Deliver world-class event experiences in Vietnam's rapidly growing MICE sector with AI that complies with the Personal Data Protection Law and Cybersecurity Law.
Vietnam's events and MICE sector is growing rapidly as the country positions itself as a regional business hub, with the digital economy reaching USD 36 billion in 2024. The Personal Data Protection Law effective January 2026 introduces strict consent requirements for attendee data processing, with penalties up to 5% of revenue. The Cybersecurity Law requires foreign platforms providing internet services in Vietnam to store user data locally for 24 months, affecting international event management platforms. Vietnam's AI Law (Law 134/2025) mandates human oversight in AI decisions, which impacts automated attendee matching and engagement scoring systems. Only 15-20% of the broader workforce has business-level English, making Vietnamese-language event technology and bilingual support essential for domestic events.
LOCAL CONTEXT
Vietnam is one of the fastest-growing digital economies in ASEAN, with a young, tech-savvy workforce and a thriving startup ecosystem. The Digital Vietnam 2030 vision and vocational training subsidies are creating strong tailwinds for AI adoption across industries.
$2.8 billion AI market by 2030
THE CHALLENGE
“Data protection compliance costs”
“Vietnamese-language localisation needs”
Our team has trained executives at globally-recognized brands
FUNDING & SUBSIDIES
Government-funded programme targeting one million people trained in digital skills by 2025
Covers eight priority sectors including healthcare, education, finance-banking, agriculture, transportation, energy, natural resources, and manufacturing. AI training programmes that align with digital transformation objectives may qualify for government support.
Official SourceScholarship-based; individual and institutional applications accepted
Google partnership providing 20,000+ digital skills scholarships across 83 institutions, plus USD 2.2 million USAID funding for digital inclusion and workforce development.
Official Source10% CIT for 15 years; 2-4 year full exemption + 4-9 year 50% reduction
Preferential Corporate Income Tax rate of 10% for up to 15 years for high-tech projects including AI and software (vs. standard 20%). Tax holidays of 2-4 years full exemption followed by 4-9 years at 50% reduction.
Official SourceREGULATORY LANDSCAPE
Vietnam's AI Law (Law 134/2025), effective March 2026, establishes a risk-based classification system requiring mandatory pre-market conformity assessments for high-risk AI and human oversight for all AI decisions. The Personal Data Protection Law (effective January 2026) introduces revenue-based penalties up to 5% for data transfer violations, replacing Decree 13/2023's framework. The Cybersecurity Law (Decree 53/2022) requires 24-month local data storage for Vietnamese user data. Organisations should monitor the development of subsidiary implementing regulations as enforcement mechanisms are being established.
CHALLENGES IN VIETNAM
The Personal Data Protection Law effective 2026 introduces new compliance requirements that affect how organisations collect, process, and store data used in AI systems. Budget planning must account for these compliance costs.
Training materials and AI tools require Vietnamese-language support. Only 15-20% of the workforce has business-level English, making localisation essential for practical adoption.
OUR PROCESS
We identify repetitive tasks, coordination bottlenecks, and data gaps across your current event planning process.
Participants practise with forecasting models, personalisation engines, chatbot builders, and analytics dashboards using real event data.
Each planner develops an AI adoption roadmap covering pre-event logistics, live engagement, and post-event reporting.
Teams apply their playbooks to an upcoming event, capture performance metrics, and refine techniques with coaching support.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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WHY PERTAMA PARTNERS
While Vietnamese market leaders like FPT (USD 2.47 billion revenue, USD 7.7 billion market cap) and VinAI (top-20 global AI R&D) offer strong local capability, and global consultancies (McKinsey, BCG, Deloitte, KPMG, EY, Accenture) provide enterprise advisory, Pertama Partners occupies a distinctive position: we combine cross-ASEAN regulatory expertise spanning the AI Law, PDPL, and Cybersecurity Law with structured, practitioner-led training methodology validated across multiple Southeast Asian markets. Unlike large consultancies, we focus exclusively on practical AI capability building rather than theoretical advisory. Unlike local tech companies, we bring regulatory knowledge across ASEAN jurisdictions, enabling Vietnamese enterprises expanding regionally to build consistent AI governance frameworks.
Vietnamese-language delivery is essential: only 15-20% of the workforce has business-level English proficiency. All training materials, exercises, and documentation must be provided in Vietnamese with bilingual facilitators available. Vietnamese corporate training culture traditionally favours lecture-based, instructor-led methods; however, AI training benefits from hands-on labs and practical demonstrations. We recommend a blended approach: structured presentations followed by guided hands-on practice with Vietnamese-language AI tools. Delivery should focus on practical application to Vietnamese business contexts, with case studies drawn from local industry examples where possible. Delivery is recommended in Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi, where 90% of Vietnam's tech talent and business headquarters are concentrated.
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