Co-organizers:

- The Washington State Department of Commerce

- U.S. Chamber of Commerce/ Seattle Chamber of Commerce

(Please let us know if you would like to recommend any other organization to be the co-organizer of this event)

Time

Content

14:00

Registration, networking and refreshment

14:30

Welcome Remarks

Mr. Brian Bonlender – Director of Department of Commerce of Washington State

14:40

Keynote Speech

Mr. Hoang Quoc Vuong, Vice Minister, Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam

14:45

Presentation: Vietnam – United States Trade and Investment Cooperation

Mr. Vu Ba Phu, Director General, Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency, MOIT

15:00

Video Clip: Introduction of Vietnam typical industries

15:05

Panel Discussion: Vietnam – United States: Prospects for trade and investment development

- Enhance the two-way Trade and Investment cooperation between Vietnam – U.S

- Potential exports products of Vietnam and the U.S

- Opportunities for U.S. enterprises to invest in Vietnam

- U.S companies investing in or trading with Viet Nam share their experiences

• Moderator: Representative of The Washington State Department of Commerce

• Speakers:

- Mr. Vu Ba Phu, Director General of Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency, MOIT

- Representative of U.S. Chamber of Commerce

- Mr Tran Hoang Tuu, Vice Chairman, People's Committee of Vinh Long Province

- Representative of International Business Machines (IBM)

- Mr. Tom Sullivan, Policy Manager International Public Policy, Amazon

15:55

Closing remark

Mr. Hoang Quoc Vuong, Vice Minister, Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam

16:05

Photo session

16:10 - 17:00

Business matching:

Between Vietnam and U.S enterprises.

Language: English & Vietnamese (Simultaneous interpretation)