CHRO Series VIETNAM

Navigating the Future of HR:

Shaping Innovation and Growth in Vietnam

19 March 2025

Caravelle Saigon Hotel

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#CHROSeriesVietnam

CHRO INSIGHTS: NAVIGATING THE FUTURE OF HR IN VIETNAM

Join us at CHRO Vietnam 2025, a dynamic and insightful forum that is designed to help HR leaders in Vietnam thrive in today’s rapidly evolving business landscape. As Vietnam experiences unprecedented economic growth and digital transformation, the competition for top talent and journey to being future-ready organisations intensify.

Attendees will benefit from expert takeaways whilst having the opportunity to explore innovative strategies and new age solution offerings in attracting and retaining talent, enhancing employee experience and upscaling workforce performance to stay ahead of the curve in this high stakes environment.

Key Benefits of Joining CHRO Vietnam 2025

  • Tailored Advanced Learning Tracks
HRM Asia places significant emphasis on digital transformation in HR, especially with advanced data analytics, AI, and automation in HR practices that slowly changing the spectrum of HR transformation in Vietnam. This offers deeper knowledge of digital trends, which will equip the businesses for the transition in the future.
  • Customised for Top Executives
The conference is meticulously tailored to meet the specific needs for HR leaders across diverse industries, catering to a wider audience from mid-level heads to C-suite executives. The content offers in-depth insights which helps organisations in Vietnam to expand and optimise their HR strategies to align with broader and latest trends.
  • Exploring Next-Generation Solutions
Engage with top-tier sponsors and leading global brands that bring advanced HR tools and services to the table, offering innovative solutions that may not yet be available in Vietnam. This allows attendees to gain early access to transformative technologies that enhance talent management, performance tracking, and workforce planning, providing a competitive edge in today’s fast-evolving HR landscape.

CHRO Vietnam

DAY 1: CHRO CONFERENCE AGENDA

8.00am
Registration & Networking
9.00am
Organiser’s Welcome Address
9.05am
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

Nguyễn Hoàng Nam, Peak Performance Coach & Founder - S-PEAK

9.15am
[KEYNOTE]
Harnessing the Transformative Potential of AI and Automation in Revolutionising Work
  • Reimagining work and unlocking new levels of productivity, efficiency and insights
  • The indispensability of human value-add amidst smart technology implementation and mindset shift
  • Investing in people and skills development for redesign of job roles and competitive edge

Uyen Hoang, HR Director - Thien Long Group

10.00am
Building a High-Performance Workforce and Creating a Culture of Success
  • Grasping the complexities and intricacies of a progressive and high-performance culture
  • Keeping your workforce connected, engaged and productive to deliver high ROI
  • Cultivating workplace environments where employees can truly grow and thrive

Nguyen Hong Nhung, CHRO – Loc Phat Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank

10.30am
Better People Decisions – AI Reshapes the Game
  • Meeting the challenges of today’s business landscape through a ‘Workforce AI Edge’ approach
  • Navigating talent scarcity, cost volatility and market disruption to meet growth, profits and relevance
  • Leveraging AI to calibrate your workforce and correlate employee performance to business outcomes

Lee Boon Huat, Chief Growth Officer – Asia Pacific - Visier

11.00am
Morning Tea Break
11.30am
Building a Future-Ready Workforce
  • Cultivating a sense of shared vision and motivation among the workforce
  • Equipping employees with opportunities to reach their full capabilities through L&D initiatives
  • Instituting comprehensive internal frameworks to acknowledge and incentivise employees

Trinh Thu Hoai, Regional HR Director – Abbott Vietnam

12.00pm
[PANEL]
Enhancing Employee Engagement, Experience and Retention through Flexible Benefits Schemes
  • Review and reconstruct: Transitioning from the traditional to a competitive flexible benefits program
  • Introducing a comprehensive employee benefits scheme that resonates with diverse workforce needs
  • Advantages of a flexible benefits scheme for both employers and employees

Moderator:
Nguyễn Hoàng Nam, Peak Performance Coach & Founder – S-PEAK

Panelists:
Winnie Ho, Head of Culture & People – Stada Vietnam
Hai Dang, Head of People Experience - SKF Vietnam
Cap Thi Minh Trang, HR Director - Schneider Electric Vietnam & Cambodia

12.45pm
Lunch & Networking
2.00pm
INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION GROUPS [60MINS]

Ask the experts and have your say! Structured to maximise interaction and in-depth focus on a topical subject matter, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a roundtable of their choice, which has close relevance to their area of expertise and/or scope of responsibility. We will conclude with a 15mins sharing session, where each Roundtable Leader will present key highlights and takeaways from the group discussion.


ROUNDTABLE A

Fostering a Culture of Lifelong Learning

Roundtable Leader:
Nguyen Hoang Phuong Anh
Vice President, HR
Marico South East Asia

ROUNDTABLE B

Data-Driven Decisions as the Game Changer in HR

Roundtable Leader:
Vo Thi Thu
HR Director
KFC Vietnam

ROUNDTABLE C

Gen-Z in Action: Attraction and Retention

Roundtable Leader:
Jessica Nguyen
Country Head of HR – Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos
DHL Global Forwarding

ROUNDTABLE D

Supercharging a Skills-based Talent Strategy

Roundtable Leader:
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hue
Senior General Manager, People & Brand Strategy
AEON Vietnam

ROUNDTABLE E

Human-Centered Engagement in Purpose Driven Organisations

Roundtable Leader:
Phillips Pham
Chief People Officer
Mainetti Group

3.15pm
Afternoon Tea Break
3.45pm
Advancing Talent Development and DEI through Inclusive Leadership
  • Valuing diverse perspectives and fostering equity and inclusion in all aspects of leadership
  • Utilising knowledge management to facilitate DEI priorities and overcome challenges
  • Practical strategies to drive meaningful change, equitable workplace opportunities and business impact

Simon Thuc, Deputy General Director & Vice President, HR – ITL Corporation

4.15pm
Capability Building and Ensuring a Robust Future Talent Pipeline
  • Constructing an adaptable and future-ready talent management strategy
  • Deploying effective career and leadership development programs to nurture diverse talent
  • Realising a proactive succession plan that supports future-fit business benchmarks and goals

Lily Lan, COO cum CHRO - Stavian Group

4.45pm
Closing Remarks & End of Conference

DAY 2: CHRO WORKSHOP AGENDA

From Talent to Triumph: Empowerment Through Coaching

Date: 20th March 2025
Time: 8.30am to 3pm
Facilitator: Nguyễn Hoàng Nam, Peak Performance Coach & International Facilitator - S-PEAK & MDT Training

WORKSHOP DELIVERABLES

Key Deliverables of the Workshop
  • Practical tools and techniques: Participants will gain actionable coaching frameworks and high quality questioning techniques for immediate implementation.
  • Enhanced skills: Improved ability to foster trust, build psychological safety, and drive talent growth through advanced listening skills.
  • Coaching in action: Making coaching a natural part of daily interactions to foster continuous talent development and organisational success.

Key Facilitation Methods
  • Activity-based learning (ABL): Engaging participants through practical exercises and hands-on activities to reinforce key concepts.
  • Coaching in the moment: Real-time coaching demonstrations to showcase practical applications and impact.

WORKSHOP AGENDA

08.30am
Registration & Networking
09.00am
Pillar One: Coaching as a Catalyst for Talent Development
  • Unlocking potential: The strategic role of coaching – Developing high potential employees into impactful leaders
  • Maximising talent potential: Using coaching as a catalyst for leadership growth and skill development
  • Aligning with organisational goals: How coaching outcomes can directly contribute to business success and sustainability
  • Interactive discussion: Applying coaching in daily processes to boost talent development and drive growth
10.30am
Morning Tea Break
11.00am
Pillar Two: High Quality Questioning Skills for Talent Development
  • The mindset for excellence: Adopting a curiosity-driven and growth-focused approach to elevating coaching conversations
  • Talent development coaching model: A structured framework for delivering impactful coaching through high quality questioning
  • Practical application: Role playing scenarios to master advanced questioning techniques and effectively address talent development challenges
12.30pm
Lunch & Networking
1.30pm
Pillar Three: Cultivating Trust and Safety to Enhance Coaching Applications
  • Building foundations for success: Establishing trust and psychological safety as essential components of effective coaching relationships
  • Behavioural transformation model: Applying trust-based strategies to unlock and sustain internal talent growth
  • Interactive engagement: Hands-on exercises to refine advanced listening skills and strengthen trust-building practices
3.00pm
End of Workshop

2025 CHRO VIETNAM SPEAKERS

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ESG MASTERCLASS

Sustainability in Action
for CHROs

In conjunction with the CHRO series, HRM Asia will be launching a Masterclass series which offers HR leaders a chance to learn and hone their skills in special interest topics from experienced industry practitioners. Kicking off the masterclass series, the inaugural masterclass session entitled, "Sustainability in Action for CHROs" will be focusing on ESG to equip HR leaders with a solid perspective on the current ESG standards, pressures and future directions of Sustainability so that they can effectively guide the business and its people to attain the organisational ESG goals.

1 day workshop
14th June 2024

Vietnam

Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

14th June 2024
9am - 9.15am

CHROs and the Sustainability Challenge

  • Sustainability and the role of the profession plays in transition to Carbon Neutral
Instructor

Joanne Flinn, Chair of the ESG Institute

9.15am - 10.45am

ESG Masterclass #1: ESG Trends, Issues and Challenges

  • What is ESG
  • ESG trends and challenges in business
  • Implications to Leadership Responsibility
  • Understanding the additional duties of your company directors
  • Demystify Net Zero, Regenerative and Circularity
  • Understand ESG-123™ and how to guide your fellow business leader in sustainability
  • What is Sustainability Leadership today?
Instructor

Joanne Flinn, Chair of the ESG Institute

Morning tea
15 mins
11am - 12.30 noon

ESG Masterclass #2: The Environment. Risk, Opportunities and Value

  • Science based origin of 'E'
  • Understand the 5 principles of ‘E’ related financial disclosure
  • Implications of Double Materiality
  • Evaluate implications to your Value Chain and what it means to people and culture
  • What people can do to reduce sustainability driven business risks
  • Principles for KPIs, metrics and measuring E from the HR perspective
Lunch
1 hour
1.30pm - 3pm

ESG Masterclass #3: Social and Governance

  • Understand 7 elements of Social in the unique context of the HR profession
  • Sustainability updates to the 8 elements of good Governance
  • Four challenges faced by retail businesses
  • Identifying the impact of your business on social
  • The value HR brings to staying on customer procurement lists and avoiding greenwashing
Afternoon tea
15 mins
3.15pm-4.45pm

ESG Masterclass #4: Comply or Transform. Ready for the Future

  • Introduction to ESG linked reporting standards
  • What banks, insurers and investors are increasingly looking for
  • Creating an HR strategy for transformation using the ESG-123 Maturity Model™
  • How to select priorities to accelerate business results, your impact and show progress
Instructor

Joanne Flinn, Chair of the ESG Institute

4.45pm-5.30pm

Participants of the full day are eligible to take the ESG-123 foundations Assessment

Successful candidates receive a certificate of achievement, a badge for use on their resume and LinkedIn Profile, and a year’s membership to the ESG Institute as an Associate Member

Online assessment

ESG VIETNAM SPEAKER

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ticket prices and information for CHRO Vietnam

 

 
1 to 4 delegates (USD)
5 or more delegates (USD)
Day 1: CHRO Conference US$199 per delegate US$179 per delegate
 

Take advantage of our pricing from March 1 to March 18, 2025.

CHRO Philippines 21 Feb 20241 ticket4-10 tickets (per ticket) (SGD)
Early Bird (1 Nov to 31 Dec 2023)S$299S$279
Advanced Saver (1 Jan to 31 Jan 2024)S$399S$379
Regular Price (1 Feb to 21 Feb 2024)S$499S$439

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The CHRO series promises to be exciting this year.
But it'll be even better with you with us.

introduction

Specially designed for CHROs and human resource leaders, this programme will equip you with the most current ESG landscape, identify where your organisation is strong and where critical capacities are needed while getting you up to speed with Sustainability so that you can inspire your organisation, speak powerfully to your CFO on the business value for investing in your people and creating impact.

About The Workshop

4 key points.
All in 1 day.

With the pressure for Sustainability and ESG disclosure coming from stakeholders ranging from employees, customers, regulators and investors, this one day workshop drills into 4 challenges leaders in Asia face.

Based on the book Greensight ~ The Sustainability Guide for Company Directors.

ESG landscape

Explore and have a clear understanding of the ESG landscape, and how to adequately approach it.

Pressure for change

Identify where and how the pressure for change is coming from, and the urgent need for transformation.

Gain clarity on key capabilities

Gain clarity on key capabilities required in the next 12-18 months

Articulate implications

With these insights, better articulate the implications of these in terms of business opportunities, risks and roles.

Key Topics Covered

Lots to take home.
Much to takeaway.

This workshop is designed to give you a solid grounding in the current standards, pressures and future directions of Sustainability so that you can guide your business colleagues effectively.

On completion, you will be able to answer 5 important HR questions:

What is Sustainability in the work environment?

What’s happening to stakeholder expectations? And how does this impact HR?

What can you do to become a Sustainability Partner to the business?

How can you use Sustainability driven competency models?

How can you track and measure results?

At a personal level, you will enhance your leadership position by:

Simplifying the alphabet soup of acronyms that surround ESG

Helping your C-suite answer 3 critical questions

Demystifying Net Zero, Regenerative and Circularity

Integrating Sustainability into management and leadership

Outlining what to say to the CFO if and when you get pushback

How to avoid greenwashing and the resulting damage to your employer’s brand and employee value proposition