Within the German-Vietnamese Year 2010 the
Viet Trade Center, Frankfurt
in cooperation with Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt
is inviting to the

Vietnam Business Forum

on 15 March 2010

at the Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt/Main

Patron: Consul General Vietnam Mr. Nguyễn Hữu Tráng
 

Program
start 08.30 Welcome of the participants with coffee/tea
09.00 – 9.05
 		 Welcome of the guests and participants by Christof Gabriel Maetze, Bereichsvorstand Financial Institutions, Commerzbank AG Frankfurt am Main (german)
09.05 – 09.10
 		 Welcome of the guests and participants by Mr. Nguyen Luat Trong, Managing Director, Viet Trade Center, Frankfurt am Main (german)
09.10 – 09.15
 		 Welcome speech of General Consul Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Huu Trang, Frankfurt am Main (german)
09.15 – 09.25
 		 Welcome speech by Mrs. Nicola Beer, State Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Intergration and Europe of the State Hessen, Wiesbaden (german)
09.25 – 09.35
 		 Hessen in the German-Vietnamese Year 2010, Mr. Norbert Noisser, Hessian Ministry of Econonics, Transport, Urban and Regional Developement, Wiesbaden (german)
09.35 – 10.20
 		 Vietnam 2010: The Tiger shows its claws, Herr Jan Nöther, President of German Foreign Chamber of Industry & Trade, Ho Chi Minh City (german)
10.20 – 10.50
 		 Coffee Break
10.50 – 11.30
 		 Viet Nam’s Transition to a Middle Income Country – Changing Role of ODA, Mr. Ayumi Konishi, Country Director Vietnam, Asian Development Bank, Hanoi (english)
11.30 – 12.00
 		 Attractiveness of Industrial Zones for business ventures, Mr. Dang Thanh Tam, Chairman SGI Capital, Ho Chi Minh City (english)
12.00 – 12.20
 		 Opportunities for sustainable investment in Binh Duong Province, VN. Mr. Le Thanh Cung, Deputy Chairman of People Committee Binh Duong province and Mr. Vo Son Dien, Advisory and Marketing Director Becamex IDC Corp, VN (english)
12.20 – 12.40
 		 Presentation by Dr. rer. nat. Meinrad Lugan, Vorstand B.Braun Melsungen AG (german)
12.40 – 14.00
 		 Lunch Break (vietnamese cuisine)
14.00 – 14.15
 		 Vietnamese beer market – Quo vadis?, Björn Stegemeyer, License Consultant, Bitburger Braugruppe GmbH, Bitburg (english)
14.15 – 14.25
 		 Movie Screening “Binh Duong New City”,Becamex IDC Corp (english)
14.25 – 14.40
 		 Current Situation of the Healthcare System in Vietnam, Mrs. Tran Thi Trung Chien, Former Minister of Healthcare (english)
14.40 – 15.10
 		 Establishing Wind Energy in Vietnam, Herr Van Hung Albert, Representative Vietnam, Fuhrländer AG (german)
15.10 – 15.15
 		 Movie Screening “Construction of a Wind Energy Plant“ Fuhrländer AG
15.15 – 15.45
 		 Corporate Values – Corporate Culture? Establishing a family business in Vietnam, Mrs. Diana Buss, Vice President Communications, Messer Group GmbH (german)
15.45 – 16.15
 		 Coffee Break
16.15 – 16.45
 		 Evolution and Prospect of Private Equity investment in Vietnam, Mr. Kim A. Odhner, Investment Director of SGI Capital, Ho Chi Minh City (english)
16.45 – 17.15
 		 Vietnam – The New Tiger of Asia? Opportunities and Risks of Business in Vietnam, Peter Born, Director Representative Office Commerzbank AG, Vietnam (german)
17.15 – 18.00
 		 Final discussion and Summary with Mr. Jan Noether, Mr. Ayumi Konishi, Mrs. Diana Buss, Mr. Dang Thanh Tam, Mr. Vo Son Dien, Mr. Nguyen Trong Luat, Moderator: Mr. Volker Bock (english)
18.00 – 20.00
 		 Get-together of the participants and speakers; Snacks (vietnamese)
Moderation: Volker Bock, Ernst & Young  
All speeches and presentations will be interpreted into English and German.