CNBC Hosts Summit in Thailand

The summit puts the spotlight on Myanmar's growth prospects and untapped potential

Bangkok September 5, 2013 – CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, goes to Thailand to host The CNBC Summit Myanmar today at the Conrad Hotel Grand Ballroom.

The CNBC Summit is a dialogue series that puts the spotlight on a nation's economic climate and highlights areas of achievement,development, risk and opportunity.

Sponsored by Berli Jucker and PTT Group, and hosted by CNBC's award winning journalists, Martin Soong and Sri Jegarajah, the half-day summit features topics including Services and Strategy, Mining Myanmar's Growth, and a CNBC Conversation, which includes on-the-ground perspectives of the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Myanmar.

Jacqueline Lam, VP of Marketing Distribution, CNBC Asia Pacific, said, "We are thrilled to be hosting The CNBC Summit Myanmar in Thailand. Myanmar is one of the world's most compelling investment stories right now and the summit aims to provide actionable insights for decision makers and investors both locally and regionally."

The CNBC Summit Myanmar will be taped and broadcast on CNBC Asia next Saturday, September 14^th at 11am and 6pm (BKK) and Sunday, September 15th at 8pm (BKK).

For more information, please visit us at www.cnbc.com

Contact Information:

CNBC Asia Pacific
Valerie Martinez
65 6326 1123
valerie.martinez@cnbcasia.com

About CNBC Asia Pacific

CNBC is the recognized world leader in business news, providing real-time financial market coverage and business information to 390 million households worldwide. Headquartered in Singapore, the network provide seven hours of live Asia-produced programming every weekday, which is complemented with coverage of live market action from Europe and the US. CNBC Asia Pacific channels, which include CNBC Asia, CNBC TV-18 (India), CNBC Awaaz (india), CNBC Pakistan, Nikkei-CNBC (Japan) and SBS-CNBC (South Korea) are available in more than 21 countries across Asia Pacific region. CNBC also has a strategic alliance with Shanghai Media Group and a collaboration with China Central Television (CCTV). In China, CNBC reaches 400 million homes via CCTV's Business Channel programme, Global Connection Show. The channels are distributed via satellite,cable and terrestrial broadcast networks, as well as through digital platforms.

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