OUR COMMUNITY
AKIN ASIA is surrounded by an incredible network of professionals. This is reflected in those who attend our events, those who partner and work with us and those who share their experience with us in panel discussions as our speakers.
Below is a collection of information on the experience of our speakers, articles and reflections on leadership and currents news features.
Speaker highlight: Debby Tang launches new restaurant La Dotta
Last year (2016) Debby spoke to us about opening her new restaurant il Fumo - this year she’s launching La Dotta. Nothing stops this Bangkok-based foodie and restaurateur!
Debby and her husband Choti...
When to say no
This is something that I’m still working on so I can’t claim to have all the answers just yet, but it’s also something I’ve been thinking a lot about lately.
I have always been a ‘YES’ woman. I’ve...
The trick about life
“The trick I’m learning about life is that there is no trick.
You just have to keep running, or walking, or crawling, until you come out on the other side.
And one day, you realize, from a place of...
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Have you ever been asked this question? Do you remember how old you were when you got asked it? Did you have an answer for it, or was it a question that caused you anxiety or a little bit...
How to communicate with purpose
“It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.”
Have you ever heard this saying? It serves as a reminder to identify the true purpose of the words being spoken. I might say “I’m great” but really, deep...
Embracing change
As a new lunar year unfolds and across Southeast Asia water celebrations are held traditionally to wash away old misfortunes, change is in the air. The New Year festival locally known in Thailand as...
Insights on leadership
Recently AKIN ASIA’s Director wrote an article titled Why leadership STILL matters. In it she wrote about the importance of acknowledging “that leadership is not something confined only to CEO’s,...
Asia Tech Podcast features AKIN ASIA and speaks about female entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia
AKIN ASIA’s community of female entrepreneurs and our networking series the Bangkok Breakfast Network was recently featured on Asia Tech Podcast.
Sparked by one of the hosts joining a Bangkok...