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InnoEx 2025 brings global innovation and digital economy leaders to HCM City

The InnoEx Business Innovation Forum 2025 officially opened in Ho Chi Minh City on August 21, under the theme “Shaping the Future Economy: From Data to Digital Assets.”

Visitors at the InnoEx Business Innovation Forum 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: VNA)
Visitors at the InnoEx Business Innovation Forum 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – The InnoEx Business Innovation Forum 2025 officially opened in Ho Chi Minh City on August 21, under the theme “Shaping the Future Economy: From Data to Digital Assets.”

The event drew over 30,000 participants, including 4,000 CEOs and founders, 300 domestic and international exhibitors, more than 100 startups from Vietnam and abroad, and over 70 international investment funds, alongside hundreds of top regional experts from various sectors.

Speaking at the forum, Tran Thi Dieu Thuy, Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee, commended InnoEx 2025 for fostering connectivity and promoting innovation. She highlighted the forum’s role in uniting young innovators, entrepreneurs, tech companies, investors, and international experts, creating collaboration and strengthening the city’s innovation ecosystem.

She pledged the city’s continued support for InnoEx from 2025 to 2028, urging pioneering businesses to transform new initiatives into inspiring success stories, positioning HCM City as a regional and global hub for innovation, high technology, and finance.

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Tran Thi Dieu Thuy, Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committe poses for a commemorative photo with participants at the InnoEx Business Innovation Forum 2025. (Photo: VNA)

According to Truong Ly Hoang Phi, CEO of Investment & Business Partners (IBP) and Vice President of the HCM City Young Entrepreneurs Association, Vietnam’s deepening integration into the global economy has driven GDP growth from 20 billion USD in 1995 to 500 billion USD in 2025, while per capita income rose from 300 USD to nearly 5,000 USD.

Phi called on InnoEx to expand international connections through the Global Innovation Partner initiatives, including partnerships with global companies such as Qualcomm and the Vietnam Innovation Expedition. She emphasised leveraging internal capabilities via programs like Innovation Fast Track and Corporate Innovation as a Service, enabling businesses of all sizes to participate effectively.

The HCM City Young Entrepreneurs Association noted that InnoEx 2025 serves as a key dialogue platform in the Vietnam Private Sector Forum, in coordination with the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association, to gather proposals and ideas from the private sector and international organisations, supporting policy-making for innovation and private sector growth.

InnoEx 2025 showcased breakthrough technologies and business models, providing a forum for the business community to exchange ideas, propose initiatives, and explore solutions that enhance competitiveness and sustainable growth amid the global shift in data, technology, and market trends./.

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