We’re delighted to welcome Chawana Huangsuntornchai, Data Protection Officer, as a speaker at Data Demystified Summit Bangkok 2025. With a strong foundation in European data privacy values and a career that spans research, public policy, and hands-on data governance, Chawana brings a unique, multidimensional lens to Thai PDPA compliance. At this year’s summit, he will join the Fireside Chat on [Data Protection] Thai PDPA Compliance: Navigating Data Regulations in a Digital World, where he will share practical insights on shaping privacy programmes that work for real-world stakeholders.
We’re excited to announce that the Data Demystified Summit is returning to Bangkok on 7 October 2025! As a sister summit of The MarTech Summit Series, this in-person event will once again bring together top data leaders, innovators, and decision-makers for a full day of high-impact networking and knowledge sharing.
The Data Demystified Summit Bangkok will be held alongside The MarTech Summit Bangkok at the same venue on 7 October 2025! Maximise your organisation’s learning potential with our exclusive Dual Summit Pass, which allows free movement between both summits and access to all sessions.
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About LINE Thailand
LINE Thailand is a leading digital platform in Thailand, offering messaging, content, payment, and service integrations to over 50 million users. As part of the global LINE Corporation, the company plays a central role in shaping Thailand’s digital ecosystem while prioritising user trust, innovation, and privacy in its expanding portfolio of digital products and services.
Quick Q&A with Chawana Huangsuntornchai
To begin, could you share a bit about your journey into the world of data privacy and what drew you to the role of Data Protection Officer?
I exposed myself to the value of privacy from a Western perspective during my student years in the European Union, not as a written regulation but a practical value that a European society groomed me into. A decade later, having graduated and written a thesis on personal data protection law from the Netherlands, I was back in Thailand as a public policy researcher with a specialised field in personal data protection. Then I shifted to a practitioner role as a Data Protection Officer as the Thai Personal Data Protection Act B.E.2562 came into enforcement.
What are you most looking forward to about this year’s Data Demystified Summit Bangkok?
Some new data use cases and technological advancements for my food for thought would be preferable.
You describe yourself as a “social engineer” – what does that mean to you in the context of privacy, and how does it shape the way you approach compliance and governance?
In short, I tend to see myself as an ‘engineer’ who solves society’s issues.
Hence, I do not shape myself to utilise any one particular trade to solve any problem in focus. This also applies to privacy compliance, that there are areas to contribute more than legal text, even more so in data governance, where there may not even be any tangible regulation. Being able to perceive a problem and landscape from diverse perspectives (legal, economic, geopolitical, etc.), designing a solution with the same diverse tools yields a more holistic and well-rounded approach for my client. So long as the solution is believed to be most feasible for stakeholders, professional terms (such as legal professional) should be no limit on what tools I can utilise.
What are some common blind spots you’ve observed in how companies manage consent, user rights, or data lifecycle under PDPA?
Mismanagement of personal data, especially when the data user is not from a technical background, is where the compliance program starts to go wrong.
Finally, what excites you most about the future of privacy, and where do you see the role of the Data Protection Officer evolving in the next 1-2 years?
Despite the change of personal data utilisation techniques/approaches, there are living beings at the end of the refinery line. Therefore, a Data Protection Officer is set to uphold the very same values amid ever-changing market development. But to make privacy ‘work’, they first need to understand how a new tool is used, even more so on how human beings from different angles would react to it. So a Data Protection Officer needs to embrace new possibilities that technological advancement has to offer, then, as always, design a data protection program that works for stakeholders.
Chawana’s perspective challenges conventional notions of compliance by advocating for a more human-centred, cross-disciplinary approach to privacy. His ability to view data protection through legal, social, and technological angles makes him an invaluable voice in today’s evolving digital economy. We’re excited to have him join the conversation at Data Demystified Summit Bangkok 2025, where his holistic mindset and practical experience will provide valuable guidance for privacy professionals navigating the PDPA landscape.
Join Us Now!
The Data Demystified Summit is returning to Bangkok on 7 October 2025! Held at the Fuji Grand Ballroom, Hotel Nikko Bangkok, the summit will explore the latest in Customer Data Governance, Data Monetisation, and Customer Data Management. Expect actionable insights, myth-busting discussions, and practical strategies to tackle 2025’s most pressing data challenges. Join us in the heart of Bangkok for a dynamic and forward-thinking event designed for English-speaking data professionals across industries.
We are looking forward to meeting you in Bangkok on 7 October 2025!
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