FPT recently hosted its annual global client conference themed "Danang – 20 Years of Innovation," marking two decades of the company's growth and development in Vietnam's central coastal city. The event brought together over 400 business leaders and industry experts from 20 countries, showcasing FPT's full-stack capabilities in artificial intelligence (AI), and Vietnam's emerging role as a global innovation hub.
Championing an AI-First Future
A key highlight of the event was the thought-leadership conference and exhibition, themed “Accelerating Transformation in the AI Era,” featuring 22 speakers from FPT and its global partners, including Microsoft, SAP, ITOCHU Corporation, among others. Through 35 keynotes and panel discussions, industry leaders and experts explored how organizations can leverage AI to drive resilience, agility, and accelerate transformation as the technology is reshaping business landscape across sectors.
The discussions reaffirmed FPT’s commitment as an AI-First corporation, integrating AI into software development lifecycle and augmenting engineering capabilities to help businesses reimagine processes, optimize operations, and gain a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving digital world. The event also featured the first-time introduction of FleziPT, FPT's AI Platform that delivers end-to-end, tailor-made, AI-powered transformation solutions, enabling organizations to succeed with outstanding speed and quality.
“In FPT today, we encourage every person among 80,000 staff to find their (AI) agent, their own personal assistant. People and robots will align, change and create the new world”, said FPT Chairman Dr. Truong Gia Binh in his keynote.
FPT Chairman Dr. Truong Gia Binh shared his keynote highlighting human-AI collaboration in the context of rapid AI evolution
“Nowadays, our service offerings are powered by AI, every solution is embedded with AI, every engineer is augmented by AI and every methodology, every software development life cycle is driven by AI,” said Pham Minh Tuan, FPT Software CEO and Executive VP of FPT Corporation, in a panel discussion.
FPT Executive Vice President Pham Minh Tuan (second from the left) shared about FPT’s AI model FleziPT in a panel discussion featuring leaders from IDC APAC, SAP, ebm-papst, audax, and NEC Solution Innovators Ltd.
The AI-first commitment was also reflected through the accompanying tech exhibition, which featured 35 AI-powered tools and solutions across verticals such as healthcare, automotive, insurance manufacturing, and more, demonstrating the real-world impact of FPT’s AI capabilities and its growing role as a global AI system integrator.
The conference also saw the coming together of some of FPT's strategic clients and partners, sharing their thoughts on AI transforming enabled by FPT, or innovation working models leveraging Vietnam's momentum and FPT's strengths in delivery. “Our collaboration with FPT is not just a cost strategy—it is a co-creation strategy for social implementation and sovereignty. That’s why we selected FPT - a partner offering governance, global competitiveness, and trust for human-centered AI.”, said NEC Solution Innovators Ltd. Executive Vice President, Ishii Masahiko.
Hajime Takei, KONICA MINOLTA FPT Solution Labs, Inc. CEO, also emphasized, citing the joint venture established by FPT and KONICA MINOLTA in 2024, “Vietnam has the culture of Japan, the tech drive of India, and the relationship-building of China. Especially at FPT, employee retention is high, which allows for stable collaboration and strong knowledge sharing. That’s a key reason we shifted to Vietnam.”
KONICA MINOLTA FPT Solution Labs, Inc. CEO, Hajime Takei
Forging Strategic Global Partnerships
FPT and ANA Systems’ strategic partnership is built on the companies’ collaboration starting in 2021
During the event, FPT signed a comprehensive strategic alliance with ANA Systems, the IT division of Japan’s largest airline group holding company ANA Group. The collaboration aims to drive innovation and bolster operational stability in the aviation industry, while fostering a collaborative ecosystem between Japan and Vietnam to enable tech, talent and cultural exchange.
The event also celebrated FPT's deepening collaboration with Chelsea Football Club, renowned for its excellence and winning legacy as recent champion of the UEFA Conference League and FIFA Club World Cup. The partnership is built on shared values between two industry leaders: pioneering spirit, unity, bravery, relentless pursuit of excellence, and a fierce winning mindset. Chelsea FC's appearance was accompanied by the iconic UEFA Champions League trophy, marking its second visit to Vietnam since 2014.
On the sidelines of the event, FPT and Microsoft co-hosted a Women in Tech forum featuring leaders from both companies alongside Boeing and Ernst & Young. Themed “Female Workforce Empowerment in the Age of AI”, the forum spotlighted women’s role in leading the charge of AI initiatives, and how companies can ensure AI is used in a beneficial way for everyone and create a more inclusive future.
From left to right: Ms. Heather Gordon - Microsoft Chief Partner Officer for Asia, Ms. Buba Turner - Boeing Director IT & Digital Analytics, Ms. Lily Lim - Former Ernst & Young Singapore Partner of Advisory Services, Mdm. Chu Thanh Ha - FPT Software Chairwoman
FPT Software Chairwoman Chu Thanh Ha highlighted the evolving role of women in the IT sector over the past decades, and FPT’s sustained efforts to support their advancement. “In the early years, women made up only 11% of FPT University students, but that ratio has increased year by year to 23% today. At the company, women are also handling some of the most challenging roles, and they excel at them,” she noted.
Ms. Heather Gordon - Microsoft Chief Partner Officer for Asia
“When women thrive in tech, the industry thrives. It is the right thing to do, and it's a strategic advantage - having those different voices. Companies with 30% or more female leaders can be 15% more profitable… So diversity is not nice to have. It's actually, it's an imperative,” said Microsoft Chief Partner Officer for Asia, Heather Gordon.
Event attendees also visited Hope School, an initiative driven by FPT’s leadership to provide education and care for children who lost their family members due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This reflects FPT's commitment to embracing technology for cultivating future-ready talent and driving long-lasting values towards a sustainable future for all, which has received significant support from FPT's global clients and partners.
FPT’s leaders, clients and partners visited Hope School
Vietnam’s Rise as a Global Innovation Hub
FPT’s clients and employees touring the FPT Complex in Danang, Vietnam
Through a combination of tech conferences, exhibitions, and meaningful side events, "Danang – 20 Years of Innovation" is more than just a milestone celebration, it showcases Vietnam's growing position as a global innovation hub, and Danang as an emerging destination for AI talent and AI transformation. Contributing 69% of Danang’s software exports, FPT has built a complete ecosystem that fuels Central Vietnam’s IT industry growth, spanning from talent development to advanced R&D and workforce wellbeing, including FPT Plaza apartments, FPT University, FPT School, and FPT Complex with the capacity of 10,000 people. FPT aims to serve as a bridge connecting global businesses with the endless possibilities from the country, driven by political stability, ever-growing digital economy and a future-ready workforce, to thrive in the new AI era.
