INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR VIETNAM’S WATER SECTOR IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION

Elisa Reggiani – Export Manager, VALVOTUBI IND. S.R.L.

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hong Tien has extensive experience in technical infrastructure management, especially in the fields of water supply, drainage and waste treatment. He is a lecturer at Hanoi Architectural University, National University of Civil Engineering and Vietnam National University, as well as the chairman of many local and international scientific conferences and seminars related to the water supply, drainage and waste treatment sector. Dr. Nguyen Hong Tien is the Vice President and General Secretary of Vietnam Water Supply and Sewerage Association, and since 2017, the association has gathered Vietnam’s leading water-related companies to effectively innovate technologies in management, production and business, applied smart water management, and risk management.

Dr. Vo Tri Thanh is the former vice president of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM). He is the current chairman of the Vietnam National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (VNCPEC), director of the Institute for Brand and Competitiveness Strategy (BCSI) and a member of the National Financial and Monetary Policy Advisory Council. He holds a bachelor’s degree in science from the Moscow State University, and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in Economics both from the Australian National University. Dr. Vo Tri Thanh mainly undertakes research and provides consultation on issues related to trade liberalisation, international economic integration and macroeconomic policies. His other areas of interests include institutional reforms, financial system and economic development.

Pierre DECOUSSY graduated from the University Paris-Sorbonne with a Master of History of International Relations and a Master of Cross-Cultural Communication and Museology. He served successively for the Institut Français in Austria, then for Business France, in Nigeria (2014-2017) as Senior Trade Advisor in charge of the Industries, Energy, Transport and Infrastructure Department, in Normandy, FRANCE (2017-2020), where he worked with the Public Investment Bank Bpifrance, as International Trade Advisor to SMEs from Normandy, before joining the teams of Business France / Embassy of France in Vietnam, as Head of Industry&Cleantech Department, regarding among others the questions of Energy, environmental remediation, water, and infrastructures.

MSc. in Biology and Anthropology. PhD in Sociology of Development and Change. Over 30 years of experience in doing research and teaching. Working experience in Forestry Development in Nepal (2 years), methodology development for the Forestry Sector in Bolivia (4 years), Organizational and Institutional Development in Ghana (3 years), Environmental Governance in Guatemala (4 years), State Building in Bolivia (3 years), diplomacy in the Netherlands (5 years), Food Security in Bangladesh (3 years) and Water Management and Climate Change Adaptation in Viet Nam (3 years). Laurent Umans worked for the Wageningen University and Research, FAO, SNV Netherlands Development Organization and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. He combines experience in lecturing, development cooperation and diplomacy.

Mr. Nguyen Minh Duc has 14 years of experience in construction planning, specialising in water supply and drainage at the National Institute of Urban and Rural Planning. He also has 12 years of experience in state management for Vietnam’s water industry. He is currently assigned as the contact person in researching and establishing a law on clean water supply management, a government decree on water supply, sectoral policies related to socialisation and a list of conditional business lines in water supply.

Starting as a construction engineer, Mr. Tran Chien Cong has been equipped with the basic knowledge in infrastructure. Since he began working at Binh Duong Water-Environment Joint Stock Company (BIWASE), he has dedicated his knowledge and enthusiasm to the water supply and drainage sector. With almost 20 years of work experience, he constantly learns, researches and applies advanced technologies to the company’s production and business activities, thereby steadily helping the company develop in the areas of clean water production, collection, and wastewater and solid waste treatment. With his help, the company has contributed in improving the living conditions of the people, by providing a modern, clean and beautiful environment to Binh Duong province in particular and the country in general.

Export Manager – VALVOTUBI IND. S.R.L.

Elisa Reggiani graduated from prestigious Bocconi University in Business Administration for Small Medium Businesses, with an early and strong interest in International emerging markets concerning water scarcity. She’s been developing the business in South East Asia for Valvotubi Ind. since 2004, taking part into many sanitation projects and with the aim to spread water distribution available for everyone. Speaking three foreign languages, her job includes business development all around the globe, from ASEAN countries to Latin America.

Prof. Dr. NGUYEN VIET ANH
Director, Institute of Environmental Science and Engineering (IESE). Hanoi University of Civil Engineering, Head of Science and Technology Department, Vietnam Water Supply and Sewerage Association (VWSA)

He has about 25 years’ experience in the field of water and wastewater engineering, spending number of efforts in research and development of efficient water supply, low-cost decentralized sanitation systems, sludge and fecal sludge management and resource recovery solutions for the developing countries.  Professor Nguyen has experiences in long-term and short-term water sector capacity building. He is active, and has strong national and international networking, and acts as a resource person in Vietnam for number international organizations in this field. Professor Nguyen has been involved in number of water and wastewater projects as consultant for design, project appraisal, system commissioning/upgrading, staff training and technology transfer. He has been also working in the water and environment sector for policy advocacy, preparation of design standards, effluent standards, technical guidelines and textbooks. Professor Nguyen has been nominated as a member of the State Council of Professorship, Chairman of Professorship Council in Civil Engineering and Architecture.