On July 25, Vietnam CEO Summit 2018 took place in Hanoi with the theme “The Age of AI Economy and Vietnamese Enterpriseshad the objective of giving the leading CEOs in Vietnam a glimpse of the current trend in technology advancement as well as management tools and methods to make the most of the opportunities offered by AI.
Vietnam CEO Summit is an annual event for enterprise executives held by Vietnam Report Jsc. and VietNamNet newspaper. At this year’s Summit, the leading experts in the field of AI and economics presented their recommendations for Vietnamese participants.
The keynote speakers were: Prof. Jason Furman – Harvard Kennedy School and Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers of President Barack Obama, Mr. Le Quang Manh – Deputy Minister of Ministry of Planning and Investment in Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan – Director of MDI and CEO of BGF, Dr. Kazuo Yano – Chief Engineer at Hitachi, Ltd., Dr. Masahiro Fukihara – Founder and CEO of Institution for a Global Society, Mr. Duong Tri Thanh – CEO of Vietnam Airlines, with over 300 experts, scholars and leaders. Among them, there are four members of MDI’s AIWS Standards and Practice Committee including: Prof. Jason Furman, Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Dr. Kazuo Yano and Dr. Masahiro Fukuhara.
During the Summit, Prof. Jason Furman and Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan presented a report and the breakthrough strategy for AI economy. Prof. Jason Furman gave a speech on the US – China Trade War and implications for Vietnam. Dr. Kazuo Yano discussed AI for Enterprises and Dr. Masahiro Fukuhara delivered a speech on the application of AI for human resource development.
In addition, business leaders in Vietnam held two discussions with speakers and other guests of the Summit about AI for business, and opportunities as well as challenges for Vietnam.