«InnoEx 2026» — International Innovation Forum and Exhibition

   The city's largest innovation event this month, and the first thing worth stating: entry is free. Organisers expect more than 30,000 visits, including some 4,000 business leaders, policymakers, technologists and investors from over 60 countries and territories.

   This year's theme is «The Inflection Point — Where Global Shifts Fuel Business Reinvention». The framing is explicit: artificial intelligence is moving from expectation to execution, global value chains are being restructured, and older growth models are losing their edge.

   The format runs on two tracks — a forum with strategic sessions, and an exhibition floor where companies, startups, funds and technology organisations take stands. It is organised by the InnoEx international innovation alliance.

   For founders and product people this is a way to meet international investors and partners without leaving the country; for everyone else, two free days at an event of this size is not a common offer. The venue is on the fifth floor of Thiskyhall Sala in Thu Duc, across the river from District 1.

   The organisers have now published a provisional agenda. Day one, 19 August, opens with the opening ceremony from 08:30 to 12:00, and from 13:30 to 17:00 the InnoEx Business Innovation Forum takes the main stage under the discussion topic «The Advantage Reset — Reinvent or Defend?». Running alongside it the same day are a sector forum on «Operational Excellence — Run Faster, Cost Less» and the semi-finals of Startup Wheel 2026 and the Green Innovation Accelerator 2026.

   Day two, 20 August, starts with the Green Innovation Summit from 08:30 to 10:00, followed by the accelerator final, the Startup Wheel 2026 final from 13:00 to 17:00 and, in parallel, Impact Forum 2026 «Business Beyond Profit». The closing and award ceremony runs from 18:30 to 20:00. The exhibition stands keep the same hours on both days, so you can drop in for whichever session you came for.