HCMC – The Saigon Times Group is set to organize the Finance–Real Estate Forum 2025 tomorrow, May 8, themed “Laying Foundation For New Growth Cycle.” More than 150 policymakers, experts, and business leaders are expected to attend the annual event.
The forum will be divided into two sessions.
The first, titled “Seeking stability amid turbulence,” will feature a presentation by Nguyen Xuan Thanh, senior lecturer at the Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management, Fulbright University Vietnam, on the topic “Seeking growth amid rising tariff pressures.”
Joining the panel discussion in the first session are Mohammad Mudasser, director of Working Capital Management Services at PwC Vietnam; Nguyen Xuan Thanh, senior lecturer at the Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management, Fulbright University Vietnam; Nguyen Duc Lenh, deputy director of the State Bank of Vietnam’s Region 2 Branch; and Johan Nyvene, chairman of HCMC Securities Corporation (HSC).
Luong Phuong Mai, head of Wholesale Credit Risk Management at HSBC Vietnam, will serve as moderator of this discussion themed “Capital Flows in a New Era – Opportunities Ahead for Vietnam.”
The discussion will focus on the impact of tariffs, forecasts for capital flows, scenarios businesses need to prepare for, and the extent to which regulators can support the market.
The second session, titled “Industrial real estate – Laying foundation for a new growth cycle,” will feature speakers including Pham Thuy Duong, research associate director, Dragon Capital Group; Truong An Duong, general manager of Industrial and Residential Real Estate at Frasers Property Vietnam; Trang Bui, country head of Cushman & Wakefield Vietnam; Truong Khac Nguyen Minh, deputy general director of Prodezi Long An; and Lim Dyi Chang, head of Commercial Banking at UOB Vietnam.
In this session, speakers will discuss the theme “Maintaining balance and unleashing internal strength for sustainable growth,” focusing on how to maintain balanced growth while tapping into domestic potential—particularly in the industrial real estate sector.
The organizers of the Finance–Real Estate Forum 2025 hope the event will give insights into the trajectory of Vietnam’s financial and real estate markets as they enter a new growth cycle.