Upcoming Vietnam CEO Summit 2018: AI Economic Breakthrough Strategy and Solutions for Vietnam

Jul 16, 2018News

On July 25th, Vietnam CEO Summit 2018 will take place in Hanoi with the participation of MDI’s Director Nguyen Anh Tuan and Prof. Jason Furman, who was named by President Barack Obama as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. The Summit is expected to bring an innovative and practical approach to AI in Vietnam.

Vietnam CEO Summit is an annual event for CEOs of top businesses in Vietnam to discuss the future of regional economy, including opportunities and risks. This year’s Summit will take place on July 25th at Sheraton Hanoi Hotel with the theme: The Age of Artificial Intelligence and Vietnamese Enterprises: Implications from Harvard Case Studies and the World Business Ideals.

This year, the Summit welcomes world leaders and innovators to discuss AI and strategy for AI economy in Vietnam. In this event, Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan – Director of MDI and Professor Jason Furman – Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Obama’s advisor during his presidency, are going to present on AI economy for Vietnam, including strategy as well as execution and implementation of the solutions. With Governor Michael Dukakis, Prof. Thomas Patterson and Prof. Nazli Choucri, they have been working together on the report of the breakthrough strategy to take Vietnam to a new prosperous age.

Other guest speakers are leading innovators in the AI such as Minister Nguyen Chi Dung – Ministry of Planning and Investment in Vietnam, Governor Michael Dukakis – Former Governor of Massachusetts, Chairman of MDI, Dr. Kazuo Yano – Chief Engineer of Hitachi Group, Dr. Masahiro Fukuhara – CEO of Instution for a Global Society (Japan), and Prof. Nazli Choucri – MIT.