FT Community Bangkok 2026

FT Community Bangkok 2026 is a multi-day networking residency run by FT Community, the community project of Fridman Team. It takes place from 7 to 11 December 2026 at the Anantara Siam Bangkok on Ratchadamri Road. Instead of a conference with an exhibition floor, the format keeps a closed group of participants in a single hotel for five days and four nights, on the premise that the most useful contacts are made away from exhibition stands. The organiser aims the event at company owners, founders and senior executives from the affiliate business. Attendance is not open: each applicant fills in a form, and the team checks their professional history and the company behind it. For this edition the official site cites 1,200 guests, more than 450 residents, over 200 companies, more than 25 immersive zones and upwards of ten business meetups. A press release from October 2026 gives a slightly higher company count of 250 or more. The programme centres on private dinners, themed meetups and one-to-one introductions, alongside workshops, business meetings and staged shows inside the hotel. A concierge team handles transfers, bookings and other requests during the stay, and the press release says residents have accommodation, transfers, meals and hotel services included. No speaker line-up or detailed 2026 schedule had been published at the time of writing; AffNinja reported on 30 September that the Business Day programme was still unannounced. Pass prices for 2026 are not public, and entry goes through the application on ft-networking.com. AffNinja reported that passes for the 2025 Bangkok edition started at 4,500 USD, a past-edition figure that may not hold this year. The same outlet says residents attend Fridman events free throughout the year. The organiser's calendar also lists 2027 stops in Dubai, Yerevan and Rome, timed to SiGMA and MAC, and a return to Bangkok in November 2027. For affiliates and media buyers who own or run a business, the fit is direct. The site names nutra, finance, betting, crypto, dating, SaaS, gambling and e-commerce as its verticals, and the dates overlap with Affiliate World Asia, held in Bangkok on 9 and 10 December. That makes the residency a side track for owners already in the city for AW, built around meeting peers rather than stage content. Buyers without an owner or C-level role fall outside the stated audience.