SPEAKERS

KORN CHATIKAVANIJ is currently chairman of Thailand Democrat Party Policy Unit, and chairman of Thai Fintech Association. Korn served as Finance Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand from 2008 to 2011. 

Previously, he was president and chairman of JP Morgan Securities (Thailand) from 2000 to 2004.
Much of Korn Chatikavanij’s career was spent in the finance sector since his early age at SG Warburg, London. He then co- founded JF Thanakom Securities with Jardine Fleming and was its president for 11 years. After the merger of Jardine Fleming and JP Morgan, he became president and subsequently chairman of JP Morgan Securities (Thailand). He left to run for Bangkok Member of Parliament in
October 2004.

In December 2009, Korn Chatikavanij received “Global Finance Minister of the Year 2010” and “Asia-Pacific Finance Minister of the Year 2010” awards from the Banker (an affiliated publication of the Financial Times).

Korn Chatikavanij graduated with BA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from St. John’s College, University of Oxford.