21 – 23 Aug 2015, 09:00 – 18:00
HATCH! Co-working space Tổ 14
Level 14, 195 Doi Can, Hanoi
Hanoi Grapevine, supported by British Council Vietnam, is organizing a training course for creative entrepreneurs who desire to start their own business in creative fields (including advertising & marketing, PR, publishing & press, designing, fashion, architecture, music, fine arts, performing arts, cinema, photography, television, software, games, IT, handicrafts, creative consulting, creative food & beverage)
The aim of the course is to provide a basic foundation of knowledge and skills for participants to set up their own creative business such as a design studio, art gallery or creative company and survive the first phase. The training program is based on the toolkit of Nesta, a leading organization in the UK in terms of creative business training and education.
The course will be conducted in Vietnamese. For more information please refer to the Vietnamese version of this post.
Trainers of the course:
 | Mr. Le Viet Dat, Co-Founder at HATCH! PROGRAM – a start-up incubator and a social enterprise. Dat’s main area of research includes innovation, entrepreneurial practice, education based on nurturing and self-exploration and humanity. He also took part in Nesta Train the Trainer course organized by British Council in March 2015. Connect with him on Linkedin. |
 | Ms. Ha Thi Hang, Managing Director at London College for Design and Fashion Studies (LCDF) – the most prestigious UK design college in Vietnam, where plenty of famous Vietnamese fashion brands came from such as Kelly Bui, Vu Ta Linh, Lam Gia Khang, L’atelier, Rue des Chats, and Km 109. She has nearly 10 years of experience working at top managing position in international educational environments. Her passion is to develop successful creative arts and design education in Vietnam. Connect with her on a href=”https://www.linkedin.com/pub/ha-thi-hang/44/a12/762″ target=”_blank”>Linkedin. |
 | Mr. Luu Duc Hiep, Co-Founder at YESE (Young Entrepreneurs & Sustainability Education), an expert in sustainable development both as a consultant and project manager. He has given lectures at several creative business training courses on the subject of leadership skills with a focus on social and sustainable mission. He obtained his bachelor degree majoring Civil Engineering in Nottingham, UK, and a master degree on Sustainable Development in New South Wales, Australia. |
 | Mr. Dinh Viet Hung, Founder & CEO of JoomlArt – a provider of professional responsive templates and extensions for Joomla. Established 10 years ago, JoomlArt is a pioneer in web designing in Vietnam and currently has 280,000 users from all over the world. Being one of the first successful entrepreneur in Vietnamese start-up scene, Mr. Dinh Viet Hung is an expert in start-up finance, investment and user development. Follow him on Facebook. |
 | Ms. Pham Hoang Mien, Co-Owner at Hanoi Grapevine, in charge of communication, social media, community building as well as content editing for the website. She is also a freelance blogger, writer and translator. She took part in Nesta Train the Trainer course organized by British Council in March 2015. Follow her on Twitter and WordPress blog. |
 | Mr. Le Quoc Vinh, Chairman & CEO at Le Investment (Holding) Corporation comprising of Lê Media, Lê Bros and Vietnam CEO Corporation, all of which are leading companies in the fields of publishing, press, communication, marketing, PR and event organization in Vietnam He is also the chairman at Vietnam Creative Entrepreneur Club; an expert in branding, marketing and communication; a lecturer at Vietnam Academy of Journalism and Communication, University of Social Sciences and Humanities and RMIT. Follow him on Facebook. |
Guest:
 | Mr. Pham Huy Thong, contemporary artist. He has had solo exhibitions in Hanoi, HCMC and Singapore as well as numerous group shows in Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, USA, China, Japan and Norway. Being a professional artist, he also possesses sufficient communication skills and personal financing skills. He took part in a Nesta training course for creative entrepreneurs organized by British Council in 2014. Follow him on Facebook. |
