Since economic reform in 1986, Vietnam economy has developed remarkably, such as high growth of GDP, huge amount of newly created jobs, private sector development. In this development process, women play a very important role. Nowadays, more and more leaders, executive officers, managers of enterprises, organizations, and institutions are women. They have made great contributions to the development of the country. However, it cannot be denied that gender bias, poverty, and unemployment still persist in many communities. Consequently, women’s empowerment has been a matter of great concern and interest to researchers, businessmen and policy makers.

The Conference is one-day program comprising five components (Entrepreneurship as Vehicle for Empowerment, Net-working and Partnerships, Access to funds, Marketing, The challenge of navigating governmental regulatory environment- Strengthening the role of the private sector) as study session, presentations of submitted papers and open discussions.

Participants: international research specialists from all over the world, top policy makers in Vietnam, leaders of enterprises, especially women, research institutes, media companies.

We organizers are honored to invite you to write a paper for the Conference. Instructions to paper content and format can be found from the attached file.

Your cooperation and paper will contribute greatly to the success of our Conference.