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2019 Workshop & B2B on Thailand: Path to Aerospace

Following the success achieved in 2018, the Workshop “Thailand: Path to Aerospace” makes its return with an enriched program to give its participants an even more comprehensive understanding on how to become a qualified aerospace supplier.

The 2019 Workshop & B2B edition is co-organized by WHA Group and Italian Aerospace Network (IAN), co-promoted by AMCHAM, Thai-European Business Association (TEBA) and Thai-Italy Chamber of Commerce (TICC) and honorably supported by the Eastern Economic Corridor office of Thailand (EEC) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT).

The workshop program is specifically tailored to match the companies’ interests with internationally recognized experts to cover all of the main topics a company should consider when entering the aerospace industry. The B2B meetings’ session (20 minutes for each meeting) between pre-registered Thai delegates and speakers to create an initial point of contact and establish direct communication channel.

Workshop Guidelines
The morning session is dedicated to an insightful agenda of speakers who bring their know-how and experience to the participants.

Key-areas of interest are then covered by selected international speakers who travel to Thailand from all over the world to:

  • present the trends of the aviation and aerospace industry as well as specific opportunities for the companies in international markets (and how to grab them);
  • provide an analysis of the management system related to aerospace industry that can increase the companies’ reliability in the process of becoming a strategic supplier;
  • explain how to recruit and attract executives to manage aerospace programs, partnerships across the globe and make the companies a more experienced aerospace player;
  • describe how to be aligned to the EASA approach in the quality and compliance monitoring system, initial airworthiness, continuing airworthiness, air operation, training, safety management system, avionic integrated system, maintenance, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO);
  • engage the global forefront of technology with high-reliability solutions for safety critical applications, the emerging field of Internet of Things and the world of instrumentation for space and scientific applications.

The morning session ends with a dedicated Q&A session. Speakers and participants take then part to a networking lunch.

B2B Meetings’ Indications
The afternoon session aims to give the participants and foreign speakers the exclusive opportunity to sit down and have a preliminary 30-minutes face-to-face conversation about topics of interest, exchange business cards and present each-others.

The afternoon session’s main scope is to enrich the participation of the participants and give them the chance to meet foreign experts in specific matters.

Event Date

Thursday 21 Mar 2019
Time : 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
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3rd Floor Meeting Room, Pattana Golf and Sport Resort, Chonburi

Program Online Registration

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Agenda

Time Topic
8.00 Registration

8.30 Welcome Remarks
WHA Group
Ms. Siyaphas Chantachairoj
Director - Corporate Marketing

8.40 EEC Overview Outlook for 2019
Eastern Economic Corridor
Muk Sibunruang
Executive Director,
Investment and International Affairs Group

9.10 Opportunities and Growth of Aerospace Industry in Thailand
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand
Warayu Pradipasen
Manager of Aviation Industry Promotion Department

9.50 Aviation & Aerospace Industry Opportunities
Italian Aerospace Network (IAN)
Andrea Spiriti, President
www.itaerospacenetwork.it

10.15 Quality System for Aerospace Players
RINA
Luigi Fiato, Director of Certification Asia Region
www.rina.org

10.40 Coffee Break

10.55 EASA Training, Quality and Compliance Monitoring System
Oxygen Labs
Enrico Foresto, CEO
www.oxygenlabs.eu

11.20 EASA Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul
Airplane Technics
Vincenzo Morelli, CEO
www.airplanetechnics.com

11.45 Space, Science, Industrial & IoT Solutions
SITAEL
Andrea Cafagna, Business Development Manager
www.sitael.com

12.10 Recruit & Attract Aerospace Talents
Kilpatrick Group S.A.
Jacob Hoekstra, Global CEO
www.kilpatrick.one

12.40 Networking Lunch

14.00-17.00 B2B Meetings between the Companies and Speakers
Please pre-register a 20-minute B2B meeting. The meeting schedule will be arranged on first come first served basis.

Download: Registration Form

To reserve a seat, please register by March 8th 2019.

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