Reminder | Meet the UK - 28th Nov at MoFA

British Business Group Vietnam

Dear achternaam,

This year marks 46 years of UK and Vietnam diplomatic relations. Both countries have signaled a clear desire to further deepen their collaboration on areas including trade and investment. Last year, the total trade between the UK and Vietnam was worth over £6 billion.

The Meet the UK event, Initiated and organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam (MoFA) with the support of the British Embassy in Hanoi, British Business Group Vietnam (BBGV), will present an opportunity for Vietnamese and UK businesses as well as policy makers to enter into direct dialogue and cooperation. The event is expected to attract 300 participants, including high-level leaders from 63 provincial governments.

Meet the UK will present best practice from the UK, which has contributed to Vietnam’s development and will pave the way for further trade and investment agreements between the two countries.

Information about the event:

Date and time: 28^th Nov from 12:30pm -18:00pm
Location: Grand Hall, MOFA Office, No.2 Le Quang Dao str., Nam Tu Liem, Hanoi.
Entrance: Complimentary pass
Sponsorship: We are calling for sponsors, more details on package here
Agenda: please find here or load photo below to see

Any questions, please contact Dung.Nguyen@bbgv.org or 0972 029795
Thank you very much and we look forward to your participation.

Event
Time
Venue

Guest

Agenda
12:30 – 13:30
13:30 – 13:40

Session 1

13:40 – 13:50
13:50 – 14: 00
Panel Discussion
14:00- 14:40

14:40 - 14:50

14:50 – 15:20

Session 2

15:20 – 15:25
Panel discussion

15:25 – 16:05

16:05 – 16:15
Session 3

16:15 - 16:30
16:30 – 16:45

16:45 – 17: 00
17:00 – 18:30

MEET THE UK
12:30 -17:00, Thursday, November 28^th 2019
Grand Hall, MOFA Office, No.2 Le Quang Dao str., Nam Tu Liem, Hanoi
300 | Representatives from British and Vietnamese Government, Businesses, National Media

Registration, networking (G2G, G2B, B2B)
Opening speech by H.E. Bui Thanh Son, MOFA Standing Deputy Minister
The UK’s Industrial Strategy | Innovation (AI), renewable energy, digitisation, creativity, manufacturing
Keynote speech by H.M.A Gareth Ward.
Keynote speech by MOIT Deputy Minister Hoang Quoc Vuong.
Moderator | Ambassador Nguyen Hoang Long, Donna McGowan (British Council).
Panelist |Amb. Tran Ngoc An/Mr. Ta Hoang Linh-MOIT Director, Amb. Gareth Ward, Mr. Nitin Kapoor (AstraZeneca), Mr. Dominic Scriven (Dragon Capital), Mr. Nirukt Sapru (Standard Chartered).
Q& A

Photo session and coffee break

UK soft power | Education, Culture, Sports, Health, Financial Services
Presentation video-clip by British Embassy
Moderator | Ambassador Nguyen Hoang Long, Chris Jeffery (BBGV)
Panelist | Amb. Vuong Thua Phong, Amb. Tran Quang Hoan (Prudential), Ms. Donna McGowan (British Council), Ms. Claire Driscoll (Work room four), Ms. Caroline Baylon (University of Bristol),
Mr. Gavin O’Luanaigh (Football Focus Asia).
Q&A
British Advocacy Committee – BAC | How BAC & Vietnamese policy makers can facilitate UK business in Vietnam
Presetation | by KPMG
The UK’s diversity | A look at the constituent parts of the UK, its four countries, devolved power,
the different regions, accents, customs by Mr. David McNaught (British Embassy)

Conclusion by H.M.A Gareth Ward and H.E. Bui Thanh Son, MoFA Standing Deputy Minister
Networking reception (G2G, G2B, B2B)

BBGV Ho Chi Minh G/F 25 Le Duan Blvd, Dist 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam T +84 28 3829 8430

BBGV Hanoi Spaces Building, 28A Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam T +84 24 3633 0244