TEDxChiangMai 2025: Actions for Our Future — Ideas in Motion
A Weekend of Bold Voices
On November 15 and 16, the heart of Chiang Mai will pulse with fresh energy as TEDxChiangMai 2025 unfolds at UNISERV, Chiang Mai University. The theme, Actions for Our Future, invites thinkers, makers, and doers to gather not just to share ideas but to move them forward.
This is not a sit-and-listen conference. It is an invitation to act. Across two days, the program blends live talks, art, workshops, and community field sessions. Every moment feels alive with the question: What can we do right now that changes tomorrow?
From Talks to Transformation
The stage will feature an inspiring lineup that includes Bhummikitti Ruktaengam, Thailand’s leading voice in sustainable tourism, Michaela Friberg-Storey, the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Thailand, and innovators such as Charika Channuntapipat and Dr Poonperm Vardhanabindu, who connect finance and environmental change in new ways.
Beyond the speakers, the program will include artists like The Lovely Garbage Band, who turn discarded materials into instruments, and Illya Sumanto, a Malaysian puppeteer using ancient shadow art to tell modern stories about the planet.
TEDxChiangMai has always reflected the character of the city: creative, curious, and grounded in community. This year, it speaks directly to the people building Chiang Mai’s economic future.
Local entrepreneurs and business leaders will find ideas that touch the core of modern growth:
Sustainable tourism that attracts visitors with purpose.
Climate technology that creates new market opportunities.
Circular business models that build loyalty through responsibility.
Community partnerships that redefine what success looks like.
For Chiang Mai’s business network, this event is a mirror and a compass. It shows where the city stands and where it can go when innovation and conscience meet.
A Gathering of Real Connection
TEDxChiangMai stands apart because it brings together people who care about change and know how to make it happen. Over coffee and conversation, you’ll find artists talking with investors, NGOs brainstorming with startups, educators comparing notes with restaurateurs.
This is the Chiang Mai advantage. We’re a city that blends creativity, sustainability, and entrepreneurial spirit in the same conversation. Businesses that understand this blend are the ones shaping the next decade of growth in the North.
Standard and supporter passes are available for individuals and companies who want to back the event.
Day one runs from morning until evening, with performances and networking woven throughout. Day two focuses on community experiences and wraps in the early afternoon.
Attending offers more than inspiration. It gives perspective, contacts, and ideas that can translate directly into business practice.
Chiang Mai at a Turning Point
TEDxChiangMai 2025 arrives at a defining moment. The city is balancing rapid growth with a renewed sense of purpose. Its entrepreneurs are building with intention. Its creative scene is finding a stronger voice. Its institutions are opening their doors to collaboration.
Events like TEDx are where these threads meet. They remind us that business is not separate from society. Every product, service, and partnership carries the potential to shape the world we share.
The Story Ahead
Our team at ChiangMaiBusiness.net will cover both days, speaking with participants and capturing lessons that resonate beyond the stage.
We will explore how Chiang Mai can lead Asia in sustainable innovation, how creative businesses can drive measurable impact, and how storytelling can turn ideas into momentum.
Closing Reflection
TEDxChiangMai is not about inspiration alone. It is about ignition. The speakers will light sparks, but the work will continues by the audience in offices, studios, farms, and classrooms across the city.
Chiang Mai’s business community thrives when it listens, learns, and acts together. TEDxChiangMai 2025 is your chance to join that conversation in full color and real time.
So clear your weekend, charge your camera, and bring your curiosity. The future is speaking from UNISERV. Listen closely. Then answer back.
