Management lecture

Education paradigm shift

The Thaicom Foundation has invited Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the "One Laptop per Child" non-profit association, to deliver his keynote speech about the project on July 31 at 5.30pm, at the King Mongkut Institute of Technology Thonburi. The project is aimed at revolutionising how children across the world are educated.

aspiring to be the best

Hewitt Associates will hold an information session on "The journey to becoming a 'best employer'" on August 1 at the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit Hotel, between 1.30pm and 4.30pm.  The company's country leader, Ian Till, will give an introduction to Hewitt Best Employers Study and key findings from past studies (in English language), while Teerana Konglazae, project manager, will give a presentation on the Best Employers in Thailand 2009 Study details and process (in Thai).

Thai expats

It has long been known that when a Thai company plans to expand abroad, one of the hiccups it faces is finding qualified staff to volunteer for work overseas. Hence, Busaba Chirathivat, senior vice president of Central Retail, was caught by surprise when she found that over 500 staff applied for jobs at Central's first overseas branch in Hangzhou, China, expected to open next year.

It seems that the new generation Thais is more ready to work overseas, she said.

Weblog announcement

Tara Tiradnakorn, president of Chevron Thailand - exploration and production, has used a weblog to share his thoughts at the World Petroleum Congress (WPC) held last week in Spain. For viewers worldwide he discussed why the WPC matters, the role of technology in the evolution of the oil and gas industry, and the pride he has in the work of Chevron in Thailand. The video blog can be viewed at http://www.chevron.com/wpc/blog/20080704/

Management lecture

Nida Business School has invited Professor Rapee Sagarik, fondly known as the "father of Thai orchids" to speak on "The art of management with the philosophy of being a teacher" on August 6 at 1pm. Entrance is free.

For more information, please call 027 27 3938, 027 273985, or e-mail: cdcmbaenida.ac.th.