BUSINESS CALENDAR
EXHIBITIONS
TUESDAY: Director-general of the Industrial Promotion Department Pasu Loharjun presides over the Community Fair at the Government Complex on Chaeng Watthana Road. Premium local products from provinces across the country will be available at the fair, which runs until Friday. WEDNESDAY: Fespa, the federation of trade associations and an organiser of exhibitions and conferences for the screen printing and digital printing industry, holds Fespa Asia 2017 at the Bitec exhibition centre, Bangkok, to showcase the advances of the printing industry in the region along with exhibitions from leading global and regional brands of screen and digital print. The event, supported by the Thai Screen Printing and Graphic Imaging Association, will end on Friday. FRIDAY: The 7th Money Expo Pattaya 2017 with the theme “Financial Innovation 4.0” is held at the Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall from Feb 17-19. Leading commercial banks, financial institutions, security firms, gold companies and gold futures traders will be available to provide lending and investment services at the fair.
PRESS CONFERENCES
TUESDAY: Sara Lamsam, president and chief executive at Muang Thai Life Assurance Plc, a partner of the Tourism Authority of Thailand for the “The 12 hidden gems plus” tourism project, calls a press conference to announce the activities to support the project. The event will be held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. WEDNESDAY: CBRE Thailand holds a press conference on “Bangkok Real Estate Market Outlook 2017” to update on the various sectors of the property market in the capital, at The Residence, Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok Hotel. THURSDAY: Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Plc reveals the company’s operating results in 2016 and this year’s plan, at its headquarters in Nonthaburi province. THURSDAY: PayPal Thailand holds a media briefing to share consumer insights, trends and predictions from the recently-released “Global cross-border consumer research report 2016” conducted by PayPal and Ipsos at W Hotel in Chong Nonsi. The company will also report on payment trends and predictions for the Thai market this year.
SURVEYS
THURSDAY: McCann World Group Thailand reports its latest survey results, entitled “Truth about youth”, featuring the behaviour of millennial customers in both Thailand and overseas. The event will be held at the company, 26th floor Sathorn Square.
FAIRS
FRIDAY: Betagro Group joins municipalities in Lop Buri’s Chai Badan district to organise an agricultural fair, which runs under the theme of the philosophy of sufficient economy of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, at Pasak Hillside Resort in Chai Badan, Lop Buri. A cycling tournament will also be held on Saturday.
SEMINARS
WEDNESDAY: Siam Commercial Bank Plc partners with the Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University to hold a seminar entitled “SMEs Step Up for Thailand 4.0”. The Bai Po Business Awards by Sasin will also be presented to winners at the event, to be held at the SCB Talat Noi branch. WEDNESDAY: The Stock Exchange of Thailand holds a seminar, “Thailand Opportunity in Regional Asset Class” at the bourse on Ratchadaphisek Road. WEDNESDAY: Kasikornbank organises a seminar on trends of currencies, interest rates and outstanding stocks for its clients and investors at Royal Maneeya Ballroom, Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel. AWARDS THURSDAY: The Stock Exchange of Thailand presents the winners of the SET Best Sustainability Awards, the Outstanding Sustainability Awards, and Rising Star companies. The ceremony, held at the SET building on the Ratchadaphisek Road, will also present Thailand sustainability investment awards for listed companies.