BUSINESS CALENDAR
EVENTS
MONDAY: Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit is to preside over an memorandum of understanding signing ceremony between the Commerce Ministry and India’s Telangana State to promote trade and investments between Thailand and India. The ceremony takes place at 10.30am at the Commerce Ministry.
SEMINARS
MONDAY: Finansia Syrus Securities and Finansia Hero are planning a seminar on how to buy and sell stocks for beginners. The seminar begins at 1.30pm today and can be viewed via Facebook Live and YouTube (search “Finansia Hero”).
TUESDAY: Fitch Ratings presents Credit Outlook 2021 Asia-Pacific. The two-day virtual series makes its return this year on Jan 19-20. Day one starts with a global macroeconomic outlook and explores the major risks to look out for in 2021. Day two takes a closer look at key sectors and regional topics impacting credit markets in 2021.
The Center of Excellence in Electrical Power Technology and Smart Grid Research Unit are hosting a free webinar on Zoom and Facebook Live on “Introduction to Smart Building” tomorrow at 3pm.
WEDNESDAY: Asia Centre and the Thai Media Fund are holding the Benedict Anderson 5th Anniversary Memorial Roundtable to discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the development of “Vaccine
Nationalism”. Register for the event via https://bit.ly/3nOOveR.
THURSDAY: World Bank Thailand is hosting a Facebook live seminar, “Thailand Economic Monitor: Restoring incomes; Recovering Jobs”, with a focus on Covid-19’s impact on Thailand’s labour market. The seminar can be viewed via facebook.com/ worldbankthailand at 9am.
The European Association for Business and Commerce in collaboration with the European Business Organisation Worldwide Network is holding a webinar on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership at 3-5pm via Zoom. Registration is at Director@ eabc-thailand.org. A Zoom meeting link will be provided following registration.
PRESS BRIEFINGS
MONDAY: Jakpaisan Estate is marking its first day of securities trading on the Market for Alternative Investment today. A ceremony is scheduled at Sukree Kaewcharoen Auditorium, 3rd Floor, Stock Exchange Building at 9am. A press conference is slated for the Seri Chintanaseri Conference Room, 7th Floor, Stock Exchange of Thailand.
BMW Thailand is planning an online interview with its executives under the theme “Change the way you lead — Lead the way you change” prior to the launch of the latest BMW 5 Series on Jan 20. A press conference is scheduled for today at 5-5.45pm via Google Meet (https://meet.google.com/ mms-wgcf-nmr).
TUESDAY: Tisco Group is holding a press conference to unveil its business strategy for 2021 from 2-3pm. Due to Covid19 restrictions, it is a virtual press conference via Microsoft Teams and can be joined via https://bit. ly/38Hamzv.
WEDNESDAY: Siam Commercial Bank and FWD Life Insurance Plc are holding a virtual press conference for a product launch along with an exclusive interview with David Korunic, chief executive of FWD Life Insurance, and Poramasiri Manolamai, SCB senior executive vice-president and chief insurance business officer.
THURSDAY:
Sansiri Plc presents its business strategy for 2021, a business overview for 2020 and an update on the Thai property market in 2021 during a press conference available via Facebook fanpage www. facebook.com/sansirifamily from 11am to noon.
Mazda Motor Corporation and Mazda Sales Thailand plan to debut the Mazda BT-50 pickup. The press event is scheduled for Centerpoint Studio on Sukhumvit Soi 105 in Bangkok. SAC Gallery presents a retrospective exhibition of Val (1967-2016) entitled “Reflection of Infinity” in memory of the late French artist. This solo exhibition presents all of her important art pieces produced in Thailand and is scheduled to run from Jan 23-March 14. A press conference is slated for Jan 21 at 3pm.