Industry Advisory Board (IAB)

Industry Advisory Board (IAB)

Bringing together industry expertise and academic excellence to advance future-ready education and impactful research.

Bringing together industry expertise and academic excellence to advance future-ready education and impactful research.

Bringing together industry expertise and academic excellence to advance future-ready education and impactful research.

The Business School's Industry Advisory Board (IAB) brings together senior industry leaders from key sectors to provide strategic guidance to The Business School (TBS).

It ensures that TBS’s teaching, research, and engagement activities remain relevant, forward-looking, and aligned with industry needs in Vietnam and the broader region.

Through insights on emerging trends, innovation priorities, and capability development, the IAB strengthens industry partnerships and supports TBS in delivering practice-oriented education and impactful research.

Our roles

Identify emerging trends

Provide insights into evolving industry trends and priority skill areas shaping the future workforce.

Strengthen alignment

Ensure stronger alignment between curriculum, research, and employer expectations to maintain relevance and quality.

Expand partnerships

Support the development of strategic partnerships that drive innovation, capability building, and applied impact.

Enhance graduate employability

Contribute insights on workforce needs to better prepare graduates for industry expectations and career success.

Strategic focus

The Board guides its engagement through key strategic focus areas to ensure meaningful and sustained impact across teaching, research, and industry collaboration.

Industry relevance

Ensure programs and activities remain aligned with current and evolving industry needs.

Applied innovation

Promote practical, industry-driven innovation in teaching and research.

Capability building

Support the development of skills and capabilities for students, academics, and industry partners.

Impact delivery

Drive measurable outcomes through education, research, and engagement initiatives.

Industry connection

Strengthen connections between TBS and industry to enable collaboration and knowledge exchange.

Future skills

Identify and embed critical skills required for the future workforce.

Board members

The Board comprises senior leaders from leading global and regional organisations, bringing diverse expertise and perspectives across industries.

Listed in alphabetical order by given name.

Mr Rick Yvanovich (Chair of the Board)

Founder & CEO, TRG International

Mr Arnaud Ginolin

Managing Director & Partner, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Vietnam

Ms Nguyen Phuong Dung

Country Head, GrabAds Vietnam

Ms Doan Le Minh Ha

General Manager – HR, Kuehne + Nagel Vietnam

Ms Tran Minh Hanh

General Director, NAB Innovation Centre Vietnam

Ms Helena Pham

Managing Partner, Consulus Changemakers and Partnerships; Managing Director, Consulus Vietnam

Mr Dinh Hong Ky

Chairman, HCMC Green Business Association

Mr Dong Mai Lam

Country President, NS BlueScope Vietnam

Dr Can Van Luc

Chief Economist, BIDV

Ms Hoang Tri-Mai

General Director, Airbus Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia

Dr Rita Mokbel

President & CEO, Ericsson Vietnam

Mr Sam Conroy

President, AusCham Vietnam

Mr Tran Phu Son

General Director, Ernst & Young Vietnam Limited; EY Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Assurance Leader

Mr Warrick Cleine MBE

Chairman and CEO, KPMG Vietnam and Cambodia

Get in touch

Contact us

For further inquiries, please get in touch with our team at: ddei.tbs@rmit.edu.vn

Visit us

Address: RMIT Saigon South Campus, 702 Nguyen Van Linh boulevard, Tan Hung ward, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam