On February 21, 2024, Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior gave a special lecture on the topic The Grassroots Economy and Driving the New Isan: Mobilizing New Isan for the Future of Thailand on the occasion of the 60th-anniversary celebration of Khon Kaen University, with Mr. Kraisorn Kongchalad, Provincial Governor, Mr. Suraphon Phetwara, Vice President of the Khon Kaen University Council, Assoc. Prof. Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, M.D., President of Khon Kaen University Government and private sector executives and university administrators joined in the welcome at the College of Local Administration conference room. Khon Kaen University