Thailand must get out of comfort zone amid global polycrises, CEOs warn

Supachai Parchariyanon, CEO and co-founder of consulting and investment firm RISE, said that the world was currently experiencing polycrises, with many severe issues such as economic slowdown, high inflation, geopolitical tensions, decoupling relations, and climate change emerging at the same time.

He was speaking at a panel discussion hosted by MCFIVA on Tuesday titled “How would Thailand move forward during polycrises: Lessons learned from the World Economic Forum”.

He pointed out that the old school solution would no longer be effective, and countries around the world were struggling to find the right solutions that would benefit both themselves and the planet.

“What I observed while attending the World Economic Forum was that the topic ‘How to tackle and handle this polycrises?’ was one of the topics that countries and business leaders at the forum discussed the most,…