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In light of the recently announced reciprocal tariffs, AMCHAM is bringing back our AMCHAM Business Today online member roundtable. This member-to member forum allows you to connect online with AMCHAM Board Governors and fellow business leaders to discuss the immediate issues facing our businesses in this rapidly evolving situation.

This event will kick off with special guest speakers Dr. Kirida Bhaopichitr of the TDRI Economic Intelligence Service and international trade and customs expert Paul Sumner of PricewaterhouseCoopers, in a follow up to their recent panel discussion at our AGM. Our speakers will provide an overview of the current state of play, the sectors most impacted and what some of our companies are doing in response. Discussion will moderated by Lyn Kok of Mula-X.

We'll then open the forum to members on the call to share their experience so you can hear how other companies are responding to mitigate impact on their businesses.

As this is an off-the-record, members-only call, we ask all participants to identify themselves by name and company to facilitate candid information sharing. Anyone who cannot be identified by the AMCHAM team will be removed from the call.


About the Speakers: 

Dr. Kirida Bhaopichitr, Director, TDRI Economic Intelligence Service (EIS). Dr Kirida is a renowned economist with extensive experience in monitoring and analyzing the global and Thai economies, as well as demographic changes and technological development issues. She currently serves as the Director of TDRI Economic Intelligence Service (EIS), a corporate membership program that prepares monthly seminars for members on relevant business issues. Prior to joining TDRI, she was a Senior Economist at the World Bank Group for over 15 years, where she authored the bi-annual Thailand Economic Monitor. Dr. Kirida has a Ph.D. in Economics from Cornell University (USA) and is a regular speaker at high-level forums and executive courses in Thailand and abroad.
 
Paul Sumner, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Council Co-Chair for the AMCHAM Customs & Excise Council. Paul leads the Customs and International Trade practice in Thailand. Paul has been in Thailand since 1997, and has worked extensively across ASEAN and North Asia. Paul is experienced in all aspects of customs and international trade including non-preferential origin issues, BOI compliance, trade compliance reviews, dispute resolution, optimising preferential trading arrangements and implementing customs valuation and tariff classification solutions. Prior to joining PwC, Paul was a Higher Executive Officer with the HM Customs and Excise in the UK.

Lyn Kok (Moderator), CEO and Founder, MULA-X and Committee Co-Chair for the AMCHAM Economics & Trade Committee. Lyn is the founder of the fintech digital lending platform business MULA-X, which is focused on the underbanked and underserved communities in Thailand, Previously she has served as President and Chief Executive Officer for Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) as well as Managing Director and General Manager, Beijing for Standard Chartered Bank in China.