“Act locally, think globally” is the guideline and philosophy that Ms. Tieu Yen Trinh, the founder and CEO of Talentnet Corporation has constantly followed over the decade since the establishment of Talentnet after separating from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in 2007. The company now has total 06 offices around Vietnam, Cambodia and Singapore.

Being an entrepreneur with a bold vision and charismatic leadership style, she has led Talentnet successfully in cooperation with Mercer and ADP Streamline. Her experience in advisory Boards and C-Suite has helped build human capital agenda and strategies on many levels with an unparalleled depth of understanding of the Vietnamese labor market. This has resulted in strong relationships with top HR professionals, industry leaders, and other key contacts within this field. One of the biggest milestones in her life was when she founded Vietnam HR Awards in 2014 – where the best HR strategies and practices are comprehensively evaluated and awarded.

2019 marks her significant milestone by being in the top 10 of the Red Star Awards – celebrating excellent young entrepreneurs nationwide for marvelous business success and contribution to social activities.

Ms. Trinh is currently the Vice President of Hawee (HCMC Association for Women Executives & Entrepreneurs) and VNHR (Vietnam Human Resources Association), a member of AHDO (ASEAN Human Development Organization), and a member of the Advisory Board of SMU Singapore.

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

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.

He is one of Vietnam's foremost film directors. He began making documentary films around 1965 and is the first Vietnamese to be awarded the Nikkei Asia Prize for Culture, in 1999. His films have won many remarkable prizes at international film festivals.

Recently, People's Artist director Dang Nhat Minh was honored with The Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ambassador to Vietnam, French Institute in Vietnam.

• • Member of Association of Certified Public Accountants – Australia
• • Member of Association of Certified Public Accountants – Vietnam
• • Member of Vietnam Association of Accountants
• • Master Degree, University of Hawai'I, USA
• • Bachelor of Economics, Hanoi University of Finance and Accounting

In the CEO position of Deloitte Vietnam - one of the worldwide BIG4 in the auditing and consulting sector, Mr. Pham Van Thinh has possessed more than 28 years of experience in the field of consulting and auditing, nearly 30 years working for Deloitte Vietnam since its establishment, and 2 years with Deloitte San Francisco.

Besides his leadership role at Deloitte Vietnam, Mr. Thinh is also highly appreciated for his contributions and accompanying business owners and senior leaders in guiding and consulting on issues related to governance, enterprise strategy, M&A, etc. for many conglomerate corporations, multinational companies, state-owned organizations, and private enterprises operating in many different fields and industries.

With a wealth of experience, Mr. Thinh is recognized as a reliable and inspirational speaker for many domestic and foreign forums and business conferences such as ASEAN Business Summit, Annual Economic Conference, Economic Forum, M&A Forum, etc. He is also acting as a consultant for many large corporations in Vietnam, especially family businesses. In addition, Mr. Thinh also participates in high-quality training programs related to Corporate Governance, Corporate Leadership, and consulting programs for leaders and businesses organized by Deloitte.

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

Chad Ovel has lived and worked in Vietnam continuously since 1996.

Chad is a Partner at Mekong Capital, a Vietnam-focused Private Equity firm, specializing in consumer driven businesses. Established in 2001, Mekong Capital has the most extensive private equity track record in Vietnam having completed 44 private equity investments, of which 29 have been fully exited. Chad has led Mekong Capital’s successful investments in various sectors including pharmaceuticals, real estate, logistics, casual dining, healthcare and retail.

Before joining Mekong Capital, Chad had a successful track record as a CEO leading the rapid growth of ScanCom Vietnam, a foreign-owned furniture export manufacturing business, and AA Corporation, a local company operating in the sectors of construction, retail and manufacturing.

Chad is originally from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. He holds a BA from Carleton Collegeand an MBA from University of Chicago.