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Shortly after its launch in Hanoi, EuroCham will present the 11th edition of the Whitebook on 20 March in Ho Chi Minh City.
The Whitebook is the Chamber's landmark publication on trade and investment issues and recommendations. Published in every year since 2007, the Whitebook is the main product of EuroCham's core activity: advocacy.
This Whitebook Briefing will be a unique discussion on trade and investment in Vietnam, with a focus on the role of the European business community in Ho Chi Minh City with the theme:
THE EU-VIETNAM FREE TRADE AGREEMENT- HO CHI MINH CITY AS BRIDGE TO EUROPE.
The event will count on the presence of business and Ho Chi Minh leaders as well as EuroCham's key partners.
The discussion will include two parts: the assessment of recent Ho Chi Minh City's innovative policies and European Trade and Investments and key issues and recommendations from the European business community in Vietnam in the 11th edition of the Whitebook. The publication is a collective message that cuts across several industries and companies, dealing with diverse sectoral and cross-sectoral topics, while reflecting the views and expectations of EuroCham members and partners.
The Whitebook 2019 will be available online soon.
For the previous version of the Whitebook, please see: https://www.eurochamvn.org/node/17195
Speakers
Ms. Magdalena Krakowiak
Representative of International Quality Medicines-Generic & Biosimilar Sector Committee at EuroCham
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Mr. Hugo Luik
Vice Chairman of Medical Devices & Diagnostics Sector Committee at EuroCham
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H.E.Ambassador Bruno Angelet
Head of Delegation at The Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam
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Mr. Bob Fletcher
Vice Chairman of Transportation & Logistics Sector Committee at EuroCham
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Ms. Sarah Galeski
Co-Chairman of Human Resources & Training Sector Committee at EuroCham
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Mr. William Mackereth
Vice Chairman of Transportation and Logistics Sector Committee at EuroCham
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Ms. Yen Vu
Representative of Intellectual Property Rights Sector Committee at EuroCham
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Mr. Tran Ngoc
Liem
Vice Chairman at VCCI
Mr. Jean Jacques
Bouflet
Vice Chairman at EuroCham
After studying law in France and Germany, Mr Bouflet served the European Commission for 37 years. Among others he participated to the negotiations of the WTO Agreement and also to the taskforce for the accession to the EU of Sweden, Finland and Austria. As member of the legal service of the Commission, he acted for many years as litigator of the EU in the WTO Dispute Settlement Panels. He was also Deputy Representative of the European Commission in France. Finally, he was posted as Head of Trade Affairs in the EU Delegation to Thailand and subsequently in the Delegation to Vietnam where he participated to the lead negotiators meetings of the EVFTA.
Minh is Partner in charge of Tax & Business Advisory Services at Mazars Vietnam. Minh is also Executive Committee Member of Eurocham, and Executive Committee Member of the Central and Eastern European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (CEEC). Minh supports international groups and foreign invested companies doing business in Vietnam via technical advice and various advocacy activities toward Vietnamese Government agencies. He is active in promoting business cooperation between Vietnam and European countries.
Ms. Magdalena
Krakowiak
Representative of International Quality Medicines-Generic & Biosimilar Sector Committee at EuroCham
Mr. Hugo
Luik
Vice Chairman of Medical Devices & Diagnostics Sector Committee at EuroCham
Mr. Laurent
Genet
Chairman of Mobility Sector Committee at EuroCham
H.E.Ambassador Bruno
Angelet
Head of Delegation at The Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam
Ambassador Bruno Angelet is an experienced Belgian diplomat. Prior to be appointed as the EU Ambassador to Vietnam, he was the Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam. He was also serving as the Advisor on the EU of the Deputy Prime Minister of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium. His experience on the EU was enriched with the post as the Deputy Director for the European Security and Defence at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Nicolas is EuroCham Co-Chair since October 2017, having been a member of its Executive Committee since 2014, with particular involvement in the preparation of the White Book and advocacy on behalf of foreign investors to the Vietnamese authorities. Member of the Paris Bar, Nicolas Audier is an attorney with 20 years of experience in the ASEAN Region and Vietnam in particular. He has been working in Vietnam since 1995 and was head of a leading international law firm in Vietnam from 1995 to 2008, before establishing Audier & Partners, which now has offices in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Ulan Bator and Yangon. He is special trade advisor on Vietnam for the French MFA since 1999, having been honored (“Bang Khen”) by the Vietnamese Minister of Justice in recognition of his substantial contribution to the development of Vietnam’s legal system, one of three lawyers to ever receive this distinction.
Mr. Vu Minh
Anh
Co-Chairman of Tourism & Hospitality Sector Committee at EuroCham
Mr. Enrico
Bruni
Vice Chairman of Mobility Sector Committee at EuroCham
Mr. Bob
Fletcher
Vice Chairman of Transportation & Logistics Sector Committee at EuroCham
Ms. Sarah
Galeski
Co-Chairman of Human Resources & Training Sector Committee at EuroCham
Mr. William
Mackereth
Vice Chairman of Transportation and Logistics Sector Committee at EuroCham
Ms. Yen Vu
Representative of Intellectual Property Rights Sector Committee at EuroCham
Agenda
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10
Welcome Remarks and Introduction to EVFTA and Ho Chi Minh City
Mr. Nicolas AudierBy EuroCham Co-Chairman
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10
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25
Opening Speech
Representative of Ho Chi Minh City authorities (TBC)
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25
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09
35
Keynote Speech
H.E.Ambassador Bruno Angelet09
35
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10
45
Summary of recommendations and contributions of the European business community in Vietnam (Presentation)
• Ms. Magdalena Krakowiak, Representative of International Quality Medicines - Generic and Biosimilar Sector Committee
• Mr. Hugo Luik, Vice Chairman of Medical Devices & Diagnostics Sector Committee
• Mr. Laurent Genet, Chairman of Mobility Sector Committee
• Mr. Enrico Bruni, Vice Chairman of Mobility Sector Committee
• Ms. Sarah Galeski, Co-Chairman of Human Resources & Training Sector Committee
• Mr. Will Mackereth, Co-Chairman of Transportation & Logistics Sector Committee
• Mr. Bob Fletcher, Vice Chairman of Transportation & Logistics Sector Committee
• Ms. Yến Vũ, Representative of Intellectual Property Rights Sector Committee
• Mr. Vũ Minh Anh, Co-Chairman of Tourism & Hospitality Sector Committee
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45
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10
55
10
55
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25
Panel Discussion: Assessment of recent Ho Chi Minh City’s innovative policies and European Trade and Investments
Moderator: Mr. Jean-Jacques Bouflet, Vice Chairman of EuroCham
Speakers:
• Mr. Nicolas Audier, EuroCham Co-Chairman
• HCMC Department/s (tbc)
• Mr. Dinh Ngoc Thang, Director of HCMC Department of Customs (tbc)
• Mr. Tran Ngoc Liem, Vice Chairman of VCCI
• Ms. Mayte Parnas, Director of Europe-Vietnam Business Network
• Mr. Andreas Abbing, Vice President - Commercial Plant Manager of HCMC Plant of Bosch Vietnam
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25
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35
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35
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11
45
Welcome Remarks and Introduction to EVFTA and Ho Chi Minh City
By EuroCham Co-Chairman
Speakers
Mr. Nicolas Audier
Co-Chairman at EuroCham VietnamNicolas is EuroCham Co-Chair since October 2017, having been a member of its Executive Committee since 2014, with particular involvement in the preparation of the White Book and advocacy on behalf of foreign investors to the Vietnamese authorities. Member of the Paris Bar, Nicolas Audier is an attorney with 20 years of experience in the ASEAN Region and Vietnam in particular. He has been working in Vietnam since 1995 and was head of a leading international law firm in Vietnam from 1995 to 2008, before establishing Audier & Partners, which now has offices in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Ulan Bator and Yangon. He is special trade advisor on Vietnam for the French MFA since 1999, having been honored (“Bang Khen”) by the Vietnamese Minister of Justice in recognition of his substantial contribution to the development of Vietnam’s legal system, one of three lawyers to ever receive this distinction.
Keynote Speech
Speakers
H.E.Ambassador Bruno Angelet
Head of Delegation at The Delegation of the European Union to VietnamAmbassador Bruno Angelet is an experienced Belgian diplomat. Prior to be appointed as the EU Ambassador to Vietnam, he was the Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam. He was also serving as the Advisor on the EU of the Deputy Prime Minister of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium. His experience on the EU was enriched with the post as the Deputy Director for the European Security and Defence at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Summary and Closing Speech
EuroCham Co-Chairman
Speakers
Mr. Nicolas Audier
Co-Chairman at EuroCham VietnamNicolas is EuroCham Co-Chair since October 2017, having been a member of its Executive Committee since 2014, with particular involvement in the preparation of the White Book and advocacy on behalf of foreign investors to the Vietnamese authorities. Member of the Paris Bar, Nicolas Audier is an attorney with 20 years of experience in the ASEAN Region and Vietnam in particular. He has been working in Vietnam since 1995 and was head of a leading international law firm in Vietnam from 1995 to 2008, before establishing Audier & Partners, which now has offices in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Ulan Bator and Yangon. He is special trade advisor on Vietnam for the French MFA since 1999, having been honored (“Bang Khen”) by the Vietnamese Minister of Justice in recognition of his substantial contribution to the development of Vietnam’s legal system, one of three lawyers to ever receive this distinction.
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