Open Innovation Day 2026: Global Tech and Investment Leaders Join Forces in Ho Chi Minh City to Build the Next-Generation Industrial City

OID 2026 aims to facilitate Vietnam's target of double-digit economic growth between 2026 and 2030, with science, technology, and innovation identified as key drivers. The event shifts its focus from broad innovation ecosystem development to addressing large-scale infrastructure challenges and building core industrial capabilities for Vietnamese enterprises. This reflects a policy direction that encourages the private sector as a significant economic driver and seeks greater access to long-term capital, core technologies, and markets for Vietnamese businesses.

The event’s agenda is structured around four areas: investment and infrastructure for AI and data centers, workforce development in the AI era, green energy infrastructure, and the low-altitude economy. This targeted approach seeks to connect investment needs with technological capabilities and research resources, which are identified as crucial for establishing new industrial capacities within Vietnam. Speakers from government agencies, corporations, and international organizations are expected to contribute to the program.

OID 2026 is designed to foster direct engagement between C-level executives, international investors, and Vietnamese policymakers. This format is intended to provide Vietnamese businesses with opportunities to meet foreign investors and technology partners, engage in policy dialogue, and build relationships with business leaders. The organizers anticipate these interactions will help translate discussions into concrete cooperation opportunities, aiming to strengthen Vietnam's technological capabilities and integration into global value chains.