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. The new entity, HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd, is 100 per cent owned by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. 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.

With over 150 years of experience in Vietnam, HSBC provides a comprehensive range of banking services including Wealth and Personal Banking, Wholesale Banking, Global Payments Solutions, Global Trade Solutions and Markets and Securities Services.

Ms. Van joined PwC Vietnam in 1995 and became the firm’s General Director in 2011 and is a senior partner in the Tax and Legal services practice of PwC Vietnam.

She is actively involved in advising multinational corporations and Vietnamese companies on strategy, corporate restructuring, and other corporate governance matters. She works closely with the business community to promote good corporate governance standards and sustainable development.

Ms. Van is a regular speaker at conferences held in Vietnam and other countries such as Denmark, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Netherlands, and Thailand. Her expertise includes investment and the business environment in Vietnam, corporate governance and listing issues.

She holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Henley Management College (UK) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Martin Luther University (Germany). She is a fellow member of VACPA and a member of CPA Australia.

Lijuan was appointed Country Chief Financial Officer of UOB Vietnam in 2025. In this role, she oversees finance, corporate services and the Bank’s sustainability agenda.

She brings over 20 years of banking experience across Singapore, China and Southeast Asia, with senior finance leadership roles within international financial institutions. Her expertise spans capital and balance sheet optimisation, strategic planning, and driving disciplined financial stewardship across business cycles.

Lijuan is committed to the seamless integration of finance and sustainability. Her current focus is on embedding ESG considerations into financial strategy, ensuring the Bank achieves sustainable growth while strengthening its longterm resilience through prudent capital management.

Jason is the Chief Sustainability Officer and Country Head of Transformation at UOB Vietnam. His role is to oversee the bank's strategic initiatives to achieve sustainable growth of the franchise and to champion customer advocacy.

Jason has more than 18 years of experience in the banking industry where he led distribution channels and digitalization across Singapore and Vietnam. In 2016, Jason was appointed as the Country Head of Channels and Digitalization in Vietnam where he supported the launch of Retail Banking business and incorporation of UOB Vietnam subsidiary.

In 2022, Jason led the project to acquire Citigroup’s consumer banking business in Vietnam, which accelerated growth and added around 600 talents to the franchise. In the following year, he launched Sustainability in UOB Vietnam where he drives Sustainability strategy with the goal of helping businesses and individuals transition into a sustainable future.

Jason served as the Vice President of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam until 2025 where he supported Singaporean business communities in Ho Chi Minh City. He holds a master's degree in finance from RMIT and is a certified sustainability assurance professional by the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountant.

Dr. Nguyen Hong Quan is currently an associate professor at the Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh city (VNU-HCM). He is leading a newly established Institute for Circular Economy Development (ICED) and also affiliated with socio-hydrology group at center of Water management and Climate Change (WACC), Institute for Environment and Resources (IER), VNU-HCM. He has a special interest in solving environmental related issues based on inter/trans-disciplinary study and by a strong partnership among academia-industry-government. He has been working in water modeling (e.g. saline intrusion, flood/drought, water pollution) in Southern Vietnam over the past 20 years and expanded his expertise in other disciplines e.g. climate change adaptation/mitigation, circular economy, socio-ecological resilience, sustainability science. Dr. Nguyen has been leading and participating in numerous projects (international, national, ministerial, provincial levels) as well as with industry. He has published actively at various (inter-)national journals, conferences/workshops including 70 ISI/Scopus indexed articles.

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

Mr. Dang Nguyen Ngu is currently Cluster President for Vietnam and Cambodia at Schneider Electric, responsible for driving growth and advancing sustainable development across both markets.

With over 20 years of experience in heavy industry, mechanical and electrical (M&E) systems, automation, and energy management solutions for both B2B and B2C markets, he brings a strategic perspective on the convergence of business performance, technological innovation and sustainability, driving transformative growth and long-term value creation.

Prior to his leadership role at Schneider Electric, Mr. Ngu has built a strong track record as he directly led key business divisions, driving growth and achieving significant milestones at Philips Lighting, Mitsubishi Electric Vietnam, and Cummins DKSH Vietnam.

Since joining Schneider Electric in 2023, he has demonstrated strong leadership and clear strategic vision, reinforcing the company’s market leadership through solid business performance. He continues to strengthen Schneider Electric's role as the Energy Technology Partner that electrify, automate and digitalize every industry, business and home, driving efficiency for all.