BUSINESS CALENDAR
EVENTS
WEDNESDAY: Ratchaprasong Square Trade Association president Charn Srivikorn and Bangkok governor Asawin Kwanmuang are hosting the official opening ceremony of Ratchaprasong Walk, a skywalk connecting 18 shopping malls and hotels around the area. The event will take place at Gaysorn Tower. Developer Magnolia Quality Development Corporation will partner with PTT Global Chemical Plc in carrying out the Upcycling Plastic Waste by GC & MQDC, a campaign to increase awareness among people in manage plastic waste properly. The event will be held at Research & Innovation for Sustainability Center, RISC on the 4th floor at Magnolia Building in Ratchadamri.
FAIRS
MONDAY: SME Development Bank has partnered with Specialised Financial Institutions to hold Pracharat Vayupak Fair to feature premium products from SMEs nationwide until tomorrow at SME Bank Tower.
EXHIBITIONS
MONDAY: Siam Commercial Bank and the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) are opening the 16th SCB-FTI Factory Outlet at the bank’s head office on Ratchadaphisek Road. The fair ends on Friday and is a marketplace for consumers to choose reasonably priced products from over 200 SMEs and manufacturers.
WEDNESDAY: The two-day Asian Utility Week 2018 will showcase utility technologies in power and water and innovation insights from over 200 specialists on the future of Asia’s utility business landscape. The event ends on Thursday at Impact Arena, Impact Muang Thong Thani.
PRESS BRIEFINGS
MONDAY: The Federation of Thai Industries is holding a briefing on the effects of tax evasion in imported cars and the import of second-hand buses and trucks in the Thai automobile industry. The briefings will take place at Boardroom 4, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center.
Tourism Authority of Thailand is holding a presser on TAT Startup, a project aimed at promoting new era entrepreneurs in tourism and related businesses, at Em Atrium, Empire Tower, and Sathon Road. TUESDAY: KBank and SkillLane reveal their collaboration in building a digital workforce and human resource development for the digital era at KBank’s Phahon Yothin branch. WEDNESDAY: Malee Group is introducing its new food innovation business, Malee Applied Science Co at Novotel Bangkok Ploenchit.
THURSDAY: Asia Plus Securities executives and analysts will hold a third-quarter media meeting to report on the interest rate trend and outlook of the stock market in the third quarter this year. The event will be held at the company’s training room, Sathorn City Tower. FRIDAY: Vespiario Thailand, an importer and distributor of Vespa and Piaggio scooters is revealing a new Vespa model and will brief on the company’s marketing campaign in the second half this year, at The Apartment, 9th floor, Park Hyatt Bangkok.
SEMINARS
TUESDAY: Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Engineering is organising a seminar on “Digital Transformation towards Smart Nation” together with exhibition on “Thailand Digital Transformation Exhibition” at i-Think Room, Building 3, the Faculty of Engineering, and Chulalongkorn University. Chulalongkorn’s Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy organises a seminar titled “Heartful Business” at KBank Siam Pic-Ganesha. SATURDAY: The Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion is holding its second seminar to provide business information and knowledge for SMEs, startups and new entrepreneurs. The agency’s director-general Suwanchai Lohawatanakul will also reveal the promotion plans for SMEs and startups this year, at the 11th floor of CP Tower on Silom Road.
SIGNINGS
MONDAY: The Finance Ministry’s Fiscal Policy Office and Chulalongkorn University’s College of Population Studies will sign a memorandum of understanding on collaboration in conducting research on ageing society. The event will take place at 7th floor of the Fiscal Policy Office on Rama VI Road, and will also delve into the challenges created by a growing ageing society in Thailand.
LAUNCHES
TUESDAY: Siam Commercial Bank and Samitivej Group of Hospitals will introduce Samitivej FastPay a new payment service for clients and launch The First Lounge, a reserved area for prestigious clients at Samitivej Hospital Sukhumvit.