Main Summit
Aug 7–8, 2026
Company visits, AI Stars, conference, mentoring, recruiting, and career tracks.
Program
Two Days Built For The AI Era
Company access, AI conversations, recruiting, startup pitches, mentorship, dinners, and community moments across Silicon Valley.
WhenAugust 7–8, 2026WhereComputer History Museum
Full Schedule
Full Summit Schedule
The main summit runs Aug 7–8 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, with virtual prep sessions before the summit and optional community experiences around it.
August 7–8, 2026 Mountain View, CA
Download Event Guidebook
Scan the QR code to download Vietnam Tech Summit 2026 Official Guidebook.
Free Virtual Prep
Jul 11–Aug 1, 2026
Four Saturday sessions to help attendees prepare before the summit.
Optional Experiences
Aug 6 + Aug 9, 2026
Mentor roundtables dinner, curated dinner conversations, and community day.
Connect Saturdays
Free virtual prep sessions before the main summit.
Tech Summit Experience
The core summit happens across two focused days, Aug 7–8.
- 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Mentor Roundtables Dinner
Add-onIntimate dinner conversations with professionals from leading tech companies.
- Small-group mentor roundtables
- Career stories and practical advice
- Designed for deeper conversation before the summit
- 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Inside the Giants: Company Visits
Visit leading Silicon Valley tech campuses and meet teams inside the industry.
- Company visits may include TikTok, Microsoft, Meta, Netflix, and Google.
- Learn how teams are structured and how work gets done
- Hear about roles, hiring processes, and how to stand out
- Lunch included at some companies
Capacity is limited.
- 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Company Meet & Connect Tables
Meet professionals who can share roles, referrals, and career insight.
- Explore open roles and internship opportunities
- Ask about hiring processes and team needs
- Build direct connections before the conference day
- 2:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Vietnam AI Stars Grand Finale
Top Vietnamese startups pitch live to leading VCs and tech executives.
- Startup finalist pitches
- Judge feedback and investor conversations
- Live showcase of Vietnamese AI and tech builders
- This is included for ticket holders that purchased Full Summit Experience Pass, 2-Day Full Summit Experience Pass, and Day 1 Conference Pass.
- 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Welcome Mixer
Food, entertainment, games, and networking to open the summit.
- Meet attendees, mentors, founders, and speakers
- Casual community connection
- Start building relationships before Day 2
- This is included for ticket holders that purchased Full Summit Experience Pass, 2-Day Full Summit Experience Pass, and Day 1 Conference Pass.
- 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Main Conference: Keynotes & Panels
AI keynotes and panels on work, careers, agentic systems, and new opportunities.
- 9:00 – 9:30 · Welcome Coffee & Networking
- 9:30 – 9:50 · Opening Remarks & Sponsor Recognition — Phu Hoang (Chairman @ Viet Spark & Vietnam AI Stars, Ex-VP @ Yahoo)
- 9:50 – 10:20 · Opening Keynote: AI in the Next Three Years — Quoc Le (Co-founder @ Discovery Loop, Former Fellow & VP @ Google)
- 10:20 – 11:05 · Panel 1: Where AI Creates the Next Big Opportunities — Quoc Le (Co-founder @ Discovery Loop, Former Fellow & VP @ Google), Tan Le (Founder and CEO @ EMOTIV), Thai Duong (Chief @ Calif), and Moderator Wendy Nguyen
- 11:05 – 11:35 · Running a Hacking Business in the AI Security Boom — Thai Duong (Chief @ Calif)
- 11:35 – 12:05 · Panel 2: Building Career Advantage in the AI Economy — Trung Dung (CEO and Co-Founder @ Moneta Networks), Tuan Thi (Principal Machine Learning Engineer @ NVIDIA), and Host Phu Hoang (Chairman @ Viet Spark & Vietnam AI Stars, Ex-VP @ Yahoo)
- 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch & Connect
Refuel with lunch, plus beverages courtesy of Tram Coffee.
- Grab a plate and connect casually between morning sessions
- Continue conversations from the keynotes and panels
- Beverages provided by Tram Coffee
- Professional Headshot Booth open 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- 1:15 PM – 1:45 PM
Featured Talk
Featured Talk by Huyen Chip on AI Engineering.
- Featured Talk: AI Engineering: Building AI Products That Matter — Huyen Chip (Builder @ Stealth)
- 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM
Vietnam AI Stars Awards Ceremony & Lucky Draw
Celebrate Vietnam AI Stars Awards Winners and win a prize from our Lucky Draw.
- 1:45 – 2:00 · Vietnam AI Stars Awards Ceremony
- 1:45 – 2:00 · Lucky Draw (First Prize: AI Engineer book, signed by author Huyền Chip; Second Prizes: Complimentary tickets to the Beyond the Stage Networking Dinner; Third Prize: Complimentary tickets to the Sunday Team building and networking lunch)
- 1:15 PM – 3:55 PM
Crossroads Sessions
Various topics on technology, AI, and building career & wealth in the age of AI.
- 2:15 – 2:45 · Featured Talk: Physical AI — Hien Luu (AI Advisor @ Momento) · Boole Room
- 2:15 – 2:45 · Workshop: Product Management in the AI Era — Bao Nguyen (Director of Product, Instagram Ads @ Meta) · Lovelace Room
- 2:50 – 3:20 · Workshop: Software Engineering in the Agentic Era: From Models to Harnesses — Nghi Bui, (Staff Research Scientist @ Google Research) · Boole Room
- 2:50 – 3:20 · Workshop: Investing in the AI Economy - Trends, Risks, and Opportunities for the Next Decade — Steve Le (Founder @ Viet Hustler & TapChiPhoWall.com) · Lovelace Room
- 3:25 – 3:55 · Workshop: Vibe Coding Is Not Your Job! — Trung Le (Founder @ RealTimeX.ai) · Boole Room
- 3:25 – 3:55 · Featured Talk: Buy, Rent, or Wait? Making Smart Housing Decisions in Today's Tech Economy — Duc Pham (CEO @ Wonder Rates, Inc) · Lovelace Room
- 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Speed Mentoring
15-minute rotations with founders, engineers, investors, hiring managers, and experienced professionals.
- Career, AI, leadership, startups, recruiting, immigration, and professional growth topics
- Fast, focused conversations
- Meet multiple mentors in one hour
- 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Conversations Beyond the Stage Dinner
Add-onCurated dinner conversations with speakers and professionals aligned to attendee goals.
- Sit with speakers and professionals based on interests
- Deeper conversations beyond panels
- Build lasting connections in a smaller setting
- 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Team Building Games & Lunch
Add-onRelax, connect, and build friendships through games and shared experiences.
- Casual community day
- Team building activities
- Lunch included
- Designed for deeper community connection after the summit
*Schedule is tentative and subject to change.
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Company Tour
Step Inside Leading Tech Campuses
Visit leading Silicon Valley companies through curated campus experiences, employee conversations, career panels, workshops, and lunch sessions.
Mountain View, CA
Guided Googleplex walking tour, lunch with Google employees, and an inside look at how one of the world's leading tech companies works.
Company Site
Microsoft
Mountain View, CA
Small-group campus visit with Microsoft mentors, career conversations, and practical insight into paths across product, engineering, AI, and leadership.
Company Site
Netflix
Los Gatos, CA
Campus visit and informal conversation with Netflix employees on culture, teams, products, and career paths.
Company Site
ByteDance / TikTok
San Jose, CA
Campus tour, lunch with TikTok employees, and a panel on products, careers, culture, and life inside a global tech company.
Company Site
Meta
Menlo Park, CA
Campus experience with a closer look at teams, products, community, and career paths across one of the world's leading technology companies.
Company SiteThe Full Summit Experience Special includes a guaranteed company tour of your choice, subject to company approval. The 2-Day Summit Experience Pass includes a lottery-based company tour opportunity based on availability. The Main Conference Pass does not include a company tour. Company visits have limited availability.
Career Access
Meet The People Hiring, Referring, And Mentoring
Recruiters, hiring teams, mentors, founders, engineers, and investors come together for direct career conversations.
Recruitment Tables
Meet recruiters and hiring teams from leading companies.
Drop your resume, ask about open roles, and start real hiring conversations on the floor.
Speed Mentoring
Fast, focused 1:1 rotations with experienced operators.
Rotating short sessions with engineers, founders, and managers — bring one question per round.
Mock Interviews
Practice with engineers and managers who interview for a living.
Live technical and behavioral practice with on-the-spot, actionable feedback.
Career Panels
Hear how careers are built across AI, product, and engineering.
Candid stories on breaking in, switching tracks, and growing in the AI era.
LinkedIn Strategy
Sharpen your profile, story, and network for the AI era.
Hands-on tips to rewrite your headline, story, and outreach so recruiters find you.
Company Visits
Step inside campuses and connect with teams who are hiring.
Limited-capacity tours that turn into referrals and lasting connections.
Add-Ons
Extend The Summit Experience
Optional experiences designed for deeper mentorship, preparation, and community connection.
Pre-Event Series
Virtual workshops before the summit.
Free · Online · Jul–Aug
Pho & Pathways Mentor Dinner
Roundtable dinner with leading tech professionals.
Add-on · Aug 6 · Limited seats
Conversations Beyond The Stage Dinner
Curated dinner conversations with speakers and professionals.
Add-on · Aug 8 · Limited seats
Community Day
Team building games and shared lunch.
Add-on · Aug 9 · Open to all
SUMMIT EXPERIENCE
Inside Vietnam’s Biggest Tech Summit
A closer look at the people, moments, and momentum behind the summit from main-stage conversations and community gatherings to company visits, networking, and celebration.
Build Your Program
Choose the sessions, access, and connections that match your goals.
WhenAugust 7–8, 2026WhereComputer History Museum