WISDOM KING FARM, PATHUM THANI

IPC16 Conference

Conference Overview

The formal opening of IPC16 in Thailand

The IPC16 Conference brings together designers, farmers, educators, builders, and community leaders for two days of keynotes, talks, and conversations that open the wider journey of the event. Set at the Golden Jubilee Museum of Agriculture, better known as Wisdom King Farm, this is where the wider programme begins to take shape in public.

Framed by the wider IPC16 theme Beyond Sustainability — Many Paths, the conference is designed not only to share ideas from around the world, but to root them in the realities of Thailand. Alongside the main keynote programme, sessions will branch into multiple rooms, including a dedicated Thai-language space, helping create a genuine exchange between international permaculture voices and the traditions already present here in Thailand.

Translation and accessibility are also part of the vision for the event, with plans being explored to support interpretation across the programme. More speaker profiles and programme details will follow as the line-up develops.

Aerial view of the Golden Jubilee Museum of Agriculture for IPC16 Conference

Format 2 days of keynotes and talks Keynotes, panels, and formal presentations.

Language and Exchange Thai and international sessions Designed to connect global ideas with Thai practice.

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Speaker Line-up

Meet Our Speakers

The IPC16 Conference begins with a growing line-up of speakers from Thailand and beyond, bringing together practical knowledge, regional experience, and global perspectives. This first speaker line-up offers an early view of the programme now taking shape.

More speakers will be added as confirmations come in and profiles are completed.

Keynote

JAPAN

Kyle Holzhueter

Keynote Address

Kyle Holzhueter delivers the IPC16 keynote, drawing on over 20 years bridging Western permaculture and traditional Japanese building craft. A PhD researcher, Kyoto-trained plasterer, and founder of Permaculture Center Kamimomi in Okayama, Japan, Kyle brings a rare perspective on climate-responsive natural building to the global stage.

From Farmversities to Food Systems

Manas shares an integrated vision for regenerative community development through education, collaboration, and local food economies. Covering leadership and livelihood training, tools for collaboration and fundraising, and the growth of farmer markets, local processing, and circular economies, this session looks at how communities can create stronger, more connected systems from the ground up.

Session Room (Host)

Michael hosts a conversation space for emerging themes across the conference, including sessions such as Food as Commons and Design for Fossil-Based Crisis. Reflecting his background in agroforestry, agricultural biodiversity, regenerative value chains, and farmer-to-farmer learning in Thailand, this room will bring together diverse perspectives, practical responses, and evolving discussions from across the IPC programme.

Thai Permaculture Room (Host)

Hosted entirely in Thai, this room creates a space for translating permaculture ideas into Thai cultural and practical contexts. Drawing on Vitoon Panyakul’s long leadership in Thailand’s organic movement and the wider Thai Permaculture network, sessions will connect global permaculture thinking with related Thai frameworks such as Wanakaset, sufficiency economy, and farmer-led ecological practice.

Many Paths: The Collectives (Panel Moderator)

Thalea will moderate this global panel with a focus on connection, participation, and the diverse ways permaculture is being lived across cultures and communities. Drawing on her work in community regeneration, Indigenous leadership, and network-building across Aotearoa, Oceania, and Southeast Asia, she will guide a conversation that brings forward shared ethics, local knowledge, and collective pathways for change.

Food as Commons (Panelist)

Hans brings a systems perspective to food as commons, drawing on long experience in social innovation, commoning, and wellbeing-based development. He will reflect on food as a shared ecological and cultural resource, and on the forms of cooperation and governance needed to support it.

Food as Commons (Panelist)

Wallapa brings a community-based perspective to food as commons through her work in mindful markets, social enterprise, and sustainable food networks in Thailand. She will speak to the role of local markets, conscious consumers, and farmer-community relationships in building fairer and more resilient food systems.

The conference line-up is still growing, with more speaker announcements and session details to follow.