CONFERENCE AGENDA (Tentative) 07:30 08:00 REGISTRATION OPENING CEREMONY CEO WORLD FORUM 2012 08:00 08:30 OPENING SPEECH Mr. Le Thanh Tam, CEO, IDG ASEAN, Founder & Chairman of CEO&CIO Club WELCOME ADDRESSES (confirming) Mr. Vu Huy Hoang Minister, Ministry of Industry and Trade Mr. Vu Viet Ngoan President, National Financial Supervisory Commission Mr. Vu Tien Loc President, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry
PLENARY DISCUSSION 08:30 10:15 Case study from successful business models from other countries. Moderator: Mr. Le Quang Minh, Editor of VTV Television Station The innovation in business model has always played an essential role in creating competitive advantage and also a key to business success. Presentation: Case study from developing companies in Europe and other countries in successfully generating profits during economic downturn. In this section, presenter will draw an illustration on current challenges and suggest solutions to overcome and lead to success. Speakers and Panelists: Mr. Inigo Guevara, Vice President, Indra. (Spain) Mr. Chris Burry Senior Vice President & Director, US Market Access Center (US) Mr. Ward Nash, General Manager, WYSE Technology Asia Pacific (US) Mr. Nguyen Tri Dung, CEO, Network of International Cooperation for Development - NICD (Japan) 10:15 10:30 BREAK TIME
KEYNOTE SESSION VIETNAM ECONOMY OUTLOOK 2012 2015 Strong presenters will conduct in-depth reports on general overview of current situation and economic difficulty as well as evaluation of the changing trends in near future. Moreover, speakers will present to Vietnamese enterprises the investment opportunities to abroad, also the approaches to maintain and conquer current difficult situation. 10:30 10:50 Evaluate current financial status Leadership of National Financial Supervisory Commission In 2011 Vietnam's economy has encountered many challenges: inflation forecast stands at 18.5%, the stock plummeted below 400 points, gold and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuation causes destabilization of domestic currency, frozen real-estate market, a number of projects resold at lower prices to stimulate demand. At the same time the government has recently decided to adopt a policy to lower GDP growth in 2012 of around 6-6.5% to prioritize to resolve macroeconomic issues. In this situation, representatives of the National Financial Supervisory Commission will report and provide comments on Vietnam's economy in the period 2012-2015 in this forum. 10:50 11:10 How to attract and retain top talents from SOE sector after organization restructure Ms. Eugenie Lai, Managing Consultant, Towers Watson, China 11:10 11:30 Purchasing power of consumers during high inflation and understanding priority spending Mr. Ralf Matthaes, Regional Managing Director, TNS Market Research Company (US) Considering that Vietnamese consumers have experienced a combined inflationary increase of 50% over the past three years, how are consumers reacting to this huge increase? TNS Vietnam shall provide an overview of the basic economic influencers which are affect ting consumer spend. This shall include a sector spending prioritization, overview consumer confidence and focus on how consumers are spending their hard earned Dong today and who this has impacted the product lifecycle of brand usage 11:30 11:50 Tactics to maintain profits and growth in economy fluctuations Mr. Alan Phan, President, Viasa Investment Fund (US) Besides the volatility of macroeconomic along with input prices rising, operation costs increase, the output of products is facing difficulty, enterprises are now facing many challenges in generating and maintaining profit. What solutions are needed for businesses to deal with this situation? With rich experience in more than 40 years in the investment and business in the U.S. and China, said Alan Phan will give the lessons, the solution for the tactical companies holding back profits development and maintain during economic fluctuations. 12:00 13:30 LUNCHEON
PANEL DISCUSSION 13:30 15:00 For a sustainable economy, every country must focus on four pillars of economy to help business grow and integrate globally: Developing national resources, Utilizing senior human resources, Effectively using domestic and foreign capital and investment, Transparent macro management policies and government legal frameworks. PANEL DISCUSSION 1 Macro management policies and government legal framework Moderator: Mr. Nguyen Duc Thanh, Director, Vietnam center for Economic & Policy Research. (VEPR) Policy and legal framework of the government play key factor to grow in momentum of business development. Consistent and authenticated policies issued will help enterprises be proactive and faster in execution of business activities and investments. That will also help Vietnam attract more investment from abroad into economic development and society. Discussion amongst panelists who are representatives from government department will give directions amending and issuing appropriate legal procedures based on shared issues and answer questions for audiences. Speaker and Panelists: (confirming) Mr. Ha Huy Tuan, Vice President, National Financial Supervisory Commission. Mr. Hoang Van Dung, Standing Vice President, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Mr. Truong Trong Nghia, Vice President, Vietnam Bar Federation Mr. Vo Tri Thanh, Deputy Director, Central Institute of Economic Management. PANEL DISCUSSION 2 The problem of senior human resources of Vietnam enterprises 2012 2015 Moderator: Dr. Mai Anh, Member of Parliament course XI, Director of IT Center Ministry of Sciences & Technology. Current difficulties in business finance restrict the capital for senior human resources recruitment. In order to finding optimal solutions to attract and search talent, entrepreneurs should have a deeply understanding about recent situation in Vietnam and strategies to develop senior employment fo effective operation. Successfully using high-quality employees will help business overcome challenges and find new opportunities. Speaker and Panelists: Mr. Chris Harvey, CEO, VietnamWork (US) Mr. Nguyen Ba Quynh, Country General Manager, Imaging & Printing Group, Hewlett-Packard Vietnam Ltd. Mr. Ly Quy Trung, CEO, Nam An Group.
PANEL DISCUSSION 3 Nation resources is the foundation for creating competitive advantage and increasing saving capital Moderator: Mr. Bui Van, Deputy General Director, Orient Bio-fuels Company. PANEL DISCUSSION 15:00 16:30 PANEL DISCUSSION 4 Effectively utilization of investment fund Moderator: Mr. Alain Cany, Chairman, EuroCham. For developing countries, natural resources play an important element to leverage competitive advantage, substantial growth and national economy. Effectively using and developing resources, especially in the current period, is one of urgent issues that require the most attention from CEOs, investors and government agencies. Reporting potential of national resources and opportunities to improve economic growth and competitive advantage for Vietnam Orienting the business development to face this situation. Speakers and Panelists: Mr. Nguyen Dang Vang, Vice chairman, Science, Technology & Environment Vietnam Committee. Mr. Nguyen Tri Dung, CEO, Network of International Cooperation for Development - NICD (Japan) When investors are reluctant to invest new business deals, projects or new business services, along with restricted credit policies, they all lead to some interrupted projects. Speakers will present the current circumstances about business capital and suggest new cooperating methods that assist companies and economy to overcome challenges. The question is: What limitations avoid Vietnamese enterprises accessing the capital resources? Speaker and Panelists: Mr. Victor Lavrenko, CEO, itim Mr. Than Trong Phuc, Managing Director, DFJ VinaCapital Mr. Dang Thanh Tam, President, Saigon Invest. Mr. Henry Nguyen, Managing General Partner, IDG Venture Vietnam.
END OF FORUM 17:00 ENDING SPEECH Mr. Vu Khoan Former Deputy Prime Minister, Socialist Republic of Vietnam 5 TH ANNIVERSARY OF CEO&CIO CLUB CEO WORLD FORUM GALA DINNER To be updated