Forum schedule

Smart and Sustainable Cities Forum 2023 schedule

Time

Description

1:00 – 1:30 pm Registration & Reception 
1:30 – 1:45 pm

Welcome Remarks from RMIT

Professor Claire Macken, Pro Vice-Chancellor and General Director, RMIT Vietnam

1:45 – 1:55 pm

White Paper Launch:

Enhancing Digital Competence: Key Insights & Preliminary Findings in the Context of Vietnam

Associate Professor Trung Nguyen, Head of Management Department, RMIT Vietnam

AVPI Policy Briefing

Smart and Sustainable Cities in Vietnam: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

Dr Annette Kroen, Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University

1:55 – 2:05 pm

Keynote address #1: 

The Key Success Factors of Renewable Energy Development in Vietnam: Observations and Strategic Policy Issues

Associate Professor Vu Minh Khuong, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

2:05 – 2:15 pm

Keynote address #2:

Green Economy: Challenges and Opportunities for Smart and Sustainable Cities 

Dr Truong Minh Huy Vu, Deputy Director, Ho Chi Minh Institute for Development Studies 

2:15 – 2:25 pm

Keynote address #3:

Vietnam Digital Readiness Report

Mr Le Minh Tuan, Deals Advisory Partner, PwC Vietnam

2:25 - 2:35 pm

Keynote address #4:

Renewable Energy Strategy: Experience from Australia

Professor Jago Dodson, Director, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University

 

2:35 - 3:35 pm

Panel discussion

Moderator: Dr Nuno Ribeiro, Interim Associate Senior Program Manager, Tourism & Hospitality Management, RMIT Vietnam

 

  • Associate Professor Vũ Minh Khương 
  • Dr Trương Minh Huy Vũ 
  • Mr Lê Minh Tuấn 
  • Professor Claire Macken 
  • Professor Jago Dodson 
  • Associate Professor Trung Nguyen
3:35 – 3:40 pm

Closing remarks

Professor Robert McClelland, Dean, The Business School, RMIT Vietnam

3:40 – 3:45 pm

Audience navigating to the parallel-track presentations

Parallel tracks: Renewable energy and digital competency

(1 hour 10 mins each track: Presentations: 45 minutes| Q&A: 25 minutes)

3:45 – 4:55 PM

Track 1: Renewable Energy

Co-Chairs: Dr Trinh Tran and Dr Burkhard Schrage

Presentation 1  

Offshore wind power and supply chain (15 mins) 

Mr Toan Dang, Asiapetro

Presentation 2  

Solar energy solutions in Vietnam (15 mins) 

Mr Phong Pham, Vu Phong Energy Group

Presentation 3  

Electric Vehicles and the Grid (15 mins) 

Professor Mahdi Jalili, School of Engineering, RMIT University

Q&A (25 minutes)  

Moderator: Dr Burkhard Schrage

Panelist:

  • Mr Toan Dang
  • Mr Phong Pham 
  • Professor Mahdi Jalili
  • Professor Bob Baulch

 

Track 2: Digital Competence

Co-Chairs: Dr Ngoc Pham and Dr Duy Dang

 

Presentation 1 

The EU-wide framework for the development and understanding of digital competences (15 mins) 

Mr Stefano Kluzer, All Digital, DigComp Hub

Presentation 2  

The importance and urgency of digital skills for the case of Vietnam (15 mins)

Mr Lam Quang Nam, VINASA

Presentation 3  

Digital skills education: International experience and implications for Vietnam (15 mins) 

Dr Ly Thien Trang, HCMC University of Economics and FinanQ&A (25 minutes)  

Q&A (25 minutes)  

Moderator: Dr Duy Dang 

Panelist:

  • Mr Stefano Kluzer 
  • Mr Lam Quang Nam 
  • Dr Ly Thien Trang
  • Dr Thanh Nguyen
4:55 – 5:30 pm

Networking Reception