Hybrid Intelligence — Leadership for Vietnam’s Semiconductor and AI Decade

Vanguard CxO Initiative | By Invitation

Vietnam Vanguard × Washington University in St. Louis × Rēsu

March 31, 2026 | 11:00 – 13:30
Ho Chi Minh City

Format: 2.5-hour private forum + luncheon

Focus: AI, human capital, leadership, organizational learning

Participants: 25-30 C-suite members, senior leaders, founders, and diplomats

Host: Washington University in St. Louis × Vietnam Vanguard

AGENDA

11:00 – 11:25
Registration & Networking

11:25 – 11:30
Opening Remarks
Cuong Dang, Founder & Chair of Vietnam Vanguard

11:30 – 12:20
Hybrid Intelligence: The Future of Human AI Collaboration
Prof. Markus Baer, Vice Dean, WashU Olin Business School — on creativity, adaptability, and decision-making in the AI era.

12:20 – 13:10
Industry Leadership Dialogue — moderated by Cuong Dang, Vietnam Vanguard
Le Quang Dam, Marvell Technology

• Where Vietnam’s semiconductor leadership pipeline is strongest—and weakest today

Phong Vo, Ampere (Softbank Group)

• How AI-driven compute infrastructure is reshaping the semiconductor value chain—and where Vietnam can move beyond engineering support toward strategic participation

An Luong, Masan Group

• What changes inside companies once AI becomes part of decision infrastructure

Nguyen Bao Anh, VSAP Lab

• What it takes to build indigenous semiconductor capability inside Vietnam—from advanced packaging to next-generation chiplet ecosystems

13:10 – 13:30
Closing & Networking