On Friday May 18, 2007, H.E. Mr.Krirk-krai Jirapaet, Minister of Commerce presided over the opening ceremony of the seminar on “How to make use of JTEPA”, during which he also made a keynote speech. The seminar was held at Royal Jubilee Ballroom, Impact Muang Thong Thani. This seminar organized by Ministry of Commerce and BOT, TNSC and FTI. There were altogether 700 participants attended the seminar. The main objective is to brainstorm among public and private sectors how to make optimum use of JTEPA in order to  increase exporter competitiveness.