Shannon Kalayanamitr // Ep 97 // Powering Thailand With 5G

Welcome to Episode 97 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Shannon Kalayanamitr on this week's episode.
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Shannon Kalayanamitr brings over 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship, building and scaling large businesses from the establishment to exit; technology and startups; and investments, finance & banking, M&A, and venture capital. She is an American-born Southeast Asian rooted with deep networks in governments, business, and technologies.
Shannon is currently CEO and Founder of 5G Catalyst Technologies Co., Ltd., an end-to-end 5G technology and solutions provider for smart cities, healthcare, industries & manufacturing, and telecommunications in Thailand. She is also currently Advisor/Partner at Gobi Partners, a Pan-Asian venture capital, $1.2 Billion USD in AUM, investing in early to growth-stage technology start-ups across China, Southeast Asia, and Pakistan.
Prior to today, Shannon’s background comprises a combination of 2 main pillars with a focus on Southeast Asia at the global stage: Entrepreneurship, Operations & Technology, and Investments, M&A, Southeast Asia.
Shannon is a passionate Equality and Women Advocator, often seen moderating or speaking on topics on Women and Gender Equality with the UN Women. She is also a  notable speaker in topics of Technology and Business in Southeast Asia and is advising the various Thai government agencies and the Eastern Economic Corridor [“EEC”] on its digital transformation strategy. Shannon has a BBA in Finance and a minor in Marketing from Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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