[Supported Event] Alumni Networking Event 2026 in HCMC: Strengthening the German-Vietnamese Business Dynamics

Mar 12 Thursday

[Supported Event] Alumni Networking Event 2026 in HCMC: Strengthening the German-Vietnamese Business Dynamics

Thursday, 1:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Liberty Central Saigon Citypoint Hotel, 59 Pasteur Street, Saigon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City

Partnering in Business with Germany, previously known as the “Manager Training Programme,” is a global programme of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and designed to promote foreign trade and investment. It seeks to help SMEs from emerging and developing countries forge successful business ties with German SMEs. The programme leads to the establishment of long-term business partnerships and a global network of internationally active SMEs.

Based on this network, the German Business Association (GBA) would like to invite GBA members to the “Alumni Networking Event 2026 in HCMC: Strengthening the German-Vietnamese Business Dynamics” in Ho Chi Minh City with the following details. The event is organized in cooperation with the Partnering in Business with Germany program of the Ministry of Finance, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

EVENT DETAILS:

Date: Thursday, 12 March 2026

Time: 1:30 PM – 7 PM

Place: Liberty Central Saigon Citypoint Hotel, 59 Pasteur Street, Saigon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City

Networking Reception: 5 PM – 7 PM

Entrance Fee: Exclusively Free-of-charge for GBA members

AGENDA:

1:30 PM: Arrival and registration
2:00 PM: Welcome

Moderators:
- Katharina Jacobsen, Project Manager of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Project Manager Vietnam
Opening remarks by Andrea Maria Sühl, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany to Vietnam
Keynote Speakers:
- Vice Chairman of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)
- Manuel Palz, Deputy Head of Division VB4-PG of German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)
Interactive activity to introduce the Alumni
Keys to success: Best Practices presented by Alumni of Partnering in Business with Germany
Coffee Break

15:45 PM: Panel discussion “Looking Back, Moving Forward: Six Years of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA)”

Moderator: Zura Bazarova, Business Advisor of CEFE International
Panelists:
- Peter Kompalla, Chief Representative of Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Vietnam (AHK Vietnam)
- Dang Thi Xuan Mai, Deputy General Director of An Mai Import and Export Equipment and PG Alumni
- Leif D. Schneider, Country Head of Luther Vietnam Law LLC
- Peter Buerstedde, Director Vietnam of Germany Trade & Invest
- Tran Thi Nhu Phuong, Director of Green Phoenix Imextra
Presentation by German-Vietnamese Alumni Association (GVA), Le Thi Lam Vien, Chairwoman of the Alumni Association
Closing Statements and Outlook by:
- Hoang Van Anh, Director General of VCCI
- Manuel Palz, Deputy Head of Division VB4-PG, BMWE