Australia Investment Forum 2023 – Ho Chi Minh City, 08 September 2023

 

TENTATIVE AGENDA

Time Content Speaker
08:00 – 08:30 Delegate registration
08:30 – 08:35 Welcome Remarks Sarah Hooper – Consul General, Australian Consulate General in HCMC Vu Van Chung, Deputy Director General, Foreign Investment Agency – FIA, Ministry of Planning and Investment – MPI
08:35 – 08:40 Opening Remarks Vu Van Chung, Deputy Director General Foreign Investment Agency, Ministry of Planning & Investment Cosimo Thawley, Minister- Counsellor, Senior Treasury Representative, Southeast Asia Australian Foreign Investment Review Board – FIRB
08:40 – 08:45 Group Photo
08:45 – 08:50 Video on Australia – Vietnam investment
08:50 – 09:05 Vietnamese investment guide for investors to invest in Australia Vu Van Chung, Deputy Director General Foreign Investment Agency, Ministry of Planning & Investment
09:05 – 09:15 Investment procedures and regulations for foreign investors in Australia Cosimo Thawley, Minister- Counsellor, Senior Treasury Representative, Southeast Asia Australian Foreign Investment Review Board – FIRB
Session 1: Investment opportunities in Agriculture, Renewable Energy and Critical Minerals
09:15 – 09:25 Investment opportunities and support scheme in Nothern Territory (NT) Michael Png, Business Development Director, Singapore, Northern Territory government
09:25 – 09:35 Investment opportunities and support scheme in South Australia (SA) Chris Wood, Executive Director of Invest SA, Department for Trade and Investment, South Australia government
09:35 – 09:45 Investment opportunities and support scheme in Western Australia (WA) Duc Tran, Trade and Investment Director Vietnam, WA government
09:45 – 10:15 Panel discussion
Investment opportunities in
renewable energy and critical minerals in Australia (government advocacy and supporting policies)
Moderator: Rebecca Ball, Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner, Austrade
– Representatives from WA, SA, NT
– Representative from Hung Thinh Group
10:15 – 10:30 Morning Tea
Session 2: Investment opportunities in Food & Meat, Infrastructure & Services, Technology and Visitor Economy
10:30 – 10:40 Investment opportunities and support scheme in Queensland (QLD) Harley Comrie, Senior Investment Advisor, International Investment Attraction Unit, Trade and Investment
Queensland
10:40 – 10:50 Investment opportunities and support scheme to New South Wales (NSW) Kien Nguyen, Trade and Investment Director Vietnam, NSW government
10:50 – 11:00 Investment opportunities and support scheme in Tasmania (TAS) Crane Andrew, Project Director, Office of the Coordinator-General
TAS government
11:00 – 11:10 Investment opportunities and support scheme in Victoria (VIC) Trent Davis, Senior Trade and Investment Director Vietnam, VIC government
11:10 – 11:20 Case studies
– TTCAgriS
– Vitadairy
Huynh Bich Ngoc, Chairwoman, TTC AgriS Nguyen Bich Hao, Board Member, Vitadairy
11:20 – 11:50 Panel discussion Moderator: Hoa Nguyen, Investment opportunities in (Key investment drives and market connection) Investment Manager, agrifood, technology and Austrade visitor economy in Australia- Representatives from QLD, VIC, NSW, TAS- Representatives from TTC AgriS and Vitadairy
11:5O – 12:OO Visa policy for Vietnamese investors Philippa Butler, First Secretary, Global Skills Attraction North and South-East Asia, Department of Home Affairs
12:OO – 12:O5 Closing Remarks Mukund Narayanamurti, General Manager, Southeast Asia, Austrade
12:1O – 13:30O Networking Lunch
13:30 – 15:30O Breakout session: Investment opportunities in Australian states and territories.
B2Bmeetings with State & Territories government representatives.
– NTDesk: Michael Png, Business Development Director
– WADesk: Duc Tran, Trade and Investment Director, Vietnam
– SA Desk: Cathryn Carlson, Trade Commissioner ASEAN, SA government (Webex Meeting with Austrade team support)
– QLD Desk: Harley Comrie, Senior Investment Advisor, International Investment Attraction Unit, Trade and Investment Queensland (Webex Meeting with Austrade team support)
– NSW Desk: Kien Nguyen, Trade and Investment Director Vietnam
– TAS: Crane Andrew, Project Director, Office of the Coordinstor-Genera! (Webex Meeting with Austrade team support)
– VIC: Trent Davis, Senior Trade and Investment Director Vietnam

– Home Affairs Desk: Philippa Butler, First Secretary, Global Skills Attraction Program, N and SEA
15:30 Closing