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REPORT/2014

A Summary Of VietPro Activities

ABOUT US Vietnamese Professionals in the UK (Vietpro) was founded in January 2010 with the mission to become the hub for professional networking, skill building and promoting the community of Vietnamese professionals, students and people with interest in Vietnam.

Our members include more than 600 professionals and 10 University Vietnamese Societies. Together with our partners such as SVUK we have close link to over 8,000 students in the UK. With an increasing number of talented Vietnamese who graduate from UK universities and subsequently work in various professions both in the UK and Vietnam, Vietpro is a growing, dynamic community that is diverse and ambitious.

Over five years of operation, VietPro has become a familiar name with the Vietnamese community in the UK. We are the first point of contact for many students seeking career advice and mentoring support. VietPro’s regular events have become trusted brands, attracting top businesses including Harvey Nash, Standard Chartered, McKinsey, HSBC, Vietnam Airlines and the like.

2014 has witnessed a steady growth in VietPro’s strength, and the committee is working hard to make sure that 2015 will be another successful year. Join us as a member and/or one of our partners!

VietPro Committee

VietPro Annual Report 2014

Thao Nguyen Commerzbank

Phuc Nguyen Citigroup

Phuong Truong Citigroup

Ngoc Anh Citigroup

Phuong Thai PwC

Hieu Tran BofA

Hai Anh Nguyen RBS

Mai Anh Nguyen City Uni

President Treasurer Students event leader

Social event co-leader

Public relations

Memberships leader

Professionals event leader

Public relations

Public relations

Van Bui Deloitte

Social event co-leader

Trinh Bui RSP group

Dat Pham Heineken

Huong Huynh RBS

Hien Vo E&Y

Vietpro 2014 Committee Advisory


OUR PARTNERS & SPONSORS

Many VietPro's projects and events would not have been possible without the co-operation, sponsorship and assistance of the following companies and organisations. We would like to thank them for their continual interest and support for VietPro.


2014 AT A GLANCE

11 events

organised

800 members actively involved in

events

Brand new Prospect, more

focused and engaging

First career conference in London


Student Investment Challenge III Student Investment Challenge (SIC) is an

annual event organised by Vietpro and City

University to create a playground for

Vietnamese students all over UK to challenge

themselves with real-life investments and robust

financial case studies.

In 2014 SIC III attracted 59 teams from 35 different

universities for round 1, where performance was judged

on the team’s investment return in FTSE100 listed

stocks over 10 weeks, as well as the quality of their

trading report submitted at the end of the round. 5 best

teams were then selected to compete in the final round

in February 2014 which consisted of 2 rounds: Quick

Questions and Mini Case Study Debate to decide the

winner, covering a broad variety of current topics ranging

from Fed tapering in the US to Abenomics in Japan.

Each round was judged by VietPro members who are

professionals with a wealth of industry experience and

are well regarded within the community. The winner,

team DNST from LSC, UEA and Queen Mary University,

won the top prize of £1,500.


Vanity Pro To celebrate the International Women's Day,

VietPro - together with our sponsor EGRET -

organised Vanity Pro on 8th Mar 2014.

Vanity Pro offered an unique opportunity for

fashion lovers to don on the clothes designed by

talented Vietnamese designers, put the makeup on

and get in front of the camera for a professional

photo shoot.

Vanity Pro attracted over 50 people who enjoyed

not only the ultimate fashion and vanity experience

but also the sweet treats of Afternoon Tea & Cakes

with plenty of mingling, chatting and laughing with

fellow Vietpro members


Career in Vietnam Conference

“Career in Vietnam” was the first career

conference organised by VietPro in

London, and also the very first conference

to focus on job opportunities in Vietnam in

the UK.

Rapid development of the Vietnamese

economy in the recent years has produced

a significant number of career

opportunities, therefore attracted

increasing interests from the candidates of

highest calibres within the Vietnamese

community in the UK.

The conference was sponsored by

Vietinbank, New World Fashion Group,

Harvey Nash, Standard Chartered,

Dragon Capital and endorsed by the

Vietnamese Embassy in the UK..

The Conference was an open panel

discussion between our guest speakers

and audience about various topics related

to the working environment in Vietnam


Our guest speakers:

• H.E Vu Quang Minh, the Vietnamese

ambassador to the UK

• Mr. Paul Smith, Executive Chairman of

Harvey Nash Outsourcing, ex non-

executive Director of FPT Software

• Mr. Pham Minh Nam, Chairman of New

World Fashion Group

• Mr. Pham Hai Au, Head of Market Risk

Management, Risk Management Division

of Vietinbank

• Mr. Louis Taylor – Group Treasury at

Standard Chartered Bank, ex CEO of

Standard Chartered Bank in Vietnam,

Laos & Cambodia

• Ms. Rachel Hill – Management

Committee member and CEO of the

European marketing operation, Dragon

Capital Group

Over 200 members attended the event in

May 2014.

Prospect VI and Drop-In Session

Prospect VI London

Prospect VI continued the success of the

previous five Prospects and attracted great

attendance of more than 70 students. The

format was changed to interactive panel

discussion during which students pro-

actively asked questions about job

applications and internship in the UK. The

CV checking and networking session were

still ones of important parts of Prospect and

received great feedback from attendees.

Drop-In Session

VietsocBed actively reached out Vietpro

with the initiative of hosting Drop-In

Session. The session was a great sharing

platform between Vietpro and 30

Vietnamese students at Bedfordshire

University. The feedback was extremely

positive.

“The event gave me a clear direction and I

am aware of more career opportunities.

The CV checking was incredibly helpful”-

Tho Tran, President of VietsocBed


Baby Pro 2014 was the first year

VietPro organised an event

purely for children.

Organised on the

International Children’s day

in June, Baby Pro attracted

more than 50 babies and

over 30 families on a one-

day fun and action packed

event.

This event was very

successful and was a great

way for VietPro to work with

young Vietnamese families

in the UK, most of whom

have settled down after a

few years studying and

working in the UK. These

members are forming a

different and vital part of

VietPro, and we hope to

engage and interact with

them more and more in the

future.


Vietpro Crayon Run 2014 Vietpro is delighted to have

organised Crayon Run 2014, a

charity run that helped raising funds

for HIV positive children. Given this

was the first charity run event

organised by Vietpro, we were

incredibly pleased with the number

of runners and volunteers turned up

on the day. The run was a great

success and was extremely well

received by participants who

expressed great enthusiasm. We

also received much positive

feedback from the representatives of

the endorsed charities who attended

the event.

All profits gained from organising the

event were donated to various

projects at the “The Amazin Lethi

Foundation” and “The Children’s HIV

Association”, to ensure that children

with HIV can achieve their full

potential for cognitive, social, and

physical development.


Networking & Community Events


Throughout the year, Vietpro organised

several networking events for our

members. These events foster our

professional network and help our

members to meet new people and get

to know each other better.

These events are usually organised

once every 2 months as events in their

own rights, along with all the other

events in our calendar.

Gala Dinner 2014 Vietpro launched the annual Gala Dinner in 2014. This is the biggest event in our social calendar to look back at the year and is a way for

Vietpro to thank our partners, sponsors, members who have been actively contributing to our success during the year.

The 2014 annual Gala Dinner was organised at the cozy Del’Aziz Restaurant near Bermondsey Square. More than 80 people turned up and

joined Vietpro for a night of endless games and fun. The night was a huge success with great feedbacks from people who attended.


Award and Achievement

The Vietnamese

Government

awarded Vietpro for

our effort in

organising various

events for the

Vietnamese

community in the UK

during the year

2014.

The certificate of

commendation was

awarded at the

Vietnamese

Embassy’s annual

Tet event 2015, by

the new H.E Nguyen

Van Thao, the

Vietnamese

Ambassador to the

UK.


How to reach Vietpro

• Visit our website: vietpro.org.uk

• Join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/vietprouk

• Email us: [email protected]

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