Vietnam’s developer calendar is set for a major AI-heavy gathering this August, with Hanoi preparing to host a conference that aims to move the conversation beyond chatbots and into autonomous systems. The event, organised by Google Developer Group Hanoi, is being positioned as a practical checkpoint for engineers, founders and enterprise teams watching Google‘s latest AI stack take shape.Agentic AI becomes the central themeAccording to vietnam.vn, Google I/O Extended Hanoi x AI Riser Vietnam 2026 will take place on August 15 at Trong Dong Palace in the capital. The annual meeting is returning for its 12th edition and will centre on what organisers describe as the shift into the agentic era, a framing that reflects growing industry interest in AI systems that can plan, act and complete tasks with less human prompting.The programme is expected to draw developers, startup builders and technology specialists from across Vietnam. Rather than presenting AI as a broad trend, the agenda narrows in on tools and workflows that are already shaping product development, including Gemini models, Gemini API, Google AI Studio, agentic coding and native AI services across Google Cloud, Firebase and Android.From keynote sessions to applied engineeringThe event schedule has been built around technical depth rather than general commentary. Vietnam.vn reported that the opening keynote will be delivered by Nguyen Ba Ngoc, a Google Developer Expert in Cloud AI and founder and chief executive of ProtonX. His session is expected to set the tone for the day by framing how AI-native development is changing product design and deployment.Other sessions will focus on enterprise implementation and the cost side of AI adoption. Duong Quang Tien of FPT Smart Cloud is slated to address how organisations can scale AI development while keeping infrastructure spending under control. That topic has become increasingly relevant as more companies move from proofs of concept to production-grade systems.Pham Van Toan of Sun* will examine the transition from prompt engineering to graph engineering, a shift that points to the growing complexity of agent-based systems. The session suggests that the next wave of AI development may depend less on crafting individual prompts and more on designing connected workflows, memory layers and decision paths.Sumit Chandel of Google for Firebase is also scheduled to discuss how AI applications can be built more effectively when they are tightly integrated with Google’s ecosystem. For developers, that is likely to be one of the more practical sessions, especially as product teams look for faster ways to embed AI across consumer and enterprise apps.Hands-on learning and a startup-facing layerBeyond the stage presentations, the programme will include a workshop led by Nguyen Ba Ngoc, giving participants a more applied look at AI-native product development. That kind of format matters in a market where many teams are still trying to separate experimentation from commercially usable deployment.The event will also include networking zones and technology showcases, creating a setting where founders, engineers and business leaders can compare notes on what is working in practice. In a sector that often swings between hype and caution, these interactions can be as valuable as the formal sessions, particularly for smaller teams seeking partners or technical direction.vietnam.vn said the event has drawn strong interest from Vietnam’s technology community, underscoring the appetite for forums that combine global platform updates with local implementation context. The emphasis on community engagement also reflects the maturing of the country’s developer ecosystem, where events are increasingly judged by their practical usefulness rather than their size alone.Competition adds a build-first dimensionRunning alongside the conference is AI Riser Vietnam 2026, an innovation challenge built around the ideas of vibe coding and Build with Google AI. The competition is being organised with the National Innovation Center, with FPT AI Factory named as gold sponsor and Sun* listed as a partner.That mix of institutions matters. The National Innovation Center brings policy and ecosystem visibility, while FPT AI Factory and Sun* add commercial and engineering weight. Together, they give the programme a broader remit than a standard developer meetup, linking talent discovery with the practical task of finding viable solutions.For Vietnam’s tech sector, the timing is significant. AI adoption is no longer limited to early adopters testing language models. Businesses are now asking how to integrate automation into customer service, software development, cloud operations and mobile products without losing control over cost, security or reliability. Events like this one are where those questions begin to move from theory to implementation.Why the Hanoi meeting mattersThe focus on Gemini and agentic AI also mirrors a wider shift in the global AI market. As major platforms race to turn models into tools that can reason across tasks, developers are being asked to rethink how applications are built. The move from prompt-based interaction to agentic workflows could reshape everything from enterprise productivity software to consumer apps.For Hanoi, hosting a 12th edition of Google I/O Extended signals that the city has become a recurring stop for serious technical exchange. It also reflects Vietnam’s growing role in the regional software economy, where the ability to adapt global AI infrastructure to local needs is becoming a competitive advantage.The event is scheduled from 1 pm to 6:30 pm on August 15 at Trong Dong Palace, 489 Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Nghia Do Ward, Hanoi. Registration is available through the official GDG Hanoi and AI Riser Vietnam 2026 channels, according to vietnam.vn. As the AI debate shifts from model launches to deployment discipline, the Hanoi gathering is likely to be watched closely by developers who want to see where the next practical gains will come from.
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