Opening Session of the Week
National and city leaders open DBFTW 2026 and frame its central proposition: a new growth paradigm built on innovation, modern finance and Da Nang’s role as an emerging global city.
NEW GROWTH PARADIGM · FINANCE · TECHNOLOGY · GLOBAL CITY
DBFTW 2026
07–12 JUL 2026Da Nang
WHY IT MATTERS
The High-Level Policy Dialogue within DBFTW connected Viet Nam’s new growth paradigm with Da Nang’s execution agenda: innovation-led development, an international financial centre, modern capital markets, urban competitiveness, infrastructure and globally connected talent.
012-day High-Level Policy Dialogue
0240+ senior speakers
0312 countries represented
049 keynote and dialogue formats
AGENDA & CONTENT
The programme at a glance
Innovation-led Growth and the Rise of Emerging Hubs
Paul Romer places knowledge and ideas at the centre of long-run growth, asking how institutions and cities can turn innovation into broad-based productivity.
Catalyzing Capital: Green Finance and Sustainable Development in Emerging Markets
Mirjam Staub-Bisang connects development finance, private investment and the green transition—showing how catalytic structures can make emerging-market opportunities investable.
Da Nang’s Trajectory: Architecting a Global City of Innovation and Livability
Da Nang’s leadership frames VIFC-DN, the free trade zone, digital transformation and quality of place as mutually reinforcing parts of one city strategy.
Certificate Awarding and MOU Signing Ceremony
The ceremony formalises institutional collaboration and converts the week’s policy platform into accountable partnerships.
Forging New Growth Poles: The Strategic Imperative of Urban Centers in the New Era
The dialogue moves from national ambition to city execution: superior institutions, economic city branding, talent, knowledge networks and inter-regional coordination.
Financial Architecture, Markets, and Capital Liquidity for Long-term Growth
Experts examine deeper equity and bond markets, green and infrastructure funds, venture and private-equity exits, and the trust required to attract patient capital.
Blueprinting the Vietnam International Financial Center in Da Nang
The session treats good regulation, predictable licensing, dispute resolution, digital assets and market infrastructure as the bridge from a strong growth story to a trusted market.
Launch of the IFC Policy Lab
The new think-tank mechanism is positioned as a continuing bridge between global expertise, Vietnamese policy design and practical implementation in Da Nang.
Productivity, Inclusivity, and Livability: The Development Agenda for Emerging Global Cities
The second day opens by connecting productivity with inclusion and quality of life—three outcomes that a competitive global city must pursue together.
Policy Sequencing and Institutional Capacity for the New Growth Model
The plenary converts vision into an implementation sequence: capable institutions, regulatory coherence, measurable priorities and feedback from real market activity.
Innovation and Human Capital: The Core of a Globally Competitive City
Universities, enterprises and public institutions examine how Da Nang can attract, develop and retain the people required for knowledge-intensive growth.
Infrastructure, Connectivity, and Economic Corridors: The Spatial Foundation for Growth
Da Nang is positioned as a GMS gateway through Lien Chieu Port, Da Nang Airport, smart logistics and the East–West Economic Corridor.
Architecting Da Nang Silicon Beach along the East–West Corridor
The session explores an innovation district that combines research, startups, digital infrastructure, global talent and the city’s coastal liveability advantage.
Growth, Identity, and Belonging in the Global Urban Era
Participants consider how economic city branding, culture and a genuine sense of belonging influence where people choose to live, build and invest.
From Vision to Action: Strategic Choices for Da Nang in the Next Decade
The closing plenary consolidates the programme into strategic choices, implementation priorities and institutional commitments for the coming decade.
Closing Remarks
The programme closes with a call to move from a successful convening toward policy experiments, investable projects and monitored follow-through.
AN ECOSYSTEM PERSPECTIVE
DBFTW makes the startup ecosystem part of Da Nang’s larger economic operating system. The opportunity is to translate VIFC-DN, FTZ and corridor strategies into investable pilots, procurement pathways, venture formation and talent programmes—so founders participate in implementation, not only exhibition.
SWISS EP
Bring founder and startup-support perspectives into policy and finance dialogue, then help convert VIFC-DN, FTZ and innovation priorities into pilots, market access and investable opportunities.
Swiss EP VietnamPEOPLE & ORGANISATIONS
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RELATIONSHIP GRAPH
How DBFTW connects policy, capital, urban systems and innovation.
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