Under Ms. Tieu Yen Trinh’s leadership, Talentnet has become a leading human resource consulting firm, which offered significant support to multinational corporations and major Vietnamese companies. She is also a Board member of AmCham Human Resources Committee, Vietnam Human Resources Club, and Vice President of the Ho Chi Minh City Young Entrepreneurs Association.

Tim Evans is appointed Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Vietnam in September 2019.

During his 27 years with HSBC, Tim has held various senior leadership positions spanning three continents and seven markets. Prior to his appointment as CEO of HSBC Vietnam, Tim was the Regional Head of Commercial Banking, International Markets, Asia-Pacific, covering Bangladesh, Maldives, Mauritius, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Tim has also held roles as Regional Head of Middle Market Enterprises, Asia-Pacific, Regional Head of Global Trade and Receivables Finance and Chief Operating Officer of HSBC’s Commercial Banking in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA); and Deputy CEO/Chief Operating Officer for the Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank.

Before he joined HSBC, Tim worked as a Management Consultant for Andersen Consulting in their London Office.

Tim holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business from Loughborough University in the UK, and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.

HSBC in Vietnam

The bank opened its first office in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) in 1870. In August 1995, HSBC opened a full-service branch in Ho Chi Minh City. HSBC also opened its second branch in Hanoi and established a representative office in Can Tho City in 2005.

On 1 January 2009, HSBC became the first foreign bank to incorporate in Vietnam. HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd. is also the first wholly foreign-owned bank to operate both branches and transaction offices in Vietnam. HSBC is currently one of the largest foreign banks in Vietnam.

Over the past 152 years, HSBC has been part of the long history of Vietnam through all its ups and its downs. We have been consistent in our mission to open up a world of opportunity for the country, bridging its local companies and individuals who want to either expand overseas, or connect with overseas partners, markets and opportunities as well as international investors who want to explore Vietnam and undertake business here. We too have evolved together with Vietnam, from initially providing simple conventional financial products and services, to now providing the market with sophisticated financial solutions, be they for individual customers or corporate clients.

In support of the sustainability of Vietnam and the Government’s aspiring climate goals plus COP26 commitment to become a net zero economy by 2050, we have proudly committed to arranging up to USD12 billion of direct and indirect sustainable financing for Vietnam and the corporate sector in Vietnam by 2030.

We will mobilise funds from local and international financial markets to provide a wide range of sustainable solutions in green finance, debt finance, supply chain, trade, green deposits and investment products. HSBC incorporates prudent risk assessment and international green finance standards in providing these solutions.

Throughout the years, HSBC Vietnam has built a track record supporting critical green and sustainable projects in Vietnam, which all contribute to decarbonizing the country’s economy:

•  The first green loans for green certified buildings,
•  Financed Duy Tan Plastics Recycling Factory in 2020,
•  A dual green financing includes a term loan to REE Solar Energy to finance their investment into rooftop solar energy solutions, and a trade finance facility to REEPRO for importing rooftop solar equipment in 2020,
•  Launched the first Green Deposit for corporates in Vietnam in 2021,
•  Provided short-term green trade finance in wind energy construction for Power Construction Joint Stock Company No.1 (PCC1), a leading Vietnamese EPC company in power construction,
•  Launched the world’s first exchangeable sustainable bonds for Vinpearl Joint Stock Company in 2021.

More recently, we have signed a Letter of Intent for evaluating and providing financing solutions with a focus on sustainability with Trung Nam Construction Investment Corp. (Trungnam Group), one of the largest and most high-profile renewable energy players in Vietnam. The signing ceremony is witnessed by Mr. Alok Sharma, COP26 President, on the occasion of his visit to Vietnam and Mr. Gareth Ward, British Ambassador to Vietnam.

With our USD12 billion commitment in place, the list of our green initiatives and actions will definitely continue for years to make a material difference to Vietnam both today and for future generatio

Known as one of the 13 founding members of FPT Corporation, Nguyen Thanh Nam had occupied various key positions such as General Director of FPT Corporation, Founder of FPT Software… before taking an interest in the field of education. In 2015, at the age of fifty, he founded FUNiX Online Education.

FUNiX is the leading online training platform in Vietnam. With the largest network of industry mentors in Vietnam, FUNiX has trained nearly 30,000 students. The students are connected with all necessary resources to leverage the incredible amount of knowledge on the internet, in order to achieve education and career goals. FUNiX’s certificates and credits are widely recognized by corporations and universities in Vietnam and overseas.

Dr. PHAM VIET ANH has over 25 years of experience in consulting on growth and branding strategies for local and international organizations in Vietnam. He has shifted his focus to sustainability over the last ten years and now works as a Sustainability Advisor for several businesses with similar goals. He has a Doctorate in Sustainable Business Administration (DBA), MBA in Human Resources Management, and a Master of Health and SC Management. Mr. Viet Anh is currently pursuing his PhD in sustainable development at a global intergovernmental institution (UN Treaty University, EUCLID).

Mr. Jason Yang is the Country Head of Corporate Sustainability Office (CSO) at UOB Vietnam. He leads a dedicated corporate sustainability office that is focused on achieving the Bank's sustainability objectives of helping businesses to advance responsibly, steering consumer wealth to sustainable investments and fostering social inclusiveness and environmental well-being.

Concurrently, Jason is also the Head of Transformation, where he is responsible to work with stakeholders to deliver strategic outcomes for the franchise.

Prior to his appointment as head of CSO, Jason was Country Head of Distribution Channels and Digitalization.

Rich Qiu is the President of New Ventures at Udemy, the largest global online learning and teaching platform. Since joining Udemy in 2014, Rich has been driving and managing strategic partnerships between Udemy and organizations around the world, as well as launching new businesses including Udemy Government. He’s responsible for the company’s initiatives to expand into new international markets and plays a critical role in advancing company’s leadership position in the markets. He is an advisor at Asian Development Bank for Digital Transformation in Education.

Rich is very passionate about leveraging technology, content and community to help individuals and organizations globally for upskilling and reskilling at scale to meet the needs of the transformations that the global economic landscape is undergoing. Rich previously held leadership roles at several technology companies in Silicon Valley and was a management consultant at McKinsey. Rich earned an MBA from University of Chicago, a PhD in Engineering from Vanderbilt University and a BS from Zhejiang University.

Brook Taylor is the Chief Executive Officer – Asset Management of VinaCapital. Mr. Brook has lived and worked in Vietnam since 1997, and has more than 25 years of management experience, including more than eight years as a senior partner with major accounting firms. Previously, he was deputy managing partner of Deloitte in Vietnam and head of the firm’s audit practice. He was also managing partner of Arthur Andersen Vietnam and a senior audit partner at KPMG. Mr. Brook’s expertise spans a broad range of management and finance areas including accounting, business planning, audit, corporate finance, taxation, and risk management. He holds an Executive MBA from INSEAD and a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration from Victoria University of Wellington.

Mai Lam has joined Schneider Electric in 2002 and has developed his career through various successful management assignments in various countries such as Australia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar.

He set up the first Customer Care and Logistics function for Schneider Electric Vietnam, deployed the first bonded warehouse model to support business growth then moved to Australia to manage Industrial product portfolio for PDL Industries - a subsidiary of Schneider Electric Australia. From 2008 – 2014 he has led Schneider Electric businesses of Infrastructure, Commercial and Industrial buildings in Vietnam & Cambodia cluster, with impressive double-digit growth before holding the Country President positions in emerging markets including Laos and Myanmar.

Mai Lam was nominated Cluster President for Schneider Electric Vietnam and Cambodia in January 2021 after a year leading business development, Channel and Operational Marketing for Medium Voltage Business of Schneider Australia & New Zealand. His mission is to drive Schneider Electric Vietnam and Cambodia towards further development and growth, while bringing breakthrough solutions to the local markets and customers as the leader of the Digital Transformation in Energy Management and Industrial Automation.

Mai Lam earned a Master of Art in Macquarie University and Degree in Electrical Engineering Technologies in TAFE in Australia.

He is based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam