Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh Speaks With Asia Society Northern California
The Prime Minister of Vietnam, Pham Minh Chinh, addresses the VIP guests. Also pictured is Asia Society Chair, Gary Rieschel.
Vietnam's Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, addresses the VIP guests
Asia Society Chair, Gary Rieschel, and the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Pham Minh Chinh, share a joyful moment. Seated to their left and right are Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment, Nguyen Chi Dung, and Kurt Glaubitz, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, APAC at Chevron Corporation.
Asia Society Northern California Executive Director, Margaret Conley, moderates the Q&A session. To her right are Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment, Nguyen Chi Dung, Asia Society Northern California Chair, Gary Rieschel, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Kurt Glaubitz, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, APAC at Chevron Corporation, and Tran Van Son, Minister, Chairman of the Government Office.
Asia Society member, Victor Wang, inquires about joint venture and venture capital investment opportunities in Vietnam. Pictured from left to right are: Jishnu Bhattacharjee, Peter Michaelson, Jing Liu, Yabo Lin, Victor Wang, Rafael Frankel, Thao Griffiths, and Jack McCauley.
Group photo with VIP guests
Consul General of Singapore in San Francisco, William Chik, with Former Ambassador to Singapore, Frank Lavin
From left to right: Hao Zuong, Anh Nguyen, and Thao Griffiths
From left to right: Margaret Conley, Kurt Glaubitz, and Gary Rieschel
From left to right: Thi Thanh Binh Nguyen, Nguyen Cao Tri, Frank Lavin, Ken Wilcox, and David Arnold
Asia Society members Jing Liu, Ken Wilcox, Yado Lin, and Victor Wang
From left to right: Marsha Vande Berg, Huw Lester, Piin-Fen Pok, and Rafael Frankel
May 17, 2022 — Prime Minister of Vietnam, Pham Minh Chinh, spoke about world issues that impact everyone including the pandemic, aging population and climate change. He expressed interest in advancing U.S.-Vietnam relations, and he talked about the importance of ASEAN with regards to investment, tech, supply chains and supporting startups. The Prime Minister took questions from the VIP audience which included executives from Meta, Google, Oculus, Nexus Venture Partners, Alibaba, Aim Top Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank and at least 11 Vietnamese companies.
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Photo credits: Drew Altizer Photography
To view all photos from our May 17th event, visit: https://drewaltizer.com/event/20726-asia-society-northern-california-vietnam-prime-minister/gallery/all
Thank you to our event partner Chevron.