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Organizers: - Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam (MOIT) - Vietnam Consulate General in San Francisco |
Sponsors: - San Francisco Mayor’s Office - California Chamber of Commerce - California Asian Chamber of Commerce - East Bay Economic Development Alliance - San Francisco Small Business Development Center - Silicon Valley Forum - California-Asia Business Council - San Francisco - Hochiminh City Sister City Committee - Vietnam National Association of Real Estate Professionals |
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Priority sectors: - Agro industry - Electronics and Information Technology - Textiles - Furniture - Investment |
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Vietnamese Participants (Vietnamese Delegation): 30 people - Senior Officials of Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam - Representatives from 25-30 companies which are seeking to export or establish operations in the U.S. - Provincial Governments: Vice Chairmen, senior officials responsible for trade and investment development from selected provinces.
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The U.S. Participants: - Investors that are seeking to establish or expand operations in Vietnam - Representatives from local governments - Advisors, service providers, companies, chambers of commerce, and associations facilitating trade and investment - Businessmen including manufacturing and trading firms, banking, service supplier and advisory law firms. |
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Tentative Agenda |
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13:30 |
Registration, networking and refreshment |
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14:00 |
Welcome Remarks |
California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development |
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14:10 |
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Consul General Hon. Mr. Ho Xuan Son |
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14:20 |
Opening Remarks |
Director General, Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency, MOIT Mr. Bui Huy Son |
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14:30 |
Presentation: Overview on Vietnam – United States Trade and Investment Cooperation |
Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency |
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14:45 |
Panel Discussion: TRADE AND INVESTMENT RELATIONS BETWEEN VIETNAM AND THE US - The interplay in trade and investment between the U.S. and Vietnam - Opportunities for U.S. investors to invest in Vietnam - Opportunities for Vietnamese investors to invest in the U.S.A - US companies investing in or trading with Viet Nam share their experiences |
Panelists: - Head of Vietnam Delegation - Vice Chairman of Phu Tho or Binh Dinh Province - Representative of California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development - Representative from a Vietnamese America Business Association - US enterprises who is doing business with Vietnam - Lawyer specialized in international trade or investment |
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16:15 |
Closing remarks |
MOIT |
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16:25 |
B2B meeting |
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Contact point |
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Vietnam Trade Ofice in San Francisco Address: 474 35th Avenue, San Francisco. CA 94121 Tel: 415-990 2636; Fax: 415-751 1751 E-mail: thangtm@gmail.com |
Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency Address: 20 Ly Thuong Kiet street, Hanoi, Vietnam Tel: +84.90.4562789; Fax: +84.24.38262255 Email: investprocen@vietrade.gov.vn |
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