Emmy Thamakaison

Emmy is a dedicated advocate for mental health and inclusivity, particularly for youth with learning differences. She co-founded SENIA Youth International, co-chaired the "InvisAbilities" club at the International School of Bangkok, and created an Inclusion Club Starter Pack. She also authored and illustrated "JJ's Squiggly Mind," an English-Thai children's book about ADHD, using its proceeds to support underprivileged children. seniainternational+1

A prolific young entrepreneur, Emmy has co-founded multiple startups including Foundess, a community for women founders, and BuildSync, a Text-to-Building Information Modeling (BIM) tool. She has also gained experience in the startup ecosystem as a Fellow at Pear VC and by raising an $8M valuation for a B2B SaaS startup (though it was later shut down). linkedin+2

Emmy possesses a strong background in AI and machine learning, with experience as an ML Research intern at Huawei in Hong Kong, a Machine Learning Researcher at Stanford Healthcare Innovation Lab, and ML Research at Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL) where she built a virtual assistant for Electronic Health Records. She also develops software for datasets and machine learning in health as a Student Researcher at MIT's Laboratory for Computational Physiology. linkedin+1

She is an impactful public speaker, having delivered a TEDxYouth@ISBangkok talk titled "New Normal: How We are Becoming Desensitized to Violence." This demonstrates her ability to articulate complex social issues and engage an audience on topics related to societal desensitization and compassion fatigue. ted