BUSINESS CALENDAR
SEMINARS
TUESDAY: TMBAM Eastspring explores investment perspectives in a post-Covid world during an online seminar entitled “Reopening The World, Unlocking Opportunities”, starting at 1.30pm. To register for the event, visit https://tmbameastspringchill.virtualeventthailand. com/.
THURSDAY: “Restart of the Thai Economy Post Covid-19”, a virtual seminar on the Thai economy, is scheduled to take place from 1.20-4pm. Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow is a keynote speaker at the webinar, which is jointly organised by the Provincial Electrical Authority and BangkokBiznews. You can join the event online via a live-stream at www.BangkokBiznews.com/ seminar/restart2021.
PRESS BRIEFINGS
MONDAY: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha chairs a national meeting today to prepare for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting and other related meetings via video-conference. Thailand hosts the APEC Leaders’ Meeting in 2022.
The Bank of Thailand is scheduled to hold its second analyst meeting of the year today at 10-11am via Microsoft Teams.
The prime minister chairs a meeting of the administration committee for bio-, circular and green economy development via video-conference today at 1.30pm at Government House.
The International Trade Promotion Department and Kofu city, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, sign a memorandum of understanding for an alliance in the gem and jewellery industry today. Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit chairs the meeting from 10.30am to noon at the ministry.
AIS launches a new application assisting small and medium-sized enterprises and retail stores to create sales and generate income during the pandemic. An interview is scheduled for 10-11am via MS Teams.
AP (Thailand) is holding a press conference on business results
for the first half this year and the outlook for the second half. The conference is slated for 1.302.30pm and can be joined via AP Thai’s Facebook page. The company plans to address business strategy for the real estate market amid the surge in Covid19 cases.
Internet Thailand (INET) launches INET Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust (INETREIT) to invest in the data centre and operations centre project “INET-IDC3 Phase 1”, which aims to support future trends in cloud applications and ICT in Thailand. The press conference can be joined from 10.20am via https:// www.facebook.com/MT-Multimedia-265248580335598.
TUESDAY: Total Access Communication (dtac) is hosting a virtual press conference from 10am until noon on digital financial services, including a personal loan programme for dtac mobile users. The event is hosted by How Lih Ren, chief marketing officer at dtac, Tana Pothikamjorn, chief executive of Kasikorn Line, and Ruangrote Poonpol, chairman of Kasikorn BusinessTechnology Group (KBTG).
ShopBack celebrates its fourth anniversary in Thailand. To mark this occasion, a video-conference is scheduled for 10.30am via MS Teams with Kawin Prachanukul, ShopBack’s co-founder and country head.
WEDNESDAY: The prime minister is scheduled to chair a meeting of the National Digital Economy and Society Committee today via video-conference. The meeting is at Government House at 9.30am.
The prime minister chairs a meeting of the Regional Development Committee and the Provincial Development Committee via video-conference at 1.30pm.
Facebook Thailand presents “The Future of Shopping” today from 10.30-11.30am. The event takes place online via Facebook Live on the Facebook Thailand Press Group page at https:// www.facebook.com/groups/ TH.press.group.
FRIDAY: A meeting of the Eastern Economic Corridor Policy Committee is scheduled for 1.30pm today. The meeting is chaired by the prime minister via video-conference.