Past forum record — 30 June 2026

Thailand Pride Economy Forum 2026: PRIDE MOVE

On 30 June 2026 at True Digital Park, 13 speakers—with one main moderator connecting the day—explored how legal progress and visibility can become services, work, income and value that reaches communities throughout the year.

DATE30 June 2026
VENUETrue Digital Park
FORMATPast forum · 13 speakers + 1 main moderator
THEMEBeyond Pride Month · From Rights to Readiness

01 / WHY THIS FORUM MATTERED

One person moves through rights, services, cities and markets. The systems have to connect too.

The Forum brought public policy, politics, community, academia, telecommunications, hospitality, tourism, real estate, workplace networks, nightlife, pageants and creators into one conversation. That mix was deliberate: no single organisation delivers an entire life, trip or customer journey.

The conversation shifted the question from “How big can Pride become?” to “What still has to work after the event ends?” That is where legal recognition, forms, transport, booking, frontline service, contracts and payment begin to appear as one connected economic system.

If one link fails, value stops there: a right exists but the transaction fails; a city attracts visitors but the trip back is difficult; a local offer exists but has no price or booking channel; a creator creates demand but the terms of payment remain unclear.

The economic test after the Forum

01

Rights in use

People complete real transactions without having to explain or renegotiate their rights.

02

Services people can book

An offer has a clear price, schedule, capacity, booking path and accountable delivery.

03

People doing the work are paid

Fees, commissions, usage rights and payment dates are agreed rather than replaced by visibility.

04

The city can see where value flows

Bookings, income, repeat visits and unresolved friction show who benefits after the event.

02 / 2026 ECONOMIC OUTCOMES REPORT

From 13 voices to a connected picture of readiness, transactions and value.

The report published on 14 July 2026 synthesised the day into eight connected dimensions, four economic mechanisms and a 90-day horizon for seeing whether ideas begin to change real services, transactions and livelihoods.

Rights → service readiness → confidence → transactions → work and income → value returning to communities

01

Rights people can use

Legal recognition reaches everyday life through forms, benefits, systems and frontline decisions.

02

A city that works on ordinary days

Transport, public space, safety and help must keep working after the event ends.

03

Demand understood through behaviour

Data is useful when it helps prepare services without profiling individual identity.

04

Workplace policy in use

Benefits, dress, support, progression and ERGs matter when employees can use them in practice.

05

Services that create confidence

Information, booking, welcome, privacy and response should give customers one consistent experience.

06

Routes people can buy and book

A route becomes economic when the offer, price, capacity, booking, delivery and revenue share are clear.

07

Long-stay with connected support

Housing decisions connect to visa, law, finance, health, mobility, community and trusted referrals.

08

Creative work that supports livelihoods

Pageants, nightlife and creator commerce need clear fees, commissions and rights of use—not visibility alone.

Four connected economic mechanisms

Market demand

Visitors, consumers, employees, long-stay residents, investors and creator audiences create connected demand.

Readiness infrastructure

Rights, forms, data, mobility, workplace systems and frontline service let demand enter the market.

Transaction and conversion

Price, service rounds, booking, contracts and payment turn interest into purchases and income.

Value retention

Economic value matters when workers, entrepreneurs and communities are paid fairly and on time.

03 / 13+1

Explore each speaker perspective

Names and roles are shown as recorded for the event on 30 June 2026. The text on each card is an editorial synthesis from the Economic Outcomes Report, not a verbatim quotation or interview transcript.

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ดร.เอนกชัย เรืองรัตนากร
SPEAKER · 01

ดร.เอนกชัย เรืองรัตนากร

Adviser to the Minister of Social Development and Human Security

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ธัญวัจน์ กมลวงศ์วัฒน์
SPEAKER · 02

ธัญวัจน์ กมลวงศ์วัฒน์

Member of Parliament

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นิกร ฉิมคง
SPEAKER · 03

นิกร ฉิมคง

Founder, Bangkok Rainbow Organization

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Pongsatorn Archawaphongsagorn
SPEAKER · 04

Pongsatorn Archawaphongsagorn

Founder & Executive Director, Pride Ready Asia Co., Ltd.; Organiser, Thailand Pride Economy Forum; Architect, Pride Economy 365™

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ผศ.ดร.นรุตม์ ศุภวรรธนะกุล
SPEAKER · 05

ผศ.ดร.นรุตม์ ศุภวรรธนะกุล

Lecturer, Faculty of Learning Sciences and Education, Thammasat University

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ดร.ธีรเดช ดำรงค์พลาสิทธิ์
SPEAKER · 06

ดร.ธีรเดช ดำรงค์พลาสิทธิ์

Chief Business Officer, True Corporation Plc.

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เพียงเดือน กลอยอรุณ
SPEAKER · 07

เพียงเดือน กลอยอรุณ

VP Sales and Marketing Communications, lebua Bangkok

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สมศักดิ์ บุญคำ
SPEAKER · 08

สมศักดิ์ บุญคำ

Founder, Local Alike

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วสันต์ คงจันทร์
SPEAKER · 09

วสันต์ คงจันทร์

President, Real Estate Sales and Marketing Association (RESAM)

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อรุณี เทียมหงส์
SPEAKER · 10

อรุณี เทียมหงส์

Former President and Adviser, Real Estate Sales and Marketing Association (RESAM)

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Jeiz Robles
SPEAKER · 11

Jeiz Robles

Employee Resource Group specialist, Radius Networks; former IBM Pride network leader

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อาร์ต เรวัต ตุ่นต้น
SPEAKER · 12

อาร์ต เรวัต ตุ่นต้น

Representative, Mr. Daddy World Tourism Thailand and Bearism; pageant organiser

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พีค พิชาธร เอื้อชูเกียรติ
SPEAKER · 13

พีค พิชาธร เอื้อชูเกียรติ

CEO, Sociology Asia & Remedy

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นิวแซน นดล ณ บางช้าง
MAIN MODERATOR

นิวแซน นดล ณ บางช้าง

The Economic Outcomes Report names นดล ณ บางช้าง as the main moderator connecting the Forum’s sessions across the day.

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04 / FORUM MEDIA LIBRARY

Watch the day, read the synthesis and open the source recordings.

This page brings the Forum record together in one place: a short video from the day, the Economic Outcomes Report and four unchaptered source audio files in their original sequence.

WATCH · 02:22

PRIDE MOVE 2026 — a moment from the Forum

A short vertical record from one presentation at Thailand Pride Economy Forum 2026 at True Digital Park.

READ · PDF · TH

TPEF 2026 — Economic Outcomes Report

A Pride Ready Asia synthesis connecting 13 speaker perspectives to readiness, transactions, livelihoods and value returning to communities.

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LISTEN · 01:18:14

PRIDE MOVE — Source recording 01

Unchaptered source audio file 01 from 30 June 2026.

LISTEN · 34:29

PRIDE MOVE — Source recording 02

Unchaptered source audio file 02 from 30 June 2026.

LISTEN · 56:07

PRIDE MOVE — Source recording 03

Unchaptered source audio file 03 from 30 June 2026.

LISTEN · 01:31:26

PRIDE MOVE — Source recording 04

Unchaptered source audio file 04 from 30 June 2026.

Forum archive and editorial synthesis: Pride Ready Asia. Session titles follow the source recording sequence; chapters and formal session titles have not been added.

05 / FORUM INSIGHTS 2026

From stage perspectives to usable articles

The 13 briefs remain editorial work, not published articles. The related pieces below are existing articles available for reading.

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