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SUMMARY:Defense Industry Investment & Trade in Thailand
DESCRIPTION:Please note that this event is hosted by JUSMAGTHAI and event requirements may differ from AMCHAM. Clicking the link will bring you to their registration page and away from the AMCHAM website.\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\nJoin BCIU and other corporate and government stakeholders on Thursday\, 30 June\, for a lively and dynamic discussion on emerging opportunities to grow your company's defense-related revenues by trading and investing via various business models in Thailand.  Please join an active discussion streamed live from Bangkok\, Thailand\, with leaders from Thailand-based American businesses and senior officers of the Royal Thai Government focused on investment & trade\, followed by Q&A.\n\n\n\nYou may be surprised to hear just how uniquely positioned Thailand is within APAC for defense industry sourcing and investment - not only in terms of its favorable geographic location in ASEAN\, but also for its advantageous regulatory environment and recent uptick in demand drivers for un-manned systems\, weapons and weapons platforms\, training equipment and\, ammunition\, and more in the defense space. Thailand has enjoyed Major non-NATO ally (MNNA) designation since 2003 as a close ally of the U.S.\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator:    \n\nCaptain Surasant Kongsiri\, Deputy Director\, Office of Policy and Plans\, Directorate of Joint Operations\, Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters\n\n\n\n\n\nPanelists: \n\nMs. Vorawan Norasucha\, Director\, Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) - NY Office\n\n\n\nAmb. Sihasak Phuangketkeow\, Former Thai Ambassador to Japan & France / Special Advisor at Office of the Eastern Economic Corridor of Thailand (EECO)\n\n \n\nAmbassador Michael G. DeSombre\,  Fmr U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand /\n\nPartner\, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP \n\n\n\nMr. Charles Blocker\, Founder & CEO\, IC Partners Limited\n\n\n\n \n\nPrincipal Organizer:\n\nThe Joint United States Military Advisory Group\, Thailand (JUSMAGTHAI)\n\nMAJ Joel M. Johnson\, Armor\, US Army\, Bilateral Affairs Officer\n\nhttps://th.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulate/bangkok/us-agencies/jusmagthai/ \n\n \n\nPrimary Supporters (listed alphabetically):\n\nAMCHAM Investment & Trade Committee \n\nBusiness Council for International Understanding (BCIU) \n\nDefense Technology Institute (DTI) \n\nEastern Economic Corridor (EEC) \n\nIndustry of National Defense and Security Association (INDSA)\n\nThailand Board of Investment (BOI) \n\nThe U.S. Commercial Service (USCS)
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Please note that this event is hosted by JUSMAGTHAI and event requirements may&nbsp\;differ from AMCHAM. Clicking the link will bring you to their registration page and away from the AMCHAM website.</p>\n\n<p><strong><a href="https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/DEFENSEVirtualRoundtableThailand">REGISTER NOW</a></strong></p>\n\n<p><br />\nJoin BCIU and other corporate and government stakeholders on Thursday\, 30 June\, for a lively and dynamic discussion on emerging opportunities to grow your company&#39\;s defense-related revenues by trading and investing via various business models in Thailand. &nbsp\;Please join an active discussion streamed live from Bangkok\, Thailand\, with leaders from Thailand-based American businesses and senior officers of the Royal Thai Government focused on investment &amp\; trade\, followed by Q&amp\;A.</p>\n\n<p><br />\nYou may be surprised to hear just how uniquely positioned Thailand is within APAC for defense industry sourcing and investment - not only in terms of its favorable geographic location in ASEAN\, but also for its advantageous regulatory environment and recent uptick in demand drivers for un-manned systems\, weapons and weapons platforms\, training equipment and\, ammunition\, and more in the defense space. Thailand has enjoyed Major non-NATO ally (MNNA) designation since 2003 as a close ally of the U.S.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<u>Moderator:</u>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />\nCaptain Surasant Kongsiri\, Deputy Director\, Office of Policy and Plans\, Directorate of Joint Operations\, Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters</p>\n\n<p><br />\n<br />\n<u>Panelists:&nbsp\;</u></p>\n\n<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vorawan-norasucha-85a66579/">Ms. Vorawan Norasucha</a>\, Director\, Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) - NY Office<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Amb. Sihasak Phuangketkeow\, Former Thai Ambassador to Japan &amp\; France / Special Advisor at Office of the Eastern Economic Corridor of Thailand (EECO)</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-desombre-2b645189/">Ambassador Michael G. DeSombre</a>\,&nbsp\; Fmr U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand /<br />\nPartner\, Sullivan &amp\; Cromwell LLP&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesblocker/">Mr. Charles Blocker</a>\, Founder &amp\; CEO\, IC Partners Limited</p>\n\n<p><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<div><u>Principal Organizer:</u></div>\n\n<div>The Joint United States Military Advisory Group\, Thailand (JUSMAGTHAI)</div>\n\n<div>MAJ Joel M. Johnson\, Armor\, US Army\, Bilateral Affairs Officer</div>\n\n<div><a href="https://th.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulate/bangkok/us-agencies/jusmagthai/">https://th.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulate/bangkok/us-agencies/jusmagthai/</a>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<div><u>Primary Supporters (listed alphabetically):</u></div>\n\n<div>AMCHAM Investment &amp\; Trade Committee&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div>Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU)&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div>Defense Technology Institute (DTI)&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div>Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC)&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div>Industry of National Defense and Security Association (INDSA)</div>\n\n<div>Thailand Board of Investment (BOI)&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div>The U.S. Commercial Service (USCS)&nbsp\;</div>\n
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URL:https://connect.amchamthailand.com/events/details/defense-industry-investment-trade-in-thailand-2236
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