INFORMA June/July 2012

3 - 7 July 2012, SF World Cinema, Central World, Bangkok

MOVIEMOV Italian Film Festival

A BUSINESS MAGAZINE OF THAI – ITALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

JUNE 2012

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PRESIDENTMr. Lino Geretto – LGV Engineering Co., Ltd.Tel: +66 2 255 8717 Fax: +66 2 255 8716 Email: [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENTSMr. Giacomo Mauri – River of East-West Harmony Co., Ltd.Tel: +66 81 814 5160 Email: [email protected]

Mr. Sawang Pracharktam – Thai Optical Group Plc.Tel: +66 2 440 0506-8 Fax: +66 2 440 0509Email: [email protected]

HONORARY TREASURERMr. Chakrit Benedetti - Italasia Electro Co., Ltd. Tel: +66 2 261 7990-9 Fax: +66 2 261 8700E-mail: [email protected]

HONORARY SECRETARYMs. Tiziana Sucharitkul – Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd.Tel: +66 2 653 5555 Fax: +66 2 653 5678Email: [email protected]

DIRECTORSMr. Federico Cardini – F. Infinity Chalon Co., Ltd.Tel: +66 2 207 8614 Fax: +66 2 207 2626Email: [email protected]

Mr. Giancarlo De Santis – G.DS Co., Ltd.Tel: +66 2 391 4456-7 Fax: +66 2 391 0524Email: [email protected]

Fr. Giovanni Contarin – Camillian HospitalTel: +66 2 185 1444 Fax: +66 2 185 1403Email: [email protected]

Mr. Luca Vianelli – MDA Consulting SEA Co., Ltd.Tel: +66 2 652 2447 Fax: +66 2 652 2448Email: [email protected]

Mr. Pierre Nicou – Eurofood – The Commercial Company of Siam Ltd.Tel: +66 2 261 0245 Fax: +66 2 261 0243Email: [email protected]

Mr. Rene Okanovic – Berli Jucker Public Co., Ltd.Tel: +66 2 367 1092 Fax: +66 2 381 4541E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Mr. Renzo Ambrosini – Impero Co., Ltd.Tel: +66 2 664 4491 Fax: +66 2 258 1159Email: [email protected]

Mr. Romeo Romei – Quick Pack Pacific Co., Ltd.Tel: +66 2 367 1092 Fax: +66 2 531 6425Email: [email protected]

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EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: Thai-Italian Chamber of CommercePresident: Mr. Lino GerettoChairman: Mr. Giacomo MauriDirectors: Mr. Chakrit Benedetti Mr. Rene Okanovic Mr. Sawang Pracharktham

Secretary General: Mr. Sandro ZanelloItalian Embassy Representative: Mr. Ubaldo CiavaglioliItalian Trade Commission Representative: Mr. Vincenzo Calì Dante Alighieri Association Representative: Mrs. Jane PurananandaScand-Media Representative: Mr. Gregers MollerTICC Staff: Ms. Supat Kuanpradit Fellowship Researcher Ms. Martina Benedetti Fellowship Researcher Ms. Valentina Benini Fellowship Researcher Ms. Alessandra Ciardo Fellowship Researcher Mr. Charlie Clarke English Editor Mr. Luke Scherschel English Editor

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Lino GerettoPresident

Thai-Italian Chamber of Commerce

President's MessageThai-Italian Chamber of Commerce

Dear members,

Thailand is the second largest economy in Southeast Asia and enjoys a solid foundation that has enabled it to weather a series of global economic crises. The country is financially

healthy, with fiscal and monetary tools that can address economic situations in an efficient and appropriate manner. In a few years, I believe Thailand will become the perfect place for Italian SME’s that intend to develop their market in ASEAN. Thailand is a major proponent of ASEAN Connectivity and supports regional integration.

For this July, I am pleased to announce that Thai- Italian Chamber of Commerce (TICC) will help organize the 2012 edition of the Italian Film Festival, made possible by the sponsorship of Senator Goffredo Bettini through AC Playtown Roma. In addition to TICC, the Italian Embassy in Bangkok, the Tourism Authority of Thailand, the Italian Ministry of Culture, the Province of Rome, and several other public and private organizations are cooperating on this event, that will take place in Bangkok from July 3 to July 7 at SF World Cinema, Central World shopping center. A special feature of the Festival will be a series of movies directed by Sergio Leone, master of the spaghetti western genre. The series will include A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in America.

We are living in exciting times. In neighboring Myanmar, after many years of Military rules, the government appears inclined to grant more freedom and national elections in 2015. Thailand is a gateway to Myanmar, well poised to take advantage of emerging business opportunities. More than 150 people attended the June 5 Breakfast Talk on Myanmar offered by TICC in cooperation with the Franco Thai Chamber of Commerce. This event featured an address by H.E. David Lipman, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. Further, on June 20-21, 2012, two TICC’s delegates attended the New Myanmar Investment Summit 2012.

In a free market economy like Thailand, the service and industrial sectors play the leading role. Accordingly, TICC plans to establish a food and beverage working group and I would encourage all members involved in the hospitality business sector to contact the TICC staff in order to join this group.

I would like to thank all the members that continuously support TICC. A good example of this support was the publication of a page in the Bangkok Post Supplement on June 2 to celebrate the Italian National Day. This was made possible by the contributions of our supporting members. The Chamber is a non- profit business association that cannot survive without the enthusiastic support of its members.

Arrivederci,

Lino Geretto

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Contents

MOVIEMOV Italian Film Festival 2012Exclusive interview with the Artistic Director of Italian Film Festival 2012, Senator Goffredo Bettini

Catch up! No.1 Woman in Alliance BootsExclusive interview with Ornella Barra who has been

ranked in the top ten by Fortune Magazine in the list of

the “50 most powerful women in business”.

Dante Alighieri AssociationLa Dante Ayutthaya Visit Highlights European Links

TICC’s Events

Fairs and Upcoming Events

Member AreaWelcome new members

DESTINATION THAILAND: Business Focus for Italian Entrepreneurs Interview with Mr.Lino Geretto, TICC President

Chanintr Living Moving ForwardInterview with Paolo Nardini, Sales Manager at Minotti,

“Made in Italy on in on Thonglor”

Italian National Day 2012On June 1 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Bangkok

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The 2nd edition of MOVIEMOV – Italian Film festival, will take place in Bangkok, at the SF World Cinema, from the 3rd to the 7th of July. Conceived and directed by Senator Goffredo Bettini, it is organized by Playtown Roma, thanks to the Ministry of Culture – Directorate General of Cinema, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Thailand, the Chamber of Commerce of Rome, the Province of Rome and the Thai-Italian Chamber of Commerce.

MOVIEMOV can be described as a travel-ling festival whose principal aim is to show the most important Italian films of the season that are not yet distributed in Thailand. More-over, it is conceived as a meeting platform for the cultural and commercial promotion of the New Italian Cinema abroad. This edition will be also characterized by a tribute to the new generation of Thai directors, presenting five films that depict contemporary Thai society. This year the retrospective will be dedicated to the visionary genius of Sergio Leone. All films will be screened in original language with subtitles in English and Thai.

Senator Goffredo Bettini, could you please illustrate the reasons that lead you to organize an Italian Film Festival in Thailand?

Nowadays Thailand is in a prosperous mo-ment of its movie production. Several new talents have emerged and spectators have acquired a taste for quality movies. In this potential market, the Italian cinema is still not well known or well distributed. Yet, over the last few years Italy has produced excel-lent movies and new directors. Because Thailand is like a second home to me, the idea of organizing a festival, which would strengthen both movie industries, came quite naturally. The idea has proved to be quite successful. The press and the public, mainly young people, have shown much interest in MovieMov. It has become a rooted Bangkokian event, and we plan to make it a yearly tradition.

What were the difficulties that you faced during the initial stages of the project? The Thai community helped us from the very beginning, as well as the Italian Embassy, the Thai-Italian Chamber of Commerce and many Italians who live and work here. I can-not but mention the great contribution given by the restaurant owners. Our biggest fear concerned the involvement of the Thai audi-ence, which is generally overwhelmed with American and Korean movies. However we played our trump: free tickets and Thai captions for each movie. The reaction of the young Bangkokians to the movie made by Monicelli, a master in the Italian comedy genre, moved me deeply. They caught even the smallest and most nuanced jokes!

What are the changes to the 2012 fes-tival compared to the previous year? This year the distinguishing feature lies in the Thai lineup. Last year we introduced Penek, an author who is a great innovator and dear to me. This year we present not one, but five young directors expressing emerging movie production. We have committed to the search and promotion of those talents that are not yet well-known but that have great potential and therefore deserve support. In your opinion, how is the Italian cinema seen and perceived in Thai-land and consequently, which movies do you think will be more successful among the audience? In Thailand the cultural elite is familiar with those famous Italian director of the past, such as Visconti, Rossellini, Fellini, De Sica, Anto-nioni, Pasolini. Later directors did not really reach the mass audience. For this reason the Festival will present an articulated panoramic of our productions. According to my experi-ence, I think that the most successful movies will be comedies and horror movies. During the 2012 edition we are glad and honored to host the Asian premiere of Dracula, a 3D

MOVIEMOV Italian Film Festival 2movie by Dario Argento. I am sure it will receive a great approval.

To whom is the retrospective dedicated this year, and why? Would you also like to bring some young Italian direc-tor to our attention? The retrospective is dedicated to Sergio Leone. A master who was at first underesti-mated by the critics. He was considered a director of historic adventures and westerns only. Then the awareness of his visionary expressive power and inventiveness arose. To Bangkok we will also bring some of his pieces that have been restored, C’era una volta in America for example. Eventually, if I have to name a contemporary director, I would say Paolo Sorrentino. Although he might not have shot his masterpiece yet, he is potentially one of the major contemporary directors worldwide.

Interview with Senator Goffredo Bettini, Artistic Director

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1. Senator Goffredo Bet-tini, artistic director of the 2012 Italian Film Festival2. Mr. Lino Geretto at-tended the Italian Film Festival 2011 edition3. Ms. De Laurentiis and guest in 2011 edition4. Press Conference, June 2012 at SF Cinema5. And 6. Sergio Leone shooting his movie and his portrait, the master of the Spaghetti Western

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2012Last but not least, which are the challenges that the Italian Cinema will have to face and what are the opportunities it might have in Asian Markets? Asian markets are not easily accessible for us. In Italy many authors have hard times in realizing, distributing and promoting their movies. This is the reason why MovieMov was born: helping overcome the gap that the Italian Cinema has compared to other powerful movie industries. As a positive common background, Asia has an ancient cultural heritage, like we do, so we can share feelings and passion. For these reasons I am optimistic about the future and think that op-portunities for cooperation and knowledge sharing will increase.

Opening galaL’INDUSTRIALE by Giuliano Montaldo (94’) by invitation only

Thai ShowcaseMUNDAINE HISTORY by Anocha Suwichakornpong (82’)

Thai showcaseIN APRIL THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THERE WAS A FIREby Wichanon Somumjarn (76’)

Thai showcaseI CARRIED YOU HOME by Tongpong Chantarangkul (115’)

Thai showcaseIT GETS BETTER by Tanwarin Sukkhapisit (99’)

Sergio Leone RetrospectiveIL COLOSSO DI RODI by Sergio Leone (127’)

Sergio Leone RetrospectiveC’ERA UNA VOLTA IL WEST by Sergio Leone (167’)

Sergio Leone RetrospectivePER UN PUGNO DI DOLLARI by Sergio Leone (100’)

Sergio Leone RetrospectivePER QUALCHE DOLLARO IN PIÙ by Sergio Leone (130’)

Italian ShowcaseROMANZO DI UNA STRAGE by Marco Tullio Giordana (129’)

Italian ShowcaseIO SONO LI by Andrea Segre (100’)

Sergio Leone RetrospectiveGIÙ LA TESTA by Sergio Leone (162’)

Sergio Leone RetrospectiveIL BUONO, IL BRUTTO E IL CATTIVO by Sergio Leone (182’)

Sergio Leone RetrospectiveC’ERA UNA VOLTA IN AMERICA by Sergio Leone (252’)

Italian show caseUN GIORNO QUESTO DOLORE TI SARÀ UTILE by Roberto Faenza (98’)

Italian showcaseDRACULA 3D by Dario Argento (106’)

Thai showcaseLUNG NEAW by Rirkrit Tiravanija (149’)

Italian showcasePOSTI IN PIEDI IN PARADISO by Carlo Verdone (119’)

Italian ShowcaseMAGNIFICA PRESENZA by Ferzan Ozpetek (105’)

Italian ShowcaseDIAZ by Daniele Vicari (120’)

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The words “Italian” and “businesswoman” are not frequently associated, at least in the stereotype that depicts Italy as a chauvinistic society now in a deep crisis, reinforced by former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s antics and the latest news on the country’s economic woes.

But from the top of Alliance Boots’s pharma-ceutical wholesale division, Ornella Barra is

there to prove that a woman passionate about her job can achieve huge success, as she has. In the last two years, she has been ranked in the top ten by Fortune Magazine in the list of the “50 most powerful women in business”. From her 9th spot, she is considered the most powerful Italian businesswoman. INFORMA met her in April, when she came to Bangkok to inaugurate the 200th Boots store in Thailand. For the 58-year-old Ms Barra, a determined no-nonsense pharmacist born in Chiavari (near Genoa), success has come through sacrifice and pragmatism, two principles which still guide her. Soon after graduation, and a brief spell in a local pharmacy, she set up her own. Five years later she founded a pharmaceutical wholesaler business. Then came the meeting with entrepreneur Stefano Pessina, which shaped her life and career. Still in a profes-sional and personal partnership after almost 30 years, through a series of mergers and acquisi-tions the couple have risen to the top of Alliance Boots, a leading international pharmacy-led health and beauty group employing 115,500 people and serving over 160,000 pharma-cies, doctors, health centres and hospitals in 21 countries. “Stefano is the architect, and I’m

the engine”, Ms Barra likes to say. In the Alliance Boots group, Thailand occupies a special place, and the opening

of the 200th store (at the Central World mall in Bangkok) shows how Boots is still looking to expand its presence here, as part of the special interest in Asia, which will realistically continue being a powerful engine of growth in the coming decade (the management is in the process of evaluating some opportunities for further expansion in South-East Asia). “We have plans for other store openings in the next 3-4 years, Boots is a very successful brand here”, says Ms Barra. “Thai customers value our products and our brand. Initially we set up in touristic areas, or near where expats live. But now we are embedded among the customers, they are passionate about our products”. For the group, it’s been a long way since 1997, when the first Boots store opened in Thailand. The success, Ms Barra is proud to recognize, is also due to the amazing work of the Thai management: “The quality of the people here, the passion, the commitment, are exceptional. We went through some very difficult times in the last years: flooding, unrest. Once we lost our head office, it was completely

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destroyed. But the team worked together to work through this scenario, with an extraor-dinary passion for the customer, managing to bring products to the pharmacies anyway”. The reliance on local management, in order to tailor a better offer to different markets, is a cornerstone of Boot’s philosophy, Ms Barra explains. The tag of “most powerful Italian business-woman” has brought some publicity to this daughter of a construction entrepreneur, who still holds as a powerful example the hard work and pragmatism showed by her parents. Far from being a household name, she has taken this honour in her stride. “The merit is all of the company and my team”, she says, playing down the importance of her ranking in the relationship to her country. “Even though I’ve lived in Montecarlo for 20 years, I maintain a strong bond with Italy, through my commitment in different associations”. In Italy, Alliance Boots isn’t present in the retail market but is the lead-ing wholesale group, delivering a wide range of products daily to 8,000 pharmacies, twice a day. So many years spent abroad, however, allow Ms Barra to look at Italy’s crisis with a certain detachment. The Belpaese is going through a tough period. With a growth stag-nant for over a decade and now turned into a full-fledged recession, investors’ confidence

medicines but also services in his relationship with the customers”. With this goal in mind, Alliance Boots supports the extensive Alphega Pharmacy network of independent pharmacists across Europe, providing them with merchan-dising and marketing services, as well as services for a better patient’s healthcare. Ms Barra, however, agrees that the Italian business environment is dangerously static. “If a young Ornella Barra wanted to open a pharmacy now, nothing would be different from what I had to deal with thirty years ago. Regulations are the same, except for some generic medicines that now can be sold in supermarkets. Setting up a business was a cumbersome experience then, as it is now. Bureaucracy and extortionately high taxes are a problem”. Moreover, the typical Italian prevalence of small businesses multiplies the number of distributors. “There are 130 of them in Italy, compared to 3 in the UK, 4 in France, 6 in Germany and 15 in Spain”. Choked by this environment, young entre-preneurs find it hard to emerge and to hope for a better future. That, Ms Barra warns, shouldn’t be done. “One must always hope and fight: success will come”. The other imperative for future businesspeople, she stresses, is gaining some experience abroad. “It’s indispensable, before setting up an activity or once it’s already in place. You need to have a 360 degrees mindset and an international vision of things, otherwise it’s difficult to develop your business. You can’t just rely on information from people who live abroad: you must go see yourself, in order to adapt your activity to what other competitors do in other countries”. Part of the public discussion on how to put Italy back on track, recently, has focused on the so-called “pink quotas”, a system of affirmative action to ensure a minimum level of representation for woman in business and public environments. As a woman in a male-dominated business environment, however,

Alliance Boots

Did you know...?

In 1849 Boots opened its very first store, which sold mainly herbal remedies, in Nottingham, United Kingdom. In April, 2012, Alliance Boots inaugurated its 200 th store in Thailand. The success ofthe company has constantly grown dur-ing the years and the opening of the 200 th Thai store is a clear example of this success. Moreover, this event reflects the wide spread approval that Boots’ products have gained here in Thailand since the opening of the first Boots store in 1997. What is worth noting is that, among over 2500 Boots branded products that are offered by Boots Thailand, almost 1000 are locally sourced and manufac-tured. What has been achieved makespossible for Thailand to become an asset for further expansion in South-East Asia.

Ms Barra doesn’t agree with this measure. “Women must be given the same space and opportunities that men enjoy, yes, but I see the ‘pink quotas’ as an imposition that runs counter to meritocracy. A woman should make it to a company’s board through merit, not because she has a reserved place in it. Unfortunately, the sacrifices and competence required from women are always double as much as those expected from men”. The emphasis on sacrifice and determina-tion is constant in Ms Barra’s approach, and that is the main advice she feels she can give to young Italians and Europeans. “You can’t grow if you don’t take risks: to have success also means to be exposed to risks”, she says. “I see many promising young, although many think everything should be due to them just because they have a degree. This type of people has always existed; but as we in Europe have lived beyond our means for 30 years, the pampered environment in which they have grown up makes it more difficult to sacrifice. But don’t despair: if you really believe in it, you can make it”.

in Italy’s capacity to repay its high national debt has plummeted; the austerity measures implemented by the new government of Mario Monti, after an initial approval, are less and less understood by a struggling middle class. Social divisions are magnified by a two-tier labour system, which pits the unemployed and unprotected youth against older workers who enjoy the benefits provided by inflexible labour rules. The pharmacy retailing sector, with its set number of operating licenses, has been singled out as one of symbols of this inflexibility. However, Ms Barra doesn’t consider this as an only-Italian problem. “The situation is similar in France, Spain, Portugal, Germany. It doesn’t matter which model a country follows, be it the independently-owned pharmacy or the chain’s. The important thing is, the pharmacist has to evolve his business model, providing not just

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Thailand has been an ideal investment site for well over two decades. Investors in the country benefit from the ease with which business is conducted and the World Bank has ranked Thailand as 12th in the world for Ease of Doing Business (2010).

By Supat Kuanpradit

In the new revision of the World Bank’s ranking, Thailand has been classified as an

upper middle-income country, also over 500 global Fortune companies have established manufacturing facilities in the country. It is often overlooked that Thailand is a country with 96% literacy rate and is ranked 23rd in purchasing power. Thailand boasts the 16th largest agricultural output, the 18th largest manufacturing output, and the 27th largest industrial output. None of this growth would have been possible without the well-developed infra-structure that eases supply chains and deliv-ery to the domestic and international market. Today, there are about 60 industrial estates, industrial zones and industrial parks spread throughout every region in the country. In ad-

dition, Suvarnabhumi International Airport, opened in 2006, is meeting the needs of 60 million passengers with initial capacity of 3 million tons of cargo. Nowadays goods flow in and out of Thailand by air, road, rail, and sea. Cargo flows also through its 6 deep sea ports and 2 international river ports. Laem Chabang seaport, with its bustling 18 con-tainer terminals (phases I-III), is rated among world’s top 50th busiest container seaports. This rating by the American Association of Port Authorities is in terms of capacity to accommodate cargo services. In the near future, the planned expansion of the railroad from southern Thailand all the way to south-ern China will increase shipping throughout the region, with Thailand as a transport hub.The success that Thailand has enjoyed in industrial and economic growth is leading Thailand to become a knowledge-based economy driven by the creativity, cost-effectiveness, and skill of its workforce. The country is shifting away from cost-sensitive labor and intensive manufacturing to more value-added, technology driven production. Today Thai companies are also setting their sight on the potential offered by overseas markets and have begun to locate certain manufacturing functions in neighboring coun-tries that continue to rely on low-cost labor. Concerning the cost-effectiveness of a place to do business, office space in Bang-kok is among the most affordable in Asia,

DESTINATION THAILAND: Business

according to CB Richard Ellis’s survey of Office Space in Asian Cities (2010). In addi-tion, the Mercer Human Resource Consulting Cost of Living Survey – Worldwide rankings 2010, showed that Bangkok, Thailand, ranking #121 was far less expensive than Hong Kong (the 8th most expensive city in the world), Singapore (#11), Beijing (#16), Shanghai (#25), and many other major cities in Asia. This is why Thailand is an investor’s ideal location; in fact, it is among few coun-tries that can combine ease of doing business and demonstrated ability to produce for the global marketplace with a low cost attractive lifestyle. Through Thailand’s government institu-tional support, the Board of Investment (BOI) continues to play an important role in sup-porting entrepreneurs from around the globe by offering a range of tax incentives, support services and import duty concessions, avail-able to an extensive list of businesses, as well as providing assistance to support Thai overseas investment. Over the past ten years the BOI has allowed a total value of about 4,950 billion baht for applications in invest-ment promotion. In addition, the Thai-Italian Chamber of Commerce (TICC), the key sup-port organization for the Italian market in Thailand, willingly provides investors with services and access to information which assists in developing and implementing all business activities to make Thailand one of the best destination for investment.

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s Focus for Italian EntrepreneursInterview with Mr. Lino Geretto, TICC President

TICC has been in Thailand for over thirty years. What has been the primary focus of the organization? The Thai Italian Chamber of Commerce (TICC) has been actively committed to serving its members across Thailand since 1979. Our office is based in Bangkok in the heart of the financial district. Our primary focus today is on representing the ideas, opinions, and concerns of our members to both the Thai and Italian business communities. This includes providing input on how Italy and Thailand can achieve their goals of promoting investment and trade between the two countries, growing jobs, and promoting a fairer and more transparent busi-ness environment.

What are some of TICC accomplishments?TICC has had many important successes in recent years that are of mutual benefit to Italy and Thailand. For example, this past year we have broadened our presence in Thailand by increasing our members to an unprecedented number of 154 companies and also by open-ing a chapter in Phuket. In the second semester of 2012, we plan to continue our expansion and plan to open another chapter in Pattaya and perhaps in Chiangmai. These chapters will work closely with the Chamber’s office in Bangkok to ensure that all members have full access to the benefits offered by the Chamber. We also plan to pro-mote opportunities in these new business areas and we look forward to having our members’ support us in this endeavor. As far as events and social gatherings, the Chamber organized a record number in 2011. All were highly appreciated by participants. As an example, for the first time, we held the “Ospitalità Italiana” project, aimed at recogniz-ing and certifying authentic Italian restaurants in Thailand. It was a successful event, with awards presented to 14 Italian restaurants located in Bangkok, Hua Hin and Phuket. For this particular event, which involved more than 40 Italian Chambers worldwide, our Chamber was recognized as the most successful and technically well prepared by the Italian Orga-nization: ISNART (Italian tourism organization). The Chamber also supports selected fund-raising activities to help the needy. These activities, besides being morally “part of our duties to the society”, improve the local attitude toward the Chamber members businesses. Last year the Chamber organized the “Bridge of Hope” fund-raising dinner for the St. Camillus Foundation that helps local children with severe

handicaps and/or AIDS/HIV. In addition, the Chamber actively provided help to companies and individuals affected by last year’s severe flooding.

How does the Chamber finance its operations and activities?The power of the Chamber is the commitment made by its members that dedicate time and resources to keep the business community united and improve business conditions. Of course this not enough for the everyday operation, salary and office rent, and in 2011 the Chamber had to find a way to cope with the constant cuts in the contributions received from the Italian government. For the record, and to dispel any confusion or misinforma-tion, these contributions amounted to 2.5 M Baht in 2007 (payment made in 2009), and were gradually reduced to 1 million Baht in 2008 (payment made in 2010) and down to less than half million Baht in 2009, again money received in 2011. This has forced the Chamber to seek new revenue sources and to constrain expenses in the areas where this is possible without jeopardizing member services. I am glad to report that our efforts have sorted significant success in 2011, although the full impact of our new policy for revenue increase and expense containment will be felt more-fully in end of 2012. What is your outlook for the future of the Thai market?Following the global financial crisis in 2008, the Thai economy was resiliently able to main-tain its economic momentum. For 2012, the country’s international reserves stand at USD 176.4 billion which is the largest globally. Thailand also showed remarkable resilience in light of the massive floods last year and is committed to doing what is takes to remain the region’s premier investment location. The Government is working hard to strengthen the

country’s water management system, build new infrastructure, restructure industries, imple-ment comprehensive land-use planning and revise laws and regulations on water resource management in order to make the country more disaster-resistant and the economy even more robust. In the last 3 months Myanmar has attracted big attention and interests from the main worldwide companies following the partial suspension of EU restrictions and positive signs from the government. Thailand, with its key position, is a perfect gateway to Myanmar and other neighboring countries such as Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.

What the TICC can do for the Italian SME’s interested in this market?The Thai Italian Chamber of Commerce is a network of entrepreneurs and its power lies in its business connections. We know how to sup-port the internationalism of the Italian and Thai SME’s in Italy and Thailand, and we promote business contacts and assist companies in establishing a new business in Thailand. We have good experience with providing services to individual or large companies and we have supported everything from unknown to famous companies such as Lotto, Gucci and Ducati. We often see Italian companies, which are initially reluctant to pay a visit to the Chamber, knocking our door after few months because they face problems hiring human resources or visa issues. With TICC network, the Italian SME’s would benefit of it.

What is the main asset of the Thai Italian Chamber of Commerce?The main asset of the Chamber is to concen-trate its actions the specific export promotion organisms are not in charge to deal with – or less able to do it – in a complementary and cooperative way. This covers from orientating firms towards the existing programmes and instruments at the EU level (European Commis-sion mainly but also EABC –Europena Asean Business Center), and Assocamerestero (The Association of Italian Chambers abroad), up to some form of lobbying on a case-by-case basis. TICC is part of the JFCCT (Joint Foreign Chamber of Commerce), the most suitable place to interconnect Italian SME’s in develop-ing the local business communities. TICC is working closely with Italian authorities (e.g. the Embassy of Italy in Thailand and Italian Trade Commission), and with Thai institutions in particular BOI (Board of Investment of Thai-land), DITP Department of International Trade Promotion, OSMEP (Office the Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion), DIP (Department of Intellectual Property).

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TICC’s Services

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION Integrated and customized services for the promotion, communication and events orga-nization are available.Some of the services provided are as follows:• Advertisement on TICC website, TICC’s bi-

monthly magazine, INFORMA, and other media channels

• Seminar and conference organization in Thailand and Italy

• Promotion and assistance for Thai investments in Italy or Italian investments in Thailand

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COMMERCIAL SERVICES Services for the development and implemen-tation of activities in business to business and business to consumer. Some of the services provided are as follows:• Lists of local importers, exporters and

distributors• Market research• Search for business partners and for joint

ventures• Organization of individual meetings with

potential industrial or financial partners

OTHER SERVICES Consultancy and secretarial services, transla-tion and interpreting.Some of the services provided are as follows:• Assistance for registered patent and trade

mark• Meeting room / office rent• Latest news about fairs and exhibitions on

Thailand

MAIN PRODUCTS• World’s largest hard disk drive producer and exporter• World’s largest natural rubber producer and exporter• World’s largest rice exporter• World’s 14th largest automotive manufacturer Source: Ministry of Commerce and Thailand Board of Investment

(BOI) (2011)

BUSINESS• 2nd Southeast Asia and 17th in the world for “Ease of Doing

Business” Source: World bank, Doing Business 2012

• Easiest among emerging markets in ease of investment Source: Bloomberg

TOURISM• International tourist arrivals (2012 projection): Over 21 million Source: Authority of Thailand

• Bangkok is the 1st in the top 10 “World’s Best Cities” rankings for the second con secutive year

Source: Travek + Leisure’s World’s best Award 2011

• Thailand ranked 1st in Best Quality of life for Expatries for the second consecutive year

Source: 2011 HSBC Expat Experience Award

THAI ECONOMY: FAST FACTS

2012 projection (USD) Change (%)

GDP 373.3 billion 5.5-6.5

GDP (Per capita) 5,497.3 6.5

Exports 259.5 billion 15.1

Imports 246.8 billion 22.3

International Reserves: USD 176.4 billion (as of May 2012)

Source: National Economic and Social Development Board and National Statistical Office (2011)

GDP Composition by Sector:

The Thai-Italian Chamber of Commerce (TICC) provides a wide range of services to both members and non-members to promote and facilitate trade between Italy and Thailand.

Thai - Italian Chamber of Commerce (TICC)

1126/2 Vanit II Building, 16th Floor Room 1601B, New Petchburi Rd., Makkasan, Rajdhevee Bangkok 10400 Thailand

Tel : (+66) 2 255 8695 Fax : (+66) 2 253 9896

Website: www.thaitch.org Email : [email protected]

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Last March members and guests of the Dante Alighieri Association (La Dante) set out from Bangkok on a warm Saturday morning to learn more about the fascinating history of Siam’s former capital Ayutthaya. A group 26 persons departed by bus from the Siam City Hotel and travelled to sites that had been visited by foreigners (including a few Italians) during the 16th and 17th centuries.

By Jane Puranananda

The impressive temple complex of Wat Chai Wattanaram was the first stop. Structurally

damaged by last year’s floods, the temple is presently closed to the public, but nonetheless impressive to observe from a distance. Viewing this temple gave Dante members an idea of

why foreign visitors to Ayutthaya in the 1600’s were so impressed. Much of what historians know about the city can be gleaned from the glowing reports sent back to Europe at the time. From there the visitors went on to Wat Suwandararam a small temple still in use and dating to the late Ayutthaya period. Buddhist frescos and historical paintings showing King Naresuan’s victory over the Burmese are high-lights of the compound. Then the tour moved on to Fort Pom Phet to discover the important role that a Sicilian Jesuit priest Fr. Tomaso Valguarnera played in Ayutthaya. When King Narai discovered that this Italian priest was trained in architecture, he employed the priest to build forts and strengthen the city walls. After a tasty Thai lunch next to the river the Dante group discovered more about the old capital by visiting Wat Phanam Chong with its colossal seated Buddha. This temple built by the Chinese community helps demonstrate Ayutthaya’s role as a center of trade. Chinese goods, so highly prized in 16th and 17th cen-tury Europe were trans-shipped from Southeast Asia on to Europe. Leaving Ayutthaya and travelling south to Bang Pa-in, members enjoyed the final visit of

La Dante Ayutthaya Visit Highlights European Linksthe day. Here the tour focused on the reign of King Chulalongkorn who strongly admired European architecture. He commissioned the building of Wat Nivet Dhamma Prawat a Thai temple of neo-Gothic style that was completed in 1878. The person responsible for construct-ing the temple was Gioachino Grassi an Italian from Trieste. So here we have a Thai Buddhist temple that looks exactly like an English Chris-tian church, and was designed and built under Italian supervision! Access to Wat Nivet by a gondola suspended over the river proved to be a de-lightful surprise, as was the charming temple compound with its European architecture. The return trip was another highlight of the tour. Leaving Bang Pa-in the group travelled by private coach to Nonthaburi where an express boat was boarded for the trip back to Bangkok. The day ended with the guests enjoying wine and dinner in a private apartment overlooking the river. Everyone including the tour leaders Jane Puranananda and Amara Pangnamkam had a chance to relax except for the Dante president Giacomo Mauri who personally cooked a delicious Italian dinner for the entire group.

For all those interested there is now the availability of a new online database of all the companies selling Blue Fish Products. The database can be found at the following ad-dress: www.SicilianFishontheNet.com. This open database gives an informative overview of the companies located in Sicily and the products they sell categorizing the fish by species and transformation processes. Contact details (such as phone numbers and websites) are visible to everyone, and through an easy step-by-step registration it is also pos-sible to contact each producer directly from the website. The TICC is available to assist Thai Importers and dis-tributors in case they should face any problems in contacting the Sicilian counterpart.

DANTE

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INTERVIEW

Chanintr Living is the exclusive agent of Minotti Furniture in Thailand, and has

introduced Minotti’s range of furniture at its showroom in Thonglor. Minotti was founded in the 1950s by Alberto Minotti, and the company has become an internationally recognized leader in classic Italian furniture. Top quality, unique designs and precision production are distinguishing features of its luxurious furniture and interior design acces-sories. Minotti adheres to the “Made in Italy” concept by blending tradition with technology, and this philosophy is being met with approval by the company’s sophisticated, conscientious and demanding customers.

planning a product platform for future develop-ment , and this is the management strategy we currently adopt. In fact, one of our strengths lies in our broad collection: we aim to cater for both young people with living astir life style as well as for those with a more conservative family life. Following this strategy, we have identified a number of different market segments and have analyzed their specific needs and requirements, and are finding that aesthetic predilection plays a fundamental role.

When do aesthetics begin to clash with functionality?Blending aesthetics, design and functionality is never easy. Finding a perfect balance of these elements depends on the company’s own abilities. Designs should not simply obscure the functionality, or reflect purely hedonistic values while at the same time sacrificing functionality. Nowadays the word “design” is overused, and often inappropriately. There is nothing new in the idea that elegance and originality should be fundamental elements of the product, however its functionality cannot be ignored. Items such as the ones we produce should be comfortable and durable, as well as meeting certain aesthetic criteria.

Do you hire Italian and/or foreign designers? Do you give young Italian designers opportunities? And, if not, is this because they lack the necessary skills, or another reason? Rodolfo Giorgioni, an Italian architect who is renowned worldwide, is in charge of the company’s creative direction. The Minotti Studio employs about 30 people dealing with

“Made in Italy” on Thonglor

Mr. Nardini, which is the best-selling product that you use to develop new markets, if any?Minotti does not have a best-selling product, because this would imply a dependence on it, and this would expose us to risks from it being easily replaceable or copied. A better way to protect one’s position from competition is to offer something unique, something difficult to reproduce or imitate. In general, it is the designs that are most at risk of being copied here in Thailand. One approach to try and restrict this is to create models with specific life-cycles, at the end of which new products are launched. Another successful solution could be

Opening ceremony, new Minotti store in Thonglor

“The ‘Made in Italy’ label still commands great value, but while some companies rely only on it, others feel it needs to be nourished. There are many things to consider, but simply being ‘Made in Italy’ definitely helps create extra value” says Paolo Nardini, Sales Manager at Minotti.

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design, marketing and communication of all aspects connected to branding. The team is a mixture of international professionals, but in order to embody the so-called “Italian Spirit”, it does naturally include several Italians. The synergies from combining the personal experi-ences of our foreign designers with those of our Italian designers brings diversity and adds value to the firm.

Would you say that the “Made in Ita-ly” label has partially lost its identity, or that it has preserved those features that brought it worldwide recognition back in the 1960s-70s?There is no doubt we live in a more competitive, diverse and globalized world today, and that it is very different from the 1970s. I believe that the tremendous strength and value of the “Made in Italy” has, in fact, increased over time. People living in Italy do not even realize how powerful the “Made in Italy” label is, to the extent that many companies copy us, take inspiration from our business practices and often choose to use Italian names. Moreover, the world is full of examples of Italian firms having succeeded by offering elegance and strong designs across a range of sectors, from the automotive to the furniture industry.

Italians can produce beautiful items, but they are difficult to sell. Either they do not have the management ability to penetrate new international markets or they are incapable of selling their products. Do you think this statement is true?

There are many things to consider here. In relation to the industry I work in, I used to say that in every new country we have entered, our strongest competitors only ever been Italians. With regard to your question, the top Italian furniture companies are, in fact, all strongly export-oriented. Ourselves, we export about 90% of our products and we are not the only ones! I do not believe it is simply a problem of management, because what actually makes a product successful is the idea of the product itself, not so much the management concept. The design and production phases are separate from the sales process. However, problems can occur when management pushes to achieve certain goals without having a proper product line. Equally important is that the local partner or distributor in a new market is extremely focused and determined to be successful. This is the reason we decided to appoint Chanintr Living as the exclusive agent for Minotti furniture in Thailand.

Chanintr Living Moving ForwardChanintr Living is a well-known distributor of luxury home furnishings. Mr. Chanintr Sirisant, CEO, announced the opening of three new showrooms in Thonglor, a vibrant area attract-ing design-savvy people and many design firms. The location is perfect for the new show-rooms, which focus on a more modern lifestyle. The three stores are inter-connected (577 sq. m in total) and showcase the ranges of three main brands: Minotti, the 100% Made In Italy furniture; Bulthaup; the famous German kitchen manufacturer setting international standards for integrated kitchen designs; and Craft, a new concept store selling classic modern furniture. However, although being inter-connected, the stores still allow each brand to maintain their own unique presence.

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EVENT

In the occasion of the Italian National day, H.E. Michelangelo Pipan, Ambassador of

Italy to the Kingdom of Thailand and his gra-cious wife Laila Pipan welcomed esteemed guests to celebrate with them at the ballroom of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Bangkok on June 1. The event commenced with the Anthem of both countries (The King of Thailand anthem and National anthem of Italy) being played. All the guests pretty much enjoyed Italian food and wine as well as the atmosphere of fascinating crowd surrounding.

Italian National Day Reception 2012

1 His Excellency delivers the speech to the guests.

2 (From L-R) Mr. Vincenzo Cali’, Mr. Andrea Vitalone, Mrs. Laila Pipan, H. E. Michelangelo Pipan, Mrs. Marini, Mr. Giulio Marini, Mr. Andrea Speronello

3. Mr. Andrea Vitalone and Guest

4. Mr. Nicola Genovese and Lino Geretto, TICC President

5.Mr. Vincenzo Cali’, Italian Trade Commissioner and Mr. Giacomo Mauri, TICC Vice President

6.Mrs. Laila Pipan

7.The Mandarin Oriental Hotel’s reception

8. Repubblica Italiana seal ice sculpture

9. Mr. Federico Cardini and Mr. Umberto Bordin

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TICC EVENTS

On June 5, 2012 at Centara Grand Hotel, TICC was pleasure to join the Breakfast

Talk on Myanmar with FTCC, NTCC, BTCC, TFCC, GTCC, Beluthai, Danish-Thai Cham-ber, Swiss Thai Chamber, and Thai- Swedish Chamber in collaboration with EABC and EU Delegation with the subject of “First update after the suspension of EU sanctions” and the presence of H.E. David Lipman Ambassador and Head of The European Union to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.

On the 30th of May the Thai-Italian Chamber of Commerce organized

a company visit to the production site of Thai Optical Group and Poly Sun, located in Nonthanburi (45 min. from Bangkok). The chairman of the board of TOG and TICC vice-president, Mr. Sawang Pracha-

Aperitivo Italiano Get Together in Phuket on 27 April 2012

Aperitivo Italiano is the networking event organized by the Thai Ital-

ian Chamber of Commerce for the first time in Phuket. Mr. Lino Geretto, TICC’s president and Dr. Francesco Pensato, TICC’s representative in Phuket, welcomed all the guests at Davinci Italian Restaurant with high volume of participants from Italian community based in Phuket and sur-rounding. The guests enjoyed the great Italian Prosecco, food and networking. Before the reception, Mr. Lino Geretto, Mr. Pierre Nicou, and Fr. Giovanni Contarin, TICC Directors, and Sandro Zanello, TICC Secretary General introduce the Ospitalita Italiana project and chamber future activities in Phuket to the audience.

All visitors taking a group photo with Dr. Sawang Pracharktam, Chairman of the Board of directors (4th from left)

(Top) Prosecco is ready to be served.

(Left) TICC’s members and guest attending the event.

Mr. Andrew Durieux, Chairman of the EAC committee of the Joint Foreign

Chamber in Thailand spoke at a Break-fast seminar hosted by Netherland- Thai, Beluthai, Franco- Thai, Swiss- Thai and Thai- Italian Chambers of Commerce on May 29, 2012. Mr. Andrew addressed the status of changes; he also spoke about Challenges, Threats and Opportunities and an overview of the Next step of JFCCT AEC.

Breakfast Seminar AEC 2015: Threats and Opportunities for the Business in Thailand

H.E. David Lipman, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar

Mr. Andrew Durieux addressed his speech to the audience.

Breakfast Talk on Myanmar

Company Visit on Wednesday May 30, at Thai Optical Group and Poly Sun factories

rktam, held the welcome speech, in which the company was presented. Visitors were then taken on an interesting tour of the production site, during which the TOG staff explained them the phases, treat-ments and materials involved in the process, from the raw material to the final product. Upon conclusion of the first visit, visitors were offered a delicious Italian lunch, in which Khun Sawang and also Mr. Eugenio Collavini, Managing Director at Poly Sun and TICC member, took part. Then the participants headed to the Poly Sun factory, where Eugenio and Anna Maria Collavini showed and explained the processes and phases carried out by the company. It was an extremely interesting day, in which the visitors were given the chance to acquire some knowledge of the world of the eye-wear and lenses. The TICC wishes to thank TOG and Poly Sun for making this event possible.

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TICC FAIR & UPCOMING EVENT

International Trade Fairs in Thailand (June – September 2012) Exhibitions In Thailand Detail Date Venue/Website

Bangkok International Fashion Fair and Bangkok International Leather Fair (BIFF & BIL 2012)

Runway Show & Fashion Seminar by Anthony Lilore

Trade: 27 – 29 Jun. Public: 30 Jun. – 1 Jul.

IMPACT, Bangkok, Thailandwww.biffandbil.com

Made in Thailand (MIT 2012)Food and Beverage, Home and Living, Fashion, Health and Beauty, OTOP

Trade: 15 – 17 Aug.Public: 18 – 19 Aug.

Hall 5-8, IMPACT, Bangkok, Thailandwww.madeinthailandfair.com

International Sugar Rice Maize & Agriculture Expo Asia 2012

Rice sugar maize industries, boiler & turbine, processing machinery, Lab equipment and Packaging

Public: 29 – 31 Aug.Hall 8, Impact Exhibition & Convention Centre, Bangkok (Thailand) www.isrmaxasia.com

Food & Hotel Thailand 2012The premier international food & hospitality trade show in Thailand

05 – 08 Sep.BITEC, Bangkok, Thailandwww.foodhotelthailand.com

Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair (GEMS 2012)

The World's Gems & Jewelry Hub

Trade: 13 – 15 Sep.Public: 16 – 17 Sep.

IMPACT, Bangkok, Thailandwww.bangkokgemsfair.com

Thailand International Logistics Fair (TILOG 2012)

Storage System/Warehouse, Transportation Services, Truck and Trailer/Commercial Vehicle

Trade: 19 – 22 Sep.Public: 19 – 22 Sep.

BITEC, Bangkok, Thailandwww.logisticsfair.com

Exhibitions In Italy Detail Date Venue/Website

PITTI Immagine Filati Textile for cloth and furniture, haberdashery 4 – 6 Jul.www.pittiimagine.com Florence

MACEF Milano International home, bijoux, costume, jewellery show.

6 – 9 Sep.www.macef.it Milan

Fiera Del Levante Campionaria Generale

International exposition of building, furniture; business center, auto show.

8 – 16 Sep.www.fi eradellevante.it Bari

SANA Exposition of organicfood and drink.

9 – 12 Sep.www.bolognafi ere.com Bologna

International Trade Fairs in Italy (July – September 2012)

Upcoming Events June – July 2012

Date Event Location

June

28 Thu Organic Textile by Script Project Jupiter 4, IMPACT Arena

July

3 Tue Grand Opening Gala of MOVIEMOV Italian Film Festival 2012 SF World Cinema, CentralWorld, Bangkok

4 Wed. – 7 Sat. MOVIEMOV Italian Film Festival 2012 SF World Cinema, CentralWorld, Bangkok

5 Thu Young Professional Committee, AMCHAM The Pintsman Silom

12 Thu. Business Lunchon : Ducati and GWA To be confi rmed

To be confi rmed Get together, Irish Chamber of Commerce To be confi rmed

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MEMBER AREA

Welcome New MembersHotel Partners

ALPITHAI INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Mr. Gianmatteo Lenzi (Managing Director)573/80-82, Ramkhamhaeng 39, Pracha-Uthit Road, Plubpla, Wangthonglang, Bangkok, 10310Tel: 02-530727982 Fax: 02-5590788E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]: www.redalpi.comSector: Manufacturers

DUCATI MOTOR (THAILAND) CO., LTD.Mr. Alain Deurwaerder (Managing Director)7/304 Moo 6 Tambol Mabyangporn Amphur Pluakdaeng, Rayong Province 21140Tel: +66(0) 3864 0600Fax: +66(0) 3864 0601E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ducati.com Sector: Automotive

FRIGEL ASIA PACIFIC CO., LTD.Mr. Benjamin Sutch (Chief Operating Officer)1/12 Moo 5, Factory F1, TFD Industrial Estate, Tasa-arn, Bangpakong, Chachoengsao, 24130Tel: 66 38 577799 Fax: 66 38 577074Email: [email protected]: www.frigel.itSector: Industrial process water cooling equipment

ITALGATE (PHUKET) CO., LTD.Mr. Ferraris Luca (Executive Manager)241/22 Rat-U-Thit 200 Pee Road, Patong, Kathu Phuket 83150Tel: +66 (76) 292226 Fax: +66 (76) 349960E-mail: [email protected]: www.italgate.com Sector: Consulting

The business directory is the TICC's main publication and provides economic outlook of Italy and Thailand, a list of fairs and exhibitions in both countries, a description of the Chamber and his activities. In the business directory you will find also all company profile of our members, with a complete description of the business, the company background and the contact information.

Copies of the Business Directory can be obtained for TICC members at different prizes:• Paper printed 800 baht • Digital format 500 baht

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TICC Business Directory 2012

Please contact the TICC office by e-mail ([email protected]), Tel: (+66 2 255 8695) or by fax (+66 2 253 9896) for further details or to purchase.

SCOOZI ITALIAN RESTAURANT CO., LTD.Mr. Gan Seng Tuan (Managing Director)314/2-3 Soi Soonvijai 4, Rama 9, Bangkapi, Huaykawan Bangkok 10320Tel: +662 715 8534 Fax: +662 715 8581 E-mail: [email protected]: www.scoozipizza.com Sector: Food and Beverage

VESPIARIO (THAILAND) CO., LTD.Ms. Pornada Nivatvongs (Managing Director)808-808/1 Sukhumvit 55, Sukhunvit Road, Klongton Nua, Wattana Bangkok 10110Tel: +662 714 7742 Fax: +66 2714 7743E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.vespa.co.th/Sector: Automotive

VIA ITALIANA CO., LTD.Mr. Giampiero Feletti (Managing Director)301/116 Soi Panich-Anan, Klongton Nua, Wattana Bangkok 10110 Tel: +6627131616 Fax: +6627131616E-mail: [email protected]: www.viaitaliana.netSector: Importer and Distributor

Individual Member

Mr. Luca MungaiEmail: [email protected]

Restaurant Partners

Sicilian Fish on the Road 2012

The Sicilian Catch

A BUSINESS MAGAZINE OF THAI – ITALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCEFEBRUARY 2012E

Economic oppor tunit ies ahead

ASEAN-Thailand-Europe-Italy

A BUSINESS MAGAZINE OF THAI – ITALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCEAPRIL 2012

3 - 7 July 2012, SF World Cinema, Central World, Bangkok

MOVIEMOV Italian Film Festival

A BUSINESS MAGAZINE OF THAI – ITALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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INFORMA June/July 2012