High-Level Roundtable on AI Strategy with General Secretary Tô Lâm and Vietnam’s Leadership – London, October 28, 2025

Nov 23, 2025News

On October 28, 2025, at the historic Raffles Hotel London, the Boston Global Forum (BGF) co-organized a high-level strategic event where General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Tô Lâm and senior Vietnamese leaders met with world-renowned strategists and experts in artificial intelligence, digital governance, and chip technology.

This landmark gathering marked a major milestone in Vietnam’s journey to build a powerful, ethical, and globally competitive AI future — and to contribute Vietnamese wisdom and values to the world as humanity enters a new era: the Age of AI.

During the Roundtable, General Secretary Tô Lâm emphasized Vietnam’s determination to “develop AI as a driving force for national modernization, build a peaceful, humane, and innovation-driven society, and ensure that technological progress always serves the people.”

He also affirmed that international cooperation—especially with leading global institutions such as BGF and its partners—is essential for Vietnam “to go further, faster, and responsibly” in shaping its AI future.

Representing the Boston Global Forum, Co-Founder Nguyen Anh Tuan presented three comprehensive strategic programs supporting Vietnam’s national AI development.

1. AIWS Government 24/7 for Vietnam

A model of continuous, ethical governance using trusted AI to support Vietnam’s leaders, optimize policymaking, and deliver transparent, personalized public services 24/7.

Key components include:

AI for real-time decision support
• Unified citizen service hub
• Transparency and trust dashboard
• Digital management of public investment and government spending
• A national 24/7 government data center
• A next-generation, people-centered digital governance architecture

This model positions Vietnam to become a global pioneer in AI-powered public administration.

2. Center for Digital Assets with AIWS Digital Asset Standards (AIWS-DASI)

Vietnam will establish a national center to:

Build ethical, high-quality digital assets aligned with global standards
• Apply AIWS-DASI, the world’s first ethical certification system for digital assets
• Ensure trust, transparency, and safety in the digital economy
• Support fintech, banking, education, culture, and innovation ecosystems

AIWS-DASI will help Vietnam become a trusted hub of ethical digital economic innovation in Asia.

3. AIWS Film Park – A Cultural–Technological Innovation Platform

This initiative brings together:

Advanced cinematic technologies
• AI-powered creative tools
• Preservation and elevation of Vietnamese cultural identity
• Global collaboration in film, music, and immersive arts

With cultural heritage centers such as Nha Trang, Ha Long – Yên Tử, and Hội An, Vietnam is positioned to become a global destination for AI-enhanced cultural creativity.

A Special Strategic Roundtable with Vietnam’s Top Leadership

Nguyen Anh Tuan presented strategic recommendations on AI development to General Secretary Tô Lâm and Vietnam’s top decision-makers, including:

Politburo Members and Senior Leaders

Nguyễn Hoà Bình – First Deputy Prime Minister
• Nguyễn Duy Ngọc – Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee, Politburo Member
• Nguyễn Trọng Nghĩa – Politburo Member
• Phan Văn Giang – Minister of Defense, Politburo Member
• Lương Tam Quang – Minister of Public Security, Politburo Member
• Lê Hoài Trung – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Party Central Committee Secretary
• Phạm Gia Túc – Chief of Staff of the Vietnam Communist Party
• Trần Lưu Quang – Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, Party Central Committee Secretary

Key Ministers and Officials

Nguyễn Văn Thắng – Minister of Finance
• Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng – Minister of Science and Technology
• Nguyễn Kim Sơn – Minister of Education
• Nguyễn Thị Hồng – Governor, State Bank of Vietnam
• Tô Ân Xô – Chief of Staff to General Secretary Tô Lâm
• Đỗ Minh Hưng – Ambassador of Vietnam to the UK

Global Strategists and Experts Joining the Event

From the Boston Global Forum – AIWS Family

Governor Michael Dukakis – Co-Founder, BGF (online)
• Nguyen Anh Tuan – CEO, BGF
• Professor Alex Pentland – MIT (online)
• Professor Thomas Patterson – Harvard (online)
• Professor David Silbersweig – Harvard (online)

International Strategists and Experts

Hon. Mark Kennedy – Wahba Initiative, NYU; Former US Congressman
• Liam Maxwell – Director, Government Transformation, AWS; UK Government’s first Chief Technology Officer
• Tantum Collins – Former Director for Technology & National Security, White House
• Glen Weyl – Leader of Microsoft Research
• Lord Francis Maude – Former UK Minister for Reform
• Dr. Marc Warner – CEO & Co-Founder, Faculty
• Lord Liam Booth Smith – EMEA Policy Lead, Anthropic; Former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
• Michael Webb – Founder, Quantum Leap
• Andrew Trask – Founder, OpenMined; Senior Scientist, DeepMind
• Saul Klein OBE – Investor; Member of UK Technology Strategy Board
• Alastair Lukies CBE – Chair, FinTech Alliance
• Yossi Katribas – Former Senior Deputy Director General, Israeli Prime Minister’s Office (online)
• Yasuhide Nakayama – Former Japanese State Minister of Foreign Affairs (online)

Moderator: Nguyen Anh Tuan

This gathering connected Vietnam’s leadership with global thinkers, offering deep insights into AI strategy, chip sovereignty, cybersecurity, digital ethics, and economic modernization.