PM Surayud to be top speaker at "the Future of Aviation"

Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont and Deputy Transport Minister Sansern Wongcha-um are among top speakers at Asia Forum 2007 on "the Future of Aviation" on Thursday.
They will be joined by aviation and tourism experts from around the world who are convening in Bangkok at the event organised as part of the celebration of Star Alliance's 10th anniversary.
Thai Airways International, a founding member of Star Alliance, and Asia News Network are co-hosts.
The forum, taking place at Shangri-la Hotel, will open with addresses by Jaan Albrecht, CEO of Star Alliance on the future of air travel; and Francesco Frangialli, secretary-general of the World Tourism Organisation, on future opportunities and threats to global tourism.
Sasern will deliver the keynote address on the aviation session. The speakers in this session will include Zhang Hexiang of China's Aviation Industry Development Research Centre, Pradeep Panicker of GMR Group from India, Dr Michael Kerkloh from Munich Airport and Andrew Herdman from Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines.
Tourism Authority of Thailand Governor Phornsiri Manoharn will make a special luncheon remark.
Prime Minister Gen Surayud, who had just returned from an official trip to India, will then deliver a keynote address on "Thailand and Asia's Economic Dynamism."
27/06/07 Nation Multimedia, Thailand

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Categories: Foreign Jun 2007