Bangkok Governor M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra to open SAVE OUR PLANET 5 Conference 17 NOVEMBER 2011, IMPACT Muang Thong Thani www.aseanaffairs.com/events/sop5
Flooding, earthquakes, global warming-all of these have destroyed property and taken lives in Thailand and affecting people the world over. To address these urgent issues, Save Our Planet 5 (SOP 5), organized by Asean Affairs, co-hosted by Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) as co-organiser, will be held at IMPACT Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok, 17 November 2011 in conjunction with the BOI Fair (10-25 Nov 2011) expected to attract 5million visitors.
The fifth Save Our Planet full day conference on the 17th November, 2011 at the Grand Diamond ballroom, Hall 9 at IMPACT Muang Thong Thani, will be opened by Bangkok Governor Mom Rajawong Sukhumbhand Paribatra. He will also deliver the main keynote address. The conference is expected to be covered by six TV networks as well as local and international media.
Launched in early 2010 by Swarup Roy, Founder and Chairman of AseanAffairs and Save Our Planet series, this chapter in the ongoing series seeks to enlighten Thai people and focus on environmental issues in Thailand. The theme of Save Our Planet 5 is “Air-Water-Earth.”
Expert speakers include Dr. Art-ong Jumsai na Ayudhya, Director, The Society for the Preservation of Water and General Lertrat Ratanavanich, Director of PTTEP.
Eminent Speakers invited to address the conference are Pichai Naripthaphan, Energy Minister of Thailand, Atchaka Sibunruang, Secretary General of Board of Investment (BOI), Thailand and Pailin Chuchottaworn, President PTT, Thawat Vajanapornsithi, Deputy Governor, Electricity Generating Authority (EGAT) of Thailand, Ms. Wandee Khunchornyakong, Chairman and CEO of Solar Power Company Ltd, Thanongsak Hutanuwat; President, NETROVE Capital Advisory Corporation, Mark Arnold – President and CEO, Bank of Ayudhya, Hur‐Lon Lin – President of TATUNG Conglomerate, Taiwan, H. Kit Miyamoto, President and CEO Miyamoto International, Derk (Dick) Jan Bos – CEO, Green Energy Technology in (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Chandran Nair – Founder and Chief Executive of GIFT, Hong Kong and many more.
Fauzi Bowo, Governor of Jakarta, is a special invited guest. Jakarta is the other Atlantis City of Southeast Asia projected to be underwater by 2025. Perhaps Save Our Planet conferences can help Bangkok and Jakarta to join forces to tackle their huge environmental problems.
Topics to be covered include: “Solar, Wind, Renewable sources of Energy” -Reality Vs Viability, Bangkok the New Atlantis, Health Impact from Air Pollution “Water for People Partnership” and Sustainable Food Production in Thailand.
Panel discussions will focus on, “Is Water the New Oil?” and “How can people protect their Air, Food and Water?”
Students from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration participating in Save Our Planet for Schools will present the voice of children on Saving the Planet. There are more than 400 schools under BMA.
Partners and sponsors in the Save Our Planet Conference Series have been PTT, EMERSON, SIEMENS CNN, BAYER, EBELING HEFFERNAN, GIZ, AMERICAN EXPRESS, TESCO LOTUS, EUROPEAN UNION, GERMAN EMBASSY, BEIERSDORF, OMAN AIR, BOON RAWD BREWERY CO., LTD., MANDARIN ORIENTAL, RADISSON, SHANGRI-LA,TIPCO, ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MALAYSIA EUROPE FORUM, COGNITO (India) and Midas PR.
The last three Save Our Planet events in 2010 and 2011 helped to focus on Thailand to encourage Thai people to take action to stop the environmental destruction occurring in their beloved homeland. The fifth Save Our Planet conference coming up on 17th November 2011 will continue the process with ever increasing focus and energy in that mission.
For complete information for the event and registration to participate, please visit our website at
www.aseanaffairs.com/sop5_th_registration
