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In 1967, the “Bangkok Declaration” was signed in Thailand, marking the birth of ASEAN. Since then, ASEAN has been one of the central pillars of Thailand’s foreign policy, and has developed into the sixth largest economy in the world with 655 million people.

As a founding member, Thailand has consistently worked closely with ASEAN Member States to create an environment of peace and stability in the region, as well as economic growth, promoting sustainable development, and cooperating actively in areas of mutual interest.

To prepare for regional and global challenges, Thailand has proposed the theme “Advancing Partnership for Sustainability” for its ASEAN Chairmanship in 2019. Thailand hopes to move ASEAN forward to the next 50 years and beyond by promoting the “Sustainability of Things” (SOT), or sustainability in all dimensions.

Together with ASEAN external partners, Thailand aims to advance partnership, and to fully connect our region and the world. Joining hands will make us stronger in preparing for the fourth industrial revolution, maximizing benefits from digital transformation, and building a sustainable future that is people-centred and leaves no one behind.

Bangkok Bank is one of the leading commercial banks in Thailand and Southeast Asia. We are Thailand’s market leader in business banking with industry specialists serving corporations and multinationals. We have approximately 17 million domestic deposit accounts and are one of the largest deposit bases in Thailand.

Our extensive network consists of more than 1,100 domestic branches, including more than 9,300 ATMs and 1,200 cash deposit machines. To serve business customers, we have 117 business centers and 126 business desks. We also offer products and services through our digital channels; mobile and internet banking (Bualuang mBanking, Bualuang iBanking).

Internationally, we have the largest overseas network of any Thai bank with 32 overseas locations in 15 economies, including branches in nine out of 10 countries which make up the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). While our international network is focused on Southeast Asia and China, its global presence includes branches in New York, London and Tokyo.

Our market leadership is due to our philosophy of developing long-term supportive partnerships with customers. The complementary synergies between international, corporate, investment, business, and personal-banking services mean the Bank offers an impressive breadth and depth of services to both local and international clients.

Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) has been the country’s official government agency tasked with supporting, promoting and developing MICE industry. The overall aim is to make Thailand Asia’s preferred and premier MICE destination by providing flexible, non-fee and service-oriented support for meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhibitions hosted in Thailand.

Towards that end, TCEB has supported bids to hold international conferences and developed and implemented support schemes to attract exhibitions and meeting and incentive groups to Thailand. The support has been extended to organizing smooth and successful MICE events, as well. The achievement rate is high, resulting in Thailand’s position as a top-notch and world-class MICE destination of the region.

Due to shifting global business demands and “Thailand 4.0” economic transformation policy, TCEB  has launched a new branding “ Thailand Redefine Your Business Events” by reshaping its roles as a co-creator of business opportunities, partner to generate creative solutions for MICE, collaborator to build ideal MICE ecosystem and thought-leader to spark new ideas and innovation for MICE.  The aim is to enable MICE events achieve stronger return on investment, better return on time, higher return on effort and more inspiring return on happiness.

The bureau is now focused on attracting MICE events in 10 key industries as stated in “Thailand 4.0” policy, aiming to use MICE as a tool to drive such policy and propel Thailand into an innovation and hi tech-based economy.

With more than 650 member companies and 2,500 professionals representing MNCs, SMEs, and organizations across every sector, the American Chambers of Commerce in Thailand is the country’s leading international business association. Members companies have invested more than $50 billion in the Kingdom and provide more than 200,000 local jobs.

AMCHAM helps member community:

• Access crucial thought leadership and understand the local, regional, and global operating environment.
• Engage in advocacy. Amplify your voice through AMCHAM’s collaborative relationship with the U.S. and Thai governments.
• Network with a select group of current and feature business leaders at more than 200 events a year.
• Develop best practices and attract top talent while exchanging ideas with peers from leading businesses.
• Gain industry-specific insights through high-level working groups and 21-committees.
• Harness our communications platforms to increase your brand visibility in Thailand.

Established in 2012, the Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) is the pre-eminent organisation with an ASEAN region-wide mandate to promote and increase trade relations between Canada and ASEAN. The mission of the CABC is simple: to facilitate increased trade and investment in the Canada-ASEAN economic corridor through policy advocacy, networking, and education.

Since its founding, CABC has produced numerous key initiatives to enhance outcomes for Canadian businesses in the region, including a first-of-its-kind report detailing the specific economic benefits Canada and ASEAN could expect from a free-trade agreement between the regions (2017), and a report detailing the specific benefits to ASEAN member-states (2018) from a free-trade agreement.

CABC membership includes leading Canadian enterprises active in ASEAN, and is open to companies conducting business or considering doing business between Canada and the ASEAN region. CABC is based in Singapore, and has a representative office in Calgary, Canada where it is also registered as a Federal not-for-profit organisation.

The EU-ASEAN Business Council (EU-ABC) is the primary and sole voice for European Business within the ASEAN region. The EU-ABC is recognised by both the European Commission and the ASEAN Secretariat. Formally constituted in 2014, the Council was recently accredited as an entity associated with ASEAN under Annex 2 of the ASEAN Charter. Independent of both bodies, the Council has been established to help promote interests of European businesses operating within ASEAN and to advocate for changes in policies and regulations which would help advance trade and investment relations between Europe and the ASEAN region.

The Council’s membership consists of large European MNCs and the nine European Chambers of Commerce around SEA, representing a diverse range of European industries, cutting across almost every commercial sphere. Our members share a common aim to enhance trade, commerce and investment between Europe and ASEAN.

The EU-ABC has established a series of Advocacy Groups covering individual commercial sectors (e.g. Automotive; Insurance; Financial Services; Digital and ICT; Healthcare) and cross-industry issues (e.g. Customs Procedures & Trade Facilitation; IPR/Illicit Trade). The EU-ABC has organised several successful ASEAN-EU Business Summits and runs an annual EU-ASEAN Business Sentiment Survey. Find out more about the EU-ABC’s activities at http://eu-asean.eu.

For 35 years, the US-ASEAN Business Council has been the premier advocacy organization for US corporations operating within the dynamic Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Worldwide, the Council’s membership, more than 160 companies, generate over $6 trillion in revenue and employ more than 13 million people globally. Members include the largest US companies conducting business in ASEAN, and range from newcomers to the region to companies that have been working in Southeast Asia for over 100 years. The Council has offices in: Washington, DC; New York, NY; Bangkok, Thailand; Hanoi, Vietnam; Jakarta, Indonesia; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Manila, Philippines; and Singapore.