Agenda: Vietnam - 11 September 2025

Vietnam Data & AI Conference 2025

Pullman Saigon Centre, HCMC| 11 September 2025

08:20

Registration

 

09:00

Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

 

Il-Dong Kwon, Head of BCG Vietnam, Managing Director & Partner

 

09:20

From Data Chaos to Customer Impact: Turning Analytics into Real Business Action

  • Why most data & AI initiatives fail to create business action — and how to fix that
  • From raw data to customer impact: what works (and what doesn’t) in large enterprises
  • Lessons from banking: how to align data, tech, and business teams to drive outcomes

 

Thuong Nguyen, Deputy Head of Data & AI Division, VietinBank

 

09:40

Implementing An Effective Data Strategy To Enhance Customer Experience

  • Leveraging data analytics to better understand the customer journey
  • Harnessing customer data and actionable insights for a holistic customer-focused strategy
  • Measuring the effectiveness of customer initiatives

 

Tuan Tran, Chief Data Officer, MBS - MB Securities JSC

 

10:00

Morning Refreshments & Networking

 

10:40

HomeCredit VN – The transformation journey to Data-driven Organization

 

Luu Man Quang, Head of Portfolio Management and Data Science, Home Credit Vietnam

 

11:00

Unbundling of the Cloud Data Warehouse

  • Learn how to modernize your data stack by integrating open-source technologies and data lake standards as alternatives to traditional cloud data warehouses, while understanding how these architectures support AI-driven analytics and innovations
  • Discover the evolution of the modern data warehouse, exploring how technologies like ClickHouse and Iceberg are driving trends such as open table formats, decoupled storage and compute, and real-time analytics that modernize data management
  • Understand strategies to avoid vendor lock-in and tackle performance bottlenecks by adopting open, interoperable data architectures that enable seamless integration of AI tools and models

 

Rana Banerji, Sales Leader, ASEAN and Asia, ClickHouse

 

11:20

Panel Discussion: The Modern Data-Driven Organisation

  • Creating an effective data ecosystem
  • Implementing a standardised approach to balance enterprisewide and business-area governance
  • Building a data-driven culture to drive digital transformation

Moderator:

Luan Nguyen, Principal, BCG Vietnam

 

Participants:

Koustuv Banerjee, Head - Advanced Analytics and Business Intelligence, Techcombank

Leos Gregor, Chief Risk Officer, Home Credit Vietnam

Freddy Dinh, Head of Data and Analytics Technology Solution, Vietnam International Bank

 

11:50

Lunch & Networking

 

13:20

Panel Discussion: Data-Driven Decisions: Turning Insights Into Impact

  • The rise of real-time analytics
  • Addressing data silos and improving data quality with AI
  • Self-service vs centralized analytics teams
  • Metrics that matter: What KPIs are most useful?
  • Challenges and Skills needed in the next 5 years

 

Moderator:

Hieu Nguyen, Principal Data Engineer, Data Engineering Platform, Grab

 

Participants:

Nam Hoang, Head of Data Analytics & Insights, Prudential Vietnam

Trang Vu, Deputy Head of Data & Analytics, HDBank

Thanh-Hao Nguyen, Head of Data Science, VPBank

 

13:50

Unlocking Actionable Insights with Agentic Analytics

  • Many companies are data-rich but insight-poor, struggling with fragmented data
  • Tableau Next ushers in agentic analytics, moving beyond traditional BI
  • Tableau Semantics ensures trusted, context-aware AI with unified business logic
  • Pre-built analytics skills and intelligent apps enrich agents across workflows

 

Hung Le, Founder and CEO, OMN1

 

14:10

Leveraging AI to enhance demand forecasting within rapid D2C e-commerce channels

  • Demonstrate a strong understanding of the rapidly evolving e-commerce landscape and retail sector, with particular emphasis on the unique challenges and opportunities present within the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry
  • Introduce advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models designed to enhance demand forecasting accuracy and responsiveness in direct-to-consumer (D2C) e-commerce channels
  • Implement effective change management strategies by acting as a change agent, including comprehensive stakeholder engagement and targeted training initiatives to ensure teams are equipped to adopt and maximize the benefits of AI-driven forecasting solutions.

 

Huy Truong, Head of Data & Analytics, L'Oréal

 

14:30

Afternoon Refreshments & Networking

 

15:00

Panel Discussion: Unlocking The Value Of Data

  • The reality and myths of data monetisation
  • Deriving sustainable value from data
  • Incorporating AI applications into the data practice

 

Moderator:

Hieu Nguyen, Principal Data Engineer, Data Engineering Platform, Grab

 

Participants:

Ha Nguyen, Director of Prediction AI program cum Head of Integrated Risk Management, Asia Commercial Bank

Alex Tran, Director of AI, OCB Bank

Courtlin Holt-Nguyen, Head of Data and AI, QIMA

 

15:30

Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

 

Il-Dong Kwon, Head of BCG Vietnam, Managing Director & Partner