8:00 – 8:30

Registration

8:30 – 9:00

Welcome Remarks by Government Representatives

- Mr. Tran Vinh Tuyen, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee
- Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hung, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications

Opening Remarks by the Organizing Committee

- Mr. Pham Thiet Hoa, Director of Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC)
- Mr. Lam Nguyen Hai Long, CEO of Quang Trung Software City, President of VNITO Alliance

9:00 - 9:30

- VNITO Alliance – Silicon Valley Forum (SVF), USA
- VNITO Alliance – Vietnam IT Development Group (VIDG), USA
- VNITO Alliance - Shonan Industrial Promotion Foundation (SIPF), Japan

9:30 - 10:15

- Vietnam – Navigating the future of IT Services sector (Dr. Nguyen Cong Ai, Partner of KPMG Vietnam
- Accessing Silicon Valley Technology Ecosystem (by Ms. Denyse Cardozo, Executive Director of the Silicon Valley Forum)

10:15 - 10:45

Tea Break & Networking/ Exhibition Visiting

10:45 - 12:00

- A 20-year journey: from Dial up Internet to IoT (Mr. Nick Lonsdale, Finance Director of Nash Tech)
- Modernizing Software Delivery through Teamwork, Technology and Innovation (Mr. Michael Hackett, Co- Founder/ Sr. VP, LogiGear Corp. )
- How to leverage Vietnamese Talents for Global Innovation : Innovation as a service? (Dr. Nguyen Huu Le, Chairman, TMA Solutions)
- Transforming & Organizing for Emerging Technologies (Mr. Aslam Sherieff J, VP/GM Global Delivery and Engineering, Terralogic)

12:00 - 13:30

Lunch Buffet (Venue: Pollux 1, Floor 3, GEM Center)

13:30 - 15:00

Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion #01:
How to attract talents in Vietnam? Capabilities of Vietnam IT Human Resources (Venue: Castor 3, Floor 5, GEM Center)
Assessment of IT human resources. Vietnam IT labor market. Experience in hiring and developing talents
Moderator:
- Mr. Long Vuong, Senior Director of LogiGear Corp.
Panelists:
- Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Thu, Managing Director of ISC Quang Trung
- Ms. Nguyen Phuong Mai, Managing Director of Navigos Search
- Mr. Jovian Ho, Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder of Dynagility
- Mr. Hoang Viet Anh, CEO of FPT Software
- Mr. Le Sy Vinh, Dean of Information Technology Faculty at University of Engineering and Technology, VNU Hanoi

Panel Discussion #02:
Outlook and Insights about the BPO industry in Vietnam (Venue: Castor 4, Floor 5, GEM Center)
An analysis of the potential of Vietnam BPO sector compared with that of other countries such as Myanmar, the Philippines, etc.
Success stories and lessons learned by BPO companies.
How the global BPO market develops in the future. New trends of development and how they impact Vietnam’s BPO.
Moderator:
- Mr. Viet Ho, CPO, Russell Investments
Panelists:
- Mr. Frank Schellenberg, Founder, DIGI-TEXX
- Mr. Franc Parcon, Chief Customer Delivery Officer, Swiss Post Solutions
- Ms. Truong Hong Tam, Director of BPO, NashTech Vietnam

15:00 - 15:15

Tea Break & Networking/ Exhibition Visiting

15:15 - 16:45

Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion #03:
Transforming Vietnam – Japan Cooperation (Venue: Castor 3, Floor 5, GEM Center)
Japanese partners' success stories when working with Vietnam IT services companies.
How to strengthen Vietnam – Japan cooperation.
Best business model and/or new cooperation initiatives for Japanese & Vietnamese partners.
Moderator:
- Ms. Quyen Nguyen, Managing Director of S3 Corp. Japan
Panelists:
- Mr. Mitsuoka Shuichi, Director of Topgate Co.,LTD
- Mr. Itabashi Tetsuya,President of A.C.T Co.,LTD
- Mr. Shirai Chiaki, Vice Chairperson of NPO JASIPA
- Mr. Shohei Takiyama, Division Head, SES Division General, Health Management Promotion Office of Analytics Japan
- Ms. Atsuko FUKAGAWA, Deputy Managing Director of JETRO Ho Chi Minh Office
- Mr. Yasuno Ken, Vice President, Hitachi Consulting Global Services Japan, IT Outsourcing

Panel Discussion #04:
How to Leverage New Technologies and Solutions to Increase Competitive Advantages and Win (Venue: Castor 4, Floor 5, GEM Center)
How Vietnamese companies use new technologies and solutions to build their competitive advantages and core competencies to sustain business growth.
The new technologies shall be in SMACT (Social media, Mobile, Analytic & big data, Cloud computing and Internet of Things), and or AI (for example, Machine Learning).
The applications are preferable in hi-tech/smart agriculture, e-commerce/retail, fintech, logistics, and smart-city.
Moderator:
- Mr. Viet Ho, CPO, Russell Investments
Panelists:
- Prof. Laszlo Barabasi, the Robert Gray Dodge Professor of Network Science, Distinguished University Professor at Northeastern University, Lecturer of Harvard University
- Mr. Nguyen Francis Tuan Anh, Director, Developer Experience & Evangelism, Microsoft Vietnam
- Mr. Jerry Lim, Country Head, Grab Vietnam
- Ms. Nicole Nguyen, Head of Corporate Marketing of Infinity Blockchain Labs
- Mr. Tindaro Danze, Vice Presidemt, Country Division Lead, Siemens Limited Vietnam

17:00 - 18:00

- Networking (Venue: Castor 1, Floor 5, GEM Center)

- Book Introduction: “Linked” by Prof. Laszlo Barabasi (Venue: Castor 4, Floor 5, GEM Center)

18:00 - 21:00

Gala Dinner (Venue: Castor 1, Floor 5, GEM Center)

- Music Performance
- Speech by Government Representatives and Organizing Committee
- Acknowledgements to Contributors of the Conference
- Toasting & Dinner

8:00 - 9:00

Registration

9:00 - 12:00

- Business Matching Session for foreign delegations and Vietnam enterprises (Venue: Castor 2-3, Floor 5, GEM Center)

- Workshop: The US-Vietnam Agritech Cooperation (Venue: Castor 1, Floor 5, GEM Center)

- Hi-tech agriculture in Ho Chi Minh City - opportunities for cooperation
- Reality and vision of hi-tech agriculture application in South Central Highlands of Vietnam
- Smart agriculture in the Mekong Delta
- Orientation and opportunities for Vietnam-US agritech cooperation
- Experiences from the US

13:00 - 17:00

IT Companies Tours (select either of 02 routes)

- Departure from GEM Center, 8 Nguyen Binh Khiem, Dist. 1
- Route #1- Quang Trung Software City Tour: TMA – GCS – DIGI-TEXX - Terralogic
- Route #2- IT Companies Tour: LogiGear – KMS Technology – NashTech

19:00 - 21:00

Friendship party for the local IT community (for the invited only)