ACEF Speaker
Sithisakdi Apichatthanapath
Deputy Regional Manager for Asia,
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Sithisakdi Apichatthanapath (“Seng”) is the Deputy Regional Manager for Asia at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), based in Bangkok, Thailand. There, he is responsible for managing USTDA’s activities in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, directing business development efforts, coordinating with relevant Asian and U.S. government agencies, and marketing USTDA services to potential partners throughout the region. Prior to this, Sithisakdi worked as Program Development Specialist at USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID/RDMA) where he was responsible for the planning, managing, and reporting of USAID/RDMA’s energy activities and programs. Sithisakdi has around fifteen years of experience in climate change mitigation, carbon markets, and infrastructure project development more broadly. Sithisakdi holds a BA in International Relations from University of Leeds and an MSC in Energy Economics and Planning from Asian Institute of Technology.