BUSINESS CALENDAR
SEMINARS
TUESDAY: As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect individuals, organisations and countries, McKinsey & Co has developed extensive knowledge resources to help leaders and communities understand the implications of this world-changing crisis. The director briefing on Covid-19’s business implications and the “new normal” has McKinsey experts sharing their insights and perspectives on the economic impacts from Covid-19, contours of the new normal, what organisations can do to respond, recover and adapt, and learnings from China’s Covid-19 recovery. The meeting can be joined via Zoom from 1.30pm.
Bloomberg will hold a live webinar on the 2020 APAC technology outlook. Join Bloomberg Intelligence’s Asia technology analysts as they discuss the post-pandemic outlook for the technology sector and what the path to recovery will be like for various sub-industries.
THURSDAY: The Securities and Exchange Commission is organising SEC Fintech Virtual Seminar 2020, a series of online seminars held every Thursday during the pandemic to offer ways for businesses to survive. The series consist of four episodes: 1. Power of the Crowd: Surviving Covid-19 With Crowdfunding; 2. Transforming SME Businesses: New Opportunities in the Covid-19 Era; 3. Fundraising in a Digital Age: Fundraising Trends After Covid-19; 4. New Normal: Adapting the Business When Behaviour Changes Post-Covid-19.
Thailand Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is holding the 10th Thai MOOC Talk: The New Normal for Online Teaching & Learning Series. Thai MOOC Talk is held every Thursday, 7pm8pm. The series is an opportunity to meet with experts on online teaching. For the 10th edition, the MOOC Talk will reveal the secrets of the best MOOC course instructor with more than 1,000 learners. MOOC is part of the Thailand Cyber University Project (TCU) of the Office of the Higher Education Commission.
FRIDAY: LEAD Business Institute is presenting an online seminar on the topic of adaptive organisations. Forum leaders will touch on an organisation’s competitive advantage from adaptability amid times of changes, as well as other factors that influence the success of modern organisations. The webinar is at 10.30am. Register at https://bit. ly/3b0du8a to participate in the discussion.
PRESS BRIEFINGS
MONDAY: The Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations holds its monthly meeting to provide key updates on the Fetco Investor Confidence Index, interest rate expectation and the economic and investment outlook for Q2 2020. The event starts at 10am via the Fetco YouTube fanpage and is to begin with a keynote by Fetco chairman Paiboon Nalinthrangkurn.
StartDee, an online education app, will be encouraging Thai students to enroll in online schooling and start the term on May 18. The online press conference for the application starts at 2pm and can be joined via Zoom or the Facebook fanpage “StartDee”.
Borje Ekholm, president and chief executive of Ericsson, is presenting “Building the Future Today in a Covid-19 World” at the Ericsson UnBoxed Office online event.
FRIDAY: Official launch of the all-new Nissan KICKS e-POWER will take place on May 15, starting from 7pm. Nissan will be streaming live on the NissanThailand Facebook fanpage and YouTube.
EVENTS
The Stock Exchange of Thailand is organising Opportunity Day activities online from today. Opportunity Day activities, in which listed companies meet potential investors, are to be broadcast live via video conferences, rather than face-to-face at the SET building, to curb the coronavirus and associated risks. The following events will be presented in the upcoming Opportunity Day activities this week and can be joined via www. set.or.th/oppday, the SET app, YouTube and the Facebook SET Opportunity Day page.
MONDAY: Sunsweet, maker and distributor of processed sweet corn and agricultural products, is set to present the company’s operations and business performance for the first quarter of 2020 at 11.15am.
TUESDAY: Satellite and telecom firms Thaicom, Advanced Info Service and Intouch Holdings are to meet with investors during Opportunity Day at 9.15am, 10.15am and 11.15am, respectively.
Finance and securities conglomerate Muangthai Capital and industrial materials and machinery producer Stark Corporation are to present their first quarter financial information at 1.15pm and 3.15pm, respectively. Live and previously streamed video conferences can be viewed via the SET online channels.
WEDNESDAY: Packaging companies TPBI and BG Container Glass will present firstquarter business performance at the Opportunity Day event at 9.15am and 1.15pm, respectively. Star Petroleum Refining has an event from 2.15pm to 3pm.
THURSDAY: Tipco Asphalt, SPCG electric services, food and beverage firm Osotspa and Indorama Ventures are set to present their first-quarter results at 10.15am, 11.15am, 2.15pm and 3.15pm.
FRIDAY: Thai Union Group, Thai Oil, Charoen Pokphand Foods, Taokaenoi Food & Marketing, Techno Medical, Krungthai Card and Home Product Center are organising their Opportunity Day. Investors can view the live video conferences at SET from 9.15am.