Mr.Wittawat Lamsam has 19 years of experience in SME promotion. He is currently the Director of the International Cooperation Department at the Office of SMEs Promotion (OSMEP), Thailand, with main responsibilities to create and maintain bilateral and multilateral cooperation between OSMEP and foreign counterparts to promote Thai SMEs. He represents the OSMEP in various international forums, strengthening corporation with foreign dialogue partners to help SMEs tap on global opportunities, including ASEAN+8 markets. In addition, he works to deepen OSMEP’s engagement with foreign chambers of commerce in Thailand to create gateways for Thai SMEs. As a policy maker, he is responsible in making recommendations to support SME policy formulation with reference to international good practices.

He previously worked in the Project Administration and Coordination Department, OSMEP for 3 years to implement various schemes for the Office of the Royal Development Projects Board as well as One Tambon One Product (OTOP). During 2008-2012, he served as a supporting team for the Minister of Industry, Minister of Finance, Minister of Interior, and Minister of Energy, respectively.