The U.S. Mission to Vietnam is partnering with the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) to host the 2016 Innovation Roadshow on Monday, March 7. This event brings together Vietnamese government officials, start-ups, angel investors, start-up supporting agencies and U.S. businesses to achieve the following goals:
1) Highlight U.S. innovation and technology
2) Showcase Vietnamese technology
3) Educate the Vietnamese business community on how the U.S. fosters innovation, highlighting key takeaways for Vietnam
4) Review what the Vietnamese government is doing to support start-ups and small and medium size enterprises
5) Promote networking between U.S. and Vietnamese companies
6) Highlight cooperation between Vietnam and the United States
Delegation composition
Department of State: led by Ambassador Thorne, Special Advisor to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and former ambassador to Italy
U.S. companies:
1. Deborah Magid, Director, Software Strategy, IBM Venture Capital Group
2. Jason Fischer, President and Managing Director of Asia Pacific, UL
3. Susie Armstrong, SVP of Engineering, Qualcomm
4. Sheel Tyle, Principle, New Enterprise Associates
5. Rebecca Taber, Head of Strategic Growth Partnerships, Coursera
6. Pham Hong Son, CEO of GE Vietnam and Cambodia, GE
7. GE senior leader, Alvin Ng, General Manager on Digital
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Monday, March 7th, 2016
Venue: Room 204, Headquarter of Ministry of Science and Technology, 113 Tran Duy Hung, Cau Giay, Hanoi.
Agenda:
8:30 Welcome participants
8:40 Remarks by MOST Vice Minister
8:55 Remarks by Ambassador David Thorne
9:10 “What U.S. VC’s look for before investing” – NEA Presenter
9:30 “The Importance of Innovation in U.S. Economic Growth – GE
9:50 “What start-ups should look for in a mentor” – Endeavour
10:10 1st Innovative Vietnamese start-up presentation on their product
10:25 2nd Innovative Vietnamese start-up presentation on their product
10:40 Tour the best innovation from Vietnamese start- up companies
Event language is English, with supported translation in Vietnamese.
Registration form is open for everyone who wants to participate in the event. Please specify if you want to register for a booth.
For further support, please contact us at
innovationevent2016@gmail.com