INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM ON WATER FIELD SUSTAINABLE WATER GOVERNANCE IN THE NEW ERA

- Time: Afternoon, 22 October 2025 (13:30 – 17:00)

- Venue: Seminar Room, Hall A2, Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC), 799 Nguyen Van Linh Blvd, Ho Chi Minh City

- Organizers: Southeast Asian Institute for Water Resources and Environment, Vietnam National University, Hanoi & Informa Markets Vietnam

Time	Content	Speakers
13:30 – 14:00	Reception of delegates
14:00 – 14:10	Opening speech	Dr. Chau Tran Vinh, Director, Department of Resources Management- Ministry of Agriculture and Environment
14:10 – 14.30	Sustainable water management in Vietnam	Prof. Nguyen Tùng Phong, Director, Department of Construction and Management of Irrigation Works- Ministry of Agriculture and Environment
14:30 – 14:45	Sustainable water management in the Netherlands (suggestions)	Mr. Kees van Baar, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Vietnam
14:45 – 15:00	Design with Nature: Scalable Blue-Green Solutions for Vietnam’s Water Resilience’	Mr. Steven Petit, European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam
15:00 – 15:15	Current situation and solutions to improve water supply and drainage efficiency	Prof. Nguyen Hong Tien, Former Director of Department of Technical Infrastructure- Ministry of Construction; Senior Expert GIZ
15:15 – 15:35	Wastewater treatment solutions for Urban, Industrial and Agricultural	Assoc. Prof. Luu The Anh, Director General. Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU-CRES)
15:35 – 15:50	Issues raised about drought and salinity in the Mekong Delta	Assoc.Prof. To Van Thanh, Deputy Director, Southern Institute of Water Resources
15:50 – 16:00	Short answer questions on discussion topics	Speakers
16:00 – 17:00	Panel Discussion
	Regional Water Talks: Experiences and lessons on sustainable water governance from countries in the Southeast Asian region (Moderator: PGS. Lưu Thế Anh)	1. Prof. Nguyen Van Tinh, Head of Science and Technology Program on Water Security 2. Mr Mohamad Hairi Bin Basri,President of The Malaysian Water Association 3. Mr. Lim Minh, President of Cambodia Water Association 4. Mr. Chew Men Leong, President of Singapore Water Association 5. Dr Subekti, Executive Director, Indonesian Water Association PERPAMSI 6. Prof. Witaya, Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
17:00– 17:10	Conference summary	Conference Organizing Committee

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September 22, 2025

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM ON WATER FIELD SUSTAINABLE WATER GOVERNANCE IN THE NEW ERA

- Time: Afternoon, 22 October 2025 (13:30 – 17:00)

- Venue: Seminar Room, Hall A2, Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC), 799 Nguyen Van Linh Blvd, Ho Chi Minh City

- Organizers: Southeast Asian Institute for Water Resources and Environment, Vietnam National University, Hanoi & Informa Markets Vietnam

Time	Content	Speakers
13:30 – 14:00	Reception of delegates
14:00 – 14:10	Opening speech	Dr. Chau Tran Vinh, Director, Department of Resources Management- Ministry of Agriculture and Environment
14:10 – 14.30	Sustainable water management in Vietnam	Prof. Nguyen Tùng Phong, Director, Department of Construction and Management of Irrigation Works- Ministry of Agriculture and Environment
14:30 – 14:45	Sustainable water management in the Netherlands (suggestions)	Mr. Kees van Baar, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Vietnam
14:45 – 15:00	Design with Nature: Scalable Blue-Green Solutions for Vietnam’s Water Resilience’	Mr. Steven Petit, European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam
15:00 – 15:15	Current situation and solutions to improve water supply and drainage efficiency	Prof. Nguyen Hong Tien, Former Director of Department of Technical Infrastructure- Ministry of Construction; Senior Expert GIZ
15:15 – 15:35	Wastewater treatment solutions for Urban, Industrial and Agricultural	Assoc. Prof. Luu The Anh, Director General. Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU-CRES)
15:35 – 15:50	Issues raised about drought and salinity in the Mekong Delta	Assoc.Prof. To Van Thanh, Deputy Director, Southern Institute of Water Resources
15:50 – 16:00	Short answer questions on discussion topics	Speakers
16:00 – 17:00	Panel Discussion
	Regional Water Talks: Experiences and lessons on sustainable water governance from countries in the Southeast Asian region (Moderator: PGS. Lưu Thế Anh)	1. Prof. Nguyen Van Tinh, Head of Science and Technology Program on Water Security 2. Mr Mohamad Hairi Bin Basri,President of The Malaysian Water Association 3. Mr. Lim Minh, President of Cambodia Water Association 4. Mr. Chew Men Leong, President of Singapore Water Association 5. Dr Subekti, Executive Director, Indonesian Water Association PERPAMSI 6. Prof. Witaya, Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
17:00– 17:10	Conference summary	Conference Organizing Committee

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September 19, 2025

WETV Conference: Effective Technology for Domestic Solid Waste, Suitable for Vietnam Conditions

- Time: 13h00, Friday, Oct 23th, 2025
- Venue: Seminar Room, Hall A2, SECC, HCMC
- Organizers: VIETNAM INSTITUTE OF URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT & Informa Markets Vietnam

Time	Topic	Speaker
13h00 – 13h30	Welcoming delegates	Organizing Comittee
13h30 – 13h45	Opening Speech Introduction of seminar program and discussion topics	Mr. Huynh Minh Nhut Chairman of the Vietnam Urban Environment and Industrial Parks Association Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huu Dung Director of the Vietnam Institute of Urban and Industrial Environment
13h45 – 14h05	Current situation and technological solutions for domestic solid waste treatment and recycling in Vietnam	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Lam Quang Deputy Director of the Vietnam Institute of Urban and Industrial Environment
14h05 – 14h20	Implementing the technology of collecting, transporting, and treating domestic solid waste and service fees under the two-level local government model in Ho Chi Minh City	Nguyen Thi Que Lam Deputy Head of Environmental Technology and Quality Inspection Department, CITENCO Ho Chi Minh City Urban Environment Company
14h20 – 14h35	Requirements for the development of urban solid waste treatment and recycling technology in accordance with the Law on Environmental Protection and emission reduction in Vietnam	Dr. Duong Thi Thanh Xuyen Deputy Head of Solid Waste Department, Department of Environment – Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
14h35 – 14h50	Introduction of Waste-to-Energy Technology Proposed by AMACCAO Group for the Pleiku Waste Treatment Plant Project, Gia Lai	Nguyen Ha Member of the Board of Directors, Deputy General Director of AMACCAO Vietnam Group
14h50 – 15h00	Emission capture technology for landfills in Vietnam – Creating a Carbon Credit Market	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nghiem Van Khanh Deputy Dean, Faculty of Infrastructure Engineering and Urban Environment, Hanoi University of Architecture
15h00 – 15h10	Criteria for selecting effective domestic solid waste treatment technology suitable to Vietnamese conditions	Dr. Nguyen Trung Thang Deputy Director, Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Strategy and Policy
15h10 – 15h20	Solutions to improve the quality of environmental sanitation through modern equipment and smart management	Mr. Dang Huu Binh Deputy General Director, Hanoi Urban Environment One Member Co., Ltd
15h20 – 15h30	Current situation and solutions to deploy waste treatment and recycling technology in a circular economy mode in Da Nang City	Vo Minh Duc General Director, Da Nang Urban Environment Joint Stock Company
15h30 – 16h30	Introduction of waste treatment and recycling technology in the Netherlands (Reports): 1. Plastic waste and infrastructure – Profitable solutions towards the low-value mixed plastic recycling market 2. Highly efficient Waste-to-Energy conversion – Eliminating landfills at the lowest social cost 3. Garbage and waterlogging	Embassy of the Netherlands in Vietnam & Dutch enterprises Hai Ngo – Dijkstra Project & Business Development Manager – UPP Rosanne van Miltenburg Business Development Lead – Harvest Waste Ramon Knoester Founding Director – Clear Rivers
16h30 – 16h55	Panel Dicussion – Q&A	Organizing Committee
16h55 – 17h00	Conference summary	Chairman of the Vietnam Urban Environment and Industrial Parks Association Director of the Vietnam Institute of Urban and Industrial Environment

New

September 19, 2025

Vietwater Conference: Circular Economy in Water Industry

- Time: Morning, 23 October 2025 (09:00 – 12:00)

- Venue: Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC), 799 Nguyen Van Linh Blvd, Ho Chi Minh City

- Organizers: Ho Chi Minh City Water & Environment Association (HAWACO) & Informa Markets Vietnam

Time	Topic	Speaker
09:00 – 09:10	Opening Speech	Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Phuoc, Chairman, Ho Chi Minh City Association for Water and Environment – HAWE
09:10 – 09:40	Circular Economy in Water Industry	Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Phuoc, Chairman, Ho Chi Minh City Association for Water and Environment – HAWE
09:40 – 10:15	Potential of Circular Economy for Urban Wastewater – The Case of Ho Chi Minh City (New)	PGS TS Nguyễn Thị Thanh Phượng, Viện trưởng Viện Công Nghiệp Môi trường, Liên hiệp hội Khoa học & Kỹ thuật TP HCM
10:15 – 10:50	Circular Water Economy in Vietnam’s Textile Industry	Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Kim Oanh, Saitex International Dong Nai Co., Ltd.
10:50 – 11:25	Urban Non-Revenue Water Recovery with “Trenchless” Solutions / IoT & AI Applications in NRW and UAV in River Basin Management	Mr. Vo Duy Quy, Expert in Water Industry in VN
11:25 -12:00	Closing & Wrap-up	Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Phuoc, Chairman, Ho Chi Minh City Association for Water and Environment – HAWE

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