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Schedule
| Forum Dress Code: Business Casual Gala Dinner Dress Code: Festive |
*Updated: May 28, 2008 |
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Thursday, May 29, 2008 |
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7:00 to 9:00 PM |
Welcome Reception for Early Arrivers at the Sheraton Saigon Hotel Dinner on your own |
Grand Ballroom Foyer | |
Friday, May 30, 2008 |
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9:00 to 10:00 AM |
Opening Plenary | Ballroom 2 & 3 | |
| Welcome from the Co-Chairmen | |||
| Sesto Vecchi, W’58 Managing Partner Russin & Vecchi |
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| Dam Bich Thuy, WG’96 General Manager ANZ Vietnam |
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| Welcome from the Dean | |||
| Thomas S. Robertson The Wharton School |
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| Welcome from the Lead Sponsor | |||
| Horst Geicke Chairman and Co-Founder Pacific Alliance Group VinaCapital Group |
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| Opening Keynote Address | |||
| Don Lam Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder VinaCapital Group |
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10:00 to 10:30 AM |
Coffee Break | Grand Ballroom Foyer | |
10:30 AM to Noon |
Concurrent Panel Discussions | ||
| Panel #1: Multinational Investments in Vietnam | Ballroom 1 | ||
| Moderator: Stephen Kobrin William Wurster Professor of Multinational Management The Wharton School Panelists: Frederick R. Burke Principal Baker & McKenzie LLP Hoang Xuan Hieu, WG'95 Senior Vice President CMC Corporation Hanoi Ha Kieu WG’00 Expansion Director Big C Vietnam Hanoi Shang-Hung (Ryan) Shen Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Ta Ya Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd. Taipei Albert Ting Chairman CX Technology |
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10:30 to Noon
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Panel #2: Entrepreneurship in Vietnam | Saigon/Dalat | |
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Moderator: Janice R. Bellace Samuel A. Blank Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics The Wharton School Panelists: Hoang Thi Mai Huong Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Saatchi & Saatchi Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City William E. Heinecke Chairman & Chief Executive Officer The Minor Group, Thailand Nguyen Thi Mai Thanh Chairwoman & Chief Executive Officer REE Corporation Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Quoc Khanh Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer AA Corporation Ho Chi Minh City |
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12:30 to 2:30 PM |
Lunch | Ballroom 2 &3 | |
| Keynote Speaker Pham Viet Muon Vice Chairman Office of the Government Socialist Republic of Vietnam Hanoi |
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3:00 to 4:30 PM |
Concurrent Panel Discussions | ||
| Panel #3: The Real Estate Industry in Vietnam | Ballroom 1 | ||
| Moderator: George Day Geoffrey T. Boisi Professor and Professor of Marketing The Wharton School Panelists: David Blackhall Deputy Managing Director VinaCapital Real Estate Tony Diep, W’93, CAS’93 Director Indochina Capital Corporation Dang Thanh Tam Chairman Saigon Invest Group Marc Townsend Managing Director CB Richard Ellis (Vietnam) Ho Chi Minh City |
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3:00 to 4:30 PM |
Panel #4: Equitization and Investment of State-Owned Assets | Saigon/Dalat | |
| Moderator: Marshall W. Meyer Richard A. Sapp Professor; Professor of Management and Sociology The Wharton School Panelists: Le Hong Hanh Vice Dean Hanoi Law University Andy Ho Managing Director VinaCapital Pham Quang Dzung Deputy General Director Treasury & Investments Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam Hanoi Peter R. Ryder Co-Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Indochina Capital Vietnam Holdings Hanoi |
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6:30 PM |
Cocktail Reception at the The Sheraton Saigon | Grand Ballroom Foyer | |
7:00 PM |
Dinner at the The Sheraton Saigon | Ballroom 2 & 3 | |
| Raffle Announcement | |||
| Keynote Speech Professor Dr. Nguyen Thien Nhan Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Education and Training Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
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Saturday, May 31, 2008 |
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9:30 to 10:30 AM |
Plenary Session | Ballroom 2 &3 | |
| Moderator | |||
| Keynote Speaker | |||
10:30 to 11:00 AM |
Coffee Break | Grand Ballroom Foyer | |
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM |
Concurrent Panel Discussions | ||
| Panel #5: Vietnam Equity/Loan/Bond Markets – Insight from Bankers | Ballroom 1 | ||
| Moderator: Franklin Allen Nippon Life Professor of Finance; Professor of Economics The Wharton School Panelists: Dam Bich Thuy, WG’96 Manager ANZ Vietnam Nguyen Duy Hung Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Saigon Securities Inc. Ho Chi Minh City Khoi Phu Pham, WG’99 Director, Vietnam Head Investment Banking Group Merrill Lynch Le Hoai Anh, WG’97 Managing Director and Vietnam Country Head Credit Suisse Vietnam Tommy Tan Chief Executive Officer TC Capital |
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11:00 AM to 12:30 PM |
Panel #6: The On-Line Industry in Vietnam | Saigon/Dalat | |
| Moderator: Janice R. Bellace Samuel A. Blank Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics The Wharton School Panelists: Chris Harvey General Manager Vietnamworks.com Prashant Mehta, WG’97 Vice President Partner Solutions Group, Emerging Markets Yahoo! Inc. Singapore Henry B. Nguyen Managing General Partner IDG Ventures Vietnam Phil Tran Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Egg Digital Media |
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1:00 to 2:30 PM |
Lunch | Ballroom 2 &3 | |
| Keynote Speaker Tran Van Ta Chief Executive Officer The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) Vietnam |
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3:00 to 4:30 PM |
Master Classes and Admissions Presentation | ||
| Master Classes taught by Wharton Professors | |||
| #1: Understanding Financial Crisis Franklin Allen Nippon Life Professor of Finance; Professor of Economics The Wharton School |
Saigon/Dalat | ||
| #2: PERIPHERAL VISION: Detecting the Weak Signals that Can Make or Break Your Company George Day Geoffrey T. Boisi Professor and Professor of Marketing The Wharton School |
Danang/Hue | ||
| #3: The Future(s) of Globalization Stephen Kobrin William Wurster Professor of Multinational Management The Wharton School |
Hanoi | ||
| #4: Year of the Rat: China’s Most Critical Year Marshall W. Meyer Richard A. Sapp Professor; Professor of Management and Sociology The Wharton School |
VIP 3 &VIP 4 | ||
3:00 to 4:30 PM
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Admissions Presentation | ||
| Presentation and Discussion on
MBA Admissions at the Wharton School Thomas R. Caleel, C’94, WG’03 Director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid The Wharton School |
Ballroom 1 | ||
6:00 PM |
Transportation from the hotel lobby to the Reunification Palace | ||
6:30 to 11:00 PM |
Farewell Gala at Reunification Palace [SOLD OUT] Dress Code: Festive |
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| Cocktails | |||
| Keynote Speech The U.S. Response to Globalization and the Rise of Asia Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky Senior International Partner WilmerHale |
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| Dinner | |||
| Raffle Drawing | |||
| Announcement of the Location and Date of the Next Forum | |||
| Entertainment | |||
11:00 PM |
Transportation from Reunification Palace to the Sheraton Saigon | ||
