Lord Puttnam’s visit to promote UK business in Vietnam

He will take part in a GREAT Week initiated by the UK Trade and Investment to give UK-based businesses the opportunity to join government-led trade missions to meet major buyers, potential partners and influential opinion formers in market.

GREAT WEEK activities, taking place in Hanoi, Danang, and HCM City from September 29 to October 5, will include a seminar, networking event, one-to-one meetings and UK Film Week.

Lord Puttnam’s role is to promote trade for UK businesses in Vietnam which has been recognised by the UK Prime Minister as one of the selected high-growth and developing markets around the world.

Lord Puttnam is an award-winning producer of films including The Mission, The Killing Fields, Local Hero, Chariots of Fire, Midnight Express, Bugsy Malone and Memphis Belle.  His films have won ten Oscars, 25 Baftas and the Palme D'Or at Cannes. 

He retired from film production in 1998 to focus on his work in public policy in education, the environment, and the 'creative and communications' industries. 

He is a member of the advisory panel to the UK-ASEAN Business Council.