A total of more than 1,000 participants including domestic and foreign investors, start-up businesses and representatives from investment funds will attend the 2^nd International Start-up Conference and Exhibition in Da Nang on 21-22 July.

Da Nang’s Star-up Business Support Centre offers working space for start-up businesses in the city and elsewhere in central Viet Nam. VNS Photo Cong Thanh

The Chairman of the Da Nang Coordination Council for the Business Start-up Network, Mr Vo Duy Khuong, revealed at a recent press conference that the event entitled 'Surf-the start-up wave 2017', would include 80 pavilions from start-up projects and businesses, institutes, colleges and sponsors in panel discussions, roundtables, pitching competitions, and exhibitions.

Mr Khuong said that the event’s organising committee had invited motivational speaker Jeff Hoffman, who is cofounder of Priceline.com and cofounder of ColorJar, to join the 2-day event focusing on the start-up ecosystem, support policies and investment as well as sharing his experience and technology in this aspect.

The event is sponsored by the Asia Development Bank, the Mekong Business Initiative, Swiss EP and the Innovation Partnership Programme in Viet Nam.

Last month, the city’s Songhan Incubator launched a tourism start-up programme with the sponsorship of the Viet Nam Mentors Initiative, I-Angel, Women’s Initiative for Start-up Enterprise and Swiss SP.

(Source: VNS/ DA NANG Today)