Shaping the Future: Exclusive Leadership Experiences

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Vietnam 2030s: The $1 Trillion Ambition (Vanguard Summit)

Vietnam is entering a decisive decade. By the early 2030s, the country has a credible path toward joining the $1T economies of Asia — but only if leadership, capital, and institutions scale fast enough. Vanguard Summit 2025 is where this question gets tackled head-on by the people who actually shape outcomes.

Date: Q1, 2026
Location: Ho Chi Minh City

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The Human Equation in the Age of AI

Date: October 30th, 2025
Location: Ho Chi Minh City

Artificial Intelligence is no longer a future disruptor — it’s a present reality. Across every sector, AI is reshaping how we work, lead, and build trust inside organizations. But behind every algorithm, the human equation still determines whether transformation succeeds or fails.

This executive forum brings together Vietnam’s business leaders, policymakers, and global experts to examine the real leadership questions behind AI adoption.

The conversation goes beyond hype. It’s about how real leaders make real decisions in a new operating reality.

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The CxO Initiative

Date: Q4 2025
Location: Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam’s business landscape is entering a decisive decade. To stay ahead of the curve, leadership teams must move beyond operational excellence and embrace strategic transformation.

The CxO Initiative is Vietnam Vanguard’s leadership conversation series designed for the country’s top executives — founders, CEOs, and C-suite leaders who are shaping the next phase of growth.

Each session brings together a small, high-caliber group to exchange real-world insights on strategy, capital, technology, and governance. No noise. No panels-for-show. Just honest conversations between decision-makers.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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