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GTCC Icebreaker Networking: “Welcome New Year
A GTCC Multi-Chamber Executive Breakfast Talk with ChivaCare on “2020: Healthier and Pain Free Life” was held on 28 January 2020 and was well-received, thanks to our speakers, participants and collaborating chambers. Speakers Dr. Surat Tanprawate, Medical Director of ChivaCare, and Mr. Martin Venzky-Stalling, Executive Director of ChivaCare, gave the participants valuable insights into key risk factors for office workers and people in management positions as well as advice on lifestyle issues such as sleep, nutrition and exercise. The consultation session after the breakfast talk was highly appreciated by the participants.
GTCC’s first networking event of 2020, the GTCC Icebreaker Networking “Welcome New Year”, was organised on 30 January 2020 at the Mövenpick BDMS Wellness Resort, where about 130 guests actively gathered to strengthen their business network and friendships. The event started with welcoming remarks by GTCC Vice President, Mr. Andreas Richter. He wished all the guests happiness, prosperity and success in their businesses throughout 2020. He also thanked Premium Partners DACHSER Thailand, Lufthansa German Airlines and Mazars Thailand as well as Annual Partners Bumrungrad International Hospital and Eventbank for their continued support, and Event Partners Mazars Thailand and Mövenpick BDMS Wellness Resort for making this activity possible.
GTCC Breakfast Talk with Bumrungrad International Hospital on Coronavirus
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) poses a very “grave threat” to the world. The virus, which originated in Wuhan, China, is not just deadly, it also creates turmoil for businesses worldwide. To prepare for the threat, GTCC organised a special breakfast talk on the virus, in co-operation with Bumrungrad International Hospital at the GTCC office on 13 February 2020. Dr. Montinee Sangtian, an Emergency Physician at the hospital, gave the participants an update on the current coronavirus businesses can prepare for pandemics in general.
Delegation trip to BIOFACH 2020
GTCC organised an official delegation trip from 9 to 16 February 2020 to BIOFACH 2020, the world’s leading trade fair for organic products. The participants were welcomed at the tradeshow by Mr. Markus Reetz, Executive Director of NürnbergMesse GmbH, who gave insightful information about the development of the global organic market. In addition to BIOFACH, the participants visited Dottenfelderhof — Biodynamic Farm and community to gain first-hand experience about biodynamic principles. The group then went to Brauerei zum Klosterhof Heidelberg — Organic Microbrewery and Weleda AG, manufacturer of natural beauty product and naturopatic medicines, to exchange knowledge about developing organic products.
