• Opening speech by Mr. Le Trong Minh, Editor-in-chief of Vietnam Investment Review, Head of the Organising Board
• Welcome speech by leader from Ministry of Planning & Investment
•  Awarding ceremony for the best M&A deals and advisory firms of the year.  

Panel discussion: 

•  What changes does the Vietnamese government and authorised agencies need to make to create a breakthrough in M&A? How do investors and businesses need to react in the face of upcoming changes?
•  Will the Vietnamese government be more committed to removing legal barriers and relaxing policies to support M&A activities?
•  What new policy incentives can be presented to facilitate M&A in the fields that require motivation for development?
  
• How can the country push up SOE equitization, state capital divestment, and the loosening of the FOL to attract global players to the Vietnamese M&A scene? What differences could the establishment of the Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) bring to the SOE equitization and state capital divestment cause? What specific opportunities come from businesses under the management of CMSC in 2019-2020?

Panelists:

1.     Mr. Tran Van Dung, Chairman, the State Securities Commission

2.     Mr. Dang Quyet Tien, Head of the Corporate Finance Department, the Ministry of Finance

3.     Mr. Nguyen Phi Lan, Head of the Department for Banking System Safety Supervision, the State Bank of Vietnam

4.     Mr. Le Song Lai, Deputy CEO, SCIC

5.     Dr. Stefano Pellegrino, Secretary General of EuroCham in Vietnam

6.     Mr. Masahiro Kotaka, Managing Director, KPMG (Japan)

7.     Ms. Vo Ha Duyen, Partner, Vilaf

8.     Mr. Tamotsu Majima, Senior Director, Recof 

Commentators: 

Leader from Ministry of Planning & Investment

Mr. Ho Si Hung, Vice President of Commission for the management of state capital enterprise

Panel discussion:       

• M&A activities in some areas have been impeded by policy barriers. How will M&A activities in these areas create a breakthrough if the bottlenecks are removed?
• The plan to lower the mid and long-term lending rates from 50 per cent to 30 per cent in one ow two years are putting pressure on commercial banks and businesses, but creating opportunities for M&A activities at the same time. How will real estate developers who need mid and long-term capital sources capture the opportunities?
• With the population of more than 100 million people, Vietnam has been creating enormous opportunities for investors in sectors like retails, consumer goods, services, manufactoring… The competition in those sectors, however, will be severe. What are the chances for late comers?
• Some brands took flight post-M&A, while some sank into oblivion or were closeddown by the acquiror. This session will focus on the successes and failures of some brands in the post-M&A process, brand protection and development, as well as brand valuation in M&A transactions, among others. 

Panelists:

1.      Mr. Andrew D. Kim, Manager, M&A Center, KOTRA

2.      Mr. Andy Ho, Chief Investment Officer, VinaCapital

3.      Mr. Nirukt Sapru, CEO, Vietnam, ASEAN and South Asia Cluster Markets, Standard Chartered Bank

4.      Mr. Le Manh Hung, Director, Vietcombank Securities Co. (VCBS)

5.      Mr. Richard Leech, Senior General Manager, Alpha King Real Estate Vietnam  

6.      Mr. Dennis Ng Teck Yow, Deputy CEO, Gamuda Land Vietnam

7.      Mr. Stephen Wyatt, Country Head, JLL Vietnam

8.      Mr. Ben Gray, Director, Capital Market, Cushman & Wakefield

Moderator:                   Professor Nguyen Viet Khoi, PhD, Associate Dean, Faculty of Int’l Economics and Business, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. Founder AVM Vietnam & BTC VALUE

1.     Mr. Samir Dixit, Managing Director, Brand Finance Asia Pacific

2.     Mr. Nguyen Anh Duc, Deputy CEO, Saigon Co-op  

3.     Mr. Mai Huu Tin, Chairman, U&I Group

4.     Mrs. Vu Thi Thuan, Chairperson, Traphaco

5.     Ms. Nguyen Lan Phuong, Partner, Baker & McKenzie 

Moderator:                           Mr. Le Quoc Vinh, Chairman &CEO, LE Bros 

 (The detailed schedule may be subject to change and be updated later)