40 Years in Thailand Supporting Foreign Business
Foreign Investment Advisory Council (FIAC) 1975 David Lyman 19xx Ulrich Weber Foreign Chamber of Commerce Working Group (FCCWG) 1987 – 1990 David Lyman 1991 – 1989 Kevin Smith Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand (JFCCT) 1999 – 2008 Peter J van Haren 2008 – 2013 Nandor Von der Luehe 2013 – 2016 Stanley Kang
Working Groups
Working group of presidents of the Foreign Chambers of Commerce published in Board of Trade of Thailand’s “Annual Report for 1986”
This above narrative represents the recollections of early days from 1975 to 1991 of what is today known as the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand (JFCCT). Nowsdays, there are 30 chambers and business associations representing more than 9,000 companies in this wide membership.
Mr. Stanley Kang Chairman “Our mission is to promote trade and foreign investment, encourage skills development and transfer with the overall aim of contributing to the economy in which we live and work and to which we have made our commitments.�
Mr. Phongsakdi Chakshuvej Vice Chairman
Mr. Marc Spiegel Vice Chairman
JFCCT Committees • • • • •
Education & Skills Committee ICT Committee International Trade Committee SME Committee Tourism Committee
Mr. Kongkiti Phusavat Chairman, Education and Skill Committee “We aim to illustrate the possible solutions to the crisis on education and skills which are critical to Thailand’s long-term business competitiveness.”
Executive Summary for H.E. Dr. Pichet Durongkaveroj, Minister of Science and Technology JFCCT Chairman Stanley Kang along with Dr. Alexander Paufler Chairman Education and Skills Committee had a workshop meeting with H.E. Dr.Pichet Durongkaveroj, Minister of Science & Technology to present our executive summary on education in Thailand and to discuss how to foster collaboration between both organizations.
EAP Program Chairman Education and Skill Committee with Deputy Governor of Bangkok, Dr. Pusadee Tamthai.
Mr. Bob Fox Chairman, ICT Committee “The ICT group aims to contribute to the economic growth of Thailand in and through ICT, build consensus amongst its constituent members in the ICT arena and facilitate business collaboration and the transfer of skills. Our vision for a Digital Economy brings many possibilities�
ICT 3 events
Courtesy Dialogue with Chairman, National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) Members of the ICT Working Group, jointly with JFCCT ICT, met with the chairman of the NBTC on 9 December 2015.
Courtesy Dialogue with Miniter of ICT Topics discussed included structural reform of the telecoms sector, the evolution and role of State-Owned Enterprises, a Trusted Internet, skills in the sector and the free movement of skilled labour, investment promotion policies, competition regulation, the family of Digital Economy laws including cybersecurity and data privacy (including cross-border use).
Mr. Nu To Van Chairman, International Trade Committee “With Thailand’s trade relations expanding beyond the imminent ASEAN Economic Community (International Trade), we provide information and updates related to FTAs to JFCCT members so they can obtain the maximum benefits from the opportunities that these FTAs provide.”
AEC Committee Joint Chambers Breakfast Talk “Leveraging the ASEAN Economic Community for Greater Growth and Development”
Courtesy Call to Minister of Commerce JFCCT Chairman Stanley Kang along with Dr. Alexander Paufler Committee Chairman of the JFCCT Education and Skills Committee had a workshop meeting with H.E.
Mr. Steve Cheah Chairman, SME Committee “SMEs have a strategic and significant role in the economy – primarily the largest single grouping by way of a driving force for economic development in Thailand.”
EAP program SME committee of Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand (JFCCT) arranged seminar and workshop for 17 teachers and 43 students from 4 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) schools
Mr. Eric Hallin Chairman, Tourism Committee “The JFCCT Tourism Committee is involved with all aspects of the tourism sector and engages regularly at an industry level as well as at a government level.�
Safety & Security for Tourism in Thailand These sessions are being held in order to brainstorm gathering and collecting information regarding tourism safety and security which are highly important to all concerned in the tourism industry