Event type: Seminar
Date & Time: 13:30 – 19:30 | Thursday, 7 Dec 2023, 2023
Organising body: CL2B
Location: Sunlife S.pace, 102C Nguyen Van Cu, District 1, HCMC
Registration link: Book your ticket here
Vietnam Circular Economy in Action (VCEA) is an annual event organized by CL2B Advisory, a leading circular economy consultancy in Vietnam. CL2B has partnered with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the leading German development agency, to organize VCEA 2023. The event aims to bring together key public and private sector stakeholders in Vietnam, providing a platform to share successes, challenges, and opportunities in the implementation of circular economy practices. It also serves as an opportunity to highlight the progress of circular economy transitions and showcase advancements and accomplishments in the field.
GIZ’s Go Circular project is a global program with three priority countries: Vietnam, Ghana, and Colombia. In Vietnam, the program focuses on promoting innovative circular business models and technologies, managing plastic waste, preventing marine litter, and providing policy advice for the implementation of national strategies for the circular economy.
Event Agenda
Opening
13:30 – 13:35 – Remarks
-Lê Kim, Founder & Managing Director, CL2B
-Mira Nagy, Component Lead Vietnam, GIZ
Session 1: Collaboration and System Change
13:35 – 13:55 – Presentation
-Hong Quan Nguyen, Director, Institute for Circular Economy Development
-Carlo Chen-Delantar, Head of ESG & Circular Economy, Gobi Partners
13:50 – 14:40 – Panel Discussion
-Van Ly, Partner, Raise Partners (moderator)
-Carlo Chen-Delantar, Head of ESG & Circular Economy, Gobi Partner
-Rich McClellan, Country Director, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
-Mira Nagy, Component Lead Vietnam, GIZ
-Hong Quan Nguyen, Director, Institute for Circular Economy Development
-Frederick Contreras, Chairman, Eurocham Green Growth Sector Committee
Session 2: Corporate Strategy: Implementing Circular Economy
15:00 – 15:10 – Presentation
-Bruno Jaspaert, CEO, Deep C Industrial Zones
15:10 – 16:00 – Panel Discussion
-Jennifer Pham, Regional Sustainability Advisor, Danish Embassy in Vietnam (moderator)
-Bruno Jaspaert, CEO, Deep C Industrial Zones
-Linh Tran, Sustainability Stream Lead, LEGO Manufacturing Vietnam
-Lê Kim, Founder & Managing Director, CL2B
-Minh Nguyet Pham, Business Development Manager, Alba Group Asia
-Kent Teh, Senior Director, Business Development, Tessellation Apparel Solutions
Session 3A: Youth and Education: Preparing Workforce for Circular Economy
16:10 – 16:30 – Presentation
-Kelly Vo, Founder & CEO, Dear Our Community
16:30 – 17:20 – Panel Discussion
-Kelly Vo, Founder & CEO, Dear Our Community (moderator)
-Colin Blackwell, Chairman of HR Committee, World Bank Vietnam Business Forum
-Thane Taithongchai, Deputy Director General, Starprint Vietnam JSC
-An Dinh, Career Services Officer, Vietnamese-German University
Session 3B: Boosting Circular Economy Startup Ecosystem – Co-creation Workshop (approved registration only)
16:10 – 18:00 Panel Discussion & workshop
–GIZ (facilitator)
-Arthur Mossa, Country Manager, Schoolab
-Son Nguyen, Associate – Vietnam Market Head, Impact Investment Exchange
-30 participants divided into 5 teams for accelerator activities
Session 3C: Plastic Circular Economy: From Model to Solution (approved registration only)
16:10-18:00 – Panel Discussion & workshop
-GreenHub (facilitator)
-Institute for Circular Economy Development (facilitator)
Networking & Business Matching
17:30 – 19:30 – Networking
-Low intervention provided by Unfined Wines
-Local craft beer commited to impact brewing & zero waste, sponsored by 7 Bridges Brewing Co.
-Music & DJ
