Women in Business

Morning Session

Achieving 1^st World Status Through Education

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Presentation by International Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Singapore (IWFCIS) and Hanoi Association for Entrepreneur Women (HNEW)

About IWFCIS

IWFCIS is a non-profit organisation and the committee members are like-minded volunteers that share the vision of assisting financially-challenged women. IWFCIS, which was launched in November 2007, is connected to over 2 million affiliated IWFCI members worldwide and provides business women access to global markets through this unique chamber of commerce platform. In 2009 IWFCIS launched Singapore first Business Incubation Programme for Women (BIPfW) aim to increase the quantity and quality of business incubation available and accessible to those seeking to start their businesses. With the introduction of IWFCIS BIPfW, it will fill the gap of women entrepreneurs achieving their dreams with innovative ideas and the successful launch of business.

About Hemisphere

Hemispheres Foundation is a social enterprise run by a small team of dedicated Singaporeans and expatriates professionals in Singapore, who are committed to the environmental education of children and the community.  The Foundation has been actively undertaking outreach environmental programmes in schools throughout Singapore since 2001 with more than 300,000 children to date benefiting from the initiative. It has established collaborative partnerships with schools in Singapore to facilitate the education and awareness of global warming and other environmental issues.

Hemispheres Foundation has branch offices in Indochina to facilitate Clean Water Project and Economic Development for Women.

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Executive Education

Morning Session

Achieving 1^st World Status Through Education

·    General evaluation about educational relationship between Vietnam and Singapore.

·    Analyzing, comparing and evaluating executive training programs  in Singapore and Vietnam.

·    The evolving of education system in Vietnam.

·    Opportunities for merging and cooperating between the two education systems

·    Evaluating demands of Vietnamese taking up postgraduate courses in Singapore. Introducing some typical postgraduate courses in Singapore

·    Introducing educational system in executive training in Singapore, opportunities for Vietnam people to pursue postgraduate courses in Singapore

·   In competitive market, why should Vietnam people choose Singapore as a destination for executive training courses rather than choosing other countries where also has advancement in those? (Presented by Representative from Singapore education consulting agency in Vietnam, Mr. William Chu)

·    General discussion and Q&A session

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Afternoon Session

Learning on the Go (Corporate Training – what’s what?)

·    The supports from Singapore government in promoting executive education (corporate training) for Vietnam executives from state owned enterprises (SOEs) and private enterprises.

·    Introduction to the availability of short-term training programs from Singapore to Vietnam enterprises (presented by Mr. Raymond Lui - Director of Singapore Business Development Department at Hanoi)

·    Demands of Vietnam enterprises in foreign training for managers and executives by providing short-term training courses

·    General discussion and Q&A session

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Financial Services and Banking

Morning Session

Raising The Bar, Raising The Capital

·    Analyzing and evaluating and the financial and monetary system in Vietnam – Risks and prospects.

·    Facts and tendency for investment demands from Singapore companies for Financial Services in Vietnam (Presented by Mercatus or/ and Financial Groups, Security and Consulting Organizations in Singapore)

·    Solutions for improving competitive capabilities of domestic banking system (discussion on purifying and merging and acquisition (M&A) banking system among state and private banking system)

·    Discussing on influences affecting financial and baking fund (example: public debt)

·    Fund management and bank-related services (Mercatus can deliver speech on Fund Management)

·    Introducing some projects what belong to Investment Fund of Mercatus in supporting Vietnam entrepreneurs in raising fund and improving competitive capabilities

·    General discussion and Q&A sessions

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Afternoon Session

Investing in People, Profiting from Ideas

·    Updates on Vietnam Securities (discussion on funding and investing channels and fund management

·    Demands of Vietnam enterprises to be listed in Singapore Stock Exchange (SSE)

·    Opportunities and challenges to Vietnam enterprises for being listed at the Singapore Stock Exchange

·    Introducing Financial and Banking services for businesses

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Real Estate and Property Management

Morning Session

Present Situations & Future Challenges

·     Perspectives of Real Estate industry in Vietnam. Forecasting prospects in the coming time (presented by Vice Chairman of the Association of Real Estate Vietnam, Mr Tong Van Nga)

·     Issues of planning and developing sustainable urbanization  (presented by Chairman of Vietnam Urband Planning and Development Association, Mr Tran Ngoc Chinh)

·     The relationship between real estate investors and banks. Difficulties in raising capital for real estate investors and solutions to solve problems (presented by Chairman of Vincom’s BOD, Mr Le Khac Hiep)

·     Assessing the prospects and interests of Singapore investors to Vietnam property market (Representatives in Savills)

·     Successful lessons in developing industrial park facilities (Presented by Chairman of Saigon Invest Group and Kinh Bac City, Mr Dang Thanh Tam)

·     Analysis on the perspectives and prospects of retail real estate and offices for lease (presented by Savills)

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Afternoon Session

Growing Pains, Long Term Gains

 ·     Perspectives of Real Estate industry in Singapore and beyond for Vietnamese (Savills Singapore)

·   Successful lessons in developing projects for urban infrastructure and high-class housing     in Vietnam, and how Singapore can contribute to Vietnam (presented by Chairman of Vincom’s BOD, Mr. Le Khac Hiep)

 ·     Future for the development of Vietnam real estate ecology, eco-industrial parks and resorts from Singapore’s examples

 ·     Doing business and management of hospitality and restaurant (including management services and rental package)

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Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management

Morning Session

Manufacturing Hub or Manufactured Hub?

·    Discussion between local and foreign manufacturers in Vietnam about supply chain management. While they are able to produce their products, the movement and storage of raw materials, keeping a work-in-process inventory, and transport of finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption in a cost effective manner is often a problem

·    Successful experiences of Singapore enterprises in supply chain management (Semcorp)

·    Propose cooperation between Vietnam and Singapore to improve regional competitiveness

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Afternoon Session

Staying Competitive

·    Current situation and leading direction to develop Vietnam logistic

·    Practical experiences of Singapore in developing the logistic field and proposing cooperation (Semcorp)

·    Problems and solutions of supporting industry for manufacturing in Vietnam

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