On 21 January 2026, H.E. Mrs. Chulamanee Chartisuwan, Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, presided over the opening session of “Beyond SLUSH: Lessons from the World’s Leading Startup Platform,” together with H.E. Mrs. Kristiina Kuvaja-Xanthopoulos, Ambassador of Finland to Thailand.

The Advisor to the Foreign Minister underscored the role of the Ministry in carrying out economic diplomacy through supporting Thai entrepreneurs, researchers, and innovators in accessing global markets, technologies, and financial sources, while highlighting innovation and startups as new growth engines for Thai economy. The Ambassador congratulated Team Thailand on its successful participation in SLUSH 2025 and reaffirmed Finland’s commitment to continue strengthening cooperation with Thailand in the areas of technology and innovation.

The event aimed to provide an opportunity for Thai startups and key innovation ecosystem agencies to exchange insights and lessons learned from their participation in SLUSH 2025 during 19 - 20 November 2025 in Helsinki, one of the world’s leading global startup platforms. Key takeaways included the importance of fostering a “think global” mindset among Thai startups from the outset, strengthening “Thailand Branding” by enhancing the country’s image as a hub for technology and innovation, as well as promoting an entrepreneurial spirit among the younger generation from the educational stage and establishing a safety net system that encourages youth to pursue entrepreneurship without fear of failure.