08:20 - 08:50

Remarks by the Prime Minister of Vietnam

08:50 - 09:05

Remarks by the Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City’s Communist Party Committee Keynote presentations

09:05 - 09:15

Keynote 1: Intelligent Economy: Opportunities and Challenges

Tentative speaker: Representative from the World Economic Forum

Key message: Concepts, opportunities, challenges, and the blueprint of an intelligent economy.

09:15 - 09:35

Keynote 2: Governance for Sustainable Development - Global to Local

Tentative speaker: Representative from The United States

Key message: Governance for sustainable development in technology rising era, from global to local perspective.

09:35 - 09:45

Keynote 3: Smart manufacturing and Global supply chains

Tentative speaker: Representative from the World Economic Forum

Key message: Concept of smart manufacturing, global supply chains and its importances to escape middle-income trap.

09:45 - 10:05

Keynote 4: Global Collaboration and Responsibilities of Nations Towards Intelligent Economy

Tentative speaker: Representative from China

Key messages: How nations can compete and collaborate at the same time in today's world.

10:05 - 10:25

Keynote 5: Governing Megacity: Responsibilities of Stakeholders, from Ho Chi Minh City’s Perspectives

Speaker: TBD

Key message: Ho Chi Minh City emerges as a megacity, who holds the responsibility for its development? What roles do different stakeholders play, perspective from Ho Chi Minh City?