​DAY 2: 19 OCTOBER, 2026 
Main Forum Day

Venue: To be updated

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Day 2 is the centrepiece of the Forum — open to all registered delegates. Swiss and Vietnamese government representatives, ministry officials, both Ambassadors, SECO, and SVEF leadership participate throughout alongside senior executives from Swiss and Vietnamese business.

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08:00–09:00 | Registration 

09:00–10:00 | Welcome & Programme Overview​

• Welcome address by SVEF leadership

• Brief remarks by Ambassadors

• Opening Keynote: 'From Signature to Implementation — What the FTA Means for Business Today' 

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Speakers to be updated

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10:00–11:00 | High - Level Policy Dialogue

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Theme: Opening the Door: From FTA Signature to Market Opportunity

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• From FTA to opportunity: what the agreement means for Swiss and Vietnamese companies right now

• Viet Nam’s strategic ambition to 2045 and the Swiss business ecosystem as privileged partner

• ASEAN integration, supply chain realignment, and the bilateral opportunity

• What governments and institutions must do to ensure the FTA delivers beyond the signing ceremony

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12:00–12:45 | Session I — Finance & Investment Ecosystems

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Theme: Finance & Investment Ecosystems – From Capital to Growth: Capital Markets, Investment Flows & Financial Connectivity

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• Capital market development and Viet Nam's path to Emerging Market status

• International financial centres: the Swiss model and the FTA's impact on financial services access

• Vietnam's growth capital sources and the prerequisites for investors to contribute more of it

• Asset management, private capital, and institutional investor appetite for Viet Nam

• Cross-border banking, trade finance, and financial infrastructure that FTA unlocks

• State Bank of Vietnam perspective on monetary policy and capital account liberalisation

• Switzerland contribution beyond capital

Speakers & Co-lead to be updated

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12:45–14:00 | Business Lunch & Networking​

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14:00–15:00 | Session II — Industrial Transformation & Supply Chains

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Theme: Smart Manufacturing, Industry 4.0 & the New Swiss–Viet Industrial Corridor

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• Post-FTA supply chain opportunities: why the agreement changes the investment calculus for Swiss manufacturers

• Smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0: Swiss precision technology meets Vietnamese industrial scale

• Swiss–Vietnamese industrial technology collaboration, ESG compliance, and quality upgrading

• Industrial park ecosystems: VinGroup, Becamex, and investment-ready infrastructure for Swiss partners

• Aviation supply chains and MRO: Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air, and the aerospace opportunity

Speakers & Co-lead to be updated

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15:00 - 16:00 | Afternoon Parallel Session - Round 1

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​16:00 - 16: 15 | Coffee Break

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16:15 - 17:15 |  Afternoon Parallel Session - Round 2

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​​​​​17:15 - 19: 00 | Closing Plenary — From Dialogue to Action

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Theme: What We Build Together: The Post-FTA Bilateral Agenda

• Key takeaways and outputs from all Forum sessions

• First commitments in the post-FTA era: what Swiss and Vietnamese companies are prepared to do

• MoU Signing Ceremony: formalisation of bilateral agreements and partnerships

• SVEF Cooperation Roadmap 2026–2030: task forces, milestones, and accountability

• Closing remarks by SVEF leadership and senior Vietnamese government representative

Speakers & Co-lead to be updated

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19:00 | Gala Dinner - Swiss–Viet Partnership Night​​​

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