Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) – Mr.Prasert Sinsukprasert, Permanent Secretary of the Energy Ministry (center) presided over the opening ceremony of the international forum “A Global Dialogue on SMR Deployment” with the presence of Dr.Rungrueng Kitphati, Director-General of the Department of Science Service and Acting Secretary-General of the Office of Atoms for Peace (4^th from left) as a distinguished guest. The event was co-hosted by RATCH Group Public Company Limited, represented by Mr.Nitus Voraphonpiput, Chief Executive Officer of RATCH Group (4^th from right) and Saha Pathana Inter-Holding Public Company Limited represented by Mr. Vichai Kulsomphob, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Chairman of SPI (3^rd from right). The forum attracted high-level representatives from the public and private sectors, as well as academics, researchers, and students, to understand insights on the development and deployment of Small Modular Reactor technology from international experts, further supporting Thailand’s commitment to global clean energy collaboration.

In the picture

1. Prasert Sinsukprasert, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy (center)
2. Rungrueng Kitphati, Director-General of the Department of Science Service and Acting Secretary-General of the Office of Atoms for Peace (4^th from left)
3. Nitus Voraphonpiput, Chief Executive Officer of RATCH Group Public Company Limited (4th from right)
4. Vichai Kulsomphob, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Chairman of Saha Pathana Inter-Holding Public Company Limited (3^rd from right)
5. Sujarit Patchimnan, Chairman of Ratch Pathana Energy Public Company Limited (3^rd from left)
6. Simon Stuttaford, Principal of Castletown Law (far left)
7. Toru Ito, General Manager, Project Management Department, Hitachi-GE Vernova Nuclear Energy Co. Ltd (2^nd from left)
8. Charlotte Nichols, Member of the UK Parliament and Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy (2^nd from right)
9. Mr. Chen Fangjun, General Representative for Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) (far right)