AustCham Thailand is pleased to invite you to an exclusive February briefing session on topic “Staying ahead of the curve – Key need to knows for businesses in 2025”.
The business landscape in Thailand continues to evolve which brings its own unique challenges and opportunities. Hear from BDO’s panel of experts discuss the business landscape for 2025 and provide their view on the key need to know items in order to help your business be successful in this dynamic environment.
Meet our Speakers
Ishan Shah; Partner, BDO in Thailand
With more than 11 years of experience in International and Corporate tax, Ishan has earned extensive knowledge on tax consulting and planning.
Ishan started his career with international tax and transfer pricing in India and has worked with companies across several industries. He moved to Thailand in 2016 and has been advising multinational companies on their tax structures and planning. He strongly believes that tax planning is vital for all companies. He says, “tax is not just an expense for doing business, if planned well tax adds benefit in the growth of a company.” He has assisted several companies securing business permits in Thailand (like Board of Investment license, foreign business license, treasury center license).
Noel Ashpole; Managing Partner, BDO in Thailand
Noel began her work in professional services over 30 years ago in the UK, and has since developed her expertise in Australia, Hong Kong, and Thailand. She spent much of her career as an audit partner at large professional services firms.
Noel’s talent and dedication has led her to develop strong relationships with regulatory bodies, provide audit and advisory services to multi-national clients, and help her organisations build a long-standing reputation for quality. She is a member of the Thai Institute of International Auditors as well as the Thai Institute of Directors.
Matthew Cutt; Partner, BDO in Thailand and Treasurer, AustCham Thailand
As a chartered accountant with over 19 years of experience in the UK, Australia, and Thailand, Matthew has worked extensively within the BDO family as prior to joining this firm was a partner with BDO in Australia. His connection to Thailand began in earnest when he met his wife (who is Thai), and fell in love with the country and its culture as well. He has since immersed himself into the Thai business community as he is also a Director and Treasruer of the Australian Thai Chamber of Commerce "Austcham" and delivers various webinars and presentations to the Thai business community. Some of which is accredited with the Thai Federation of Accountants (FAP).
Reserve your spot now for this insightful session!
EVENT DETAILS:
When: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 || 17:00 - 18:00 hrs.
Where: Sirimahannop - The Heritage, ASIATIQUE The Riverfront. 
Transportation: Shuttle Boat to ASIATIQUE at Saphan Taksin BTS Station
How much does it cost:
- Free of Charge for AustCham members & attendees who join Sundowners.
Please register in advance, as walk-ins are not allowed for this event
Limited spaces, please book early to avoid disappointment
AustCham's event policy:
- Due to limited event space, registrations in advance are required and we will not accept walk-ins at this event.
- Kindly note that by registering for this event, you are providing consent for your details to be shared with our partners for this event.
Payment and Cancellation policy:
- Advance payment is required to confirm your registration and if payment not made 2 working days before event, your place will be passed on to the waiting list.
- Free cancellation within 2 working days before the event and payments are refundable or transferred to next event’s credit.
- Cancellations received less than 2 working days and no-shows are NOT able to receive neither a refund nor credit. For those who haven’t paid will be charged with invoice unconditionally.
- Transferred credit must be used within 6 months from the notice date, otherwise you will NOT be eligible for the use of credit nor refundable to cash.
AustCham's privacy policy:
- As the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) also applies to personal data collected prior to the PDPA’s entry into force, please be informed that AustCham Thailand will automatically keep your contact details including email address, name and last name, and company details, on our mailing list.
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