Pongpunt Wongnongteoi is the Chief Financial & Strategy Officer at Gother, a dynamic online travel agency (OTA) startup invested in by Kasikorn Bank and Krung Thai Bank. With 30 years of experience in banking, media, entertainment, publishing, and travel industries, Pongpunt brings extensive expertise in digital transformation, financial management, and corporate strategy.
His career highlights include roles at Kasikorn Bank during the 1997 Asian financial crisis, Strategic Planning Director at BEC-Tero Entertainment PCL, and Co-founder at Live Rich Books. In these positions, he led key initiatives to transform traditional business models into innovative, customer-oriented solutions for both Thai and international markets. An Industrial Engineering graduate from Chulalongkorn University with an MBA from Thammasat University and a postgraduate diploma in digital business from Emeritus in collaboration with Columbia University & MIT, Pongpunt is a frequent speaker on financial management and corporate strategy. His session on "AI-Empowered CFO: Driving Strategic Growth and Business Expansion in the Digital Era" will offer valuable insights into leveraging AI for financial leadership in the digital age.