Viet Nam
Day 2023
Vietnam - Switzerland
Business Conference
Vietnam Day in Switzerland is a remarkable event that seamlessly blends business and culture, forging connections between these two vibrant nations. This celebration showcases the best of Vietnam's rich cultural tapestry while fostering economic opportunities and cross-cultural collaborations.
The purpose of the conference is to bring together policymakers, economic experts, companies, and investors of Viet Nam and Switzerland to join the discussion on trade, investments, and technology, fostering collaboration and strengthening partnerships between Vietnam and Switzerland, promoting sustainable economic growth and exploring avenues for investment in various industries.
Speakers / Panelists
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H.E.Mr. Phung The Long
H.E.Mr. Tran Sy Thanh
H.E. Ambassador
Markus Schlagenhof
H.E. Ambassador Thomas Gass
Dr. Philipp Rösler
Ambassador of Viet Nam to the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein
Member of the National Assembly of Viet Nam, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hanoi, Viet Nam
Delegate of the Federal Council for Trade Agreements and Head of the World Trade Division, Foreign Economic Affairs Directorate, SECO
Honorary Consul of
Viet Nam in Switzerland
Ambassador of Switzerland
to Viet Nam
Ambassador Phung The Long is a career diplomat who has more than three decades working in the Office of the President of Viet Nam and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam.
Prior to Switzerland, Ambassador Phung The Long was Vietnam’s Consul General to Perth, Australia, and Ambassador of Viet Nam to the State of Qatar.
H.E. Mr. Tran Sy Thanh is currently the Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee and a member of the National Assembly of Vietnam.
He used to hold positions such as: Deputy General Director of the State Treasury of Vietnam, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Dak Lak Province, Chairman of the Members' Council of Viet Nam National Oil and Gas Group, Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly Office, State Auditor General of Viet Nam.
Ambassador Markus Schlagenhof lic.rer.publ. HSG, LL.M., Delegate of the Federal Council for Trade Agreements and head of the World Trade Division in the Foreign Economic Affairs Directorate since 1st September 2016. Previously, head of the WTO unit of the World Trade Division. From 2008 to 2012, head of the International Movement of Goods unit of the Special Foreign Economic Service Division, where he served as deputy head from 2006.
Thomas Gass is Ambassador of Switzerland to Viet Nam, where he arrived in January 2023. Before this appointment, Ambassador Gass was organizer and Special Envoy to the High Level Conference on Development Effectiveness (2022) and Co-Chair of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC). From 2018 to 2022 he served as Assistant Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), and from 2013-2017, as Assistant Secretary General at the UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs in New York. From 2009 to 2013, he was Ambassador of Switzerland to Nepal.
Dr. Philipp Rösler served as federal minister of health from 2009 to 2011 and federal minister of economics and technology as well as vice-chancellor of Germany from 2011 to 2013.
Born in Vietnam, Dr. Philipp Rösler was the first cabinet minister and vice-chancellor of Asian background in Germany. Before entering politics, he was a cardiothoracic surgeon.
Xinyue Hou
Thomas Erdmann,
CAIA
Ta Hoang Linh
Pham Luu Hung
Porfolio Manager of
Asian Funds at Bellecapital
General Director of the European-American Market Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam
Head of Wealth Funds, Investment Solutions & Sustainability (IS&S),
Credit Suisse, A UBS Group Company
Chief Economist
of SSI Securities
Corporation
Ms. Xinyue Hou is an Asian investment specialist. Her experience in China, the United States and Switzerland make her a global-minded investment expert. She also has close relationships with institutional investors and companies’ management teams in Asia.
Mr. Ta Quang Linh holds the position as General Director of the European-American Market Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam
Mr. Thomas Erdmann has 15 years track record in Financial Services, with focus on Strategy and Business Development in Asset Management and Private Banking with an extensive experience in leading cross-functional project teams.
Mr Hung won awards for ‘Best Economist" in the Asiamoney Brokers Poll 2022. He is a guest speaker in weekly special talkshows: “Secrets of Money” on finance, market analysis and investment strategy. He used to be Deputy Director of the Ministry of Trade of Viet Nam.
Dr. Quy Vo-Reinhard
Anca del Rio, MSPH
Lead Health Tech Community and Stakeholder Relations at Basel Area Business & Innovation
Co-Founder/BOD dHealth Foundation
Nguyen Duc Thuong
Trade Office – Vietnam Embassy in Switzerland
Huy Nghiem
Founder & CEO of Finhay
Mrs. Anca is a purpose-driven health economist and thought leader in global health, innovation governance and digital public health strategy.
Throughout her global career across Europe, the US, Middle East and Australia, Anca wore several executive, strategic, and operational hats in public and private health institutions including various health systems, healthcare delivery organizations, PPPs and health tech startups.
Quy builds tools, platforms, and communities to effectuate this vision, including the world's leading blockchain infrastructure for healthcare industry players. She is also the Founding Partner/CEO of V-Space Global (France), an AI-based platform to nurtur talents in innovation. Voted 'The Most Influential Woman in Blockchain in Europe' (Blockshow Europe 2018), and being named among the Female Digital Innovator of 2020 in Switzerland.
Mr. Nguyen Duc Thuong is Trade Counsellor at the Trade Office of Vietnam Embassy in Switzerland since 2020. He has more than 20 years of working with European countries in economic sector, throughout his different positions in the European-American Market Department - Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, as well as at the Trade Office of Vietnam Embassy in France and Spain.
Huy Nghiem is a Founder & CEO at Finhay, a popular licensed digital native investment platform. He graduated from the University of Sydney, and worked as a financial consultant for AMP Insurance Group in Australia, and was honored in the category of "Forbes 30 under 30" in Asia 2020. Huy was also amongst the 100 talents who were invited to return to Vietnam via the Innovation Network (Ministry of Planning and Investment).
Aliya Das Gupta
Roger Leitner
Dr. Laurent Sigismondi
Angela Di Rosa
Senior Vice President of BD and ecosystem outreach for Sygnum
Chairman of Viet Nam Commitee, Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce
General Counsel, Head of the CEO Office, member of the Executive Committee of DKSH Switzerland.
Senior Consultant Southeast Asia at Switzerland Global Enterprise
Ms. Aliya Das Gupta is Senior Vice President of BD and ecosystem outreach for Sygnum, the world’s first digital asset bank, based in Switzerland and Singapore. Aliya leads the development of strategic projects within the bank, including the Sygnum Ryse program, designed to contribute to growth and foster innovation among younger players in the cryptospace. She is also the host of Sygnum’s podcast ‘The Crypto Explorer’.
Aliya Das Gupta is a Board Member of CryptoMondays Zurich and Founding Board Member of Women in Web3 Switzerland. Previously, Aliya led a public policy think tank, working with the Parliament of India.
Banking Professional and Senior Executive with more than 30 years experience in Corporate and WM (UHNWI), Business Relationship Development & Management, Global Financial Markets, Islamic Finance, Appointed Brand Ambassador for UBS AG in Dubai (Head of the Representative Office for the MENA region), Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions.
Mr. Laurent Sigismondi is currently General Counsel, Head of the CEO Office, member of the Executive Committee of the DKSH Holding AG - a Switzerland-based company that provides market expansion services with four business units: Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Performance Materials, and Technology.
Responsible for consulting SMEs in strategic development, international business development, international
marketing, sales and distribution management.
Angela led many consulting sessions predominantly with SMEs across many industries. Managed and supported over
100 internationalization projects to ASEAN-Countries, significant growth in revenue and earnings within the last
years.
Agenda
(Local time in Switzerland)
9:00
Registration
Online Registration HERE
9:30
Opening Remarks from Ambassador of Viet Nam to Switzerland H.E Mr. Phung The Long
Remarks of HE Mr. Tran Sy Thanh, member of National Assembly of Vietnam, Chairman of Hanoi's People Committee of Viet Nam
Remarks of Ambassador of Switzerland to Viet Nam H.E Mr. Thomas Gass
Session A: Viet Nam - Switzerland Trade and Technology Cooperation
09:45
Speakers
Ambassador Markus Schlagenhof, Delegate of the Federal Council for Trade Agreements and Head of the World Trade Division, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
Mr. Ta Hoang Linh, General Director of the European-American Market Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam (virtual)
Dr. Philipp Rösler - Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Switzerland
10:20
Round Table 1 - Viet Nam and Switzerland Trade Relation - Promoting Bilateral Trade
Moderator: Dr. Philipp Roesler, Honorary Consul of Vietnam
in Switzerland.
Panelists :
Ambassador Markus Schlagenhof, Delegate of the Federal Council for Trade Agreements and Head of the World Trade Division, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
Mr. Ta Hoang Linh, General Director of the European-American Market Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam (virtual)
Ms. Angela Di Rosa, Senior Consultant Southeast Asia at Switzerland Global Enterprises
Mr. Nguyen Duc Thuong, Trade Counsellor, Viet Nam Embassy in Switzerland.
12:00
Business Networking Lunch - Vietnamese cuisine hosted by AQUIS CAPITAL
Session B: Investments in
Viet Nam
13:30
Remarks of Mr. Dang Khanh Linh, Deputy-Director, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam (virtual)
Speakers
Mr. Pham Luu Hung, Chief Economist of SSI Securities Corporation (virtual)
Ms. Xinyue Hou, Portfolio Manager of Bellecapital’s Asia and Viet Nam Funds.
Mr. Roger Leitner, Chairman of Viet Nam Committee, Swiss-Asia Chamber of Commerce
14:15
Round Table 3 - Investments in Vietnam - Focus Industries
Moderator: Mr. Roger Leitner, Chairman of Viet Nam Committee, Swiss-Asia Chamber of Commerce
Panelists:
Mr. Pham Luu Hung, Chief Economist of SSI Securities Corporation (virtual).
Mr. Laurent Sigismondi, General Counsel, Head of the CEO Office, member of the Executive Committee of DKSH.
Ms. Xinyue Hou, Portfolio Manager of Bellecapital’s Asia and Viet Nam Funds.
Mr. Thomas Erdmann, Head of Wealth Funds, Investment Solutions and Sustainability, Credit Suisse, a UBS Group Company
15:15
Session Wrap-up
15:30
Closing
Tea-break
11:10
Round Table 2 - Building a Sustainable Tech Startup Ecosystem
Moderator: Dr. Quy Vo-Reinhard, Co-Founder and Director, dHealth Foundations
Panelists:
Dr. Pham Hong Quat, Director General, Market Development and Enterprise Development Agency, Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam.
Ms. Aliya Das Gupta, Senior Vice President of BD and ecosystem outreach for Sygnum,
Ms. Anca del Rio, Lead Health Tech Community and Stakeholder Relations at Basel Area Business & Innovation
Mr. Huy Nghiem, Founder and CEO of Finhay.
Mr. Huynh Cong Thang,
Co-Founder&CEO, Innolab Asia
11:55
Session Wrap-up
Organizers
The Venue
ABOUT TRUST SQUARE:
Located in the most centre location of Zurich, Trust Square is surrounded by many financial institutions and is known as an innovation hub of many Swiss startups.