Unleashing New Waves of Women Leaders

Carine Rolland

People & Culture Director, Asia Pacific & Middle East, ManpowerGroup

Carine has deep experience over 20 years as a Talent Management and HR functions professional, specialising in the field of People and Culture. Having worked across leading global organizations, multiple industries, lived and worked in five different countries across Europe and APAC, Carine carries a deep understanding on design & implementation of Talent Acquisition, learning & development strategies, leading complex HR transformation, enhancing performance management frameworks, proven capability in implementing change initiatives, as well as harnessing coaching and mentoring programs to help build strong talents across multiple domains.Carine joined ManpowerGroup in 2019 as Head of People & Culture for APME region, covering 11 countries with over 4000 employees and focuses on designing and deploying advanced HR strategies to drive the growth and talent agenda. She also has strong experience in workforce solutions industry, having previously worked with The Adecco Group and PageGroup.Graduated from European Business School and with a Master’s degree in International Business, Carine’s passion and key focus is on attracting, developing, engaging and managing talent and her objective is to increase employee engagement, build strong and diverse succession pipelines, develop robust leaders and while helping organizations to transform and innovate.Carine currently resides in Australia and is mother of a 6 year old girl.

Uyen Ho

Director, Global Public Affairs, Intel Products Vietnam & Malaysia

​Uyen Ho has been with Intel Products Vietnam since 2006 as the first senior Vietnamese manager sitting in the management committee. Since Intel is the biggest high-tech US investor and the first mover of this industry in Vietnam, her primary responsibilities at Intel focus heavily on Government Affairs, Media Relations, Education Transformation and Corporate Social Responsibility. This role is seen as the Intel’s voice and image to external stakeholders to assure the successful ramp of the $1B factory project.Uyen Ho has over 20+ years of working with US~VietnamGovernment entities from central to local levels. She manages a regional team in Vietnam and Malaysia. Uyen Ho has aMBA from the Columbia Southern University (CSU) and a BA in English of HCM Teaching College.

Linh Thai

Investor, Mentor & Mother

​​Linh Thai has over 20 years of experience in finance, marketing, and operations.Her prior roles include CEO of VingroupVentures, a corporate venture capital fund; Director, Head of Strategy & Operations of VinaCapital, the leading Vietnamese investment and assets management firm; and Director of Investments at DFJ VinaCapital, one of Vietnam’s first venture capital funds.She is well known for her investor role as “Shark Linh” on 3 seasons of Vietnamese version of Shark Tank -a critically acclaimed and multi-Emmy® Award-winning reality show that has reinvigorated entrepreneurship in Vietnam. Linh graduated with honors from the University of Southern California and holds an MBA from The Wharton School. Linh grew up in Los Angeles, CA and has called Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam home for the past 12 years. She is a mother of 2 daughters -ages 4 years and 3 months.

Mary Tarnowka

Executive Director of AmCham Vietnam-Ho Chi Minh City

​​​Prior to her time with AmCham Vietnam, Mary worked extensively to help U.S. businesses thrive in Asia.  As U.S. Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City from August 2016 to July 2019, she oversaw a period of tremendous growth in the U.S. comprehensive partnership, including two unprecedented visits by a U.S. president to Vietnam in 18 months.  Mary actively promoted mutual peace, prosperity, and people-to-people ties in central and southern Vietnam.  She particularly focused on strengthening the bilateral trade and investment partnership in the dynamic southern region.Mary was a member of the senior Foreign Service, with decades of experience in Asia, including postings in Seoul, Delhi, Shanghai, and Taipei, as well as at the State Department’s China Desk and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.  Prior to joining the State Department, Mary worked as a Certified Public Accountant and Manager at KPMG’s International and High Tech Tax Division in San Francisco.