​DAY 2: 19 OCTOBER, 2026 
SVEF Main Forum Day

Venue: To be updated

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Day 2 is the centrepiece of the Forum - open to all registered delegates. It continues as a standalone SVEF day after President Parmelin's departure, framed as the platform that translates the FTA into concrete business action.

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08:30 (60 min) | Registration  & Welcome Coffee

Format: Networking

• Delegate registration

• Exhibition open

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09:30 (90 min) | Welcome & High Level Policy Dialogue

Format: Two Keynote Speeches & Moderated Panel

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THEME: OPENING THE DOOR: FROM FTA SIGNATURE TO MARKET OPPORTUNITY

• Welcome address by SVEF leadership

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

• Vietnam’s growth ambitions and Swiss–Vietnamese cooperation

• Regional integration and supply chain opportunities

• Practical priorities for FTA implementation

• Government and business action to deliver results​

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Speakers to be updated

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11:00 (60 min) | Session I - Industrial Transformation & Supply Chains

Format: Keynote + Panel + case studies

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THEME: BUILDING SMART MANUFACTURING, RESILIENT SUPPLY CHAINS AND SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL PARTNERSHIPS IN THE POST-FTA ERA

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• High-value manufacturing & industrial upgrading

• Smart manufacturing & Industry 4.0

• Supply chain resilience & diversification

• Precision engineering & advanced manufacturing

• Technology transfer & industrial innovation

• ESG & sustainable production

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12:00 (90 min) | Lunch Break​​

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• Business Lunch & Executive Networking

• Curated bilateral table conversations

• Post-FTA investment pipeline discussions

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13:30 (60 min) | Session II - Finance & Investment Ecosystems

Format:Keynote + Panel

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THEME:   FROM CAPITAL TO GROWTH: CAPITAL MARKETS, INVESTMENT FLOWS & FINANCIAL CONNECTIVITY

• Capital market development and investor confidence

• Financial centres, cross-border finance and digital innovation

• Financing business growth and supply chain participation

• Swiss–Vietnamese partnerships in investment, expertise and talent

Speakers & Co-lead to be updated

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14:30 (30 min) | Coffee Break

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​15:00 (60 min) | Afternoon Parallel Sessions - Round 1

Format: Three focused sessions run in parallel. Delegates choose one.

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SESSION A:  MOBILITY & TRADE CONNECTIVITY 

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• Smart logistics & multimodal transportation

• Regional connectivity between Europe & ASEAN

• Infrastructure investment & PPP models

• Urban mobility & smart cities

• High-speed rail development

• Ports, airports & trade corridors

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SESSION B:  ENERGY TRANSITION & GREEN FINANCE

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• Renewable energy investment

• Green finance & blended finance

• Carbon markets & carbon credits

• Energy transition technologies

• Climate resilience & ESG

• Swiss cleantech solutions for Vietnam

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SESSION C:  INNOVATION, AI & DIGITAL ECONOMY 

• AI commercialisation

• Deep-tech ecosystems

• Venture capital

• Research commercialisation

• Start-up scaling

• Technology transfer

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

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Format: Three focused sessions run in parallel. Delegates choose one.

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SESSION D:  SHAPING THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE 

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• Patient access with quality & transparency

• Leverage EFTA for market access

• Healthcare innovation scaling

• Advance Swiss-Vietnamese partnerships

• Agile & consistent healthcare regulation

• Regulatory Knowledge Exchange

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SESSION E:  EDUCATION COOPERATION & TALENT DEVELOPMENT

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• Higher education & international partnerships

• Vocational education & workforce development

• Applied research & innovation

• Talent mobility & academic exchange

• Industry-academia collaboration

• Future skills & lifelong learning

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SESSION F:  LEGAL FRAMEWORKS & MARKET ENTRY

• Market entry & investment strategies

• Legal structures & corporate governance

• Regulatory compliance & investment facilitation

• Intellectual property & technology transfer

• Arbitration & dispute resolution

• Cross-border business partnerships

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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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