C.P. Group and affiliates to support APEC Summit and APEC CEO Summit 2022

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 09, 2022

Charoen Pokphand Group (C.P. Group) and its affiliates will provide full support to the upcoming APEC 2022 and APEC CEO Summit 2022 meetings to be held in Bangkok, Thailand.

C.P. Group CEO Suphachai Chearavanont will participate as one of the representatives of CEOs from Thailand along with leaders from other prominent firms across the world to advance the Bio-Circular-Green Economy Model (BCG Model) and seek solutions to global economic issues. All Thai citizens are invited to take part as host of this global summit to drive the national economy forward. 

The opportunity for Thailand to host the APEC 2022 and APEC CEO Summit is a significant occasion because the global economy is recovering from the COVID-19 crisis, according to Mr Suphachai Chearavanont, Chief Executive Officer of C.P. Group. It is a chance for Thailand's economy to engage with the global market. The business sector, like C.P. Group, is prepared to support all sectors and to contribute to Thailand's economic revival. Mr Chearavanont will participate at the APEC CEO Summit 2022 meeting under the panel discussion “Meeting the World’s Food Security Dilemma”, which will include Mr Paul Gilding, an author, corporate advisor, and former Global Head of Greenpeace and CISL Fellow at the University of Cambridge.

The C.P. Group, as a leading business conglomerate in Thailand, in collaboration with affiliated firms Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CPF), CP All Public Company Limited (CP All) and True Corporation Public Company Limited (True), will showcase their initiatives that support the Thai government’s BCG Model through the utilization of technology and innovation dedicated to encouraging balanced growth in all dimensions.
 

CPF will present their pathway towards becoming the world’s sustainable kitchen with food products that are environmentally friendly and low in carbon footprints such as ‘Meat Zero’ products. The company has set a target to become ‘Net Zero’ by innovating processes throughout the value chain by reducing reliance on fossil fuels and shifting towards clean energy. 

CP All will share their sustainability technologies, covering things like retail design and energy management, selecting energy-efficient equipment, implementing IoT systems to monitor and control equipment at their convenience stores, installing renewable energy sources like solar rooftops to use at outlets, as well as utilize streamline logistics with delivery robots and electric motorcycles. 

True will exhibit their integrated digital technologies and the potential of its True 5G intelligent network. In addition, a new generation of Cloud Ai robots ‘Robocore Mini Robot’, Smart Healthcare Platform from True Health, and True Farm the all-encompassing smart agriculture technology will also be exhibited. 

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Meeting in 2022, or “APEC 2022”, will take place at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center from November 14th – 19th, 2022. 

In parallel, the Asia-Pacific CEO Summit 2022 will be held concurrently with APEC CEO Summit 2022 from November 17th – 18th, 2022 at The Athenee Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok.

The APEC CEO Summit 2022 will be hosted by the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), the private-sector arm of APEC that consists of 63 members.