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