Startup.Lab
Bangkok

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sauwanee Thairungroj is an enthusiastic innovator. Her new purpose is to change the face of technology education. She is a Consultant in the University Council of Thai Chamber of Commerce and the President of Harbour.Space University in Thailand.

Dr. Sauwanee received a graduate degree from National Institute of Development Administration, a doctorate from Washington State University and an undergraduate degree from Thammasat University.

Dr. Sauwanee's favorite book is "Dhamma Everywhere" by Ashin Tejaniya.

Being raised in a low-income household by a single mother who was a teacher, I value education greatly. But I dropped out of high school twice to earn money, thinking that school could wait until finance was no longer an issue. At my first real job, a senior mentor encouraged me to learn English and pursue higher education at the first opportunity. When I did, all my dreams started to come true. However, I never stopped thinking about other young people, who like me face a tough choice between earning vs learning. 

Dr. Kanetaka M. Maki is an Associate Professor at the Waseda Business School (WBS). He also serves as a Visiting Associate Professor at UC San Diego Rady School of Management.

Dr. Maki’s research interests involve fields of socio-economics of innovation & entrepreneurship, science policy, and university-industry technology transfer. He has three streams of research contribution: (1) the institutional design of entrepreneurship at research universities; (2) methods to improve startup success rates; and (3) star scientists.