On 14 September 2022, Thailand International Agency Cooperaion (TICA) hosted the GSSD Expo 2022 Networking Night at Vithes Samosorn, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The event is a part of Global South-South Development Expo 2022 (GSSD Expo 2022)—a global platform for sharing expertise and innovative development solutions.

H.E. Mr. Thani Thongphakdi, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Thailand gave a welcome speech expressing appreciation to the delegates’ contributions to the GSSD Expo 2022 and highlighted the importance of keeping the momentum going and collectively building back smarter, greener, and stronger both socially and economically. The Permanent Secretary also mentioned the Field Visit to the Golden Jubilee Museum of Agriculture in Pathum Thani Province and trusted that it was informative and useful.

One of the exciting highlights was the announcement of top 3 winners from final 8 contestants of the Youth4South Entrepreneurship Competition. Through the competition, over 200 young entrepreneurs between 18-35 years from 45 developing countries had the opportunities to gather, share knowledge and ideas, and collaborate to develop and scale up innovative solutions to address global challenges and to contribute to SDGs through South-South and Triangular Cooperation. The Permanent Secretary, together with representatives from the GSSD Expo 2022 cohosts: UNOSSC and ESCAP, presented awards to the top three winners as follows:

1. The Winner: Ms.Kavindya Thennakoon, a graduate student as the Stanford School of Education, received $3,000 together with the winner’s plague.

2. The 1st Runner-up: Mr.Gopal Kumar Mohoto, an engineer from Bangladesh, received $2,000 together with the 1st runner-up’s plague.

3. The 2nd Runner-up: Mr.Rogers Githinji, a specialist in financial international law from Uganda, received $1,000 together with the 2nd runner-up’s plague.