Hanoi (VNA) - The ASEAN Woman Entrepreneur Summit is schedule to take place onNovember 9 and aims to create a favourable business environment to promotewomen’s economic power and gender equality in the region.
The summit isamong a series of events to be hosted by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce andIndustry (VCCI), as Chair of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC) in2020.
The ASEAN WomenEntrepreneurs Network (AWEN) was initiated by Vietnam at the sixth meeting ofthe ASEAN Committee on Women (WCW) in 2007 in Thailand. It was officiallyestablished in 2014, and Vietnam worked as the coordinator of AWEN in the firstterm.
The Vietnam WomenEntrepreneurs Council (VWEC) was the first Chair of AWEN (2014-2016).
Later, the VietnamBusiness Summit 2020, themed “Digitalised Vietnam: Adaptability TowardsSustainable Development”, will be held on November 12.
“This will be anopportunity for investors to study Vietnam’s economic outlook amid COVID-19 anddetermine the potential for cooperation in economic sectors that are strengthsof Vietnam in the context of global economic uncertainties, such as logistics,agriculture, and IT services,” said VCCI Chairman Vu Tien Loc.
Following thatsummit will be the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ASEAN BIS 2020),slated for November 13 and 14 and the most-anticipated event for the ASEANbusiness community.
Themed “DigitalASEAN: Sustainability and Inclusiveness”, it is expected to see the attendanceof senior leaders from ten ASEAN member countries as well as eight ASEAN dialoguepartners.
ASEAN ABIS 2020will focus on six topics, including ASEAN’s economic outlook, technologies andfuture jobs in ASEAN, innovative agriculture, green growth through goodgovernance, logistics and smart cities, and innovative ASEAN and digitalstartups.
VBS and ASEAN BIS2020 will help enterprises seek cooperation opportunities and hear of newtrends in order to adopt suitable development strategies, Loc said.
Moreover, theASEAN Business Awards 2020 (ABA 2020) was launched in July and will honourASEAN businesses that have made outstanding contributions to regionaldevelopment.
Organisers willreceive registrations and conduct assessments from August to October and thenannounce the winners in November.
ASEAN BAC Vietnamand VCCI will also coordinate with the Vietnam Posts and TelecommunicationsGroup (VNPT) to implement the “ASEAN Network of Digital Startups - DigitalSTARS 2020” project, which aims to form a network of digital startups in ASEANand therefore promote digitalisation, especially among micro, small andmedium-sized enterprises - the driving force of the regional economy./.
The summit isamong a series of events to be hosted by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce andIndustry (VCCI), as Chair of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC) in2020.
The ASEAN WomenEntrepreneurs Network (AWEN) was initiated by Vietnam at the sixth meeting ofthe ASEAN Committee on Women (WCW) in 2007 in Thailand. It was officiallyestablished in 2014, and Vietnam worked as the coordinator of AWEN in the firstterm.
The Vietnam WomenEntrepreneurs Council (VWEC) was the first Chair of AWEN (2014-2016).
Later, the VietnamBusiness Summit 2020, themed “Digitalised Vietnam: Adaptability TowardsSustainable Development”, will be held on November 12.
“This will be anopportunity for investors to study Vietnam’s economic outlook amid COVID-19 anddetermine the potential for cooperation in economic sectors that are strengthsof Vietnam in the context of global economic uncertainties, such as logistics,agriculture, and IT services,” said VCCI Chairman Vu Tien Loc.
Following thatsummit will be the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ASEAN BIS 2020),slated for November 13 and 14 and the most-anticipated event for the ASEANbusiness community.
Themed “DigitalASEAN: Sustainability and Inclusiveness”, it is expected to see the attendanceof senior leaders from ten ASEAN member countries as well as eight ASEAN dialoguepartners.
ASEAN ABIS 2020will focus on six topics, including ASEAN’s economic outlook, technologies andfuture jobs in ASEAN, innovative agriculture, green growth through goodgovernance, logistics and smart cities, and innovative ASEAN and digitalstartups.
VBS and ASEAN BIS2020 will help enterprises seek cooperation opportunities and hear of newtrends in order to adopt suitable development strategies, Loc said.
Moreover, theASEAN Business Awards 2020 (ABA 2020) was launched in July and will honourASEAN businesses that have made outstanding contributions to regionaldevelopment.
Organisers willreceive registrations and conduct assessments from August to October and thenannounce the winners in November.
ASEAN BAC Vietnamand VCCI will also coordinate with the Vietnam Posts and TelecommunicationsGroup (VNPT) to implement the “ASEAN Network of Digital Startups - DigitalSTARS 2020” project, which aims to form a network of digital startups in ASEANand therefore promote digitalisation, especially among micro, small andmedium-sized enterprises - the driving force of the regional economy./.
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