Est. 2025

An independent, student-founded speaker series in Ho Chi Minh City.

Roughly every two weeks we invite one person with an unusual path to talk with students at Saigon South International School. Thirty minutes, over lunch, with a slideshow.

The Lunch & Listen mark: a yellow speech bubble beside a halftone face.

Cadence
Roughly every two weeks, during second lunch.
Venue
The SDC Stairs at Saigon South International School, Ho Chi Minh City.
Start
Sessions have started between 1:00 and 1:05 PM.
Length
30 minutes, of which the last 10 are student questions.

Archive

Who has spoken

Every guest so far, with the date they came. Each name links through to what they talked about.

  • Henry Nguyen

    N 02

    Henry Nguyen

    Vice-Chairman and Founding Owner, Los Angeles Football Club

    Read the session
  • Zac Crush

    N 03

    Zac Crush

    Professional wrestler, coach and founder, Crush Combat Academy

    Read the session
  • Chef Rang

    N 04

    Chef Rang

    Chef and media figure

    Read the session

The full archive


Format

What happens in 30 minutes

The same running order every time, so a guest knows exactly what they are agreeing to before they reply.

Introduction

The speaker gives an overview of themselves, some context on their life, and why they are at SSIS.

5 min

First guiding question

A student MC asks the first of three guiding questions.

5 min

Second and third guiding questions

The MC works through the two remaining questions.

10 min

Student Q&A

Students raise their hands and ask whatever they want to ask.

10 min

The team

Who runs it

Lunch & Listen is an independent, student-founded speaker series. Our sessions run on the Saigon South International School campus, hosted with the school's AWWA club.

We aim to inspire youth through networking opportunities with professionals.

Sessions are organised, hosted and introduced by students. The people below are the ones who write to prospective guests, so an invitation in your inbox should carry one of these names.

Founder

Sarah Thai

Managing Executive

Lưu Mỹ Tú

Marketing Director

Ryan Nguyen

Becomes Media Director in August 2026.

Logistics Director

Cindy Do

Treasurer

Kelly Luong

Design

Kylie Nguyen

Human Relations Director

Lily Phan

More about the series

Contact

If someone from the team has written to you

Replying to that email is all we need. It reaches the student organising the session, who will confirm a date with you.

If you no longer have the message, or you would rather check who we are first, the address below reaches the team and the about page lists everyone by name.