BUSINESS CALENDAR
SEMINARS
MONDAY: The Faculty of Economics at Thammasat University is presenting an online seminar on “Managing Portfolios with Integrated Market and Credit Risk” by Naphon Phumma. The seminar can be joined via Zoom application at the following link: https://zoom.us/j/97570087378 and via the Facebook fanpage of EconTU Official at 9-10.30am.
Thai Listed Companies Association and Huangyai Thai Business are co-organising a seminar on “Navigating Thailand’s Competitive Challenges in a Post-Covid world” from 4-5pm. As a series of two webinars on Jan 25-26, the seminar presents Thailand’s performance on the IMD World Competitiveness Center’s reports by Prof Arturo Bris, director of the centre.
WEDNESDAY: The Stock Exchange of Thailand is presenting a Maruey Talk (“come be rich” in Thai) with a focus on the global economic outlook for 2021 amid the pandemic. A keynote speech is scheduled by Kirida Bhaopichitr, director of the Thailand Development Research Institute Economic Intelligence Service. A livestream via SET Facebook Live is held from 6pm.
PacRim Group is presenting an exclusive forum on “How HR can make a greater impact in the 2nd Wave”. The forum starts at 2pm and presents crucial lessons learned from 2020 along with the secret methods of winners, including global and local case studies on the winning formula to land businesses amid ever-changing business circumstances.
PRESS BRIEFINGS
MONDAY: Muang Thai Life Assurance is organising an online press briefing for MTL Trusted Lifetime Partner, helmed by Sara Lamsan, director, president and
chief executive at MTL. The event is scheduled for 9.30am-12pm via Zoom.
Tata Steel Thailand (TSTH) is holding a press conference on its performance and discussing the steel business outlook from January to March this year. TSTH president and chief executive Rajiv Mangal is to lead the media interview from the company’s headquarters in Bangkok.
TUESDAY: Central Pattana is revealing its business outlook for the first quarter of 2021 and announcing “The Great Chinese New Year 2021” campaign. The meeting features Nattakit Tangpoonsinthana, executive vicepresident of marketing for CPN, and takes place at 10.30am12pm at Town Hall, 32nd Floor of
The Offices at CentralWorld.
The Tourism Council of Thailand presents the Thailand Tourism Confidence Index for the fourth quarter of 2020 and proposals for the government from business operators during the pandemic downturn. The press conference is at Arnoma Grand Bangkok, Arnoma 3 meeting room, at 9.30am.
SCG Packaging Plc is unveiling its business performance and operating results for 2020. The video conference can be joined via Zoom at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81149989508?pwd=ekFkb2lld2xqZXlIcFpYSWxTblNQdz09 from 1.30-3pm.
Principal Capital Plc (PRINC),
a company dealing with property rental, office building management and private hospital operation, scheduled a press conference with Satit Viddayakorn, managing director of PRINC, to provide an update on the business plan for 2021 and the investment budget allocation for the year. The press conference can be viewed via the WebX online system at https://princhealth.webex.com/princhealth/j.php ?MTID=md24d07adad6899953241619a94608dd0 on Jan 26 from 1-3pm.
WEDNESDAY: Dtac blog is organising a virtual conference, live from the Telenor offices in Norway. The exclusive interview (for Thai media only) presents five technology trends in 2021 from the Telenor Research
Center. The forum is on Jan 27 at 2.30-3.30pm.
Sabai Technology (SABUY), a leader in vending machines and payment services, is launching Sabai Exchange, a new joint venture between SABUY and Buzzebees, a leader in design, development, loyalty programme and one-stop service CRM platforms. The press conference is scheduled to take place via Zoom from 1.30-2.45pm. The new venture aims to create added value for the firms’ loyalty programmes with POS that meets the full range of consumers.
The Office of Industrial Economics in the Industry Ministry is organising a press conference to unveil the Industrial Index for December 2020 along with a summary of fourth-quarter industrial performance. The livestream can be viewed via the YouTube channel https://www. youtube.com/user/oiepr from 11am.
THURSDAY: SET-listed property developer Supalai is presenting a summary of the real estate market and the company’s business strategy for 2021 at its “Supalai Leap Forward” press conference, scheduled to livestream via Facebook @Supalai Society at 3pm.
FRIDAY: Nutanix is unveiling the Enterprise Cloud Index for 2020 and presenting an update on hybrid cloud computing trends in Thailand at its media briefing on Jan 29 at 10.30am. The event is held via Zoom and can be joined via the following link: https://nutanix.zoom.us/j/98 512750595?pwd=bEMrTEpuLzR xK2NYazhVVXJ4Mnltdz09.