Golden Jubilee Museum, Pathum Thani

IPC16 Conference Schedule

Conference at a glance

6Nov

Pre-Conference Evening

Arrival, welcome, guided tours, krathong making, dinner and Loy Krathong.

From 16:00 onward
7Nov

Main Conference Day 1

Opening, keynote, panel, farmer learning and parallel sessions.

08:00 – 20:00
8Nov

Main Conference Day 2

Keynotes, panel, parallel sessions, closing ceremony and celebration.

09:00 – 20:00
08:30 – 17:30
Happening all day · 7 & 8 November

Farmers Market & IPC16 Expo

A celebration of local abundance, with the best from the museum's nationwide network of farmers and makers. It is the museum's monthly Sufficiency Economy Market, gathering farmers and local wisdom-keepers from across Thailand to share organic produce, herbal remedies, traditional food and the know-how behind it.

Permaculture Thai local medicine Thai massage & spa Herbs Local food

Beyond Sustainability: Many Paths

Tap a speaker to open their directory profile:Linked profileProfile in preparationSpeaker to be announcedAlso see the Convergence schedule →
16:00 onward

Welcome reception & arrival

Welcome reception, guided tours and making your own krathong at the Golden Jubilee Museum of Agriculture.

Evening

Dinner

Night

Loy Krathong

The festival of light, water and gratitude. In this Thai tradition you float a small candle-lit basket, a krathong, on the water to give thanks and let go of the past year, and you can make and launch your own.

08:00 – 09:00

Conference registration

09:00 – 09:30

Opening Ceremony

09:30 – 10:00

Keynote

Kyle Holzhueter
10:00 – 10:30

Break

10:30 – 12:00
Panel Discussion · EN

Beyond Sustainability: the Challenges

Trish AllenBert PeetersArrut NavarajEast Asia / China representative (to be confirmed)
12:00 – 13:00

Lunch

13:00 – 14:00

Learning from farmers in the Market

14:00 – 15:30

Parallel Sessions #1

Choose one
1Thai Models of ResilienceRamphai NoikaewSunisa Jamwiset DeitersKanchit KhemchalermTH/EN
2Natural BuildingCoordinatorNeil WillmannEN/TH
3Introduction to Permaculture: Thai ContextualizationJon JandaiModeratorSupranee Willmann Mosaic Learning Centerprofile comingTH
15:30 – 16:00

Break

16:00 – 17:30

Parallel Sessions #2

Choose one
1Building Resilience through Food Security, then Ecoversities & Permaculture16:00–16:30 Building Resilience through Food Security · 16:30–17:30 Ecoversities & PermacultureWiwat Salyakamthorn (to be confirmed)Manish JainManas ArvindSandra Ecoversities Allianceprofile comingModeratorOlga VitaEN
2Natural BuildingCoordinatorNeil WillmannEN/TH
3Commons (from old to new): Community Stewardship of Resources and KnowledgeCoordinatorMichael CommonsEN
17:30 – 18:00

Free time

18:00 – 20:00

Conference dinner & story-telling by locals

09:00 – 10:00

Keynote

David Holmgren by video or onlineRepresentative from the Museum
10:00 – 10:30

Break

10:30 – 12:00
Panel Discussion · EN

Many Paths the Collective

Weaving together the threads of wisdom.

ModeratorThalea TaneSunisa Jamwiset DeitersThao KinTe KahaPadma KoppulaPraphat Manuelo Ruengthanoo Sangob Foundationprofile coming
12:00 – 13:00

Lunch

13:00 – 14:30

Parallel Sessions #3

Choose one
1Free and Inspired LifeCatherine Austin FittsModeratorOlga VitaEN
2Natural BuildingCoordinatorNeil WillmannTH/EN
3Urban Permaculture in ThailandPareena PrayukvongKomsan HutthaphetNakorn LimpacuptathavonModeratorVitoon PanyakulTH
14:30 – 15:00

Break

15:00 – 16:30

Parallel Sessions #4

Choose one
1The Humanitarian LifeboatIdy WongTrudy JurianszCoordinatorSpencer LeungEN
2Systemic Transformation of Wanakaset Rubber Forest GardeningCoordinatorMichael CommonsTH/EN
3Design for Fossil-Based CrisisSuchon Supsing Freelance, Thailandprofile comingModeratorVitoon PanyakulTH/EN
16:30 – 17:30

Activating Permaculture Globally & Closing Ceremony

Activating Permaculture Globally Through Group Cohesion and Social Design, followed by the Closing Ceremony.

Robin Clayfield (to be confirmed)
18:00 – 20:00

Dinner & celebration

Hosted by the Golden Jubilee Museum of Agriculture.

Prices & registration

A welcome party on Friday 6 Nov, then the 2-day conference on the 7th and 8th. Here is what it costs.

Aerial view of the Golden Jubilee Museum of Agriculture, the IPC16 Conference venue
Conference 6,950THB per person 7 to 8 Nov Student rate 3,475 THB Concessionary rate 5,000 THB Add a 4-night Museum dorm with Conference Plus, 9,250. Full pricing & eligibility →
Thai Buddha statues in a bamboo forest, the IPC16 Convergence setting
Convergence 18,000THB per person 11 to 15 Nov · BYO tent · meals included Student rate 16,200 THB Concessionary rate 13,000 THB Rent a tent from 2,000. Full pricing & eligibility →

Programme version 260831, updated 5 September 2026. Sessions may change.

6 to 15 November 2026

Join us at the Conference

Tickets are on sale now. Conference from 6,950 THB, concessionary rate 5,000 THB for eligible countries.

Buy tickets → Prices & how to register →

Students and groups of 5 or more adults book through the registration form

For any other special requests or questions, email registration@thaipermaculture.org

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