Tran Lien Phuong [aka SKINNY], appointed as Research Director, InsightAsia Research Group, Vietnam since August 2015.

• Research Director at Epinion | October 2011- July 2015
• Group Account Director & Research Director, TNS Vietnam | 1996 – 2011
• Senior Account Supervisor, Ogilvy & Mather Advertising | 1994-1996

A well-known moderator and speaker at international seminars on Brand Strategy and Communication and an “honored lecturer” at Vietnam Marcom since 2000. Experienced with many large market research projects for both local and multinational clients across multiple sectors

Skinny is a certified Neuro Linguistics Programming (NLP) Specialist, and one of the most senior research practitioners in Vietnam’s market research industry.

Topic – CONSUMER

Richard Burrage is the Managing Partner of Cimigo, a regional marketing research agency in Asia (wwww.cimigo.com). Richard has worked across Asia Pacific consulting across a range of industries and business issues. He travels constantly. He loves advising clients on new product development, brand and communications development. Richard is a UK national, who has lived in Asia longer than his place of birth. He resides in Saigon, with his Vietnamese wife and three children.

Topic – MOBILE

Ralf is the founder and Managing Director of Infocus Mekong Research, Vietnam’s first dedicated Mobile Market Research firm. Infocus focuses on Mobile phone data collection, specialized custom research and integrated strategic research and covers the Mekong region with partners, MDI & POD Research.

As Vietnam’s longest practicing Market Researcher, Ralf established TNS Vietnam in 1996 and over the years, set-up and ran TNS Media, Kantar Worldpanel and operations in Cambodia and Myanmar, garnering dominant market share in each market, as well as running TNS Thailand & Malaysia.

A Graduate of Wilfred Laurier University, Ralf served as Aide de Campe (read glorified coffee boy) for the Deputy Minister of Ontario Canada before succumbing to the charms of Vietnam in January of 1994.

Topic – MEDIA

Ricardo Glenn is the Business Development Director of Digital and the Cambodia Market for Kantar Media Vietnam. He has more than 20 years of experience working on Marketing, Market Research & Consulting in Mexico and Vietnam.

He has worked with many of Vietnam’s leading Communications & Market Research companies including Epinion, GSK, Millward Brown and Nielsen before joining Kantar Media in 2014. He has worked with a variety of multinational companies including Coca Cola, General Motors, Mars, Nestle and WalMart.

Topic – The Future of Market Research

Phil Worthington is the Managing Director of Millward Brown Vietnam, responsible for overseeing the expansion of the Millward Brown brand in Vietnam.

Phil is one of the most experienced authorities on the development of brands in Vietnam, having worked in the market research industry here since 1994. His particular area of focus is on understanding brands and communication impact.

Interspersed with his time in Vietnam, Phil has also worked for market research companies in Myanmar (1997), the UK (1999-2001) and Thailand (2004-2007) and has a keen understanding of marketing in Southeast Asia. He is a key speaker at brand and marketing events in Vietnam and overseas.

Topic – RETAIL

Dzung Nguyen is Director of Nielsen Retail Measurement Services. Prior to this, he was a CMI Director of Mondelez Kinh Do and Nielsen Analytics Consulting in USA & China.

Dzung has extensive experience in market research in both developed markets (the United States) and developing markets (China & Vietnam) and a great story of driving team development and client management.