Dr. Sak Segkhoonthod – Center for Excellence in Government Cybersecurity Risk Management and Resilience

Title: Senior Advisor, Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA); Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, fmr. President and CEO, Thailand, Digital Government Agency, THAILAND

Groups: Event Speakers for CIOs, AI and the Outlook for IT Modernization Conference

Dr Sak Segkhoonthod received his Ph.D. in Electronics Systems Engineering from Essex University in 1997. He began his career at the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (Nectec) as a researcher in the Network Technology Laboratory. In 2000, he played a key role in establishing the Government Information Technology Services (GITS) and was appointed as its director in 2005.

In 2012, Dr Segkhoonthod performs in the role of the first CEO of the Electronic Government Agency (EGA), which later evolved into the Digital Government Development Agency (DGA) in 2018. He also served as the lead on digital transformation as an Advisor for the ASEAN CIO Association.

Currently, he is now a Senior Advisor (Digital Transformation) at the Electronic Transaction Development Agency (ETDA).