On the occasion of the visit by the senior mission of the University of Toronto (UofT) – Canada to Vietnam, VinUniversity and VinBrain, in partnership with UofT, are pleased to invite you to attend a public talk featuring the leaders of all three institutions on the topic: Entrepreneurship.

The presenters will discuss a range of topics related to Entrepreneurship, in which a special focus is on the innovation and incubation of start-up ideas at universities. The event is expected to provide insightful sharing with examples and experience from the three institutions that reflect their entrepreneurship activities. The event will be most relevant to those who are interested in entrepreneurship and innovation at both university context as well as start-ups and businesses and those whose passion is to leverage innovation at a wider context. At the event, participants will have a chance to interact and ask questions directly to the speakers and network over afternoon tea. This in-person event is open to all interested participants from universities, corporates, innovation centers and the general public via pre-registration.

Speakers:

• Professor Meric Gertler – President, University of Toronto
• Professor Christopher Yip – Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Toronto
• Dr. Le Mai Lan – Vice President of Vingroup, President of VinUniversity
• Mr. Steven Quoc Hung Truong – Founder/Chief Executive Officer, VinBrain

Moderator:

• Professor Alex Mihailidis – Associate Vice President, University of Toronto

Event details:

• Date: Friday, 9 December 2022
• Venue: Room I201, 2nd Floor Administration Building I, VinUni campus, Vinhomes Ocean Park, Gia Lam, Hanoi
• Time:
  • Public talk: 3:00pm – 4:30pm
  • MoU Signing Ceremony: 4:30pm – 4:45pm
  • Afternoon tea and networking: 4:45pm – 5:15pm

Please register your attendance HERE as soon as possible. We hope you can join us for the public talk and networking event, and we look forward to your response at your earliest convenience. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Tu Luong (universityrelations@vinuni.edu.vn).