AsiaOne Magazine URS Media organized a Networking Meet called India-Thailand: Today Tomorrow Together; on 6^th February 2020 in collaboration with the India Thai Chamber of Commerce (ITCC) at their premises at Sathon Bangkok which was a prelude to the Gala Business Summit namely the13th Asian Business Social Forum 2020 held on Friday 7^thFebruary 2020 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel Queen Park Bangkok. The exclusive networking Meet of 6^th February saw the presence of eminent dignitaries such as His Excellency Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva the Former Prime Minister of Thailand and Her Excellency Mrs. Suchitra Durai the Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Thailand who shared their insights about further enhancing the cordial ties between the two nations.

13th Asian Business Social Forum 2020 held at Bangkok

Bent on promoting Asian Brands and leaders throughout the world URS AsiaOne Magazine endeavoured to enhance the cordial relations between the two countries through its summit -13^th Asian Business and Social Forum and attempted to highlightthe fact that India and Thailand share a strong historical and cultural connect. Speaking at the meet H.E. Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva asserted Thailand and India should leverage their new land link to strengthen ties when the 1360-kilometre trilateral highway is completed next year. He further stated We have to bring Myanmar along and use all platforms to drive this forward. Land connectivity will make a real difference not just in terms of physical transportation but also to bridge a psychological gap that exists between Thailand and India because we don;t share a land border. Talking about the bilateral trade between the two countries the Indian ambassador H.E. Mrs. Suchitra Durai said that they are doing reasonably well and invited Thai companies to come and invest in India. She added Around 2 million Indian tourists visit Thailand every year and hoped that more Thai people will go to India.

The Meet was followed by the 13th Edition of Asian Business Social Forum 2019-20 4th Edition -Asia Greatest Brands Leaders 2019-20 which was held at The Marriott Marquis Hotel Bangkok Thailand on 7th February 2020. It was a magnificent event highlighted by the diplomatic representations from 13 countries and Member of Parliament Ms. Phetchompoo Kijburana where some of the Asia Greatest leaders were recognised and felicitated for their outstanding contribution to the Asian economy and society.

Mr. Rajat Shukal Global Head Principal Partner of URS Media and AsiaOne Magazine and Co-founder Partner AsiaOne Media Holdings LLC declared with pride With this 13^th Edition of Asian Business Social Forum AsiaOne would be completing around 3000 awards in the last 5 years. The entire vision of AsiaOne Magazine is to get Asia on one platform and to disrupt the perceived superiority of the western brands over the Asian brands and this notion gave birth to Asia Greatest Brands.Being excited and elated about the fact that AsiaOne Summit is being held in Bangkok for the first time he stated Bangkok is a phenomenal city. It is my favourite city for tourism. In 2019 it was one of the most visited cities in the world ndash; this calls for a huge round of applause for all Thai people who welcome people from different regions and different parts of the world with open arms.

AsiaOne Entrepreneur of the Year Winner -Mr. Ajay Harinath Singh CMD -Darwin Platform Group of Companies also shared that Darwin Avitronics Arms and Ammunition wing of the Darwin Platform Group of Companies (DPGC) has entered into a Joint Venture with a leading defence product company from Canada - KMG which has extensive market presence in Russia Hongkong and other countries. The newly formed JV would jointly market defence products globally.Announcing the JV during the forum Ajay Harinath Singh Chairman of DPGC said The Joint Venture will support Darwin Avitronics plans to expand operations in different geographies. The company has taken substantial stakes in KMG.

Some of the other prominent winners of research based business awards are Dr. Hema Divakar -Chairperson ndash; ARTIST Ms. Nishita Shah - Group Managing Director - GP Group (Thailand) Ms. Sunny Leone -Actress -The Indian Film Industry Founder - Star Struck Mr. Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman - Vice Chairman - Beximco IFIC Bank (Bangladesh) Mr. J.C. Chaudhry - Managing Director - Aakash Institute Ms. Yeasha Sobhan Director Bashundhara Group (Bangladesh) Harish Kohli -President MD ndash; Acer India Mr. Dilip Surana CMD -Microlabs Ltd. Mr. Raj Mallela Managing Director Satra Group Mr. Adityaraj Shah Chairman Group CEO - Shree Hatkeshwara Group Dr. Vinodkumar Patil Managing Director Dr. H.B.M. Iqbal Group Chairman The Premier Bank (Bangladesh) Dyna Biotech Mr. Chetan Handa Founder Director Glaze Trading India Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Sanjeev Chhibber Founder Director Glaze Trading India Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Safwan Sobhan Vice Chairman Bashundhara Group (Bangladesh) Mr. Ghanshyam Sarda Chairman Sarda Group of Industries Mr. K Shyamprasad Managing Director Vidya Herbs Mr. Ravi Sehgal President India - Thai Chamber of Commerce Dr Chatchai Founder CEO Absolute Health Regenerative Clinic (Thailand) Mr. Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury Chairman CEO HRC Group (Bangladesh) Mr. Mohammad Yasin Chowdhury Mrs. Khatone Junnath Chairman FMC Group (Bangladesh) Mr. Farid Khan Director CEO Koemmerling (Profine India Window) Mr. N. Sridhar Chairman Managing Director The Singareni Collieries Company Limited Mr. Randeep Bhattacharya Founder CEO Saitech Solution Co. Ltd. (Thailand) Mrs. Manju Sharma MD Co-Chairperson Eternal Hospital Mrs. Sindhu Mendke Chairperson New Digamber Public School Mr. Vijay Nirani Managing Diretor Nirani Sugars Ltd. Md. Ramzanul Haque Nihad Deputy Managing Director Amin Mohammad Group (Bangladesh) Mr. Ron Haque Sikder Chairman Powerpac Holdings (Bangladesh) Md. Ebadul Karim Managing Director Beacon Pharmaceuticals (Bangladesh) K. Hariprasad President -Apollo Hospitals Mr. Sandeep Seksaria Joint MD Macho Mr. Sanjay Mishra Joint Director Mr. Vijay Arora CEO Joint Director Apex Insurance Consultant Ltd. Mr. Ronald Colaco Founder - Clarks Exotica - Convention Resorts Spa Mr. Malav Dani Managing Director - Hitech Corporation Limited etc.

Overall the summit was a grand success with presence of more than 350 delegates from different countries including government dignitaries.

The next edition of Asian Business Social Forum 2020 and 6^th edition World Greatest Brands and Leaders 2019-20 to be held in June 2020 in Dubai.