SVEF Hanoi 2026 · Day 2 Main Forum

The AI Panel,
by IMT Solutions

Part of Session C — Innovation, AI & Digital Economy. Four voices from enterprise, research and venture on how AI moves from research to real business impact.

19 October 2026 Ha Noi, Viet Nam Round 1 · 15:00–16:00
The Bigger Picture

SVEF Hanoi 2026 — From Bilateral Strength to Regional Impact

The Swiss–Viet Economic Forum brings government and business leaders from Switzerland and Viet Nam together in Ha Noi, 18–20 October 2026 — against the backdrop of the EFTA–Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement. The AI Panel is one part of a three-day programme.

Day 1 · 18 Oct

VIP Reception

An invitation-only evening that sets the strategic tone for the forum. Venue Meliá Hanoi.

Day 2 · 19 Oct

Main Forum Day

The centrepiece — open to all registered delegates. Policy dialogue, plenary sessions, parallel tracks and the closing gala.

The AI Panel happens here
Day 3 · 20 Oct · Optional

Field Visits

Optional site visits and cultural exchange — Hai Phong or Bac Ninh.

Full event details at hanoi2026.svef.ch
Agenda

Main Forum Day

19 October 2026. The day the AI Panel runs — here’s where it sits in the programme.

19 October 2026

Meliá Hanoi
08:00–09:00
Registration
09:00–10:00
Welcome & Programme Overview Welcome address by SVEF leadership · remarks by the Ambassadors · Opening Keynote “From Signature to Implementation — What the FTA Means for Business Today”
10:00–11:00
High-Level Policy Dialogue “Opening the Door: From FTA Signature to Market Opportunity” — what the FTA means for Swiss & Vietnamese companies right now · Viet Nam’s strategic ambition to 2045 · ASEAN integration and supply-chain realignment
12:00–12:45
Session I — Finance & Investment Ecosystems “From Capital to Growth: Capital Markets, Investment Flows & Financial Connectivity” — Viet Nam’s path to Emerging Market status · cross-border banking and trade finance the FTA unlocks · asset management & private-capital appetite for Viet Nam
12:45–14:00
Business Lunch & Networking
14:00–15:00
Session II — Industrial Transformation & Supply Chains “Smart Manufacturing, Industry 4.0 & the New Swiss–Viet Industrial Corridor” — post-FTA investment calculus for Swiss manufacturers · Swiss precision tech meets Vietnamese industrial scale · industrial-park ecosystems, ESG compliance and aviation MRO
15:00–16:00
Afternoon Parallel Sessions — Round 1This panel Six tracks run in parallel (A–F). The IMT panel is Session C: Session C · Innovation, AI & Digital Economy “From Research to Market: Commercialising AI, Deep-Tech and Emerging Technologies” Hosted by IMT Solutions · Hung Truong (moderator) with An Mai, Jonathan McGuinness, Jay Shah and Dr. Harald Gall
16:00–16:15
Coffee Break
16:15–17:15
Afternoon Parallel Sessions — Round 2 Tracks A–F, second round
17:15–19:00
Closing Plenary — From Dialogue to Action “What We Build Together: The Post-FTA Bilateral Agenda” — key takeaways from all sessions · first company commitments · MoU Signing Ceremony · SVEF Cooperation Roadmap 2026–2030
19:00
Gala Dinner Swiss–Viet Partnership Night
Full 3-day agenda on hanoi2026.svef.ch →
Session C · Innovation, AI & Digital Economy

“From Research to Market: Commercialising AI, Deep-Tech and Emerging Technologies”

What it actually takes to move AI out of the lab and into commercially viable products — across Viet Nam, Switzerland and the wider region.

Day 2 · 19 October 2026 Round 1 · 15:00–16:00 4 panelists + moderator
What to expect
01

Real stories, not slideware

02

The research-to-market gap, up close

03

Enterprise to startup, in one room

04

Switzerland–Viet Nam, cross-border

05

Room to talk back

06

Leave with a network, not a brochure

The Line-Up

Who’s on the panel.

Jonathan McGuinness portrait

Jonathan McGuinness

AI Pathfinder, 4th IR — Zug

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Dr. Harald Gall portrait

Dr. Harald Gall

Dean of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics, University of Zurich

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Venue

Where it happens.

Meliá Hanoi

Address
44 Ly Thuong Kiet, Cua Nam, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Organizers

Who’s behind it.

Sponsor & Panel Host

IMT Solutions

An Asia-Pacific digital transformation and IT outsourcing company, bringing enterprise AI and software delivery experience to the forum as sponsor and panel host.

Forum Organizer

SVEF — Swiss–Viet Economic Forum

An annual forum connecting government and business between Switzerland and Viet Nam, co-organized with the Embassy of Switzerland in Viet Nam.

Registration

Join SVEF Hanoi 2026.

Day 2 is open to all registered delegates. Registration runs through SVEF’s official form.

Register Now

You’ll be taken to hanoi2026.svef.ch — SVEF’s official registration page.

SVEF Hanoi 2026 registration