# CosmoLocal CNX

A month-long pop-up village in Chiang Mai, Thailand, running September 1-28 2026.
Global talent and Thai locals co-live and co-create across four coliving
experiences, closing with a public conference during Main Week.

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## Pages
- [CosmoLocal CNX](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/): A month-long pop-up village in Chiang Mai, September 1-28 2026, where global talent and Thai locals co-live and co-create.
- [Main Week](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/main-week): The public conference week of CosmoLocal CNX: talks, workshops, and tickets.
- [Collaborators](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/collaborators): The builders, makers, and connectors behind CosmoLocal CNX.
- [Events](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/events): Highlighted events during the September residency in Chiang Mai.
- [Journal](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/blog): Writing from the CosmoLocal CNX village.
- [Fukuoka x Chiang Mai](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/fukuoka): Combined stay across the Fukuoka and Chiang Mai villages.

## Coliving experiences
- [Food That Nourishes](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/food-that-nourishes-us): Four weeks tracing food from seed to table with Thai farmers, cooks, and food practitioners.
- [Solopreneur](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/solopreneur): Four weeks moving a solo business from clarity to systems, with mentors close at hand.
- [AI for Chiang Mai](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/ai-for-chiang-mai): Building practical AI tools with and for local Chiang Mai organisations.
- [Nomad Futures Lab](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/nomad-futures-lab): A three-week collaborative futures lab designing the world's first nomad-friendly district.
- [Nomad Futures Lab Exhibition](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/nomad-futures-lab-exhibition): The closing exhibition of the Nomad Futures Lab residency.

## Collaborators
- [Sergio Sala](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/sergio-sala): YouTuber & Nomad Life in Chiang Mai
- [Smith Taweelerdniti](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/smith-taweelerdniti): Chiang Mai FTI, local business session
- [Alexia Almeida](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/alexia): Community Manager & Cultural Educator
- [Arm (NDEA)](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/arm-ndea): Local Lead
- [Nicholas Frith](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/nicholas-frith): Track Lead
- [Ian Borders](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/ian-borders): Track Lead, leads the Main Week Hackathon
- [Ajirapa Pradit](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/ajirapa-pradit): Lecturer and Researcher, Rajamangala University of Technology
- [Madelynn Martiniere](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/madelynn-martiniere): Designer, Facilitator and Strategist
- [Antoinette](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/antoinette): Founder, regenerative business
- [Jacquie Wortley](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/jacquie-wortley): Founder Coach
- [Kwang](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/kwang): Head of PR, Farm to Truck
- [Jon Jandai](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/jon-jandai): Founder, Pun Pun
- [Toon Monthon](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/toon-monthon): Head of farmer relations, Farm to Truck
- [Keiko Makino](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/keiko-makino): Head chef, Aeeen
- [Yuki Makino](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/yuki-makino): Co-creator, Aeeen
- [Abhi Agarwal](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/abhi-agarwal): CEO and co-founder, Panya Seed and Living Roots
- [Avika Narula](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/avika-narula): Co-founder, Panya Seed and Living Roots
- [Zach](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/zach): Licensed Thai tour guide
- [Adam](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/adam): Co-founder, Potent Fungi
- [Jell Lunprom](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/jell-lunprom): Founder, Nomad Turtle
- [Ramphai Noikaew](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/ramphai-noikaew): Co-founder, Panya Forest
- [Greg Pettys](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/greg-pettys): Co-founder, Panya Forest
- [Chef Min](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/chef-min): Indigenous Chef
- [Georgi Sokolov](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/georgi): Senior AI Consultant
- [Tristan Lim](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/tristan): Coach and Advisor
- [Sunil Pithwa](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/sunil-pithwa): TBD
- [John Ho](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/john): Founder, Alt_ Coliving
- [Samanta Berga](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/samanta-berga): Experience Designer
- [Jaem Prueangwet](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/jaem-prueangwet): Creator, RealThailander YouTube channel
- [Amarit Charoenphan](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/amarit-charoenphan): Managing Partner, Aim Ventures
- [Jocelle Batapa-Sigue](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/jocelle-batapa-sigue): Lawyer and digital inclusion leader
- [Darren Su](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/darren-su): Co-founder, AGI Villa
- [Rainy Zhou](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/rainy-zhou): Co-initiator, China Digital Nomad Conference
- [George “Siosi” Samuels](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/george-siosi-samuels): Geroge Siosi Samuels, speaker at Cosmo Local CNX. Is a 3x Founder, Conscious Technologist & Digital Wayfinder
- [Arisa Nimmanahaeminda](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/arisa-nimmanahaeminda): Community organizer, Wat Ket-Sanpakoi district
- [Benjamin Hies](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/benjamin-hies): Founder, Digital Citizen
- [Pawramet Bunsith](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/pawramet-bunsith): Founder, LOMO Platform; Vice Chairman, Green Tree Foundation
- [Bradley Zia](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/bradley-zia): Founder, product strategist, and designer
- [Aleksandar Abu Samra](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/aleksandar-abu-samra): Co-host, Proof of Retreat
- [Dev Lewis](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/dev-lewis): Programme Head
- [Yeji Cheon](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/yeji-cheon): Founder, Seoul Nooks
- [Teerasak Moontui](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/teerasak-moontui): CEO of PDKM and Board Member, NDEA
- [Sam Chua](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/sam-chua): Founding Curator, Seapunk Studios
- [Daniel Schlagwein](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/daniel-schlagwein): Professor, Chulalongkorn Sasin School of Management and The University of Sydney Business School; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Information Technology
- [Chiranthanin Kitika](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/chiranthanin-kitika): Associate Professor, Faculty of Architecture, Chiang Mai University

## Events
- [Keynote: Still Human, What AI Can’t Replace in a One-Person Business](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/keynote-still-human-benjamin-hies): Solopreneur Benjamin Hies opens his one-person operating system at Cosmo Local CNX Main Week: where AI runs his business, and the exact points where it stops.
- [Keynote: F*ck Ups, Face & the Thai Way of Doing Business](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/keynote-fck-ups-face-the-thai-way-of-doing-business-amarit-aim-charoenphan-cosmo-local-cnx): Amarit "Aim" Charoenphan, HUBBA co-founder and Forbes 30 Under 30, on failure, saving face, and the Thai way of business, at Cosmo Local CNX Main Week.
- [Keynote: What AI keeps getting wrong about culture & consciousness, and what Chiang Mai can teach it](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/keynote-what-ai-keeps-getting-wrong-about-culture): George "Siosi" Samuels on why AI keeps treating culture as training data, and what Chiang Mai can teach it, at Cosmo Local CNX Main Week.
- [Solopreneur Show & Tell](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/solopreneur-show-and-tell): Solopreneur Show and Tell: residents present what they built over a month in Chiang Mai, then open pitching and prizes. At Cult Caffeine, Wat Ket.
- [AI for Chiang Mai Hackathon](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/ai-for-chiang-mai-hackathon): A two-day AI hackathon in Chiang Mai at the Movenpick Hotel. Thai developers, entrepreneurs and nomads build AI tools for real local challenges.
- [Cosmo Local Pot Luck](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/cosmo-local-pot-luck): A Chiang Mai pot luck where locals and visitors share a table at the Old Chiang Mai Cultural Center. Everyone brings a dish and the story behind it.

## Journal
- [Baltic Midsummer in Chiang Mai: A Case Study in Reciprocity With Place](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/baltic-midsummer-in-chiang-mai-a-case-study-in-reciprocity-with-place): Two nomads brought a Baltic solstice tradition to Thailand. It became a 200-person nomad local community event bridging Lanna and Baltics.
- [What Main Week Actually Is](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/what-main-week-actually-is): Six days in Chiang Mai. Keynotes, hands-on workshops, a 200-person potluck, an Anthropic-backed hackathon, and excursions. This is Main Week.
- [Not Another Nomad Fest](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/not-another-nomad-fest): What CosmoLocal CNX is, and why it isn't the thing you've already done.
- [Who This Popup Village Is For (And Who Should Sit This One Out)](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/who-this-popup-village-is-for-and-who-should-sit-this-one-out)
- [Chiang Mai Digital Nomad Hub: How the City Built Its Reputation](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/chiang-mai-digital-nomad): The story of how Chiang Mai became a leading digital nomad destination, from its backpacker roots to coworking spaces.
- [Why Cosmo Local CNX Is Built Around 28 Days and One Main Week](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/why-cosmo-local-cnx-is-built-around-28-days-and-one-main-week): Cosmo Local CNX is a coliving experience in Chiang Mai built around 28 days with one open week anyone can join. This is why this works.
- [Building a September: Why Chiang Mai’s Quiet Month Is Its Biggest Opportunity](https://cosmolocalcnx.com/building-a-september-why-chiang-mais-quiet-month-is-its-biggest-opportunity): Most nomad conferences give you a great week somewhere new. Cosmo Local CNX is building something different, a digital nomad festival in Chiang Mai designed to leave something real behind.