Sundowners is AustCham Thailand's monthly business networking function. It is a great opportunity for members and guests of the Chamber to meet, network and exchange views in a social environment.
We would kindly ask guests to show their respect by remaining quiet during sponsors' speeches - these typically last no more than five minutes and Sundowners wouldn't happen without our sponsors.
AustCham wishes to thank its sponsors for their support.
Corporate Sponsor:
Meinhardt (Thailand) Ltd.
Catering and Venue Sponsor:
Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok
Community Services Sponsor:
The Beaumont Partnership Foundation
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Meinhardt (Thailand) Ltd.
Meinhardt (Thailand) Ltd. was established in Bangkok in 1991 and now employs 250 staff with an expertise focused primarily on engineering consultancy services and designing buildings such as hotels, resorts,high-rise, offices, condominium and factories.
Key projects in Bangkok include: The Peninsula Hotel, 208 Wireless Road, Lang Suan Ville Condominium, U Chu Liang Building, Sofitel Sukhumvit, Millennium Residences, The Lakes, 185 Radjadamri, The Sukhothai Residences, Siam Kempinski Hotel, St.Regis Hotel and The River Condominium.
www.meinhardt.net
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Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok
Opened in 1991, Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok is a deluxe business hotel with resort-style facilities. Only 30 minutes from the airport, the hotel is located in the heart of town, in the commercial and diplomatic district surrounded by prime shopping centres. The hotel is also sited between BTS stations on both lines, with a convenient SkyBridge link to adjacent buildings.
Hotel, Restaurants and Entertainment, Banquet facilities, i.sawan Residential Spa & Club. 380 luxurious rooms feature a modern residential ambience and every convenience to meet the needs of today's international traveller with a wide range of restaurants and bars including Tabels - Classical European restaurant with tableside cooking concept. Also available are 36 suites, six Residential Spa Cottages and two Presidential Suites. On the hotel's fifth floor is the i.sawan Residential Spa & Club, a unique facility dedicated to pampering, fitness, cuisine, relaxation and accommodation.
www.bangkok.grand.hyatt.com
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The Beaumont Partnership Foundation
The Beaumont Ruam Pattana School in Chaiyaphum was conceived as a means of re-dressing some of the inequalities in educational opportunities between Bangkok and the rest of Thailand. The Beaumont Partnership has been in business here for over the 23 years. Over that period of time the continuing drift of young people from rural areas to urban centres has remained clearly apparent. Typically the reason for this drift is the search for an improved standard of living for themselves and their families.
A recognition that the opportunity to improve standards of living is largely driven by access to education drove The Beaumont Partnership to establish the TBP Foundation with a focus on establishing a school in Chaiyaphum province. In some way this is intended as a means of giving back to the community that has supported the company over many years. With the assistance of its extended network of fellow consultants, building suppliers, developers and generous individuals, the initial phase of the school is due to open in May this year.
Continuing economic sustainability is one of the fundamental principles embraced by the school’s board. On that basis the intention is that income derived from a construction industry focussed business park, a hospitality college and an organic farm, situated on land close to the school, will eventually provide for the ongoing financial needs of the school. It is anticipated that the establishment of this support base will take between 5 -6 years, and in the interim financial support is sought from the broader community.
www.tbp-foundation.com