08/10/2026
🇺🇸 🇻🇳 Introducing the 2026 U.S.-Vietnam Business Summit Panels
The 2026 U.S.-Vietnam Business Summit is bringing together senior government officials and business leaders from across the U.S.-Vietnam business community for a day of high-level dialogue on the next phase of bilateral trade, investment, and economic growth.
We’re pleased to introduce the 19 confirmed speakers who will join us across three insightful panel discussions:
🔸 Panel One | The Digital Economy and the Next Wave of Innovation
Exploring digital transformation, artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, and the next wave of innovation shaping Vietnam’s business landscape.
Mr. Đào Ngọc Đạt, Deputy Director General, Department of Digital Economy and Digital Society, Ministry of Science and Technology
Ms. Liên Nguyễn, Government Affairs and Public Policy Lead, Vietnam, Google
Ms. Thao Griffiths, Director of Public Policy, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, Meta
Mr. Đặng Tùng Sơn, CEO, CMC Corporation
Ms. Manisha Shah, Chief Financial Officer, MoMo
Moderator: Ms. Lindsey Ford, Vice President of the Indo-Pacific Practice, Beacon Global Strategies, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia
🔸 Panel Two | Powering Vietnam’s Economy
Examining energy security, infrastructure, investment, and the role of the energy sector in supporting Vietnam’s sustainable economic growth.
Ms. Miro Nguyen, Commercial Manager, AES Vietnam
Ms. Chi Trần, Government Engagement Director, GE Vernova
Mr. Phạm Đình Đoàn, Chairman of Phu Thai Holdings Group
Mr. Dhiraj Shangari, Group Head of Capital Markets & Investments, Pacifico Energy
Mr. Marc Knapper, Chief Executive Officer, Knapper Global Advisors, and Former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam
Moderator: Ms. Pamela Phan, Partner, DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, U.S. Department of Commerce
🔸 Panel Three | Committed to Vietnam: Manufacturing, Investment, and Growth
Discussing advanced manufacturing, higher-value investment, supply chains, and the opportunities for continued U.S. business engagement in Vietnam.
Mr. Đỗ Nam Bình, Deputy Director General, Industry Agency, Ministry of Industry and Trade
Mr. Devid Kennedy, Director of Southeast Asia Private Equity, KKR
Mr. Nguyen Van Hung, Chairman of CNCTech
Mr. Bryan Ty, Managing Director, Philip Morris International
Ms. Bùi Kim Thuỳ, Member of the Harvard Business School Asia-Pacific Advisory Board; Vice President of President Club
Mr. Minh Đỗ, Vietnam Country Director, Warburg Pincus
Moderator: Former Ambassador Ted Osius, Chairman, TCTLBO Vietnam
Together, these discussions will offer perspectives on the policies, opportunities, and challenges shaping the U.S.-Vietnam commercial relationship at a consequential moment for both economies.
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👉 Register here: https://shorturl.at/xSQWZ
👉 Agenda: https://shorturl.at/b5map
🗓️ Wednesday, October 14, 2026
📍 Sheraton Hanoi Hotel
🎟️ AmCham members: VND 3.000.000
🎟️ Non-members: VND 4.000.000
Lunch included.