School of Business · International University, VNU-HCM
Where research, people and business grow sustainably together
If the best AI user on your team quits, how much AI capability does the company keep? One morning, two keynotes, one dialogue and one signing, to answer that with research evidence and real company cases.
- Friday, 9 October 2026
- 9:15 to 11:30 AM
- Hội trường A1.204, International University
Admission VND 490,000 · 150 seats, closes when full
Opening keynote: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hà Minh Trí, Dean of the School of Business
Season 1 · 2026
Sustainable technology in people management
In 2026, AI is no longer something companies trial. It sits inside hiring, training, evaluation and retention. The question is no longer whether to use it, but whether the people in the organisation come out stronger or weaker.
Three years of evidence show AI raises productivity, but unevenly: newcomers gain most, top performers gain least, and those who use it in the wrong places err more. Meanwhile, employees who sense AI could replace them burn out and think about leaving more often. Rising productivity can hide an organisation losing its people.
Season 1 puts both sides in one room. The university brings evidence and the next generation of talent. Business brings real cases and live challenges. It ends with recommendations on paper and cooperation signed on the spot.
Three content tracks
- 01
Technology and AI in people management
Recruiting, training, evaluating and retaining people with AI, in a sustainable, people-centred way.
- 02
Educating the new generation
The capabilities students need to apply AI effectively and responsibly, alongside core knowledge and skills.
- 03
The business perspective
What businesses expect from new talent, and the implementation challenges that need answers.
How the forum works
The two-house model
Contributes research evidence, teaching capability and the resources of faculty and students. Works with business to define the capabilities to develop and the direction of cooperation.
Brings implementation experience, real challenges and expectations of talent. Pilots proposals and expands learning and employment opportunities.
Real business challenges are the connecting axis. Businesses set the challenge, the university and its students prepare proposals, and both sides define how to cooperate.
Why be there
- Your own challenge.
At big forums you hear how other companies solved their problems. Here, your own company's challenge goes on the table, with faculty and students prepared in advance and written recommendations sent back.
- Evidence, not opinion.
Both keynotes stand on the School's own published research on employees using AI and on Vietnamese SMEs. You leave with evidence to compare against your organisation.
- Exactly 150 people, exactly one morning.
Not 1,000 people and a long day. More than 100 companies, faculty and a few student representatives in one room, small enough to speak plainly and close enough to sign on the spot.
How we read sustainability
Sustainability in three layers
The forum does not use the word "green" and does not stop at "business". Sustainability runs in order: education, people, then business.
Curricula and capabilities for a generation of responsible business leaders. The university is the starting point.
Workforce, occupational health and the long-term value of workers. Sustainable business starts with people.
Models, supply chains, finance and impact. Placed last on purpose, because it is the result of the two layers above.
Sustainable business is the result of the two layers above.
In the room on 9 October
Participating companies
Updated as companies confirm.
Agenda · morning of 9 October 2026
Five blocks, each answering one question, from research evidence to cooperation signed on the spot.
- 01
Keynote 1 · Research perspective
When your best person leaves, what AI capability does the organisation keep?
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hà Minh Trí
- 02
Keynote 2 · Business perspective
A company that adopted AI: how did the work change, how did the team learn, what was measured?
Business leader, expected announcement 1 October
- 03
Two-house dialogue
Business challenges meet university evidence: where is the way forward?
Four seats
- 04
Recommendations on the spot
Three tracks, three recommendations, read aloud for the room to confirm
Moderator
- 05
MOU signing
Cooperation in education, research and recruitment
Dean and partner companies
Keynotes and the two-house dialogue
Two keynotes and one dialogue. Speaker details are updated as parties confirm.
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Keynote 1 · Research perspective
From human capital to sustainable organisational capability: what AI needs to be more than a tool
AI in individual hands is only a tool. It becomes organisational capability when turned into human, structural and relational capital. The keynote moves from research evidence on AI in business to the conditions under which employees dare to speak up when AI is wrong, and the university's role with the next generation.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hà Minh TríDean, School of Business, International UniversityPresident, AGBA Vietnam Chapter. Chair of the Scientific Committee, MBIC International Conference.Three things to take home- A self-check: has your AI capability become process, or does it still walk out with people.
- The conditions for an organisation where someone dares to disagree when AI is wrong.
- What the university can add for the next generation.
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Keynote 2 · Business perspective
From AI adoption to people development: transformation lessons from business
One real implementation case: how the work changed, how the team was trained, how results were measured, and the lessons for developing people sustainably.
Coming soonAnnounced once the company is confirmed, expected 1 October.
Two-house dialogue
Business challenges meet university evidence
Focus challenges selected from company submissions. The company sets the problem, the university brings evidence, other companies respond from practice, and the moderator settles one recommendation per challenge. The final part is Youth Voice, where students ask directly.
- Academia
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phạm Tấn NhậtHead of the organising committeeResearch on AI, emotional exhaustion and turnover intention among employees, published in 2026 in Acta Psychologica. - BusinessComing soon
- BusinessComing soon
- ModeratorComing soon
Speakers and programme are updated as parties confirm and may change before the event.
The core mechanism of the forum
Bring a real challenge, find the way forward together
Businesses submit a challenge they face in applying AI and developing workforce capability. The content team selects a few focus challenges as material for the dialogue. IU faculty and students prepare proposals in advance, discuss them at the forum, and the recommended directions are compiled in the Insight Brief after the event.
- 1
Tick the challenge box in the registration form, with a short summary.
- 2
Selected as a focus challenge The content team gets in touch to clarify context and expectations.
- 3
Discussed in the two-house dialogue with written recommendations delivered alongside the Insight Brief after 16 October 2026.
What a challenge looks like
Real company challenges are anonymised on request. The example above is fictional, to show the format.
- Context
- A 300-employee retailer introduced AI for CV screening and performance summaries at the start of the year.
- Problem
- Hiring is faster, but three strong middle managers resigned within six months, all saying they "did not know what they were being judged on".
- Constraints
- Cannot drop AI, it is already paid for. No increase in HR budget.
- Desired outcome
- A way to use AI in evaluation without losing the best people.
- Ready to pilot
- Yes, in one department, next quarter.
- brief context
- a specific problem
- real constraints
- expected outcome
- readiness to pilot
Challenges received
The challenge board is open. Tick the challenge box in the registration form to be the first company.
Bring your challengeWhat you take home after one morning
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Business
- Written recommendations for your own challenge, from faculty and two other companies in your sector.
- Numbers to compare: which group in the research your team resembles, whether newcomers or top performers are gaining.
- A university partner within VNU-HCM for education, research and recruitment, signed at the forum.
- The Season 1 Insight Brief, sent after 16 October.
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Academia and researchers
- Your research checked against real implementation, in the room, by the people doing it.
- Real challenges to bring into class, projects and theses next semester.
- Co-authorship of the Insight Brief and future seasons.
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Students
- Hear business leaders say plainly what they need from you, not through job ads.
- Ten minutes of Youth Voice to ask directly.
- A place on the team preparing proposals for a company's challenge, credited in the Insight Brief.
For businesses
Partner with the forum
Partner companies do not stand in the lobby. They stand in the three places that matter most that morning: on stage, on the challenge board, and at the signing table.
- 01
A voice on stage
A seat in the dialogue or a slot to share implementation experience with leaders, faculty and students.
- 02
Your company's challenge
Bring a real challenge into the dialogue, receive recommendations on the spot and directions in the Insight Brief.
- 03
MOU signing
Long-term cooperation with the School of Business on education, research and recruitment, signed at the forum.
- 04
Brand presence
Logo on publications, stage and the Insight Brief. Delegate seats for company leadership.
- 05
Closed roundtable after the forum
After the close, up to 10 companies sit with the Dean and the speakers for 45 minutes. For companies that submitted a challenge or signed an MOU.
Simply leave your details in the registration form and tick partnership; the organising committee will get in touch to discuss.
Outputs of the forum
A forum only counts as done when there is something to take home. Here are the four things, and when you get them.
At the forum
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Recommendations on the spot
Within a weekThe moderator reads three recommendations for the room to confirm at the end of the two-house dialogue. The written version reaches participating companies within a week.
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MOU signing
At the forumSigned between the university and partner companies, opening the way to joint projects in education, research and recruitment. The signing is chaired by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hà Minh Trí, Dean.
After the forum
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Insight Brief, Season 1
After 16 October 2026A post-event compilation: findings, directions for the focus challenges and next steps for cooperation. Sent to registered delegates and participating companies.
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Sustainable Futures Outlook
From Season 2Direction from Season 2: an annual report produced by IU faculty and students.
- 800+
corporate partners of IU
- 2,000+
students in the School of Business, the largest school
- 100+
companies in the room on the morning of 9 October
- 4
international tracks at the School's MBIC 2026 conference, with SSCI and Scopus publication
Organisers
Host
School of Business, International University, VNU-HCM
International University, VNU-HCM
Founded in 2003, the first public multidisciplinary university in Vietnam teaching and researching entirely in English. The School of Business is the largest school in the university.
Where research, people and business grow sustainably together.
Venue
- Address
- International University, VNU-HCM, Quarter 33, Linh Xuan Ward, Ho Chi Minh City
- Hall
- Hội trường A1.204
- Parking
- On-campus parking. Directions are included with the invitation letter.
- University phone
- (028) 3724 4270
Frequently asked questions
I run a small business and barely use AI. Should I come?
Yes. The evidence shows small companies and newcomers gain the most from AI when it is introduced well. You will hear both the research and companies that have done it, and you can submit your own challenge.
What does the VND 490,000 ticket include?
A seat in the 150-seat hall, programme materials, welcome coffee, and the Season 1 Insight Brief after the forum. The student ticket policy for IU students is announced once confirmed.
I want to submit a challenge without naming my company.
You can. Tick anonymous in the form. The content team uses only the context and the problem.
Who gives the keynotes?
Keynote 1: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hà Minh Trí, Dean of the School of Business. Keynote 2: a business leader, announced once confirmed.
What language is the forum in?
Vietnamese. Slides have an English version. English sessions if international speakers take part.
Can students from other universities attend?
Yes, but student seats are very limited. The organising committee gives priority to School of Business student representatives, in order of registration.
How do I sign an MOU?
Tick "MOU" in the business section of the form. The organising committee contacts you within three working days to agree the content, and it is signed at the forum on 9 October.
What do I receive after the forum?
The written recommendations from the dialogue within a week, the Season 1 Insight Brief after 16 October, and invitations to the next Industry Dialogue sessions.
150 seats. One morning. Your challenge.
Hall A1.204, Friday morning, 9 October 2026. Registration closes when full, with a waiting list.