HELLO! Magazine Thailand hosted its sixth annual H! LIST on 18th October 2024, at Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River, in partnership with Lamborghini Bangkok by Renazzo Motor, SMEG Thailand, Scintilla and Fope, Grand Seiko, Italasia Group, Jagota Brothers Co., Ltd, and Rémy Martin.
The 2024 edition of H! List, under the theme Charity Soirée, was hosted in conjunction with the release of the magazine’s H! LIST 2024, featuring the names of 600 of Thailand’s trailblazers who are making an impact across the nation. The charity gala featured the Soft Power Awards, and an auction of art, shopping packages, and exclusive hospitality packages, raising funds for the Baan Dek Foundation and Raks Thai Foundation.
The evening began with welcome speeches from Björn Rettig, CEO of BurdaLuxury and Kessuda Marawichai, Editor-in-Chief of HELLO! Magazine Thailand.
“To launch this special edition of H! LIST, we have organised the H! LIST 2024 Charity Soirée to raise funds to support organisations in need. We will also be presenting the HELLO! Soft Power Awards to individuals who value and develop the potential of Thai soft power in various fields. All of the recipients of this award have continuously contributed to promoting and driving Thai culture on an international scale, and deserve all the honour and praise,” said Marawichai.
Following an introductory speech from Marawichai, guests sat down to enjoy a four-course meal curated by venue partner, Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River, that was accompanied by live band performances, before participating in the auction and celebrating the winners of this year’s Soft Power awards.
This year, the HELLO! Soft Power awards span five categories, including food, film, fashion design, Thai martial arts, and Thai festivals. Winners of the Soft Power awards include chef Ton ThiTid Tassanakajohn, founder and executive chef at Le Du and Nusara; Pimjai Leeissaranukul, CEO of Inoue Rubber (Thailand) Public Co., Ltd. and Subcommittee on the Development Plan for the SOFT POWER Strategy for Festival; Polpat Asavaprapha, founder of ASAVA Group; Dr. Arunocha Papuan, Managing Director of Broadcast Thai Television Co., Ltd; Alisa Panthusak Kunpalin, Managing Director of Tiffany’s Show Pattaya; Chit Chiosakul, Managing Director of Rajdamnern Stadium Company Limited and founder of RSM Muay Thai Academy; Wuttithon Milintachinda, CEO of Woody World; and Supalak Umpuj, Chairwoman of The Mall Group and Em District.
The rest of the evening was open to guests mingling and forging connections, whilst celebrating the values of what HELLO! Magazine Thailand’s H! LIST stands for. The evening concluded with a performance from recording artist Ben Chalatit.
HELLO! Magazine Thailand raised over 2.1MB (US$62,820) for charity with H! LIST 2024.
For more information on HELLO! Magazine Thailand’s H! LIST, please click here.
Note: HELLO! Magazine Thailand’s H! LIST is compiled in Thai.
