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simultaneous translation available at Rapini Stage and Museum Siam Talks

BANGKOK EDGE  talks includes topics from global trends like smart city, waste reduction, cultural heritage preservation, the future of transportation, and international relations to local interests like Thai history, literature, the LGBT movement and environmental conservation. Both locals and international speakers are invited to share their thoughts on subjects of their expertise. Talks will take place at Rajini School and Museum Siam with talks on the Rajini Stage being translated live into Thai/English. Simultaneous translation is kindly supported by the Open Society Foundations.

 

Besides talks, there will also be book launch sessions of newly-released Thai and English books at Museum Siam Library.

 

Talks @ Rajini Stage / Saturday 20th

Women’s Rights in Asia:
Progression or Regression?

Marina Mahathir

Moderator: Amy Sawitta Lefevre

13:30-14:30

Detox Your Life from Plastic

Madeleine Recknagel

15:00-16:00

Thai History in Difficult Times

Chris Baker in conversation with Charnvit Kasetsiri

16:30-17:30

What makes the Chao Phraya River a World Monument?

Joshua David, Duangrit Bunnag, Yossapon Boonsom 

Moderator: Ron Gluckman

18:00-19:00

Talks @ Museum Siam / Saturday 20th

13:00-14:00

16:00-17:00

Connecting with Heritage

Alex Kerr, Salma Khoo, Yongtanit Pimonsathean

Moderator: Niramon Kulsrisombat

14:30-15:30

Populism, Religion and Neo-Nationalism in the 21st Century

Christina Lamb, Libby Lui, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Anjan Sundaram

Moderator: Gwen Robinson

18:00-19:00

Book Launches @ Museum Siam / Saturday 20th

14:00-15:00

สิงห์ปกรณัม – 

ตำนานเบียร์แรกของไทย

สรวิช ภิรมย์ภักดี ดำเนินรายการ
ไพศาลย์ เปี่ยมเมตตาวัฒน์

15:00-16:00

A Dangerous Recipe

Gee Svasti

Interviewer: Emma Larkin

16:00-17:00

17:00-18:00

Talks @ Rajini Stage / Sunday 21st

13:30-14:30

Years of Living Dangerously – A Woman’s Take on War

Christina Lamb 

Moderator: Philip Sherwell

16:30-17:30

15:00-16:00

Hip Hop and Our Combustible Society
A Conversation and Performance 

Omar Musa

Moderator: Catherine Napalai Faulder

18:00-19:00

Talks @ Museum Siam / Sunday 21st

Asian Food Journeys

Michael Freeman 

13:00-14:00

14:30-15:30

The Lost People of Amazon

Colin Cotterill 

Moderator:
Emma Larkin

16:00-17:00

17:30-18:30

Book Lauches @ Museum Siam / Sunday 21st

13:00-14:00

Journey of a Bedroom Poet 

Catherine Napalai Faulder

16:00-17:00

ผมทำงานให้พี่สืบ

ศศิน เฉลิมลาภ 

14:00-15:00

15:00-16:00

17:00-18:00

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