IDC & Lenovo Executive Education Roundtable Thailand
The AI-Ready School
Securing the Future of Learning, One Device at a Time

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AI is arriving in classrooms faster than most schools can govern it. The devices used by students and teachers are at the heart of this shift and they are among the most exposed points for sensitive student data. Thailand’s total education ICT spend is forecast to grow from $1,166 million in 2025 to $1,710 million in 2030, an 8% five-year CAGR. The bigger question is what that spend buys, and whether the device, security and AI decisions behind it are being made together or one at a time.
Join IDC and Lenovo for a closed-door roundtable with senior IT leaders from Thailand’s education sector to explore how PC, security and AI decisions can be made as one plan, so schools can adopt AI with confidence and keep learners safe.

Agenda
IDC & Lenovo Executive Education Roundtable Thailand
Tue, Nov 17
Registration, Tea/Coffee & Networking
Welcome & Introduction
Woraphot Thavornwan
General Manager, Thailand and The Rest of Indochina, Lenovo
The AI-Ready School: Aligning Technology, Security and Strategy for the Future of Education
A research-led perspective on Thailand’s evolving education ICT landscape, emerging AI and cybersecurity challenges, and how IT leaders can align technology investments with institutional priorities.
Bryan Ma
Vice President – Devices Research, Asia/Pacific, IDC
Beyond the PC: Building Secure, AI-Ready Learning Environments
Exploring how AI-capable devices, endpoint security and modern IT infrastructure can support smarter classrooms, protect student data and enable schools to prepare for the next generation of digital learning.
Eddie Ang
Executive Director & General Manager, Enterprise & Public Sector Business, Lenovo Asia Pacific
Interactive Roundtable Discussion with Delegates
Bryan Ma
Vice President – Devices Research, Asia/Pacific, IDC
Eddie Ang
Executive Director & General Manager, Enterprise & Public Sector Business, Lenovo Asia Pacific
Summary of the Discussion & Closing Remarks
Networking Lunch
Speakers
Woraphot Thavornwan
Bryan Ma
Bryan Ma is Vice President of Client Devices research, covering mobile phones, tablets, PCs, AR/VR headsets, wearables, thin clients, and monitors across Asia as well as worldwide. Based in Singapore, Bryan provides insights and advisory services for both vendors and users, and coordinates his team of analysts in building IDC’s core market data, analysis, and forecasts in these sectors.
Bryan has been quoted in a number of publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Financial Times, BusinessWeek, The South China Morning Post, and The New York Times. He has been a featured speaker at numerous industry conferences and appears frequently as a guest commentator on television networks such as CNBC, Bloomberg, and the BBC.
Bryan has been with IDC since 1999, when he joined IDC’s Consumer Devices team in California. He has been the recipient of several recognitions at IDC, including multiple Research Quality awards as well as IDC’s Global Fellowship. Prior to joining IDC, Bryan was a Business Analyst at Arthur Andersen in Los Angeles, where he was part of the firm’s Business Consulting practice specializing in the financial services industry.
Bryan holds a degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. His university internships included experiences at IBM, Rockwell Semiconductor (now Conexant), Acuson (now part of Siemens), and PaineWebber (now part of UBS). Bryan is fluent in English and conversant in Mandarin Chinese.
Event Sessions
One Day Event 11:50 am
Interactive Roundtable Discussion with Delegates
One Day Event 11:10 am
The AI-Ready School: Aligning Technology, Security and Strategy for the Future of Education
A research-led perspective on Thailand’s evolving education ICT landscape, emerging AI and cybersecurity challenges, and how IT leaders can align technology investments with institutional priorities.
Eddie Ang
Executive Director & General Manager, Enterprise & Public Sector Business
Lenovo Asia Pacific
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Eddie Ang
Eddie Ang is Executive Director, General Manager of Enterprise and Public Sector Business at Lenovo in Asia Pacific, overseeing key enterprise, public sector and mid-market business relationships in the region, and leading the Solution Consultant team and the Profit Management team.
During his time at Lenovo, Eddie led the Project Management Office for Asia Pacific, successfully orchestrating Lenovo’s acquisition of IBM’s x86 business. He also spearheaded the verticalization of Lenovo’s Education business, promoting the adoption of Education Technology (EdTech) adoption across all levels of education.
With over two decades of experience in the technology sector, Eddie has gained extensive experience in several core aspects of business strategy and operations, spanning product operations, services, sales and marketing. He also has a successful track record in managing complex geographies, having held leadership roles at global, regional and market levels across Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Latin America.
Before joining Lenovo, Eddie spent a decade with Dell after graduating from the University of Wollongong, Australia with a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) degree.
Event Sessions
One Day Event 11:50 am
Interactive Roundtable Discussion with Delegates
One Day Event 11:30 am
Beyond the PC: Building Secure, AI-Ready Learning Environments
Exploring how AI-capable devices, endpoint security and modern IT infrastructure can support smarter classrooms, protect student data and enable schools to prepare for the next generation of digital learning.
Venue
The St. Regis Bangkok
Meeting Room: Rajadamri II
159 Ratchadamri Rd, Khwaeng Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand