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Published on July 19, 2007

Vachara Phanchet, vice president of the Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC) said Gore will talk about global warming and environmental issues, which are featured in his documentary film "An Inconvenient Truth". The dinner event will be held on August 8, with executive guests invited to participate.

"Global warming is a hot issue in Thailand and Southeast Asia. We would like to alert Thai society to the dangers of global warming. A speaker like Al Gore is very influential, especially for the business sector. Hopefully people will become more aware of environmental issues in Thailand," Vachara said.

PBEC has a multinational membership, including hundreds of leading corporations in the Asia-Pacific region. The council holds its dinner talk as an annual event in its "Global Speaker" series.

Gore has travelled the world to lecture on global warming and "An Inconvenient Truth" won an Academy Award in 2006.

Under Gore's leadership, the Save Our Selves organisation held the recent Live Earth benefit concerts in an effort to raise awareness about climate change. The concerts were held at different venues all over the world on July 7.

After Al Gore's keynote speech at this year's event, PBEC will publish a brochure to disseminate his

comments along with information about global warming.

Gore's complete agenda in Bangkok has still not been revealed. The event is sponsored by PTT, DNM Strategies, Siam Commercial Bank, Thai Beverage and Green Spot.

Pongphon Sarnsamak

The Nation