SEMINAR PROGRAM: “DEVELOPMENT SPACE OF HO CHI MINH CITY – DRIVING GROWTH THROUGH SUPPLY CHAIN AND RETAIL”

  09/07/2025

Time: 2:00 PM, Friday, July 11, 2025
Venue: Pullman Vung Tau Hotel, 15 Thi Sach Street, Thang Tam Ward, Vung Tau City

As Ho Chi Minh City enters a new phase of development, aiming to become a multi-centered megacity, defining its growth space in connection with commercial-service infrastructure, supply chains, and a modern retail system has become an urgent priority.

The seminar “Development Space of Ho Chi Minh City – Driving Growth through Supply Chain and Retail” is organized with the following objectives:

  • Analyze the post-merger urban development trends and HCMC’s role in the national value chain
  • Share insights on consumption data and key retail trends
  • Discuss solutions for linking commerce, logistics, and retail infrastructure within the modern urban ecosystem
  • Propose regional cooperation models and policy directions to leverage synergy between HCMC and key provinces such as Binh Duong and Ba Ria – Vung Tau

This seminar serves as a multi-dimensional dialogue platform for government agencies, industry experts, associations, and businesses to co-create strategic initiatives for the sustainable development of trade and services in the new urban context.

Organizers

  • Directed by: People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City
  • Organized by: Department of Industry and Trade, Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies, Tuoi Tre Newspaper
  • In partnership with: Informa Markets Vietnam, M-Service (MoMo)

Participants include:

  • Senior officials from central ministries and government agencies
  • Leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and relevant departments
  • Leading experts in the field of commerce
  • Representatives from industry associations in sectors such as logistics, e-commerce, and retail
  • Enterprises involved in manufacturing, distribution, and commercial infrastructure investment
  • Media and press agencies

 

Agenda

Time Agenda Speaker
14:00 – 14:30 Welcome guests  
14:30 – 14:45 Opening remarks and introduction of delegates MC
14:45 – 15:00 Opening speech: Development orientation of Ho Chi Minh City’s trade sector in the new era Leader of the Department of Industry and Trade
15:00 – 15:15 Keynote 1: Defining Ho Chi Minh City’s trade role post-merger – Analysis of production scale, consumption trends, and integration into the national value chain Dr. Do Thien Anh Tuan – Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management
15:15 – 15:30 Keynote 2: Consumer data and retail trends in Ho Chi Minh City – Opportunities to shape the supply chain NielsenIQ Vietnam
15:30 – 15:45 Keynote 3: Trade fairs and exhibitions in the new urban space – From industrial hub to shopping and international market connection center Informa Markets Vietnam
15:45 – 16:00 Keynote 4: The commercial infrastructure landscape of Ho Chi Minh City – Potential for restructuring traditional retail channels Pioneer in the digital transformation of traditional distribution channels
16:00 – 16:40 Panel discussion: “Development space of Ho Chi Minh City – Driving growth through supply chain and retail”. Government representatives, experts, scientists, association leaders, and businesses
16:40 -16:55 Directive speech Representative from the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City
16:55 -17:00 Directive speech and closing remarks Representative from the Ministry of Industry and Trade
17:00 – 17:05 Closing MC
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