Recently, at FYI Center, Ms. Kattiya Indaravijaya (center), KBank President, jointly launched the Stanford RISE Thailand Consortium, which has been established by the South-East Asia Center (SEAC) and Stanford University, USA, aimed at integrating business experiences and potential of banks with the research capability of Stanford University in addressing important national problems and improving the quality of life of Thai people on a comprehensive basis, i.e., covering social, economic, health, educational and environmental aspects of the country.