Green Expo Returns to PHIST, Southeast Asia’s Leading Sustainability Forum

Press Release

Banpu NEXT, is a leading smart energy solutions provider in the Asia Pacific under Banpu PCL. As the long-term partner in clean energy technology, Banpu NEXT creates total Smart Energy Solutions to help customers across industries and stages of business operation and achieve their ESG/SDG goals and build up values and opportunities for sustainable business growth while bringing a better life to their users and the society at large.

PHIST (Phuket Hotels for Islands Sustaining Tourism), Southeast Asia’s biggest and best sustainable tourism forum, is back! This important event will return for its latest annual edition on Monday 26^th September 2022 as a live, in-person gathering and Green Expo.

Hosted at ACES, Angsana Laguna Phuket, this high-energy, no holds barred event focuses on major topics including destination development, ocean health, hotel sustainability, community tourism, smart energy solutions for sustainability, and global trends on sustainability. Keynote speakers include a mix of experts from both local and international organisations.

Alongside this fast-paced agenda, PHIST 5 will also feature a Green Expo, showcasing a comprehensive selection of environmentally friendly products, including sustainable solutions for environmental pollution, plastic-free products, water management solutions, energy management systems for the cost of businesses, and much more! This will give hoteliers and attendees the opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and discover innovative solutions to many of the biggest environmental issues facing hotels, resorts and destination communities.

Approximately 30 green exhibitors are expected to take part in the Expo, including Banpu NEXT, Oklin, Reef Repair, Good Drop Water, Development Management Group, Ecolab, Sentinel Solutions, Reddonatura, Diversey, Green Footprint, Royal Phuket Marina and Hoteliers.

Organised by the Phuket Hotels Association, Greenview and C9 Hotelworks, with support from the American Chamber of Commerce Thailand, Australian Chamber of Commerce Thailand, QUO and Delivering Asia Communications, PHIST 5 is a free-to-attend full-day forum that features highly informative sessions and networking opportunities. The event is brought to you by sponsors who are aligned with their sustainability goals, including Banpu NEXT, Indorama Ventures, Blue Tree Phuket, GIZ, QUO, Delivering Asia Communications, XC02, Teak Timber Phuket, Dusit College Bangkok, Laguna Management Phuket, Angsana Laguna Phuket and Thaiger.

PHIST 5 runs from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on 26^th September 2022. Post-event networking drinks until 7:00 pm will be sponsored by Fullmoon Brewery, Wine on Tap, Cocktails on Tap, Chalong Bay Rum, Italasia and Travel Daily.

Attendance is complimentary but pre-registration is required. Only those with a confirmed Eventbrite QR code along with proof of at least two COVID vaccinations will be allowed entry. Registered delegates are also requested to follow SHA guidelines.

To register for this unmissable event, please visit www.eventbrite.com/e/phuket-hotels-for-islands-sustaining-tourism-phist-5-tickets-300536220927