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AMCHAM invites you to join us for our Governors' Table, hosted by Charles Blocker of IC Partners, Viboon Kromadit of AMATA Group, and Eliot Delunas of Nitro Labs.

Our Governors' Tables offer an opportunity to connect to leading executives and AMCHAM Board Governors over leisurely dinners in unique venues around Bangkok. The small group size allows for individual introductions followed by relaxed, wide-ranging conversations with leaders from diverse industries and businesses.

This evening's venue is the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, a Luxury Collection Hotel which is located in the heart of downtown Bangkok.

About your hosts:

Charles Blocker is a founder and CEO of IC Partners, with more than two decades of experience in capital raising, corporate finance, and commercial real estate. He is also a senior member of the advisory boards at Young Happy and Singapore based AJT Holdings Pte. Ltd. which owns the Wellity and DrMap brands. Charles earned an MBA at the Kenan‐Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina‐Chapel Hill, with honors. He currently serves as a Trustee of the Kenan Foundation Asia and is a member of their Executive Committee. Charles served as a Governor and Vice President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand from 2004 through 2007, and was elected back to the AMCHAM board in 2021. Charles resides in Bangkok with his wife and two children.

Viboon Kromadit earned the master's degree in political science from Thammasat University. He has been working with Amata for over 20 years and as the head of Marketing and Sales Department of Amata City Chonburi and Amata City Rayong Industrial Estate which have the total area of more than 44,000 rai. Thereby, he is one of the key directors who has pushed Amata to be very successful. Besides his routine work as the Director of AMATA, he also emphasizes on the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility. He works as a Chairman of AMATA Sustainable Development Committee which is officially established in 2012. The committees are responsible for the development in local community, society, and environment to ensure that local people can pleasantly live with AMATA Industrial Estate.
 

Eliot Delunas is the Managing Director at Nitro Labs, a Bangkok-based microbrewer of non-alcoholic beverages like cold brew coffees and teas. Co-founding this SME/startup in 2017, Eliot also currently serves as Chairman on the company's Board of Directors. The company's mission is to support offices, hotels, and other retailers with delicious new on-tap beverage options which are healthy, convenient, energizing, and hassle-free. Eliot is American, relocating to Asia in 2010 in a project management capacity for RMA Group's construction division in Afghanistan, where he was tasked with winning contracts and delivering projects in support of nationwide US Government and ISAF operational requirements. Prior to Nitro Labs, Eliot also co-founded an early stage tech company in Thailand focusing on digital event management, e-ticketing, and payments processing services, which he later exited via private sale. Eliot studied Chemistry at Indiana University with a concentration in analytical science. He enjoys learning Thai, golfing, studying blockchain technology, and being an active member of his community.