# Vietnam Innovators A podcast by Vietcetera. Vietnam is forecasted to be one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia and the world. To understand the dynamics behind Vietnam’s miracle growth, Vietcetera meets with business leaders every week to discuss the country’s future growth prospects. We also learn how they build and manage teams and why they think innovation will be key to Vietnam’s role in the world order. You can find more information about this Podcast at https://vietcetera.com/en Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/rss ## Latest episodes - [Why "Low-cost Manufacturing" Is An Outdated View Of Vietnam | Mr. Derek Grundy | EP 413](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/56a23182d528) (2026-10-27, 44 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/128175058/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-27%2F435108579-44100-2-d8d6b9e941a27.m4a - [Emergency Podcast: Why Vietnam Will Boom For The Next 5 Years | Michael Kokalari | EP 412](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/fe5ed149513f) (2026-10-22, 39 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/127773692/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-20%2F434572343-44100-2-213e091a1c05d.m4a - [The Hidden Problem In Every Vietnamese Home | Aric Austin - Founder & CEO, MyStorage | EP 411](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/f76f2807b399) (2026-10-15, 57 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/127507707/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-15%2F434214633-44100-2-defdeabb873d2.m4a - [Do Elite Degrees Still Matter In The AI Era? | Jamie Beaton - CEO & Co-Founder, Crimson Education | EP 410](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/f79061c04816) (2026-10-08, 37 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/127022019/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-7%2F433581626-44100-2-d7f7947034318.m4a - [50 Years Later: The New York Times Returns To Vietnam | Damien Cave & Michael Kokalari | EP 409](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/d8a95f48e66c) (2026-10-01, 58 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/126598143/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-1%2F433048008-44100-2-d41705aa2dde2.m4a - [661 Videos Later, Here’s What Khanh Vy Learned | Khanh Vy, Creator & MC | EP 408](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/253a0f14b262) (2026-09-12, 44 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/125619843/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-12%2F431734828-44100-2-afd2e46e00a4f.m4a - [Vietnam’s Next Gen Founders Are Unlocking Global Wealth | Nagesh Devata from Payoneer | EP 407](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/e1daa53e1f27) (2026-09-10, 45 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/125458593/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-9%2F431521007-44100-2-f50f5eceb4866.m4a - [440 Years of British Education Just Landed in Vietnam | Tony Ngo & Kirsty Lowery from Uppingham Hung Yen | EP 406](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/df650c1f8316) (2026-09-08, 58 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/125373607/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-12%2F431740236-44100-2-f138a944f5f02.m4a - [Can Immigration Save Japan? | Kenji Govaers & Michael Kokalari | EP 405](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/8d8bf7994eac) (2026-09-01, 55 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/124924417/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-30%2F430804004-44100-2-b4a2e3b80d71a.m4a - [Emergency Podcast: When Will Vietnam's Stock Market Go Up? | Michael Kokalari - Chief Economist, VinaCapital | EP 404](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/7073a6a99ea3) (2026-08-20, 43 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/124483725/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-20%2F430197761-44100-2-87d6c8133c059.m4a - [What Will Closer US-Vietnam Ties Mean For The World? | Michael Kokalari & Dan Martin | EP 403](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/6bcabfee52dd) (2026-08-11, 52 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/124063857/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-11%2F429623231-44100-2-1d659df96db9f.m4a - [Has Your Company Been An Awesome Culture Yet? | Stephen Turban | EP 402](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/08cd3e8a5927) (2026-08-04, 59 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/123747656/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-4%2F429189535-44100-2-7346039c36424.m4a - [Why This Global Healthcare Giant Chose Vietnam To Innovate Its Product? | Carol Anne Stewart - President of Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Africa (AMEA), Opella | EP 401](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/27e1d78b28bd) (2026-07-28, 40 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/123425560/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-28%2F428757617-44100-2-fdda8f5bcccb9.m4a - [Techcombank CEO's outlook for Vietnam future development | EP 400](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/5d37d4b0ed8e) (2026-07-23, 62 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/123209676/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-23%2F428467473-44100-2-9eb376360cfd6.m4a - [How Hotels Need To Prepare For The Next Chapter Of Vietnam? | Mr. Niklas Wagner, General Manager of New World Saigon Hotel | EP 399](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/abb3bb242888) (2026-07-09, 36 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/122598635/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-9%2F427642460-44100-2-8272d3661b82f.m4a - [What Will Transform Vietnam's Next Generation Of Leaders? | Mr. Jamie Large - Director of ACIL & Ms. Thao Trinh - Deputy General Director of KNI | EP 398](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/175d4f3a5e71) (2026-07-07, 38 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/122497051/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-7%2F427504899-44100-2-ca559415bccac.m4a - [Vietnam is The Golden Child of Globalization | Mark Gillin & Frederick Burke | EP 397](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/e43aa3b3ed4b) (2026-06-30, 73 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/122190215/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-30%2F427092362-44100-2-b0e7f774fd5a4.m4a - [The Whole World Knows The Vietnam But Why Aren't They Buying More Of Our Products? | Cuong Dang, Chairman of Vietnam Vanguard | EP 396](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/f376b708db99) (2026-06-23, 36 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/121876096/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-23%2F426671236-44100-2-e79a68f783959.m4a - [A Global View On Studying Abroad: Insights From HSBC Premier | Manpreet Singh, HSBC | EP 395](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/fc9141141b59) (2026-06-16, 31 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/121489544/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-15%2F426155380-44100-2-7bd9465a07ae5.m4a - [This is why Vietnam Built An International Financial Centrers | Michael Kokalari & Richard D. McClellan | EP 394](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/1ed7a7ab8d6e) (2026-06-11, 62 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/121335116/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-11%2F425948216-44100-2-012bbd4f4383a.m4a - [How Vietnam Could Become A Developed Country Besides GDP? | Warrick Cleine MBE | EP 393](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/3e39f31e9121) (2026-06-09, 23 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/121215247/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-9%2F425789211-44100-2-74de35d1ec34.m4a - [\[Part 2\] Emergency Podcast: If You Are Not Confused, You're Not Paying Attention | Michael Kokalari | EP 392](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/4f7f10aee74c) (2026-05-23, 42 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/120421537/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-23%2F424731516-44100-2-aa5cb6d0e118c.m4a - [Your Next Colleague Won't Be Human - Are You Ready to Be Their Manager? | Huy Nguyen Tuong, Managing Director & Partner at Boston Consulting Group | EP 391](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/c312472bd26a) (2026-05-19, 31 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/120221770/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-19%2F424462312-44100-2-662fa127d5bf7.m4a - [15 Years In Vietnam: This Is How You Work With Vietnamese | Giovanni Zangani, Founder & Managing Partner, Maestro Equity Partners | EP 390](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/e144ceed778a) (2026-05-14, 36 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/119979242/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-14%2F424138398-44100-2-41b245422e3d2.m4a - [How You Package Is How You Sell | Thomas Hultin & Peter Hauggaard, Ecolean | EP 389](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/80a8bc4a1482) (2026-05-12, 51 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/119870251/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-12%2F423991969-44100-2-0c64a9a4de07f.m4a - [Vietnam’s Export Innovation: How E-commerce Export is Rewriting the Global Playbook | Larry Hu, Amazon | EP 388](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/849c3a5e5056) (2026-05-09, 39 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/119732518/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-9%2F423808934-44100-2-b6187ead852af.m4a - [Vietnam Set a 10% GDP Target: Here's What It Actually Means | Eddie Thai | EP 387](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/42d513786281) (2026-04-28, 33 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/119166491/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-28%2F423030685-44100-2-2951babe4da2c.m4a - [After Doi Moi in 1986, Who Built Vietnam From Nothing? | Sam Korsmoe & Sam Van | EP 386](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/9d9631f49643) (2026-04-16, 71 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/118547467/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-16%2F422190431-44100-2-4df641bc5cba8.m4a - [Scaling Expert: This Is The #1 Rule For Growing Your Business | Andrew Yi Hua Chim | EP 385](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/441e50029e8b) (2026-04-14, 39 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/118435070/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-14%2F422040333-44100-2-7f6c1bd6b8bdf.m4a - [Emergency Podcast: The Iran War Impact on Vietnam | Michael Kokalari](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/b085a53cd4e1) (2026-04-04, 43 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/117933212/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-4%2F421377973-44100-2-85c25498b788b.m4a - [Silicon Valley Investor: This is Why Vietnam Is One of The Hardest Market I've Ever Seen | EP 383](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/8d1a357a4583) (2026-04-02, 30 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/117847298/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-2%2F421264846-44100-2-ded4033bf7276.m4a - [The Success Of Vietnamese Farmers Is Our Growth Motivation | Rick van der Linden, De Heus | EP 382](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/11d4469ee5a8) (2026-03-31, 31 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/117679681/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-30%2F421038241-44100-2-2041667e0a99a.m4a - [How We Shape Vietnam Future Through German Education? | EP 381](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/bbe0492046fc) (2026-03-24, 43 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/117399066/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-24%2F420661034-44100-2-2dcb01d761394.m4a - [Health Tech Founder: Why I Refuse To Charge My Users A Single Cent For Better Healthcare? | EP 380](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/b7d8117f20d8) (2026-03-10, 35 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/116699744/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-10%2F419712003-44100-2-8168279cfbaf9.m4a - [AI Marketing Expert Mervyn Cheo: This Is What I Scare The Most About AI | EP 379](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/e31e7bb656a7) (2026-03-05, 36 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/116430930/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-5%2F419340923-44100-2-306043805d798.m4a - [Investing Expert: What does Vietnam need to become top 20 economy? | EP 378](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/11c5b93988ea) (2026-02-24, 35 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/115967445/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-24%2F418719832-44100-2-4558b01f77e03.m4a - [Danish Ambassador: Can Vietnam achieve NET ZERO by 2050? | EP 377](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/1c8eabdf48f5) (2026-02-10, 34 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/115289244/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-10%2F417814297-44100-2-234bbdb181c3b.m4a - [Macro Economic Expert: It's over for Vietnam if we could not achieve 10% GDP growth | EP 376](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/5f538d95327c) (2026-02-03, 28 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/114947167/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-3%2F417358328-44100-2-d62ae228a239b.m4a - [Kenneth Nguyen: 15 Harsh Truth About Life That Nobody Wants To Admit | EP 375](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/6c8d49fbfcf4) (2026-01-27, 75 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/114609261/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-27%2F416907448-44100-2-987ddcc322cb2.m4a - [Dominic Scriven: Vietnam is the winner of the underdogs | Dragon Capital Vietnam (DCVFM) | EP 374](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/627652b4b0c0) (2026-01-09, 43 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/113724767/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-9%2F415773342-44100-2-17a04c6de83ae.m4a - [World Class Investor: Vietnam’s Future Is Bigger Than You Think](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/3726f44f5d3b) (2026-01-02, 35 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/113389479/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-2%2F415349243-44100-2-85a9bc3eef712.m4a - [Leader from McKinsey: Can AI be powerful enough to replace us? | McKinsey & Company | EP 372](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/bd79bba07600) (2025-12-25, 34 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/113097369/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-25%2F414979048-44100-2-f86f76132c3a4.m4a - [From Empathy To Purpose: A Leader Built On Protecting People | Sandro Bucchianeri, NAB | EP 371](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/2334ad90ee8e) (2025-12-23, 42 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/113015128/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-23%2F414873618-44100-2-419a494942fa9.m4a - [Opella: Thương hiệu "mới" cho những giá trị chăm sóc sức khỏe bền vững | Valentina Belcheva | EP 370](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/3ceac1eed2d6) (2025-12-20, 42 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/112898357/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-20%2F414724678-44100-2-f74481cd4b099.m4a - [How Game Developers Grow Sustainably with App Quality & AI | Ömer Yakabagi & Božo Janković | EP 369](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/4fb15642eb7b) (2025-12-17, 41 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/112757491/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-17%2F414542826-44100-2-77f0ef0274507.m4a - [Leading globally with Vietnamese's resilience | Hanh Tran, NAB Innovation Centre Vietnam | EP 368](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/c3a9975fdfc8) (2025-12-04, 38 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/112111263/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-4%2F413712942-44100-2-2a18c1ad9dcdf.m4a - [SSI Managing Director: Why Vietnam Joining the FTSE 100 Could Change Everything | EP 367](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/dde7fdebd1a3) (2025-11-27, 42 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/111773982/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-27%2F413256592-44100-2-ee21510110744.m4a - [How I Trained 2,000 Underprivileged Youth Into 5-Star Hospitality Talent | Jimmy Pham, KOTO | EP 366](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/43c626182d81) (2025-11-18, 38 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/111336843/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-18%2F412680291-44100-2-e6ced4c8d3b49.m4a - [If winning is easy, everybody would do it | Patrick Wright, National Australia Bank (NAB) | EP 365](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/dd0a861c117e) (2025-11-11, 31 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/110999570/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-11%2F412237901-44100-2-43962f98cf276.m4a - [The Playbook: How Game Developers Monetize in Vietnam? | Daphne Tan, Quyet Phung | EP 364](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1534969295/a29404bcc1cb) (2025-11-04, 54 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/1029d909c/podcast/play/110657495/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-4%2F410552541-44100-2-b2ff9aac1103a.m4a Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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