Meet Senior Thailand Government Officials who will Outline Thailand’s Investment Opportunities.

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Registration: 8AM CDT
Conference: 8:30AM – 10:30AM CDT

Event Location:

777 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53202-5306

HOSTED BY:

East West Associates
Foley & Lardner
Thailand Board of Investment

Welcoming Partner and Seminar Moderator

Alex Bryant | President, East West Associates

• Moderator

Roundtable Speakers

Mark Plum | Director, East West Associates

• • East West Associates (EWA) and the Thai BOI have worked together for a number of years. EWA supports U.S. companies with evaluating Thailand and other attractive countries and establishing operations and sourcing capabilities in those countries.

John Turlais | Of Counsel, Foley & Lardner Milwaukee Office

• • The international law firm of Foley & Lardner is a preeminent law firm that stands at the nexus of the Manufacturing, Energy, Health Care & Life Sciences, and Innovative Technology Sectors. Foley’s 1,100 lawyers across 25 offices worldwide partner on the full range of engagements, from corporate counsel to intellectual property work and litigation support, providing clients with a one-team solution to all their needs.

Webinar agenda

• Brief Introduction and description of each speaker’s firm.
• Summary of current state of China and the China +1 Strategy, and its global effects on US-based companies.
• Current state of Thailand. Thai BOI will discuss the business environment in Thailand, their Target Industries rationale, and Thailand’s foreign company incentives.
• Case Study of Wisconsin-based company who established a Thailand manufacturing operation and received 29M USD of financial investment incentives.
• Extensive Q&A.

Speakers will aslo answer registrants’ questions, including:

1. 1. How does the current situation in China affect western companies? What are specific challenges companies face in addition to U.S./China tariffs?
   2. What are the effects of current conditions on companies that produce in China and sell the majority of their products within China? Conversely, what are the effects on companies that produce in China and export the majority of their products outside of China?
   3. What strategies are companies employing to address the current China situation? How have these strategies affected countries in Southeast Asia?
   4. Some companies may wish to relocate or establish a facility outside of China but continue to source their products (or components) from China (example: electronic manufacturers). How does the concept of local content/local certificate of origin affect these companies?
   5. How do China’s and Thailand’s costs compare? Skilled labor costs? Labor availability? Corporate Income Tax? Land costs? Land availability? Utility costs? Inflation? Lease rates? Building costs?
   6. Could you talk about site selection factors in Thailand? Land; build to suit; lease existing facility, etc. Does Thailand allow for 100% ownership by U.S. companies (including land)?
   7. If a company leaves China, what are the challenges of closing their China manufacturing plant? What are closure considerations like severance and personnel? How does a company protect Intellectual property (IP) and physical property? What about relationships with customers, vendors, Labor Bureau, PSB, et. al.? Disposition of equipment? Duties on equipment relocated out of China?
   8. What financial & operational incentives does the Thailand government provide U.S. companies to establish operations on leased or owned land?

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