SOCIAL SCENE

EXHIBITION OPENING:

Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi, Indian ambassador, and Ivo Sieber, Swiss ambassador, presided over the opening of the ‘Play Pray Pop Out’ exhibition, featuring works by Indian artists Jiten Thukral and Sumir Tagra, which runs until Sunday at Central Embassy. From left, Kanachai Bencharongkul, Navaporn Sukdheva, Piyawan Leelasompop, Ambassador Bishnoi, Mr Thukral, Mr Tagra, Ambassador Sieber and Michela Negrini.

COSMETICS LAUNCH:

Pakachat Taychaburapanone, vice-president of Beauty & Personal Care and Digital Transformation at Unilever Thai Trading, and Preechaya Pongthananikorn, product presenter, launched Pond’s Instabright Tone Up Milk Cream at Central Court, CentralWorld. From left, Archita Siripinyanond, Sippothai Chantasiriwat, Paranee Petchom, Ms Pakachat, Ms Preechaya, Wachirapan Soponkij and Phavida Pakviwat.

AUTO FEST:

Sunhavut Thamchuanviriya, group managing director of MGC-Asia, Komkrit Nongsawat, general manager of Aston Martin Bangkok, and Mayuree Chaipromprasith, senior executive vice-president of marketing at Siam Paragon, hosted the opening of MGC-Asia Auto Fest 2018 motor show at Hall of Fame, Siam Paragon. From left, Sririta Jensen, Mr Komkrit, Mrs Mayuree, Ratana Thamchuanviriya, Mr Sunhavut, Jamaree Ketrakool and Nutthanaphol Thinroj.

BUSINESS SEMINAR:

Asst Prof Siri-on Setamanit, director of the Master Program in Business Administration, Chulalongkorn Business School (CBS), organised the ‘Heartful Business’ seminar to mark CBS’s 80th anniversary at KBank Siam Pic-Ganesha Theater. Guest speakers included Prof Koji Sakamoto, Vanus Taepaisitphongse and Chataya Supanpong. From left, Kritinee Pongtanalert, Tomoo Higuchi, Takanori Ninomiya, Prof Sakamoto, Asst Prof Siri-on, Ms Chataya and Mr Vanus.

PIANO RECITAL:

Madame Ewa Dubaniowska from the Polish embassy attended a recital by famed pianist Hsia-Jung Chang, organised by the Bangkok Chopin Society in collaboration with Siam Music Yamaha at Siam Music Hall. From left, Kesorn Jittawait, Ms Chang, Madame Dubaniowska, Norie Chinwanich and Kamolvan Punyashthiti.

CORPORATE WELCOME:

Wichit Phayuhanaveechai, second right, president and CEO of Summit Capital Leasing, welcomed Shoichiro Oka, centre, managing executive officer, Shinichi Kato, right, executive officer at Sumitomo Corporation Japan, and Masataka Takanishi, second left, group general manager at Sumitomo Corporation Asia & Oceania, who visited the company’s head office on the 10th floor of U Chu Liang Building.