Seminar on Viet Nam – Northern Territory Investment Cooperation 2024

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TENTATIVE PROGRAM

1. Subject: Investment Cooperation between Vietnam and Northern Territory 2024

2. Time: Thursday, 28th March 2024 (08:00 – 11:45 Hanoi time)

3. Venue: 65 Van Mieu Str., Dong Da Dist., Ha Noi, possible livestream via Zoom and YouTube for the investors to participate from distance.

4. Organizer: The Investor Magazine – VAFIE (Vietnam’s Association for Foreign Invested Enterprises) + NT-VBC (Northern Territory – Vietnam Business Council).

5. Main donor: Vabis Group.

6. Objective: after the seminar there are at least 10 VN businesses and investors registered to join the Delegation visiting Northern Territory during May 2024.

7. Tentative program:

Time	Content	Implementer
8h00 – 8h30	Reception	Organizers
8h30 – 9h00	OPENING
8h30 – 8h35	Introduction	MC
8h35 – 8h45	Opening remarks	PhD. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Chief Editor of The Investor Magazine, Permanent Vice Chairman of VAFIE
8h45 – 9h00	Welcome speech	Prof.PhD. Nguyen Mai, Chairman of Vietnam’s Foreign Invested Enterprises (VAFIE)
9h00 – 10h00	PRESENTATION
9h00 – 9h20	Vietnam’s regulation and procedures to invest abroad	Mr Vu Van Chung – Deputy Director, Foreign Investment Agency (FIA), Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI)
9h20 – 9h40	Briefing of the Strategy for VN-NT Investment Cooperation, Progress Report, and Workplan for 2024	Mr. Nguyen Ngoc My – Deputy Chairman of VAFIE, Chairman of NTVBC
9h40 – 9h50	Potentials, Opportunities and Challenges for Vietnam – Northern Territory Cooperation	Representative of NT Chamber of Commerce (online)
9h50 – 10h00	Potentials, Opportunities and Challenges for Vietnam – Northern Territory Cooperation.	Representative of NT Chamber of Commerce
10h00 – 10h15	TEABREAK
10h15 – 11h45	OPEN DISCUSSION Morderators – PhD. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Chief Editor of The Investor Magazine, Permanent Vice Chairman of VAFIE. – Expert Danny Vo – Co-moderator
	Guest speakers Mr Pham Hoang Mai, Director of the External Relation Department, MPI. Mr Vu Van Chung, Deputy Director of Foreign Investment Agency (FIA), MPI. Represrntative of Austrade in Viet Nam. Representative of NT Government. Representative of NT Chamber of Comerce. Representative of AusCham Viet Nam.  Representative of Ministry of Foreign Affair (State Comittee for Overseas VIetnamese). VN Consulate General in Northern Terriotry. VN Trade Councilor in Australia. Mr. Nguyen Ngoc My – Deputy Chairman of VAFIE, Chairman of NTVBC
11h45 – 11h50	Closing remarks	PhD. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Chief Editor of The Investor Magazine, Permanent Vice Chairman of VAFIE
11h50 – 12h00	Souvenir photograph	Organizers and guest speakers

8. Number of participants: 60 people on site + 100 people online from distance.

9. Target business participants:

• Business in the supply chain of prioritised investment cooperation sectors.
• Oversea Vietnamese Business in Australia and Northern Territory involved in the supply chain of prioritised investment cooperation sectors.

10. Prioritized sectors of business and investment cooperation:

• Education and vocational training (to supply skilled labours + Agri labours to NT)
• Beef cattle supply chain, slaughter in NT, processing in VN, distribution in VN domestic and neighboring markets.
• Setting-up the showroom and distribution of VN products in NT:
  • Building and construction materials: dry-mixed concrete powder, superlight brick, tile and panel (Autoclaved Aerated Concrete), pre-fabricated modules, furniture, etc.
  • Consumer goods
  • Handicraft
• Solar power
• NT Tourism: Golf, Hunting, Fishing, Horse racing, …
• Logistics: nonstop flight and direct sea-freight from VN ports to Darwin and vice versa.