Ho Chi Minh City Meetup: How CocCoc Plans To Take Down Google in Vietnam

Hey folks, Xin Chào Thành Phó Hồ Chí Minh! In case you’re wondering what that means, it’s actually “Hello Ho Chi Minh city!” And yes, Tech in Asia Meetup will be heading back to Ho Chi Minh, and once again we are all excited to meet and connect with the local startup community there.

This time around, we are excited to have Victor Lavrenko, CEO of Vietnam’s local search engine, Coc Coc, to share with us the challenges he faced in building a search engine up against tough competition from giants like Google. For those of you who have not heard of CocCoc, you can read more about them here.

Or… You are welcome to join us at this latest Tech in Asia Meetup to hear Victor speak on May 23, at 6:30 p.m. Once again, tickets are free but grab them fast while stocks last. See you there!

Agenda:

• Registration: 6.30 – 7.00pm
• [Interview] How CocCoc Plans To Take Down Google in Vietnam 7.00 – 7.40pm
• Q&A from floor: 7.40 – 8.00pm
• Networking & Dinner: 8.00 – 9.00pm

Venue:

Saigon Hub, 27B Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Da Kao Ward, District 1

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Speaker: Victor Lavrenko

Victor is a well-known Russian online entrepreneur with over 15 years experience in financial, strategic and technological fields. Graduated from Moscow state University, Faculty of Mathematics and Cybernetics holding MMath degree. Prior to commencing the Cốc Cốc project in 2010, Victor has held top positions from Technical Director to the Vice President of Strategy and Finance at Mail.ru (one of the biggest Internet companies in Russia).

Currently Victor is focused on the development of the Vietnamese Search Engine with the aim to win the local search market and to contribute to the development of the Internet industry in Vietnam.

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