Agenda
Program
Thursday, January 18 2018 | Vietnam National Convention Center, Hanoi
Friday, January 19 2018 | Quang Ninh City Hall and Van Don SAEZ site visit, Quang Ninh Province
Organizers: Association of Vietnamese Scientists & Experts (AVSE Global) and the Academy of Policy and Development (APD) under the patronage of the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam
Friday, January 19 2018 | Quang Ninh City Hall and Van Don SAEZ site visit, Quang Ninh Province
Organizers: Association of Vietnamese Scientists & Experts (AVSE Global) and the Academy of Policy and Development (APD) under the patronage of the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam
DAY 1
January 18, 2018
07:30 – 08:00
Registration
08:00 – 09:30
Plenary session
Inauguration speech of Duc Khuong Nguyen, AVSE Global President and Hung Dao, APD President
Speech of Mr. Chi Dung Nguyen, Minister of Ministry of Planning and Investment
Andreas Schleicher, Director, Directorate for Education and Skills, OECD
Valerio De Luca, Executive Director, Global Sustainability Forum
Caitlin Wiesen, Vietnam Country Director, UNDP
09:30 – 10:00
Break
10:00 – 12:00
Workshop 1
Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Growth: Challenges, Models and Pathways
This workshop sets the background and discusses the key factors driving the growth path such as productivity improvement, role of information, investment in education, technology and health.
Workshop Chair/Moderator: Minh Khuong Vu, Associate Professor, NUS and Member of Prime Minister Economic Advisory Group
Dinh Cung Nguyen, Director, Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM)
(Vietnam Policies for Prosperous Growth: Is Rapid and Sustainable Growth Possible?)
Cuong Le Van, Professor, Paris School of Economics
(Challenges and Measures for Improving Productivity: State Owned Enterprises versus Private Firms)
Minh Khuong Vu, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore
(Technology, Digital Revolution and Growth)
Olivier Brechard, General Manager, WebForce3 & Former Executive Director WISE
(Empowering Vocational Education and Training for Future Challenges)
Anh-Tuan Dinh Xuan, Professor and Medical Practitioners, Hospitals of Paris
(Medicine in the Modern Era: Changing Paradigm and Vision to Face New Challenges Related to Pollution and Climate Changes)
Rao R. Bhavani, Director of AMMACHI Labs, UNESCO Chair, and Director of the Center for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality.
(Diversity and Inclusive Development: from Policy to Successful Practice)
(Vietnam Policies for Prosperous Growth: Is Rapid and Sustainable Growth Possible?)
Cuong Le Van, Professor, Paris School of Economics
(Challenges and Measures for Improving Productivity: State Owned Enterprises versus Private Firms)
Minh Khuong Vu, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore
(Technology, Digital Revolution and Growth)
Olivier Brechard, General Manager, WebForce3 & Former Executive Director WISE
(Empowering Vocational Education and Training for Future Challenges)
Anh-Tuan Dinh Xuan, Professor and Medical Practitioners, Hospitals of Paris
(Medicine in the Modern Era: Changing Paradigm and Vision to Face New Challenges Related to Pollution and Climate Changes)
Rao R. Bhavani, Director of AMMACHI Labs, UNESCO Chair, and Director of the Center for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality.
(Diversity and Inclusive Development: from Policy to Successful Practice)
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 15:30
Workshop 2
Initiatives for Sustainable Investing and Financing
This workshop sheds light on measures and policies to promote socially responsible investments (SRI) and recent financial innovations for sustainable development such as green bonds, social impact bonds, and crowdfunding.
Workshop Chair/Moderator: Hoang Mai Pham, Director General, Science, Education, Resources & Environment Department, Ministry of Planning and Investment
The Phuong Nguyen, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Planning and Investment
(Overview of Vietnam’s Development Finance for Sustainable Development Goals)
Stefano Bosi, Professor, University of Paris Saclay
(Globalization, Climate Finance, and Economic Policy: the Role of Vietnam)
Etienne Espagne, Senior Economist, Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
(Ecological Transition towards Sustainability: Economic Impacts and Financing Means)
Hoang Mai Pham, Director General, Science, Education, Resources & Environment Department, Ministry of Planning and Investment
(Making the Financial System Effective for Achieving Green Growth)
Thuong Le, Nestlé Corporate Relation Manager
(Co-funding Support to Innovative, Sustainable and Inclusive Business Projects for Low Income Populations in Vietnam: Case Study of Coffee Value Chain and Public Private Partnership on Sustainable Agricultural Growth)
(Overview of Vietnam’s Development Finance for Sustainable Development Goals)
Stefano Bosi, Professor, University of Paris Saclay
(Globalization, Climate Finance, and Economic Policy: the Role of Vietnam)
Etienne Espagne, Senior Economist, Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
(Ecological Transition towards Sustainability: Economic Impacts and Financing Means)
Hoang Mai Pham, Director General, Science, Education, Resources & Environment Department, Ministry of Planning and Investment
(Making the Financial System Effective for Achieving Green Growth)
Thuong Le, Nestlé Corporate Relation Manager
(Co-funding Support to Innovative, Sustainable and Inclusive Business Projects for Low Income Populations in Vietnam: Case Study of Coffee Value Chain and Public Private Partnership on Sustainable Agricultural Growth)
13:30 – 15:30
Workshop 3
Recent Trends in Innovations and Technologies for Addressing Sustainable Development and Climate Change
This workshop discusses the state-of-art and trends in promising technologies for reducing carbon footprint, fostering innovative, sustainable, and cost-efficient solutions, and finding new ways to harness alternative energy sources, altogether to make sustainable technologies accessible to all.
Workshop Chair/Moderator: Van Nguyen Dinh, Senior Research Fellow & Offshore Energy Manager, University College Cork, Ireland
Van Tung Tran, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
(Vietnam’s Policies for Promoting Breakthrough Innovations and Technologies)
Pascal Terrien, Director, European Institute for Energy Research
(Smart and sustainable cities: integrated energy urban planning)
Patrick Criqui, Member of the Economic Council for Sustainable Development by the French Minister of Ecology and Research Scientist, CNRS and Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI)
(Deep Decarbonization Pathways: Foundations and Application Perspectives for Vietnam)
Brian Ó Gallachóir, Professor, Chair of Energy, University College Cork
(Using Energy Modelling to Inform the Energy Transition to a Low Carbon Future)
Jiri Dusik, International Technical Specialist for Green Growth and Sustainable Development, UNDP Viet Nam.
(Longterm Implications of Industry 4.0 on Sustainable Development Agenda)
(Vietnam’s Policies for Promoting Breakthrough Innovations and Technologies)
Pascal Terrien, Director, European Institute for Energy Research
(Smart and sustainable cities: integrated energy urban planning)
Patrick Criqui, Member of the Economic Council for Sustainable Development by the French Minister of Ecology and Research Scientist, CNRS and Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI)
(Deep Decarbonization Pathways: Foundations and Application Perspectives for Vietnam)
Brian Ó Gallachóir, Professor, Chair of Energy, University College Cork
(Using Energy Modelling to Inform the Energy Transition to a Low Carbon Future)
Jiri Dusik, International Technical Specialist for Green Growth and Sustainable Development, UNDP Viet Nam.
(Longterm Implications of Industry 4.0 on Sustainable Development Agenda)
15:30 – 16:00
Break
16:00-17:30
Workshop 4
Van Don – Special Administrative and Economic Zone: Sustainable City and Investment Opportunities
This workshop provides insights on how sustainable development principles and strategies can be applied to build a green, knowledge-based, innovation-driven, and most liveable city, but also raises issues, notably related to the Vietnamese problematic legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks. It takes Van Don – a special economic and administrative zone – as a case study, and sheds lights on investment opportunities for worldwide businesses.
Workshop Chairs/Moderators: Thanh Huong Dinh, Risk manager, Accenture & Director of Executive Education, AVSE Global and Thu Tra Nguyen, International Programs Manager, CNAM France & Leadership Project Manager, AVSE Global
Talk of Quang Ninh Province
(Van Don SAEZ and Investment Opportunities)
Talk of AVSE Experts
(Sustainable Development Principles and Strategies applied to Build a Green, Knowledge-based, Innovation-driven, and most Liveable City)
17:30 – 18:00
Closing ceremony
The Phuong Nguyen, Deputy Miniter, Ministry of Planning and Investment
The Chairman of VSF-2018
18:00 – 21:00
Gala Diner
DAY 2
January 19, 2018
From 07:30 to 18:00
Site visit in Quang Ninh Province
Van Don – Special Administrative and Economic Zone
This site visit is organised for potential investors, speakers and participants to explore the islands of Van Don on the edge of its development to become a special but sustainable administrative and economic zone.
