29th Apr 2012

Programmes and Sessions at Hub Ho Chi Minh City

A team of global experts from Hub Culture and the Hub community are set to arrive in Ho Chi Minh City for the Keep Walking Project, an initiative designed to help foster great business ideas, community development and business in Vietnam.

Attending experts include Jenny Fielding, Venture Advisor to BBC Worldwide, leading on business plans and finance development, Stafford Bagot, Partner at Heidrick & Struggles on building a team, Katherine Lee, Founder of Hong Kong's kactusDesign on building a brand identity, with webcast contributions from Forbes COO Michael Federle and Techonomy's David Kirkpatrick on leadership and social media.

From Hub Culture, Executive Editor Edie Lush, Finance Advisor Jeffery Leung, Duyen Hackett and Jess Southall will join Stan Stalnaker for a series of sessions and consultations involving business development, leadership and collaboration, with a mix of one-on-one sessions and wider talks available to project attendees.

Sessions are organized daily along major themes, beginning with brainstorming, ideation and introductions on 4 May for selected "Intensive Participants" who have suggested business ideas available for popularity voting via local Vietnamese online channels. These groups will have daily access to Hub experts to refine and develop their business plans and ideas in an effort to help accelerate the pace of innovation and development for great new ideas in Vietnam.

In addition to the intensive participants, general members of HubCulture.com in Vietnam, along with invited guests from across the business community, are invited to attend larger workshop discussions on topics including, finance, marketing, team development, execution, business plans and personal communications, all lead by the Hub Culture team of experts. These open sessions are available to attend via RSVP online at http://hub.vg/hcmc (simply by joining the HCMC group) and by email to [email protected]

The Hub Culture Ho Chi Minh City Pavilion is open 4-10 May from 9.30am - 7pm, with special evening events by invitation. It is located in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, at 29th Floor, Bitexco Tower, B n Ngh , Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Get in touch: [email protected] - and download the full programme of activities here.