Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Time Event
06:00 pm – 08:30 pm The certified organic Silver Mountain Vineyards in Santa Cruz Mountains and
Courtyard highly rated Gervais Restaurant Francais in Saratoga will treat our VIP guests with a
splendid evening of exquisite wines and hors d'oeuvres.
Time Event
07:45 am – 05:00 pm Light Breakfast (until 8:45 am) & Conference Registration
Rotunda
Welcoming Remarks
08:45 am Christina Bui, Associate Managing Partner, Tatum, LLC (Master of Ceremony)
Mediterranean II & III Huy Do, President, VSVN
Andy Ho, Managing Director, VinaCapital Group (Co-Organizer)
09:00 am – 09:45 am Thinh Tran, Co-Founder & CEO, Sigma Designs Inc.
Mediterranean II & III Summary: With a market cap of nearly $700 million, Sigma Designs is believed to be
the only NASDAQ listed U.S. company led by a Vietnamese entrepreneur. Mr. Tran,
a co-founder of Sigma Designs, has served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and
Chairman of the Board of Directors since the Company’s inception in 1982. Under
Mr. Tran’s leadership, the Company has grown from a small start-up to a
multimillion-dollar public company, weathering the many ups and downs of the
industry, economy, and rapid changes in technology. Mr. Tran has played an integral
role in transitioning the business from solutions for personal computer displays to
solutions for consumer appliances. His story encapsulates the best qualities of the
Vietnamese Entrepreneur.
Summary: Is the world flat? Discuss entrepreneurship and secrets to success in the
globalized world. How do companies, individuals or communities adapt and thrive?
What does entrepreneurship in this new age really mean? Hear from the perspectives
of Silicon Valley leaders and CEOs on how they are defining and embracing global
entrepreneurship to propel their organizations to new heights.
Summary: The evolution of the Internet has rapidly transformed the way people
interact and do business. Relationships are forged online and a tremendous amount of
data is being created and stored online. What will the internet look like five years
from now? How do traditional offline businesses leverage the Internet to make their
businesses thrive? Where will online social networks like MySpace and Facebook,
animated virtual worlds like Second Life, and collaboration tools like blogs and wikis
take us? Can successful internet models in the US be imported wholesale into other
countries? How does the global internet impact hiring practices and the way we work?
This panel of experts can give us a peak into this high potential way of connecting
people for business and social benefits.
Summary: Intel’s $1B investment in Vietnam came a few months before Vietnam
became the 150th member of the WTO earlier this year. Will this open the floodgates
of investment? What are the opportunities for investment into the second fastest
growing country in the world? Will foreign investment continue to drive the
tremendous rise in Vietnam’s stock exchange? How can the investor protect against
over-valuation or devaluation? This panel is a must for interested investors of all
sizes.
04:15 pm – 05:30 pm Moderator: William Pham, Managing Member, Blue Advent Partners LLC
Mediterranean III Tim Bridgewater, Chairman & Managing Director, Interlink Capital Strategies
Hana Dang, Chairwoman & CEO, Golden Communication Group
Lam Nguyen, Director of Business Development, IDG; Asia and Country Director,
IDC Vietnam
Gary Smuckler, Senior Partner, Morgan Lewis
Canh D. Tran, Vice Chairman, TD Corporation
Summary: For the past decade or two, Vietnam has embarked with many economic
development and reform programs, and has begun to open up their markets and
“emerge” onto the global scene. With a population of 84 million people, Vietnam has
an annual GDP growth of over 7% and $10 billion of foreign investments last year.
What are the business trends in IT, manufacturing, consumer spending and how do
these trends affect your business? How are companies financing growth in these hot
areas?
Summary: With the majority of its population less than 30 years old, limited legacy
telecommunications infrastructure and a fast growing economy, Vietnam is poised to
see an explosive growth in the adoption rate of wireless and mobile solutions in all
areas of the economy. Where are the most critical needs? What are the key issues
facing the players in this arena? What are the technologies and applications most
likely to be successful in this environment?
Salon A: VinaCapital VinaCapital’s and IDG Ventures Vietnam’s Private Sessions With Select
Salon B: IDGVV Entrepreneurs (By Invitation Only)
Mediterranean II & III QUINN TRAN, FOUNDER & CEO, GOQTT.COM (EVENING MC)
07:15 pm – 7:30 pm VSVN Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization devoted to education and social
Mediterranean II & III entrepreneurship in the Vietnamese community. Under the leadership of Professor
Thuy Le, VSVN Foundation successfully launched a book drive campaign that
resulted in a shipment of English books on topics relating to technology and
management, valued at nearly $1M, to universities in Vietnam. As a result of its
efforts, VSVN Foundation was recently recognized by the President of Vietnam and
Minister of Education. Professor Le will share VSVN Foundation’s near term goals
and long term vision to build a vibrant business community through education and
socially-oriented ventures.
07:45 pm – 10:00 pm Mr. Flaherty took a calculated risk and invested in a niche market in Vietnam:
Mediterranean II & III minerals and natural resources. His investment resulted in an exit of $300 million
earlier this year. His company is now adopting “green” technologies to extract
minerals in environmentally friendly ways. His extraordinary story of success and
how his business is taking social issues into consideration are the key ingredients of a
fascinating tale of social entrepreneurship at its best.
MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Time Event
08:00 am – 11:00 am Light Breakfast (until 9:00 am) & Conference Registration
Rotunda
09:00 am – 09:25 am Chong-Moon Lee, Chairman and CEO of AmBex Venture Group, LLC, Founder,
Mediterranean II & III CEO, Chairman and Chairman Emeritus of Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc.
10:00 am – 11:45 am Moderator: Nguyen X. Nguyen, Co-Founder & CEO, Cosemi Technologies, Inc.
Mediterranean II & III Sanford Garrett, President and CEO, The Garrett Group
Anna Mok, Managing Partner of US-Southeast Asia Program, Deloitte & Touche
LLP
Van Lang Nguyen, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Science & Technology; Chairman,
Hoa Lac High Tech Park
Jason Pei, General Manager, Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd
Tuan Anh Truong, President & CEO, Hoang Quan Saigon Real Estate Group
3:15 pm – 4:45 pm Moderator: Ly H.T. Pham, CEO and Founder, Mobiscale, Inc.
Mediterranean II & III Dr. Thanh Phong Ho, VP, International University of National University HCMC
Dr. Thuy T. Le, Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator, Director of Embedded
System and Digital System Interfacing Laboratories, Electrical Engineering
Department, San Jose State University
Dr. AnnaLee Saxenian, Dean and Professor of School of Information, Professor of
the Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Truong Vo-Van, Associate VP of Research, Professor of Physics, Concordia
University
Summary: This panel concentrates its discussion on the interconnections between the
three major components of the triangle of knowledge: higher education, scientific
research, and technological innovation. The panel will examine the relationship be-
tween academia and industry, the role of governments in research and innovation, the
impact of research and innovation on today global society, and the contribution of
knowledge to sustainable development. Discrepancies, including risks and opportuni-
ties, between industrialized and developing countries will also be identified and
discussed.
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