Financial Economist · Entrepreneur · Public Leader
Building Lao enterprise with a researcher's discipline and an operator's drive.
I’m Sounay Phothisane. I founded AQQOUNT and Emerging Digital Solutions, and I serve on the Management Board of the LNCCI SME Service Center and as an Elected Representative of the Lao Front for National Development.
Latest appointment · Oct 2026
13+
years founding and leading companies
2
companies founded: AQQOUNT and EDS
5
national and association leadership roles
40+
business leaders in the BNI CEO Chapter
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What I do
Three ways I help Lao business grow
Each part of my work feeds the others: research sharpens my advice, my companies test it in practice, and public roles carry the lessons into policy.
01
Business
Founder and Managing Director of AQQOUNT, a one-stop business setup firm, and Emerging Digital Solutions, a digital transformation company.
02
Leadership
Five national and association roles shaping SME policy, “Made in Laos” brands, young entrepreneurs and business networks.
03
Research & teaching
MSc Financial Economics from Kobe University (MEXT scholar). Published work on liquidity and asset pricing in emerging markets.
Leadership & public service
Current roles
Ventures
Companies I founded and lead
Managing Director · since 2013
AQQOUNT
Investment and consulting firm that helps local and foreign investors start in Laos: company registration, accounting, legal support, staffing, office space and market-entry advice.
Company registration · Accounting · Legal · Market entry
Managing Director · since 2015
Emerging Digital Solutions
Digital transformation company that designs websites, platforms and systems so Lao SMEs and institutions can work faster and reach more customers.
Websites · Platforms · Digital marketing · SME systems
Research
Liquidity, asset pricing and emerging markets
My research tests how well standard finance models explain returns in markets like Thailand and Laos, where trading is thin and information is scarce.
Journey
From business student to national SME leader
2004
BBA, Mahasarakham University
International Business, Thailand.
2010
MBA, Mahidol University
Business Modeling and Analysis.
2013
Founded AQQOUNT
And began the MSc at Kobe University as a MEXT scholar.
2015
Founded EDS
Digital transformation for Lao SMEs.
2026
National roles
LFND Elected Representative and LNCCI SME Service Center board.
Speaking
Invite me to speak
I speak on investing in Laos, SME finance, digital transformation and youth entrepreneurship. Past programs include the U.S. State Department’s IVLP, the World Bank’s Open Data workshop in Bangkok and the ON|OFF Conference in Jakarta.
Let's build something for Laos together.
Partnerships, investment, advisory or a speaking invitation. I reply within two working days.