Converge BKK

Bringing people together

One event at a time

About

Founded by John Hanshaw, CONVERGE is inspired by the simple belief that great things can happen when people, ideas, and resources come together in the same space.

Our mission is to convene individuals, groups, and organizations from a wide variety of fields —business, science, technology, and the arts—to spark synergies, create new conceptual frameworks, and strengthen communities.

CONVERGE (verb): To tend to one point from different places; to approach nearer together, as lines; to tend to meet in a point or focus.
— The Oxford English Dictionary

“Synergistic CONVERGEnce is the most important idea we have at our disposal to . . . move forward in a nonlinear manner toward an evolutionary society.”
— Barbara Marx Hubbard

“Nothing on the planet grows except by CONVERGEnce.”
— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

“แม่น้ำหลายสายย่อมไหลมาบรรจบกันที่ทะเลฉันใด ความแตกต่างของผู้คนก็มิอาจปิดกั้นการอยู่ร่วมกันได้ฉันนั้น” — พระไพศาล วิสาโล

Events

Converge @ FCCT

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand

FCCT

Penthouse, Maneeya Center
518/5 Ploenchit Road
Friday 10 October 2025
6:30 pm – closing (11:00 pm)

RSVP

Free but RSVP Required

RSVP

Directions

Directions from The Club website
(BTS Skytrain: Chitlom Station: Exit 6)
Google MAP

If this is your first visit to The Club, I strongly suggest that you review this “How to Get There” video since it can be confusing.

Agenda

6:30 – 8:00 pm: Meet and Greet
8:00 – 8:30 pm: Share Session
8:30 – close: Mingle and Follow Up

Community Connect

Enjoy a bev and/or food, catch up with friends, meet new friends, wind down after the work week.

Projects Showcase

Share your creative project, book, film, app, non-profit mission, etc.

Show us your trailer.
Read an excerpt from your book.
Display your art on an easel.
Tell us about your new business.

Ideas Exchange

During the Mingle, feel free to step up to the mic and go Big with an Idea or Assertion or Revelation:

“AI will ultimately replace all human creativity.”

“All these years I’ve been seeking the truth but found only Singha.”

Getting There from

The Parking Lot - click here

Enter the Maneeya *South* Building Lobby and take the elevator to P (Penthouse) Level.

Street Level: 1 of 2 - click here

Enter the Front Door near the Exchange

Street Level: 2 of 2 - click here

End of hallway take *Second* Set of Elevators - next to Renaissance Hotel sign - to P (Penthouse) Level

BTS: 1 of 5 - click here

At Chitlom head for Exit 6 and you will see the Maneeya Center on your left

BTS: 2 of 5 - click here

Cross the pedestrian bridge to the Maneeya Center

BTS: 3 of 5 - click here

Follow the hallway through the Shopping Center and take a left at the De Rest Spa sign

BTS: 4 of 5 - click here

When you see the De Rest Spa Poster, take the stairs down one flight

BTS: 5 of 5 - click here

At the bottom of the stairs go left and left again down ramp, take the elevators at the bottom of the ramp to P (Penthouse) Level

Guests will include

Chris Dixon

Algae Deep Tech / Chulalongkorn University

Kars Tuinder

Photohostel & Photocafe

Erich Fleshman

Actor and Talent, Founder of Illuminate Acting Academy

Gerry Flynn

Staff Writer at Mongabay

Petra Kohutikova

Marketing & PR Pro

Ritto Prabu

Virtual Production, VFX Producer PaulBros

Tommy Walker

International Media

Yuliia Hvozdetska

Artist

Jiro Ose

Photojournalist

Yvan Goudard

Growth & Communication Strategist for Startups

Christine Blom

Founder, Bulle d'Art and NomadWallsgallerybkk

Frances An

Writer

Matthew Pietz

Founder, Keranaut

Person Admiring Art 3

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Converge BKK

Bringing people together. One event at a time.

About

Founded by John Hanshaw, CONVERGE is inspired by the simple belief that great things can happen when people, ideas, and resources come together in the same space.

Our mission is to convene individuals, groups, and organizations from a wide variety of fields —business, science, technology, and the arts—to spark synergies, create new conceptual frameworks, and strengthen communities.

CONVERGE (verb): To tend to one point from different places; to approach nearer together, as lines; to tend to meet in a point or focus.
— The Oxford English Dictionary

“Synergistic CONVERGEnce is the most important idea we have at our disposal to . . . move forward in a nonlinear manner toward an evolutionary society.”
— Barbara Marx Hubbard

“แม่น้ำหลายสายย่อมไหลมาบรรจบกันที่ทะเลฉันใด ความแตกต่างของผู้คนก็มิอาจปิดกั้นการอยู่ร่วมกันได้ฉันนั้น” — พระไพศาล วิสาโล

“Nothing on the planet grows except by CONVERGEnce.”
— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Events

Converge @ FCCT

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand

Penthouse, Maneeya Center
518/5 Ploenchit Road
Friday 10 October 2025
6:30 pm – closing (11:00 pm)

RSVP

Free but RSVP Required

RSVP

Directions

Directions from Club website
(BTS: Chitlom Station: Exit 6)
Google MAP

If this is your first visit to The Club, I strongly suggest that you review this “How to Get There” video since it can be confusing.

Community Connect

Enjoy a bev and/or food, catch up with friends, meet new friends, wind down after the work week.

Projects Showcase

Share your creative project, book, film, app, non-profit mission, etc.

Show us your trailer.
Read an excerpt from your book.
Display your art on an easel.
Tell us about your new business.

Ideas Exchange

During the Mingle, feel free to step up to the mic and go Big with an Idea or Assertion:

“AI will ultimately replace all human creativity.”
“All these years I’ve been seeking the truth but found only Singha.”

Agenda

6:30 – 8:00 pm: Meet and Greet
8:00 – 8:30 pm: Share Session
8:30 – close: Mingle / Follow Up

Getting There from

The Parking Lot

Enter the Maneeya *South* Building Lobby and take the elevator to P (Penthouse) Level.

Street Level: 1 of 2

Enter the Front Door near the Exchange

Street Level: 2 of 2

End of hallway take *Second* Set of Elevators - next to Renaissance Hotel sign - to P (Penthouse) Level

BTS: 1 of 5

At Chitlom head for Exit 6 and you will see the Maneeya Center on your left

BTS: 2 of 5

Cross the pedestrian bridge to the Maneeya Center

BTS: 3 of 5

Follow the hallway through the Shopping Center and take a left at the De Rest Spa sign

BTS: 4 of 5

When you see the De Rest Spa Poster, take the stairs down one flight

BTS: 5 of 5

At the bottom of the stairs go left and left again down ramp, take the elevators at the bottom of the ramp to P (Penthouse) Level

Guests will include

Kars Tuinder

Photohostel & Photocafe

Chris Dixon

Algae Deep Tech / Chulalongkorn University

Petra Kohutikova

Marketing & PR Pro

Erich Fleshman

Actor and Talent, Founder of Illuminate Acting Academy

Gerry Flynn

Staff Writer at Mongabay

Ritto Prabu

Virtual Production, VFX Producer PaulBros

Yuliia Hvozdetska

Artist

Matthew Pietz

Founder, Keranaut

Lorraine Levy, PhD

Integrated Wellness Guide

Jiro Ose

Photojournalist

Matthew Pietz

Founder, Keranaut

Christine Blom

Founder, Bulle d'Art and NomadWallsgallerybkk

Frances An

Writer

Matthew Pietz

Founder, Keranaut

Yvan Goudard

Growth & Communication Strategist for Startups

Matthew Pietz

Founder, Keranaut

Matthew Pietz

Founder, Keranaut

Person Admiring Art 3

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