An evening of legacy and leadership
Hosted at the Hilton Saigon on 5 December 2025, the invitation-only dinner convened second-generation Vietnamese leaders and regional investors in an intimate, trusted setting designed for real dialogue rather than speeches. Conversations focused on how business families can future‑proof their enterprises while preserving the values and vision of their founders.
From Hong Kong, Dr. Anina Ho, Founder of FutureOneMENA, and Mr. Anthony Lam, Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries and Group CEO of Golden Resources, shared perspectives as long-term investors in Vietnam’s growth story. They were joined by prominent Vietnamese leaders including Dora Nguyen of Kim Oanh Group, Nhi Le of BIDV Private Banking Center HCM, Amy Tran of Worldwide Hospital, and Hue La of Van Dat Co., Ltd., who reflected on balancing legacy with innovation and professionalization in fast-growing family enterprises.
Why this matters for family offices
Vietnam sits at the intersection of powerful structural trends: rising domestic wealth, accelerating urbanization, and increasing participation of women and next‑generation leaders in capital allocation. At the same time, families are navigating complex issues such as cross‑border wealth structuring, governance, and succession across multiple jurisdictions and asset classes.
For FutureOneMENA, these dynamics align directly with the platform’s mission to empower family offices with next‑generation, agentic AI tools that connect macro signals, sector trends, and real‑time deal flow across Asia and the MENA region. By engaging closely with Vietnamese family businesses on topics like estate planning, ownership transition, and international expansion, FOM is building on‑the‑ground intelligence that can be translated into more relevant insights, scenarios, and opportunities for our global community of investors.
Connecting human insight with AI intelligence
The dinner highlighted how qualitative perspectives from founders, heirs, and operating executives can enrich the quantitative models and AI‑driven analytics that modern family offices increasingly rely on. Panelists discussed practical strategies to integrate governance frameworks, succession roadmaps, and innovation agendas, offering real examples of how to institutionalize family values while unlocking new growth engines in healthcare, financial services, real estate, and consumer sectors.
FutureOneMENA is incorporating these learnings into its multi‑agent AI architecture, which is being designed to help family offices simulate scenario planning, benchmark governance practices, and identify cross‑border partners who share aligned timelines and values. This human‑in‑the‑loop approach ensures that technology amplifies, rather than replaces, the judgment and experience that sit at the heart of successful multi‑generational enterprises.
Looking ahead to 2026 and beyond
With strong demand from both Vietnamese and regional participants, FEW and FOM are already planning follow‑on programs that deepen the conversation around succession, cross‑border structuring, and strategic co‑investment between Vietnam, the Gulf, and other high‑growth markets. FutureOneMENA will continue to support these initiatives by curating investor circles, thematic salons, and AI‑enabled deal rooms that connect leading families, founders, and institutions across Asia and MENA.
Families and partners who wish to join future gatherings or explore how FOM’s agentic AI platform can support their legacy and investment objectives are invited to connect with the FutureOneMENA team through our website and upcoming events.
