Conference Programme GreenBiz, Melia Hotel Hanoi, Sep. 17-18, 2009

Conference Program
“GreenBiz 2009 – European Green Business Solutions for Vietnam”
Melia Hotel Hanoi, September 17&18, 2009

September 16:
GreenBiz Pre-Opening Networking Cocktail, 6pm, Latino Bar, Melia Hotel Hanoi
September 17:

Time

Session

Speakers

8.30 – 9:00

Grand Opening Exhibition: Cutting of the Ribbon by H.E. Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai and guided exhibition tour for VIP

8.45 – 9.15 Conference Registration

9:15 – 10:30

Opening Session:
Vietnam’s green development: Opportunities and challenges at a glance

  • Mr. Alain Cany, Chairman, EuroCham
  • Dr. Doan Duy Khuong, Vice Executive President, VCCI
  • H.E. Mr. Hoang Trung Hai, Deputy Prime Minister
  • Keynote: Prof. Alan Knight OBE, Advisor on global sustainability issues for both business and government
  • H.E. Mr. Nguyen Thai Lai, Vice Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment
  • H.E. Ambassador Rolf Bergmann, Swedish EU Presidency
  • Mr. Erdal Elver, CEO, Siemens Vietnam, Diamond Sponsor GreenBiz 2009
  • Mr. Jean-Pierre Le Poulain, 1st Vice President of the district planning authority of Fontainebleau-Avon - President of the Commission for Sustainable Development of the AMIF (Association of Mayors from Ile-De-France)

Coffee break

10.45 – 12.30

Financing GreenBiz:

  • Responsible Project Financing
  • Multilateral Financing Mechanisms and Incentives

Chair: Mr. Ashok Sud, CEO, Standard Chartered Bank
Co-chair: Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia, Director of Legal Department, Ministry of Finance

  • Mrs. Victoria Kwakwa – Country Director, World Bank
  • Mr. Ayumi Konishi – Country Director, ADB
  • Mr. Jerry Ngo – Head of Origination & Client Coverage, Standard Chartered Bank
  • Dr. Le Thi Kim Nga - Member of the Board of Directors, Vietcombank
  • Mr. Lukas Heer – Regional Manager SEA, First Climate
  • Mr. Nicolas Renard –Specialist, Veolia Water Municipal Development Division
  • Mr. Ian Lydall – Territorial Senior Partner Indochina – PriceWaterhouseCoopers

Lunch

13.30 – 15.00

Break Out Session:
Industry Solutions to Climate Change and Environmental Care - By Siemens

  • Mr. Prakash Chandran, Executive Vice President & Head of Energy Sector, Asean
  • Mr. Erdal Elver, CEO & President, Siemens Vietnam
13.30 – 15.00

Break Out Session:

Meeting green construction during rapid urban growth

Chair: H.E. Mr. Cao Lai Quang, Vice Minister of Construction
Moderator: Cosimo Jencks, Chief Representative, Hong Kong Land

  • Dr. Nguyen Dinh Anh, Vice Director of Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Da Nang City, Vietnam
  • Dr. Michael Waibel, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economic Geography, University of Hamburg
  • Mr. Eric Law, Top Range Business Director, Jardines Schindler Group
  • Dr. Dirk Schwede, Managing Director, Energydesign Asia
  • Mr. Yannik Millet, Executive Director, Vietnam Green Building Council

Coffee break

15.30 – 17.15

Break out session:

Investment in the Energy Sector: Future market development and opportunities for foreign players

Chair: H.E. Mr. Bui Xuan Khu, Vice Minister of Industry and Trade
Moderator: Mr. Colin Steley, Project Manager SEA, First Climate

  • Mr. Oliver Massmann, Partner, Duane Morris Vietnam
  • Mr. Le Tuan Phong, Deputy Director of the Department of Renewable Energy, Ministry of Industry and Trade
  • Mr. Pham Khanh Toan, Director, Institute of Energy
  • Mr. Adrian Stott, Carbon Credit Origination Manager, EDF Trading
  • Mr. Hung van Albert, Country Representative, Fuhrlaender
Ms. Gwen Andrews, Vice President, Power and Environmental Policy Australia/Asia, Alstom Power

15.30 – 17.15

Break out session:
Wastewater Treatment/Water Supply Management

Moderator:Mr. Nicolas Renard, Senior Specialist, Veolia Water Municipal Development Division

  • Mr. Vu Kim Quyen, Executive Director of SEAWUN
  • Mr. Bui Xuan Doan, Deputy Director of Department for Technical Infrastructure, MOC
  • Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh, Deputy Director of Industrial Safety Techniques & Environment, MOIT
  • Mr. Phi Quoc Hao, Deputy Director of Dept. of Science and Technology and International Relations, MONRE
  • Mr. Nicolas Renard, Senior Specialist, Veolia Water Municipal Development Division
Mr. Hubert Jenny, Urban and Water Committee, ADB

Gala Dinner co-hosted by the Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee and the Delegation of the European Commission to Vietnam, featuring an exciting entertainment program with Vietnamese artists.

 

September 18:

Time

Session

Speakers

8.30 – 10.30

 

Focus Energy Efficiency:
Cleaner Environment and Enhanced Profits

Electrical Energy efficiency including Lighting
  • Mr. Olivier Jacquet, Country President, Schneider Electric Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
  • Mr. Olivier Piccolin, Senior Vice-President, Chief Commercial Officer, Philips Lighting Asia
  • Mr. Phuong Hoang Kim, Vice Director of Energy Efficiency Office, MOIT

Outlook: Smartgrid as one future option

Mr. Dhananjay Ketkar, Asia Region Managing Director for Network Management Business, AREVA T&D

Coffee break

10.45 – 12.15

Green Management Practices – Benefits for the company, employees and the host country

  • CSR
  • Green Production

Chair: Mr. Bui Sy Loi, Vice Chairman, Social Affairs Committee of the National Assembly
Moderator: Mr. Nguyen Quang Vinh, Deputy Director Office of Sustainable Business Development, VCCI

  • Ms. Sara Clancy, Senior Technical Advisor, UN Global Compact Vietnam
  • Mr. Nguyen A Chau, Director, One Step Vietnam
  • Mr. Nguyen Vinh Long, Vice President Manufacturing, Unilever Vietnam
  • Mr. Nguyen Hung Long, Vietnam Cleaner Production Centre
  • Mr. Paul Hayes, Director Geocycle, Holcim Vietnam

Lunch

13.30 – 14.50

The road ahead – Lessons learnt and fresh ideas

  • Recommendations for Vietnam’s green development
  • Outcome of the GreenBiz 2009 student competition
  • H.E. Nguyen Bich Dat, Vice-Minister of Planning and Investment
  • Prof. John Soussan, Director, Stockholm Environment Institute Bangkok
  • Dr. Stefanos Fotious, Regional Coordinator Resource Efficiency Programme Asia Pacific, UNEP, Bangkok
  • Mr. Henri Prevot, General Engineer of “Les Mines”, France
14.50 – 15.00

Closing speech

  • Mr. Alain Cany, Chairman, EuroCham