Vietnam is the first country in Southeast Asia with a binding AI law. It took effect on 1 March 2026, it reaches foreign companies operating here, and the transition period runs to 2027. Most AI pilots still have not reached the P&L. Now regulation adds a cost and a liability that few business cases have accounted for. This is a strategic and economic question before it is a legal one, and it belongs on the leadership agenda.
This working session organized by EuroCham Vietnam covers three decisions that determine whether AI creates economic output or accumulates risk.
• Which AI initiatives to fund, now that regulatory load changes the picture. A method to rank initiatives by economic output and time to value.
• The real ROI of AI starts with the real cost base. Subsidised prices that will not hold. Compliance now adds cost and liability the business case has to carry.
• AI adoption creates operational, vendor and jurisdictional dependencies. Architect for control and an exit path. Sovereign by design.
What you will receive:
• A one-page template to inventory every place AI touches your business.
• A quick test to place each system by role and risk under the law.
• A compliance calendar mapped to the 2027 deadlines.
• A business case template with compliance cost and liability built in.
• The questions that belong on your leadership agenda.
Details of the event:
• Date: Friday, 02 October 2026
• Time: 11:45AM – 01:45PM
• Location: Hôtel des Arts Saigon, 76 – 78 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Xuan Hoa Ward, HCMC
• Fee (lunch included):
EuroCham members: 600,000VND/pax
Non – members: 900,000VND/pax
• Contact: Ms. Khanh at eventsupport@eurochamvn.org for more information
*Please note that cancellation (if any) must be made at least 48 hours before the event; otherwise, full charge (600,000VND/pax for EuroCham members or 900,000VND/pax for non-members) will be applied due to obligation with venue.
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