Access Vietnam 2026

A seven-day delegation to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, led by GAACC board chair Minh Tran with Mark Duval, in partnership with the City of Austin and 100B. Twelve delegates traveled, drawn from technology, capital, real estate, and professional services.

Hanoi covered government and commerce. Briefings with AmCham Hanoi and the U.S. Embassy, the National Data Association, and the National Innovation Center at the Ministry of Finance, followed by a session with City of Hanoi officials. Company meetings ran through cross-border commerce and talent: Open Commerce Group, DLS e-Commerce, Coolmate, and MindX, which has placed 35,000 graduates from 32 campuses.

Ho Chi Minh City focused on capital and manufacturing. Do Ventures, Mekong Capital, AVV, and Earth VC on the investment side. METUB, VinMake, and Fulbright University Vietnam on the creative, manufacturing, and research side. LT Commercial Group opened conversations with Vietnamese manufacturers looking at Austin's growth corridor, and the MindX and Fulbright meetings began work on an engineering talent pipeline into Central Texas.