Vietnam Innovators

DSV is a Danish transport and logistics company providing worldwide transportation services by land, air, sea and train. Logistics is a commodity industry that often faces many obstacles in terms of digital transformation and green growth. However, Vietnam is still considered a market with great potential and resilience for this lifeline industry. In this week episode of Vietnam Innovators podcast...

This week on Vietnam Innovators, we have a very special episode as our co-host, Miro Nguyễn, joins Hao Tran to reflect on the past two seasons of the podcast. With over 30 episodes featuring conversations with experts and leaders across various industries, Miro shares valuable insights and lessons learned as a curious and engaged host. Tune in to discover his thoughts on the future of Vietnam&apos...

Sanofi, the multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in France with operations in 90 countries around the world, is committed to promoting self-care across multiple dimensions. From providing quality healthcare products to sharing knowledge with communities, Sanofi is actively working to raise awareness of the importance of self-care. In this episode of the Vietnam Innovators podcast, ho...

In this Vietnam Innovator episode, we will meet Ms. Huong Tran - Ventures Partner at Monk's Hill Ventures. Prior to that, she has worked in multiple countries in Southeast Asia, and spent more than a decade in Silicon Valley before returning to Vietnam recently. In this week's podcast episode, Ms. Huong Tran will share with host Hao Tran her perspective on the strong growth of the startu...

Automation and artificial intelligence are this year’s hottest topics and referenced in regard to the future of the labor market, human resources, and economic growth. Especially at a time when OpenAI is having the spotlight, these topics are once again top of mind. In this week's episode, join our host Hao Tran, and hear from Mr. Peng T. Ong, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Monk’s Hill Ve...

Founded in 2011, Rice Creative has established itself as one of the top design studios in the country, winning global awards for design along the way. The team comes from an international background, led by creative directors Chi-An De Leo , Joshua Breidenbach. In this Vietnam Innovators, we meet again with Chi-An and Joshua and hear them share about their journey of becoming a top-of-mind brand w...

In this episode of Vietnam Innovators, we welcome Christopher Malone to the studio. Christopher is the Managing Director at Panl, a strategic advisory firm focusing on projects in Southeast Asia that have a high social impact. Christopher shares with host Hao Tran his observations and perspectives on the local economic landscape, as well as the challenges and trends impacting Vietnam’s growth. Lis...

With almost 30 years of experience in Vietnam, Pernod Ricard has established itself as a major player in the country’s alcohol beverages industry with many well-known names such as Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, Ballantine’s, Jacob’s Creek, etc... In 2022, Pernod Ricard was also in top 100 best places to work. Pernod Ricard’s investments in Vietnam have positioned it well to take advantage of the cou...

In this podcast, we will hear from Jasmine Nguyen - Head of Marketing, TikTok Vietnam. She'll share about what made TikTok the most popular video-sharing social media platforms in the world. TikTok is a mobile application that originated in China and is now a famous application on a global scale. In Vietnam, TikTok also witnessed rapid growth with the number downloads surpassing Facebook, You...

Ellis is a startup founded by Sampei Omichi, our guest on this Vietnam Innovators episode. Ellis is a startup that provides an all-in-one solution for global international students, featuring products such as Ellis Money and Ellis Mobile, making it easier for them to prepare for studying abroad. This startup idea came to Sampei when he was only two months away from his own student visa expiration....

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is a global strategic consulting firm with a mission to assist leaders in their governance process to address their most important challenges and help them capture great opportunities. In this week's episode of the Vietnam Innovators podcast, we will join Hao Tran and Arnaud Ginolin - Partner at Boston Consulting Group Vietnam. Coming to the studio, Arnaud shares...

Coming to this week's Vietnam Innovators podcast, we welcome Mr Phuc Pham - Country Manager at Robert Walters Vietnam to the studio. Vietnam's human resource talent pool is one of the most dynamic in the world. However, a fast and strong growth market will also be accompanied by a crisis at some point. The recruitment industry is no exception. Both employers and the workforce need to con...

This week, we welcome Cuong Dang - CEO Forbes Vietnam to the studio. In this episode of Vietnam Innovators, Cuong Dang shares his return-to-Vietnam story as well as Forbes Vietnam's growth journey in recent years. What stories does Forbes Vietnam have of its own? Let's listen to CEO Cuong Dang to find out. Listen to this episode on YouTube And explore many amazing articles at the website...

 After 2 years of global upheaval with many challenges from the market and changes in consumer habits, HEINEKEN Vietnam still maintains its leading position; and at the same time launched many innovative products. The above success of HEINEKEN Vietnam is fueled by effective marketing campaigns. Most recently, HEINEKEN Vietnam also won big at the MMA Smarties Vietnam 2022 when it brought home the p...

In this episode of Vietnam Innovators, we join host Hao Tran with Gibu Mathew - VP & GM, APAC at Zoho Corp. According to Gibu: “When personnel from functional departments and IT teams can quickly embark on deploying secure, flexible, scalable solutions, businesses and organizations will focus on solving existing problems and pursue new potential opportunities. Let's hear about what Zoho&a...

Quang Do is a German-Vietnamese, who started the community Overseas Vietnamese (OV) to help Vietnamese connect and create value for each other. Founded in 2019 and now boasting almost 20,000 members on LinkedIn, OV’s mission is to empower Vietnamese worldwide to grow their careers and themselves. In this Vietnam Innovators episode, let’s join our host Hao Tran listen to Quang Do sharing about his...

EuroCham Vietnam is the voice of the European business community in Vietnam. For 20 years since its establishment, its commitments help support and promote European businesses to become more connected to the Vietnamese economy as well as Vietnamese businesses to expand their markets in Europe. With the main goal of supporting Vietnam to achieve its COP26 commitments and fulfill its socio-economic...

Radisson Hotel Group has more than 70 years of experience in the accommodation industry and has more than 1600 hotels across many major cities over the world. By 2025, Radisson plans to expand its portfolio from 4 to more than 25 in Vietnam. So what is the picture of the hotel industry in Vietnam? How does the Vietnamese market hold competitive advantages for the luxury hotel industry? Let’s find...

Today, sustainable growth and ESG performance are increasingly taking a higher priority in business plans. ESG (Environment, Social, Corporate Governance) can be understood as investing in businesses that are socially and environmentally responsible instead of just focusing on making profits. But participating in ESG is not simply implementing environmental protection policies or community activit...

Reckitt is a health, hygiene, and nutrition company with almost 200 years of heritage. Reckitt brands that are familiar to Vietnamese consumers including Enfa, Strepsils, Dettol, Veet, Durex, and more. With the core mission to protect, heal and nurture in the pursuit of a cleaner and healthier world, Reckitt has now become a global community of 43,000 staff and is on track for continued transforma...

After more than five years in Vietnam, with the strength of a domestic enterprise combined with the quality standards of a global corporation, Mondelez Kinh Do Company has quickly found household appeal to Vietnamese consumers with the right products at the right time. In this Vietnam Innovators podcast episode, we will meet up with Sameer Yadav, Marketing Director at Mondelez Kinh Do Vietnam. In...

Having been an insider of the advertising industry for 12 years, Alan Cerutti has always had a passion for the combination of creativity and innovation. For him, creativity means business and is the starting point of everything. Creativity helps differentiate brands, spark emotions, and serve as a stepping stone for brand and business growth. Today, with the acceleration of innovation in all field...

Meta and Bain & Company recently released their collaborative SYNC Southeast Asia report which takes business leaders deeper into the emerging trends and rising opportunities shaping the vibrant region. In the report, ‘Southeast Asia’s digital consumers: A new stage of evolution’, the two primary authors of the report share insights on how the region’s digital consumers have remained resilient...

Should young people think about real estate? And if yes, where should they start and how should they understand it? We will find the answer in this podcast episode with our host Hao Tran and Mr. Andy Han - CEO of Filmore Real Estate Development. Assessing that Vietnam's real estate market still has a lot of room for growth, especially in the housing segment, Mr. Andy Han keeps looking toward...

Intrapreneurship is very popular among the "giants” in the technology industry, where creativity is valued more than anything. In Vietnam, one of the businesses that focuses on developing intrapreneur teams is FPT Software. Among dozens of startups from within the company, some prominent names can be mentioned are akaBot, akaChain, akaVerse, etc. In this episode of Vietnam Innovators podcast,...