On the afternoon of May 7, HM&P representative, our Managing Partner Nguyen Van Phuc, was at the Park Hyatt Hotel Saigon to participate in the workshop "SACE Meets Vietnam". The workshop was organized by the Italian Export Credit Agency (SACE), under the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Hanoi and the Italian Consulate in HCMC, and supported by ICHAM. The event will include discussions on topics such as the state of Vietnam's economy, the trade relationship between Italy and Vietnam over the years, and the role of SACE in this trade relationship. At the same time, the event is a milestone that marks the first destination in SACE's journey to expand its operations in Southeast Asia.
The workshop scene
The workshop was attended by Mr. Tran Phuoc Anh, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Alessandra Ricci, Chief Executive Officer of SACE, Mr. Marco Della Seta, Italian Ambassador to Vietnam, Mr. Enrico Padula, Consul General of Italy in Ho Chi Minh City and other high-level representatives. In addition, the event also gathered more than 100 leaders from major companies in various industries such as PV Power, Nitifood, Thaco, Masan Group, Vingroup, Hoa Phat, Indo Trans Logistics,...
Numerous esteemed speakers and representatives from over 100 businesses attended the workshop (Source: SACE)
According to SACE, with the region's leading economic growth, reaching nearly 5% of GDP from 2018 to 2022, Vietnam has become an attractive choice for businesses and investors from Italy. In 2023, trade between Italy and Vietnam has exceeded 6 billion euros.
Ms. Michal Ron, Chief International Business Officer of SACE spoke at the workshop (Source: SACE)
SACE's role is to promote trade by providing insurance and financial solutions, helping companies to access innovative technologies and products from Italy. Currently, SACE has worked with major companies such as Nutifood and PV Power in important investment projects.
Ms. Michal Ron, Chief International Business Officer of SACE, expressed her pride in the growing relationship with Vietnam and pledged to invest more than $1.3 billion in new projects.
Mr. Marco Della Seta, Italian Ambassador to Vietnam spoke at the workshop (Source: SACE)
Mr. Marco Della Seta, Italian Ambassador to Vietnam, emphasized Italy's goal to become a strategic trade and industrial partner of Vietnam.
In addition, experts and enterprises exchanged ideas, discussed and explored new cooperation opportunities to strengthen the relationship between Italian and Vietnamese enterprises in the financial, insurance and legal sectors.
A large number of delegates attended the workshop
At the workshop, HM&P's Managing Partner had the opportunity to get comprehensive information on the overview of Vietnamese economy and trade relations with Italy in recent years. After listening to the discussions of experts and companies, our Managing Partner had a practical and interesting exchange and sharing with the participants of the workshop on legal issues related to investment activities, business cooperation between Italy and Vietnam in Vietnam, both in the recent past and the upcoming future.
HM&P's Managing Partner at the workshop
With professionalism and many years of global business experience, HM&P believes that SACE will quickly penetrate the Vietnamese market and Vietnamese businesses, as well as have a promising and effective business period here. HM&P is committed to accompany not only SACE, but also all Italian and global companies operating in Vietnam.
