Shaping the Future: Exclusive Leadership Experiences
Vanguard Summit
An annual leadership experience that will bring together visionary leaders, business pioneers, and changemakers to explore new perspectives on Vietnam’s transformation. While details are being crafted, this event promises to be a landmark moment for leadership in the country.
Date: Nov 6th, 2025
Location: Ho Chi Minh City
Mastering the Second Curve — Vanguard Connect Series
Date: Aug 14th, 2025
Location: JW Marriott Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam’s business landscape is shifting. Growth is no longer guaranteed. Global headwinds are intensifying. And inside many companies, the cracks are starting to show: unclear succession, weak governance, stalled leadership teams, and founders stretched beyond their limits.
The very instincts that built success are now holding it back.
This is the Second Curve.
The moment when a business — and its leaders — must evolve or decline.
We’re gathering the builders who are ready to face it head-on. To rebuild trust, redesign leadership, and structure growth that lasts.
Not someday. Now.
For members, and by invitation only.
Building Cross-Border Bridges — Vanguard Connect Series
Date: Aug 15th, 2025
Location: Block71, Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam’s startups have shown they can hustle, scale locally, and attract capital. But the next leap — expanding beyond borders — requires a new kind of discipline.
Global markets reward not just speed, but structure. Governance. Compliance. Strategic clarity. And a mindset built for navigating across cultures, capital, and regulation.
Many Vietnamese founders face the same critical inflection point:
Cap tables that don’t scale, teams not yet built for cross-border execution, and operations still optimized for home-ground speed — not international scrutiny.
VanguardConnect x AsiaBerlin is designed to confront that head-on.
On August 15 in Ho Chi Minh City, we’re bringing together startup founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders from Vietnam and Berlin to tackle the realities of scaling globally — and to turn ambition into actionable strategies.
From AI-driven product innovation to governance best practices and smart capital alignment, we’ll explore what it takes to make Vietnamese innovation truly borderless.
If your startup is eyeing the next market — this is the room you need to be in.
Pre registration is required.
Scaling Beyond Borders — Vanguard Connect Series
Date: May 6th, 2025
Location: Sofitel Saigon Plaza, Ho Chi Minh City
Vanguard Connect: Scaling Beyond Borders is an exclusive forum hosted by Vanguard in collaboration with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and the Singapore Leaders Network.
This private gathering brings together Vietnam’s boldest founders, C-suite executives, and business leaders, alongside Singapore’s leading executives, to explore the leadership mindsets and strategies needed to scale beyond domestic markets and across Southeast Asia.
Featuring senior executives from Masan Group, TTC AgriS, PNJ, REE Corporation, and members of the Singapore Leaders Network, Vanguard Connect is where Vietnam and Singapore’s future leadership converges to chart the next frontier of growth, innovation, and regional impact.
For members, and by invitation only.
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING
How to Unlock Creativity in Complex, Fast-Changing Organizations
JW Marriott Hotel & Suites Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City
August 14, 2025 | 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Taught by Prof. Markus Baer — Vice Dean of Executive Education, Olin Business School
