HKBAV - GAW NP CAPITAL WEBINAR: ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY INVESTMENT - VIETNAM’S OUTLOOK & OPPORTUNITIES

With arising opportunities due to government reforms, trade liberalization, tax incentive policies, and labor quality improvement, Vietnam has become a new favored destination option for foreign investors looking to relocate their Electronic Industry (EI) investment in Asia.This webinar will point out how to tap these trends effectively, to understand recent events in electronics production, the structure of Vietnam’s electronics sector, and prepare to meet opportunities as they arise.

Admission fee: Complimentary ticket

*This webinar will be conducted in English and using ClickMeeting
*The registration email will be shared with the presenters

Registration: HERE

Speakers' information:

Personal experience
- KPMG Vietnam, Partner
- KPMG Malaysia, Director
- The Association of Malaysian Accountants, Member
- The Association of Vietnamese Accountants, Member

Professional services experience
- Audit services, including Financial Statement Audit, Tax Audit and Project Audit
- Counseling, planning, including the implementation of operational assessment, organizational planning, system establishment, etc. related to IPO application
- Service audit service for multinational companies in Vietnam
15 years of experience in providing consulting services to foreign-invested companies investing in Vietnam related

Outstanding services provided to:
- Formosa Plastics Corporation
- Phu My Hung Development Corporation
- Eclat (Vietnam) Textile Company Limited
- Evertop (Vietnam) Technology Company Limited
- Tainan Spinning Company Limited
- Asian Nutrition Technologies Group
- Makalot Industrial Company Limited
- Brotex (Vietnam) Company Limited
- Lu Thai Textile Company Limited
- Xindadong Textile Company Limited
- Ningbo Shidannu Group Company Limited.

Meir worked for KPMG Shanghai since 2006 in Audit department. After KPMG, she was Business and Project Manager for Gwen Design in which she was involved and responsible for project design and project management. Before joining KPMG Vietnam as Associate Director in M&A Real estate department, she had over 10 years of wide-range experiences in Real estate M&A, Architecture Consulting and Capital Management, etc. She was Investment Manager of Colliers International with key focus on sourcing, analysing and recommending investment opportunities, leading, executing and managing real estate transactions.

Some of her recent engagements include:
- Provided M&A buy-side services for a Taiwan real estate developers in acquiring some residential projects in Vietnam;
- Provided M&A sell-side services to a well-known Vietnam real estate developers in divestments of its residential projects;
- Provided M&A buy-side services to a real estate Japanese corporation in its acquisition of real estate project in Vietnam;
- Provided deal advisory services to a Taiwan real estate company for its acquisition of a hotel in Vietnam;
- Provided M&A sell-side services to a well-known Vietnam real estate company to divest 100% share in hotel;
- Provided M&A sell-side services to an industrial park developer in Binh Duong for a minority divestment of its projects;
- Provided M&A buy-side services for a Japanese corporation for its acquisition of residential projects in Vietnam;
- Provided real estate advisory services to a innovative proprietary and consume products Taiwan company in its acquisition of real estate projects in Vietnam;
- Provided M&A buy-side services to an international food conglomerate Taiwan company in 100% acquisition of an office building in Vietnam.

13 years of working experience across FMCG and tech industry, with diverse expertise in Product Marketing, Category Management, Shopper Marketing and Sales Management.

Company: Procter & Gamble; Beiersdorf & Samsung

Fred Burke is a Senior Partner of Baker McKenzie, based in Vietnam. He has more than 30 years’ experience practicing in the areas of Renewable Energy, Project Finance, Foreign Investment & Securities, International Trade, Real Estate, Taxation & Customs, Hotels & Resorts and Dispute Resolution.

In addition to his experience in the renewable energy sector, assisting leading global solar and wind energy companies through all aspects of project development, financing, construction and operation, Fred also serves as a member of the Prime Minister’s Advisory Council on Administrative Reform in Vietnam. He served as the Investment & Trade Working Group Chair for the Vietnam Business Forum for over a decade and joined the VBF Member’s Council in 2020. He has extensive experience working with Vietnam legislators and law drafting committees on the full range of new laws and decrees integrating Vietnam into the global economy.

Fred has more than 30 years’ experience in the planning, negotiation and operation of foreign trade and investment projects in Vietnam, as well as in the related issues of regulatory compliance, anti-corruption, insurance, labor, and arbitration. He has been consistently ranked as a leading lawyer in areas of Projects, Energy & Infrastructure, Corporate/M&A, International Trade and Real Estate over a number of year across all major legal publications.

Agenda (GMT +7):

10:00 – 10:15AM: Webinar introduction - By Winnie Lam, General Secretary of HKBAV

10:15 – 11:00AM: Presentations
1. Emerging electronics investment opportunities
- Mr. Chang Hung Chun, Audit partner – Chinese practice leader, KPMG Vietnam
2. The real-estate landscape for electronics industry
- Ms. Meir Tlebalde, Associate director - Real estate service, KPMG Vietnam
3. What makes Vietnam a global bright spot in electronics production?
- Mr. Nguyen Minh Quan, Head of Product Marketing, Samsung Mobile Vietnam

11:00 – 11:20AM: Panel discussion:
Speakers:
- Ms. Meir Tlebalde, Associate director – Real estate service, KPMG Vietnam
- Mr. Chang Hung Chun, Audit partner – Chinese practice leader, KPMG Vietnam
- Mr. Nguyen Minh Quan, Head of Product Marketing, Samsung Mobile Vietnam
Moderator:
- Mr. Frederick Burke, Managing Partner, Real Estate Baker & McKenzie Vietnam

11:20– 11:30AM: Closing & Goodbye