VWSA Conference programme

11/10/2021

From 10 – 11 November 2021, Informa Markets Vietnam – the organiser of VIETWATER 2021 in conjunction with Vietnam Water Supply & Sewerage Association (VWSA) organise a conference programme. The programme will highlight hot solutions applied for water supply, wastewater treatment, digital transformation which promise to bring many useful information to attendees.

Moreover, attendees who register to join conference programme can be took part in Digital Connect – online platform that allows attendees to network with both global and local suppliers without limitation.

1^st Day Conference’s Theme:

“Water Supply Solutions for Mekong Delta areas to adapt to climate change”

DAY 1	10.11.2021
Time	Topic	Speaker
9:00 – 9:05AM	Opening speech	Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Diep, Chairman of Vietnam Water Supply & Sewerage Association (VWSA)
9:05 – 9:10AM	Opening speech	Mr. BT Tee, General Director, Informa Markets Vietnam
9:10 – 9:15AM	Opening remarks	Mrs. Mai Thi Lien Huong, Director of Technical Infrastructure Department, Ministry of Construction
9:15 – 9:30AM	Building a Resilient and Secure Water Sector	Professor Kala Vairavamoorthy, Executive Director, International Water Association (IWA)
9:30 – 9:45AM	Water supply planning in the Mekong Delta – Solutions	Dr. Tran Anh Tuan, Vice President of Vietnam Water Supply and Sewerage Association (VWSA)
9:45 – 10:00AM	Impact of non-traditional security on water resources in the Mekong Delta	Mr. Nguyen Minh Khuyen, Vice Director, Department of Water Resources Management, Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources
10:00 – 10:20AM	Water supply in the Mekong Delta_ Lessons learned and recommendations	Mr. Michael Waters – Principal Water Resources Engineer (International Centre for Environmental Management – ICEM), World Bank in Vietnam
10:20 – 10:40AM	Water supply security in the context of climate change – An experience from Australia	Dr Huy Van Tran, International Coordinator, Australian Water Association
10:40 – 10:50AM	Saving water and energy with Neoperl: “The Solution”	Mr. Armin Tettamant – Head of Worldwide Water-saving Projects within the Neoperl Group
10:50 – 11:10AM	Panel Discussion	Moderator: Dr. Tran Anh Tuan, Vice President of Vietnam Water Supply and Sewerage Association (VWSA).
11:10 – 11:15AM	End of Conference

SPONSORED BY:

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2^nd Day Conference’s Theme:

“Solutions to Urban Drainage, Wastewater Treatment & Flood Control to adapt to Climate Change”

DAY 2	11.11.2021
Time	Topic	Speaker
9:00 – 9:05AM	Opening speech	Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Diep, Chairman of Vietnam Water Supply & Sewerage Association (VWSA)
9:05 – 9:10AM	Opening speech	Mr. BT Tee, General Director, Informa Markets Vietnam
9:10 – 9:25AM	Drainage and wastewater treatment – Current situation and development orientation in the future	Mr. Luong Ngoc Khanh, Head of Drainage and Wastewater Management Department, Department of Technical Infrastructure, Ministry of Construction
9:25 – 9:40AM	Appropriate Drainage and Wastewater Treatment Technologies to adapt to climate change	Pro. Dr. Nguyen Viet Anh – Vice Chairman of VWSA, Director of IESE, Hanoi University of Civil Engineering (HUCE)
9:40 – 9:50AM	Experience in water and wastewater treatment activities of Binh Duong Water – Environment Joint Stock Company (BIWASE)	Mr. Tran Chien Cong, General Director, Binh Duong Water – Environment Joint Stock Company (BIWASE)
9:50 – 10:05AM	Recommendations on appropriate policies for enhancing Sustainable drainage systems (SUDS) to prevent urban flooding	MsC. Huynh Trong Nhan, Consultant, GIZ
10:05 – 10:20AM	Situation and solutions to combat urban flooding in Hanoi	Mr. Trinh Ngoc Son – Deputy General Director of Hanoi Sewerage One Member Co., Ltd
10:20 – 10:35AM	Situation and solutions to combat urban flooding in HCM City	Mr. Ly Tho Dac, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Urban Drainage One Member Co., Ltd
10:35 – 10:45AM	Flood Risk Management Strategy by the Drag Reduction Technique	Dr Walid BOUCHENAFA, Engineer, Phd in Hydraulic, SNF Strategy Department
10:45 – 11:00AM	Wastewater Treatment & Flood Control	Dr. Santosh Kumar Srirangam Head, Engineering, Projects Division, HSL Constructor Pte Ltd, Singapore Water Association
11:00 – 11:10 AM	Panel Discussion	Moderator: Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Anh, Vice Chairman of Vietnam Water Supply & Sewerage Association (VWSA)
11:10 – 11:15AM	End of Conference

Conference 3: “Digital Transformation of Vietnam’s water industry”

DAY 2	11.11.2021
Time	Topic	Speaker
1:30 – 1:35PM	Opening speech	Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Diep, Chairman of Vietnam Water Supply & Sewerage Association (VWSA)
1:35 – 1:40PM	Opening speech	Mr. BT Tee, General Director, Informa Markets Vietnam
1:40 – 2:00PM	Introduction about National Digital Transformation Program until 2030	Mr. Nguyen Phu Tien, Deputy Director of the Department of Informatization, Ministry of Information and Communications
2:00 – 2:15PM	Smart technology to prevent non-revenue Water – experience from Project P4G of VWSA/WIPLAT/VUCICO/ HADUWACO/ HUCE	Mr. Vo Duy Quy – General Director, VUCICO Vietnam
2:15 – 2:30PM	Experience in implementing digital transformation of BWACO	Ms. Le Minh Duc, Head of Customer Service Department, Ba Ria Vung Tàu Water Supply JSC (BWACO)
2:30 – 2:45PM	Digital transformation of Quang Ninh Water Supply Company: Initial results; challenges and difficulties	Mr. Hoang Ngoc Ha, General Director of Quang Ninh Water Supply Company (QUAWACO)
2:45 – 3:00PM	Data, Digitalization and IOT – Transforming water management	Stephen Major, Digital Industries Lead – Utility Sector, Nokia Customer Experience Digital Industries group, Member of Finish Water Forum
3:00 – 3:15PM	Requirements on building a database for digital transformation	Invite some company in water industry to share
3:15 – 3:30PM	Smart Water Solutions to ensure safe water supply	Invite Sponsors to speak
3:30 – 3:40PM	Panel Discussion	Moderator: Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Anh, Vice Chairman of Vietnam Water Supply & Sewerage Association (VWSA)
3:40 – 3:45PM	End of Conference