meet the geeks

Sharinee "Shannon" Kalayanamitr is a tour de force in the tech landscape of Thailand.
She was instrumental in the launch of Lazada Thailand and founded Moxy, a women-centric e-commerce platform that later merged with an Indonesian counterpart to become Orami. She has made waves not just in business but in popular media, appearing as a "shark" on Shark Tank Thailand. Her achievements extend to the international arena, as she was selected to represent Thailand at the SDG Labs during the 2022 World Economic Forum in Davos.

Currently CEO at 5GCT, an International Growth Strategic Advisory Company, with groundbreaking clients and projects that aim to transform Southeast Asia in areas of education, healthcare, smart cities, fintech, and impact.

With her longstanding career of almost 2 decades, spanning from investment banking at Lehman Brothers to Singha Beer’s Global operations to Tech, she has consistently paved the way for women in executive, entrepreneurship roles through women advocacy with UN Women.

Mother of twin girls and a mover and a shaker in Asia, deeply connected in sectors of Government, Technology, Business, Media, and Impact and Sustainability.