Where global talents build deeper connections in Chiang Mai
September 1-28, 2026
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What Is Cosmo Local CNX?
A Pop-Up Village in Chiang Mai
Four 4-week coliving experiences running in parallel. Each with its own theme, its own mentors, and its own mix of global and local participants.
They converge on the Main Week Conference (Sept 23–28): six days of shared events, showcases, and cross-track collisions where everything that was built during the month comes alive.
4-Week Experiences
4-week thematic coliving experiences
AI For Chiang Mai
Builders and technologists working on AI projects designed for Chiang Mai, from urban planning and sustainability to cultural preservation and local business.
Food That Nourishes Us
Exploring Chiang Mai’s culinary heritage, mindful food practices, and sustainable food systems, with local farmers, chefs, and food practitioners.
Solopreneur
For founders and independent creators building sustainable businesses, with structured mentorship, peer accountability, and collaboration with local Chiang Mai entrepreneurs.
Nomad Futures Lab
A living laboratory for researchers and academics studying digital nomadism, using CosmoLocal CNX itself as the subject. Exploring economic impact, social integration, and urban policy.
Main Week Program
The Main Week (Sept 23–28)
Main Week is where everything comes together and it’s open to everyone. After four parallel 4-week coliving programs, the community gathers for six days (Sept 23–28) of keynotes, workshops, demos, and shared experiences. You don’t need to join a coliving to attend, it’s designed for anyone who wants to plug in, meet people, and see what’s been built during the month.
Main Week Pricing
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Collaborators
Builders, makers, and connectors
Daniel is a global leader in the study of digital work and one of the academics credited with coining the term ‘digital nomad’.
His research spans crowdsourcing, open work models, and the reshaping of the global workforce. He advises governments and organisations on digital nomad policy.
Community organizer and cultural connector rooted in Chiang Mai’s Wat Ket district. She leads the Sanpakoi Market, represents local business, and serves on the Ministry of Culture’s Creative District Development Network.
Formerly a cultural affairs officer at the Royal Thai Embassy in Tokyo, she brings deep experience in Thai-Japanese relations and long-standing commitment to local community building.
Sam Chua is a cultural entrepreneur, researcher, and founding curator of Seapunk Studios (seapunk.asia), a research and imagination collective exploring solarpunk-inspired futures for Southeast Asia and the Global South.
Yeji explores how communities can celebrate difference and thrive together.
She champions Nonviolent Communication and the balance between collectivism and individualism, and speaks internationally on East–West mutual understanding.
Chiranthanin Kitika (Phuwa) specialises in community-based design, with a focus on urban spaces and social environments.
Deeply rooted in Northern Thailand, his work centres on how local communities can shape their own built environment.
Creator of RealThailander Youtube Channel and a commentator on Thai language, society, and communication. Through thoughtful and sometimes provocative perspectives, he explores the hidden logic behind Thai social norms.
His work helps international audiences better understand Thai people, while also extending into Thai language education through his subscription platform and learning app.
Founder of Digital Citizen, global mobility strategist, and investor with a consulting background spanning seven countries. He builds, franchises, and backs businesses across Southeast Asia at the intersection of mobility, lifestyle, and new ways of working.
As a Visiting Expert at Tetr College of Business, he brings a cross-border perspective shaped by both entrepreneurship and strategy.
Arm leads PDKM, a venture builder investing in high-potential startups in Northern Thailand. As a Board Member of the NDEA, he bridges government, private sector, academia, and the startup community, all in service of accelerating Chiang Mai’s digital ecosystem.
A scholar-practitioner specializing in environmental sustainability and local mobility. He currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Green Tree Foundation and is the founder of LOMO Platform, a Chiang Mai-based micro-mobility startup focused on more sustainable ways of moving through the city.
Technologist and cultural thinker with 15+ years of experience bridging code, culture, and consciousness. Drawing on his Pacific ancestry, he developed Pacific Metaphysics, a framework that weaves indigenous navigation wisdom with modern technology architecture.
His work spans blockchain, AI, and national digital infrastructure, including contributions to Tuvalu’s digital nation project.
Researcher, podcaster, and community builder working across tech policy, geopolitics, Asian cultures, spirituality, and ecology. Based in Chiang Mai, he is a visiting researcher at Chiang Mai University, co-founder of digi-cnx, host of the Light Forest Podcast, and co-steward of Cosmo-local Chiang Mai.
His work brings together learning, dialogue, and community-building to explore more authentic ways of living in a time of global transition.
