BUSINESS CALENDAR
CELEBRATIONS
TUESDAY: The Port Authority of Thailand celebrates its 66th anniversary. Director-general Sutthinan Hatthawong will chair a religious ceremony and present awards to outstanding staff at its head office in Klong Toey.
SEMINARS
TUESDAY: Kasikornbank is holding a seminar on currency and interest rate trends in the second quarter of this year at The Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel.
FRIDAY: Digital Economy and Society Minister Pichet Durongkaveroj will speak on the topic “Digital Economy-Driven in Thailand” at a summit co-organised by PTT Group, Siam Commercial Bank and Krungthepturakij newspaper at Grand Ballroom, InterContinental Hotel.
Export-Import Bank of Thailand has organised an EXIM clinic, designed especially for SMEs in Northeast provinces. A one-day seminar will be held at the Provincial Industry Office in Ubon Ratchathani.
NEWS BRIEFINGS
MONDAY: Porametee Vimolsiri, secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), the national economic planning agency, reports on the first quarter economic figures, and outlook for the entire year. Rod Routley, managing director of Watson Thailand, together with marketing director Nuanphan Jayanama, will hold a news conference on the company’s business direction in 2017 at Compass SkyView Hotel, Sukhumvit 24.
Kasikornbank holds a briefing on “SME Matching Day 2017,” a fair for small operators to get a chance to meet large corporations and access supply chains, to be held on July 21. KBank executive vice-president Surat Leelataviwat and Bangkok Post chief operating officer for newspaper operations Chokdee Wisansing will provide information on the fair at Centara Grand in CentralWorld.
Tata Motors Thailand provide a brief on its business projections for 2017-18 and future car models at Grand Hyatt Erawan.
The Federation of Thai Capital Market Organisations reports on investors’ confidence index and the interest rate trend for May at the Stock Exchange of Thailand on Ratchadaphisek Road.
TUESDAY: KPMG Thailand’s chief executive Winid Silamongkol and KPMG Japan’s chief executive and president Toshiya Mori are holding a press briefing entitled “Future of Investment in Thailand: Thai-Japanese Collaboration for Competitive Edge”. The event will take place at
KPMG Lounge, M Floor of Empire Tower.
WEDNESDAY: Hitachi Elevator Thailand, the manufacturer and distributor of Hitachi elevators and escalators, gives an update on the business as well as new escalator and elevator markets at its office on the 18th floor Siam Kolkarn Building.
THURSDAY: UPS, a US logistics and supply chain management firm, will hold a media discussion on the company’s service development plans to use digital technology to support logistic services, starting with nine provinces including Bangkok and peripheral areas, and Ayutthaya. The briefing will take place at the Continent Hotel Bangkok.
Toshiba Thailand is briefing the media on its new marketing campaign for electrical appliances for the rainy season at Toshiba Consumer Products Thailand, Bang Kadi Industrial Park, and Pathum Thani.
EVENTS
WEDNESDAY: The Government Savings Bank holds a news conference on its 5th SMEs Startup Competition, a project that aims to support creative new entrepreneurs and give them the chance to expand and explore markets abroad. The event will take place at the GSB headquarters on Phahon Yothin Road.
LAUNCHES
FRIDAY: AXA Thailand, a general insurer led by chief executive Martin Rueegg, holds a news conference to launch AXA Connect platform and a new insurance product AXA Motor 2+, as part of AXA’s 2017 Transformation plan. The briefing takes place at the Great Room, W Hotel Bangkok on North Sathon Road.