Access ASEAN: Explore Business Opportunities in Southeast Asia and Beyond

Join us in Bangkok, Thailand for the largest U.S. government-led trade mission and business development forum. Organized by the U.S. Commercial Service, Trade Winds will feature meetings with U.S. commercial diplomats from over 20 countries in Asia, exciting conference programming, and plenty of networking. The registration fee for the forum is $750 per attendee.

Qualified U.S. businesses may customize their experience with optional business-to-business matchmaking meetings with pre-screened buyers, agents, distributors, or joint-venture partners in Thailand (March 14) as well as Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore (March 9-10) and the Philippines and Vietnam (March 15-16). The registration fee for this option, which includes the business development forum and one mission stop, is $2,200 for the first company representative ($4,200 for companies with over 500 employees) and $500 for each additional company representative. The registration fee for each additional mission stop is $1,200.

Important Note
Note: Travel and in-person activities are contingent upon the safety and health conditions in the United States, Thailand and other mission countries. Should safety or health conditions not be appropriate for travel and/or in-person activities, the Department will consider postponing the event. In the event of a postponement, the Department will notify the applicants previously selected to participate in this mission to confirm their availability but they need not reapply. 

Trade Wind Event Agenda:

Thursday, March 9, 2023
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Arrive at Optional Mission Stops: Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam
May include no-host dinner with U.S. embassy staff and other participants.

Friday, March 10, 2023
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Optional Mission Stops: Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam
Pre-Arranged Business-to-Business Matchmaking Meetings and Evening Reception

Saturday, March 11, 2023
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Travel to Bangkok for Business Forum

Monday, March 13, 2023
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
One-on-One Meetings with U.S. Commercial Diplomats and Other Attendees
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Opening Plenary Session

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Breakfast and Plenary Session
10:30 AM - 5:00 PM
One-on-One Meetings with U.S. Commercial Diplomats and Other Attendees
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch and Plenary Session
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Trade Winds Reception

Wednesday, March 15, 2023
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Breakfast and Plenary Session
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
One-on-One Meetings with U.S. Commercial Diplomats and Other Attendees
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Networking Lunch

Thursday, March 16, 2023
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Optional Mission Stops: Indonesia and Malaysia
Pre-Arranged Business-to-Business Matchmaking Meetings and Evening Reception