In Thailand: German-Thai Chamber of Commerce who also acts as the EU Grant Beneficiary Advantage Austria Belu-Thai Chamber of Commerce British Chamber of Commerce in Thailand Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce Franco-Thai Chamber of Commerce Irish-Thai Chamber of Commerce Italian-Thai Chamber of Commerce Netherlands-Thai Chamber of Commerce Swiss-Thai Chamber of Commerce Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce In Europe: EUROCHAMBRES – an umbrella for national Chambers of Commerce in Europe Digital Europe – a European business sector organisation EURATEX – a European business sector organisation Supported by the European Union
Supported by the European Union
EABC Board members
Representatives
ATLAS COPCO (THAILAND) LTD. ECCO CO., LTD. BLUE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD. BMW MANUFACTURING (THAILAND) LTD. CARGO-PARTNER LOGISTICS LTD. DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING (THAILAND) LTD. DIAGEO MOET HENNESSY (THAILAND) LTD. EUROCHAMBRES - ASSOCIATION DES CHAMBRES DE COMMERCE ET D’INDUSTRIE EUROPÉENES
Mr Roby Janssens Mr Peter Emil Romhild Mr Axel Blom Mr Peter Wolf Mr Stefan van der Sluys Mr Thomas Tieber Mr Graeme Harlow Mr Arnaldo Abruzzini
FRANCO-PACIFIC (THAILAND) CO., LTD. GLAXOSMITHKLINE (THAILAND) LTD. HERITAGE CONSULTING CO., LTD. KPMG PHOOMCHAI HOLDINGS CO., LTD. LAWTONASIA INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. MAZARS (THAILAND) LTD. MDA CONSULTING SEA CO., LTD. SPICA CO., LTD. STAEDTLER (THAILAND) LIMITED STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (THAI) PLC. TELENOR ASIA (ROH) LTD.
Mrs Anne-Marie Machet Mr Thavirap Tantiwongse Mr Stephane Passeri Mr John G. Sim Mr Jerome Kelly Mr Rob Hurenkamp Mr Luca Vianelli Mr Jan Eriksson Mr Rolf-Dieter Daniel Ms Lyn Kok Mr Gunnar Bertelsen
Supported by the European Union
Food & Beverage
Graeme Harlow Diageo Moet Hennessy (Thailand) Ltd.
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
Thavirap Tantiwongse GlaxoSmithKline (Thailand) Ltd.
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Lyn Kok Standard Chartered Bank (Thai)
ICT
Gunnar Bertelsen Telenor
Insurance
Jerome Kelly LawtonAsia Insurance Brokers Ltd.
IPR
Stephane Passeri Heritage Consulting Co. Ltd
Automotive
Peter Wolf BMW Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Transport & Logistics
Thomas Tieber
DHL Global Forwarding Co., Ltd.
Supported by the European Union
Highlights of Past Activities and Advocacy Outreach initiatives
EABC Public Launch Event, 18 January 2012
Cross-sectoral issues Working Group Event on “Enhancing Competitiveness and Investment Climate with Transparency”, 24 April 2012
Courtesy call-on Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Kittirat Na Ranong, 26 April 2012
High-level technical discussions with Director General, Department of Intellectual Property (DIP), 2 May and 24 July 2012
High-level technical discussion with Director General, Department of Trade Negotiations (DTN), 9 and 17 2012
High-level technical discussion with Secretary General, Office of Insurance Commission (OIC), 21 May 2012
European and Friend Networking Event “Featuring IKEA – A Global Brand Going Local”, 21 June 2012
EABC Launch of Position Paper, 28 June 2012
ICT Internal Briefing, 10 July 2012
Series of Market Access Team Meetings, 12 July 2012 and 28 August – 3 September 2012
European-theme Network Event “The bliss of European Cuisine”, 3 September
EU Pavilion - Food and Hotel Thailand 2012, 5-8 September 2012
Courtersy call-on Minister of Industry H.E.M.R. Ponsvas Svasti, 8 October 2012 Supported by the European Union
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Highlights of Upcoming Activities and Advocacy Outreach initiatives
Courtesy call-on Minister of Commerce H.E. Boonsong Teriyapirom, 19 October 2012
Courtesy call-on Minister of Labour H.E. Padermchai Sasomsap, 7 November 2012
EABC IPR Working Group Seminar on “Developing your Business with IPRs”, 16 November 2012
High-level technical discussion with Secretary General, Board of Investment (BOI), November 2012
Courtesy call-on Chief Judge of Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court, 15 November 2012
High-level technical discussion with Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Finance, TBC
High-level technical discussion with Director General, Fiscal Policy Office (FPO), TBC
Breakfast seminar on “Corporate Income Tax”, 21 November 2012 (To be confirmed)
Dinner Talk on “how CSR can create value to your business”, 27 November 2012
3rd European Networking “European Christmas Evening”, 11 December 2012
Supported by the European Union
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