background to solve social issues in a sustainable way

- Work as a team with various background participants from Thailand and ASEAN

- Use your creativity for problem solving

- Take action: it’s time to start creating social impact!

Workshop B - Volunteering, Skills Development and Entrepreneurship

Chair: Ms Manon Bernier, Regional Portfolio Manager Asia Pacific,

UNV@10th

Floor, Room X02

Key Points:

What are the skills young people learn in formal education?

What are the skill sets required to be successful as a young entrepreneur? How do they

differ than traditional professional skills?

Where do successful entrepreneurs acquire their skills?

What skills can young people learn during voluntary work?

What voluntary programmes are best for young people to learn more entrepreneurial skills?

How can skills development be assessed more accurately?

How can the impact of volunteering for skills development be maximized? What other

changes or improvements need to take place across the region to enhance youth

entrepreneurship?

What are future trends to be anticipated? How do education and training systems and

programming have to be adapted?

Moderator and Speakers:

Matthieu Cognac (ILO): Youth employment and the labor market in Asia (10 minutes)

Savi Ranathunga (UNDP): Youth Entrepreneurship in Asia (10 minutes)

Emiliya Asadova and Marie Luise Schwarzenberg (UNV): Youth Volunteerism and Skills

Development (10 minutes)

Gary Rynhart (ILO): The Future of Skill Needs in Asia (10 minutes)

13:00-

13:10 Presenting the session content, outline and speakers

13:10-

13:20 Audience introductions The approximately 30 participants will introduce themselves and their background very briefly,

allowing more targeted presentations and discussions later.

13:20-

14:30 Short presentations ILO: Youth employment and the labor market in Asia (10 minutes) Time for Q&A UNDP: Youth Entrepreneurship in Asia (10 minutes) Time for Q&A UNV: Youth Volunteerism and Skills Development (10 minutes) Time for Q&A UNDP: The Future of Skill Needs in Asia (10 minutes) Time for Q&A Buffer time and opportunity for discussion (30 minutes)

14:30-

15:00 Breakout discussions Participants will break up in 4 smaller groups of 7-10 people each. Facilitators will be provided

with a list of questions to discuss with the participants, who will be asked to provide their

personal stories and experiences. Each table receives one thematic to focus on: Table focus on recs for volunteer programmes and

entrepreneurship Table 1: How to improve volunteer programmes to encourage and support more youth

entrepreneurship Table 2: How to assess skills development and skill needs more accurately Table 3: How to improve the context and support for volunteer programmes (for example,

volunteer recognition, financial schemes for young entrepreneurs, special policies, etc.) Table 4: What are future skill needs and how can programmes adapt to meet them List of guiding questions:

What are the skills young people learn in formal education?

What are the skill sets required to be successful as a young entrepreneur? How do they

differ than traditional professional skills?

Where do successful entrepreneurs acquire their skills?

What skills can young people learn during voluntary work?

What voluntary programmes are best for young people to learn more entrepreneurial

skills?

How can skills development be assessed more accurately?

How can the impact of volunteering for skills development be maximized? What other

changes or improvements need to take place across the region to enhance youth

entrepreneurship?

What are future trends to be anticipated? How do education and training systems and

programming have to be adapted?

!5:00-

15:20 Break

15:20-

16:00 Breakout discussions continued Each table is encouraged to prepare 2-3 main points that reflect their discussion, as well as 2-3

specific recommendations in line with the thematic of their group discussion on volunteer

programming, skills assessment, entrepreneurship support and infrastructure, and future skills

needs.

16:00-

16:0 Wrap-up Each group shares their main points of discussion and specific recommendations. Marie Luise and Savi (TBC) evaluate the outcomes with regards to the UNDP, ILO and UNV

research, mentioning new points or interesting perspectives that were shared during the

breakouts. The session is closed with a look towards next steps and possible actions for the participants in

the room (for example, include recommendations in programming, invest in research, or for the

young participants to focus on their own skills development).

Workshop C - STEM Education for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Towards

SDGs

Chair: Dr Thiti Bovornratanaraks, Advisor, National Science, Technology and

Innovation Policy (STI), Thailand @10th

Floor, Room X03

Key Points:

STEM Education at School for Mindset Development

Alignment of STEM Education Curriculum for SDGs

Technology and Business Model Innovation Integration for Problem Solving

Science & Engineering Leadership

Agenda:

1. The Relationship of STEM and United Nation Sustainable Development Goal 4 Inclusive

and Quality Education, Dr. Waransanang Boontarig (Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat

University)

This topic will show the relationship between STEM education and Goal 4 of UN-SDG.

How can the STEM help us to reach the goals/targets of Goal 4.

2. The Factors Affecting Adoption of Entrepreneurship Mindsets towards UN-SDGs using

STEM Education, Dr. Charnsak Srisawatsakul (Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University)

This topic is a concept idea of how could we create the entrepreneurship mindsets that

support UN-SDGs using STEM education. This is a concept idea so it is open to any

opinions and suggestions from the audience and other speakers.

3. “STEM Lab” a maker space in high school, Ms.Pirada Techavijit (STI)

This topic will explain the project that STI works on about STEM education. How we

implement prototype of maker space in high schools, what was the result and what is the

plan for the next phase.

4. Technology Innovation Impact on Entrepreneurship- Holistic Approach, Dr Lerwen LIU

(KMUTT and NUS)

Workshop D - The Needs in Business and Business Education: From Supply

Chain, Business Model to Financing

Session Chair: Mr. Chris Oestereich, Director of Publication, Institute of

Global Studies, Thammasat University @ 10F X04A

Key Points

Ecosystem for Social Innovation

Regulatory Nuts & Bolts for Entrepreneurs

Tech Transfer for SME

Sustainable Supply Chains Business for Food Waste

Panelists:

Assistant Professor Dr.Charoenchai (Charlie) Khompatraporn

Head of Department of Production Engineering

Head of Sustainable Technology, Management and Design Research Cluster

King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi

Eliza Stefaniw JD

Intellectual Property Management and Communications Specialist

Research, Innovation, and Partnerships Office

King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi

eliza.s@mail.kmutt.ac.th

Courtney Lawrence

Founding Director & Advisor; DSIL Global

Lecturer; Thammasat University - School of Global Studies

courtney@sgs.tu.ac.th

Phyllis Speser, J.D., Ph.D., RTTP

Chair, Board of Directors, Foresught Science & Tecnology, USA

Senior Advisor to the President, KMUTT

Workshop E

Entrepreneurship Research Presentations: Entrepreneurship Education and

Innovation in the Philippines

Session Chair: Dr. Robert Marcos, Chair of Research Committee

Entrepreneurship Educators Association of the Philippines (ENEDA) @10th

Floor, Room X04B and 11th

Floor