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Asia Outbound Summit Vietnam
November 14, 2023

Ballroom, 2F, InterContinental Saigon

Time Slot
Agenda
8:00
Registration & Exhibition Booths Open
9:00-9:05
Welcoming Remarks
9:05-9:25
Session 1: Looking Ahead – Vietnam’s Latest Cross-Border Investment Landscape
Tuan A. Phung Esq, Vice Chairman of Vietnam Association of Financial Investors – VAFI and Managing Partner of VCI Legal
9:25-9:55
Session 2: Canadian Investment Immigration Programs, the Ones No One Talk About
Reza Motalebpour, Founder and CEO, INGWE
9:55-10:20
Session 3: The Next Chapter for Portugal Golden Visa - Investment Funds & De-Risking AI-Powered Innovation
João Baptista, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Spark Group
10:20-11:05
Session 4: Panel Discussion – Staying ahead in A Rapidly-Changing Global Immigration Environment
Panel Objective: After the world was stricken by the post-pandemic, climate change, political unrest, and military conflicts in 2022, the unfolding drama is brewing up more clashes that are remapping the globe. Early 2023 has seen tremendous evolving changes in residency and citizenship-by-investment programs in different regions. This panel discusses the key market trends shaping the current and future dynamics of the investment immigration industry in Vietnam and the options available that the HNWIs are seeking for new opportunities.
Panelists: Reza Motalebpour, Founder and CEO, INGWE
Krista Victorio, Managing Partner, Orience
Madalena Monteiro, Lawyer, NSMLawyers
Henry F., Managing Partner and Founder, Globevisa Group
Bart Suchomski, Asia Director, EB5 United
11:05-11:35
Networking Coffee Break
11:35-11:50
Session 5: What is the True Value of Our Industry?
Henry F., Managing Partner and Founder, Globevisa Group
11:50-12:20
Session 6: Samoa's Corporate and Commercial Solutions for Global Business
Mesepa Tapuitea Lafaialii, Chief Manager Business Development, Samoa International Business Finance Centre
12:20-13:00
Session 7: Panel Discussion – What Exactly Makes the Caribbean an Attractive Plan B to Wealthy Investors?
Panel Objective: As world economies undergo massive changes, there has never been a better time to secure second citizenship that can protect the wealth and family from financial and political turmoil, as well as give visa-free access to a lot more places. This panel navigates how investors in Vietnam make a strategic choice that offers key financial advantages and relief from global taxation, under the ongoing great reconfiguration of the investment immigration market.
Panelists: Flora Chan, Business Development Director, Realord Hartman Group
Christos Vardikos, Attorney at Law of Vardikos & Vardikos Law Firm & the Honorary Consul for the Commonwealth of Dominica in the Hellenic Republic
Patrick Peters, Chief Executive Officer, ClientReferrals
Kevin Hosam, Founder & Chairman, EC Holdings
13:00-14:00
Networking Luncheon
14:00-14:15
Session 8: Business Path to Canada’s Permanent Residency
Slava Apel, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Startup Visa Services
14:15-14:45
Session 9: Grenada Real Estate Investment
Erin Luu, Project Director, Realord Hartman Group
14:45-15:15
Session 10: The Seychelles Regulatory Framework and Investment Opportunities
Neil Puresh, Managing Director, Vistra Seychelles
15:15-15:30
Session 11: Portugal - The Golden Country
Madalena Monteiro, Lawyer, NSMLawyers
15:30-15:35
Session 12: European Residency by Investment Programs
Philippe May, Founder & CEO, EC Holdings
15:35-16:05
Networking Coffee Break
16:05-16:55
Session 13: Panel Discussion – Constant Developments in Structuring Wealth and Estates in East Asia
Panel Objective:Supported by the ongoing post-pandemic recovery, economic growth in Vietnam will remain relatively robust in 2023. The rising number of super-rich shows more urgent needs than ever for managing their growing wealth and effective succession plans. This panel outlines the recent developments and structure evolution that are affecting how Vietnamese families and their advisors are approaching estate planning, as well as what new challenges emerge.
Panelists:Cheshire Malua, Acting Executive Officer, Samoa International Finance Authority
Zenabe Daman, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Financial Services Authority Seychelles
Gauraw Srivastava, Head of Private Banking, Retail Banking and Wealth Management, VPBank
16:55 -17:00
Closing Remarks
17:00
Networking Cocktail