Nae’s path to her role was not a straight line. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, and a Master of Science in International Trade, Strategy and Operations from the University of Warwick, UK, where she studied on a full scholarship granted by EGAT. That combination of language, trade, and strategy has shaped how she approaches her current work: bridging technical complexity with clear communication and a practical sense of how markets connect.
She has spent the better part of a decade working at the intersection of electricity systems and regional energy cooperation. Her earlier years at EGAT were spent in transmission system development and planning, followed by a move into the regional energy trading team. There, she studied cross-border electricity flows across ASEAN and explored Thailand’s potential as a hub for power exchange. That experience planted a lasting interest in how energy systems connect countries, not just circuits. Today, she continues contributing to an EGAT working group exploring new models for cross-border electricity arrangements in the region.
For her, joining the ASLIP Programme felt like a natural extension of her curiosity, bringing together professionals from across all ASEAN member states into a single room, each carrying different national contexts but a shared sense of responsibility.
As a Cohort Convenor, she remains actively engaged with the ASLIP alumni network, carrying forward the connections and perspectives the programme opened. For her, the value was never just professional development. It was the chance to see ASEAN through the eyes of its own emerging leaders and to find common ground worth building on.
