Ms Dang Minh Phuong – Chairwoman Forbes Vietnam

High inflation rate in many countries, including Vietnam’s major trading partners, has led to a decrease in purchasing power, affecting Vietnam’s export and investment activities. Both the manufacturing and service sectors, including FDI and domestic businesses, have been facing significant difficulties. The Government has been implementing various measures to support the economy to growth.

In this presentation, a top economist will provide an overview of the global macroeconomic landscape and outlook for Vietnam’s economy in the next 12 months to help business leaders navigate their business strategies.

Speaker: Dorsati Madani – Senior Economist, World Bank

We now live, work, do businesses, and entertain in intensively connected world. The new technology, such as ChatGPT and artificial intelligence (AI), has been changing our society immensely at the scale of what Internet has done to us. An expert in AI presents a new world where we are empowered, and impacted by new technologies socially and economically.

Speaker Nguyễn An Nguyên –
Founder & CEO, Trusting Social

This is not the first and definitely not the last time that Vietnamese businesses face challenges due to fluctuations in the domestic and international business environment. Flexibility is a crucial trait that needs to be embedded in the DNA of every business to adapt to market volatility, grasp emerging technologies, and respond to changing business trends.

In this panel discussion, top business leaders will discuss strategies and experiences coping with a volatile business environment, changing markets, and new technologies disrupting traditional models.

Speakers:
· Lưu Trung Thái, Chairman, MB
· Lê Hồng Việt,CEO, FPT Smart Cloud

· Bruce Delteil,Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company Việt Nam

·Nguyễn Anh Đức, CEO Saigon Coop
Moderator: Nguyễn Lan Anh, Managing Director, Endeavor Vietnam

The two strongest drivers of growth for Vietnam are exports and investment. Vietnam stands out in many sectors on the world export map, such as electronics, textiles, footwear, agricultural products, and wooden furniture. However, attracting FDI primarily based on tax incentives and cheap labor also has resulted in limited high-value-added products.

In this panel discussion, top business leaders and economic experts will share their perspectives and solutions, also highlight the opportunities and challenges as Vietnam transforms the growth model and attracts high-quality FDI to create sustainable growth.

Speakers:
· Chad Ovel, CEO, Mekong Capital
· Trần Trọng Kiên, Chairman, Thiên Minh Group
· Đinh Hồng Kỳ, Chairman, Secoin
· Dominik Meichle, CEO, Bosch VN
. Nguyễn Đức Thuấn, Founder & Chairman, TBS Group
Moderator: Trịnh Quỳnh Giao, General Director, PVIAM