Hybrid Intelligence — Leadership for Vietnam’s Semiconductor and AI Decade

Vanguard CxO Initiative | By Invitation

Vietnam Vanguard × Washington University in St. Louis × Rēsu

March 31, 2026 | 11:00 - 13:30
Ho Chi Minh City

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Vietnam’s semiconductor expansion and enterprise AI adoption are accelerating faster than leadership pipelines can adapt.

Vietnam is scaling its semiconductor and artificial intelligence capabilities rapidly.

But leadership capacity is not scaling at the same speed.

This closed-door executive luncheon brings together senior leaders from global technology firms, Vietnamese enterprises, and Washington University in St. Louis to explore what it will take to build the next generation of technical leadership for Vietnam’s transformation era.

Format: 2.5-hour private forum + luncheon

Focus: AI, human capital, leadership, organizational learning

Participants: 25-30 C-suite members, senior leaders, founders, and diplomats

Host: Washington University in St. Louis × Vietnam Vanguard

AGENDA

11:00 - 11:25

Registration & Networking

11:25 - 11:30

Opening Remarks

Cuong Dang, Founder & Chair of Vietnam Vanguard

11:30 - 12:20

Hybrid Intelligence: The Future of Human AI Collaboration

Prof. Markus Baer, Vice Dean, WashU Olin Business School — on creativity, adaptability, and decision-making in the AI era.

12:20 - 13:10

Industry Leadership Dialogue — moderated by Cuong Dang, Vietnam Vanguard

Le Quang Dam, Marvell Technology

Where Vietnam’s semiconductor leadership pipeline is strongest—and weakest today

Phong Vo, Ampere (Softbank Group)

How AI-driven compute infrastructure is reshaping the semiconductor value chain—and where Vietnam can move beyond engineering support toward strategic participation

An Luong, Masan Group

What changes inside companies once AI becomes part of decision infrastructure

Nguyen Bao Anh, VSAP Lab

What it takes to build indigenous semiconductor capability inside Vietnam—from advanced packaging to next-generation chiplet ecosystems

13:10 - 13:30

Closing & Networking

Featured Speakers

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Prof. Markus Baer

Vice Dean of Executive Education, Washington University in St. Louis – Olin Business School

Prof. Markus Baer is a leading global authority on creativity, innovation, and leadership in complex, fast-changing environments. As Vice Dean of Executive Education at Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, he helps leaders and organizations build cultures that thrive amid disruption. His research focuses on how individuals and teams generate breakthrough ideas, adapt to uncertainty, and lead transformation — the very capabilities that define success in the age of artificial intelligence.

Prof. Baer’s work has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and MIT Sloan Management Review, and his executive programs have guided senior leaders from Fortune 500 companies and government institutions across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

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Dr. Le Quang Dam

Vietnam Country Head, Marvell Technology

Lê Quang Đạm leads Marvell’s engineering operations in Vietnam, one of the company’s key global design centers supporting advanced semiconductor development. Under his leadership, Vietnam has strengthened its role in high-value chip design within global technology supply chains.

With deep experience managing large engineering teams in complex multinational environments, he brings insight into how Vietnam can transition from technical execution hubs toward leadership roles in semiconductor innovation and system design.

Phong Vo

General Director, Ampere Vietnam

Phong Vo leads Ampere Computing’s presence in Vietnam, supporting the company’s expansion in high-performance cloud-native processor technology designed for hyperscale data centers and artificial intelligence workloads.

With deep experience across semiconductor engineering, infrastructure computing, and global technology operations, he works at the intersection of advanced processor architecture and next-generation AI computing platforms. His perspective reflects how Vietnam can participate more meaningfully in the global shift toward energy-efficient, AI-optimized compute infrastructure.

Nguyen Bao Anh

Co-Founder & CEO, VSAP Lab

Nguyễn Bảo Anh is a semiconductor engineer and entrepreneur helping shape Vietnam’s emerging role in advanced chip design and packaging. He previously served as Senior Director and Head of the Danang office at Synopsys, where he led a team of roughly 200 engineers developing UCIe PHY technology for next-generation chiplet architectures—work later integrated into a 3nm multi-die processor showcased by Intel at Intel Innovation 2023.

He later served as President and General Director of Mixel Vietnam (acquired by Silvaco), and now leads VSAP Lab, an advanced semiconductor R&D initiative building domestic capability in packaging, chiplet systems, and next-generation integration technologies—an important step toward strengthening Vietnam’s position across the global semiconductor value chain.

Widely regarded by industry peers as one of the country’s most technically accomplished semiconductor leaders, he represents a new generation of engineers choosing to build deep technology capacity inside Vietnam rather than abroad.

An Luong

Head of AI & Data Science — Masan Group

An Lương leads artificial intelligence and data science initiatives across Masan Group, one of Vietnam’s largest private-sector enterprises. His work focuses on deploying AI systems to support decision-making, operational optimization, and customer insight at enterprise scale.

With experience spanning advanced analytics, machine learning strategy, and organizational AI adoption, he brings a practitioner’s perspective on how intelligence augmentation is reshaping leadership inside large Vietnamese corporations.

Cuong Dang (host)

Founder & CEO, Rēsu

Cuong Dang is the Founder and Chairman of Vietnam Vanguard, a leadership platform convening senior executives and global partners to address Vietnam’s emerging leadership and capability challenges in advanced industries and enterprise growth.

He is also the Founder of Rēsu, a strategic advisory firm supporting organizations navigating transformation and cross-border expansion. Previously, he founded and led Forbes Vietnam, helping shape one of the country’s most influential business media platforms.

Leadership in the Age of Intelligence

AI is easy.
Adaptation is hard.

Tools are advancing faster than people — and organizations are struggling to keep up.

Human capital is Vietnam’s next strategic advantage.

As automation scales, creativity, ethics, and learning agility define competitiveness.

This forum is about foresight and action.

We’re connecting leaders who shape policies, cultures, and teams that thrive amid technological upheaval.

Previous Speakers

His Excellency Marc E. Knapper

U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam
Doan Viet Dai Tu

Co-Founder, Chairman — OpenAsia
Hue Nguyen

Senior General Manager — AEON Vietnam
Mai Huu Tin

Chairman, CEO — U&I Investment Corporation
Marc Woo

Managing Director — Google Vietnam (Google Asia Pacific)
Amb. Pham Quang Vinh

Vietnam Ambassador to the US (2014 - 2018)
Dr. Melvin Heng

Group CEO — Thomson Medical Group
Trong Kien Tran

Chairman, CEO — Thien Minh Group (TMG)
Ngoc Thao Tran

Vice Chairwoman — Phu Nhuan Jewelry (PNJ), CEO — PNJP
Il-Dong Kwon

Managing Director & Partner — BCG Vietnam

Supporting Organizations

Co-Host
Washington University in St. Louis — Olin Business School
A top 15 U.S. business school, recognized globally for research and executive education in leadership, innovation, and organizational strategy.

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Washington University in St. Louis —
Olin Business School

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By the Numbers

(from previous events)

500+

total attendees

420+

C-level executives and founders

400+

leading companies

sectors including FMCG, real estate, manufacturing, tech, logistics, and capital markets

Attendees included:

Founders of $10M–$200M businesses
Next-gen successors from Vietnam’s top family enterprises
Senior execs from MNCs and high-growth startups
Institutional advisors, investors, and board-level mentors

Participation & Access

Participation at the Hybrid Intelligence Leadership for Vietnam’s Semiconductor and AI Decade luncheon is by invitation to ensure a high-caliber, senior-level dialogue.

A limited number of professional access seats are available for emerging leaders and executives who wish to engage in this conversation on the future of human capital and leadership in the age of artificial intelligence.
Complimentary invitations are extended to selected C-suite executives, Vanguard members, and corporate partners.