Vietnam: The Duke, President and Minister

I have attended many events in my career but Buckingham Palace has to be the most exclusive venue. His Royal Highness The Duke of York hosted a business forum to celebrate a trade visit by His Excellency Mr. Nguyen Sinh Hung President of the National Assembly of Vietnam and the inaugural direct Vietnam Airlines flight to London.

The event, attended by 200 businessmen and women from the UK and Vietnam, provided a platform for networking and above all the formation of trading relationships between the two countries. Over 40 Harvey Nash Clients attended this exclusive event for British businesses. Lord Green, Minister of UK Trade and Investment spoke of the growing relationship with Vietnam and the fact that as the 17th largest exporter to the country there is tremendous opportunity for SME’s to grow their businesses through this fast developing market.

The Duke of York spoke about the special trade relationship that the British and Vietnamese governments have formed and called for more British businesses to take advantage of the markets in one of the top growth economies in the world.

Paul Smith, Chairman of Harvey Nash Outsourcing related the growth of Harvey Nash’s software business in Vietnam starting in 2000 with 25 people and growing to over 4500 software engineers today. Jack Howell, CEO of Prudential Vietnam, Patrick Regis, CEO of Rolls Royce Vietnam, Alain Cany, CEO Jardines Vietnam and Sumit Dutta, HSBC Vietnam, all spoke of the significant business opportunities in the country.

January 13, 2012 10:24 AM | Permalink