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Programm
08.30 – 09.00 OPENING REMARKS
Dr. Pham Lan Dung
Acting President, Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam (DAV)
Mr. Florian C. Feyerabend
Resident Representative, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Viet Nam
09.00 – 10.30 SESSION 1: GEOPOLITICAL LANDSCAPE AND ENERGY SECURITY OF THE MEKONG SUB-REGION
This session will focus on:
- Climate change impacts on energy security
- Energy and geopolitical dynamics of the Mekong Sub-Region: Opportunities and challenges
- Economic and social costs of energy transition versus long-term consequences of delayed action
Moderator: Amb. Pham Quang Vinh
Former Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam
Speaker 1:
Dr. Frederick Kliem
Managing Director, Episteme Consultants, Singapore
Speaker 2:
Ms. Hoang Thi Ha
Senior Fellow, Co-coordinator, Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore
Speaker 3:
Mr. Koos Neefjes
Director and Climate Change Expert, Climate Sense, Viet Nam
Speaker 4:
Mr. Truong Hong Tien
Deputy Director-General, Viet Nam National Mekong Committee
Alternate Member of the MRC Joint Committee for Viet Nam
Speaker 5:
Dr. Michael R. DiGregorio
Country Representative, The Asia Foundation, Viet Nam
Discussion
10.45 – 11.35 SESSION II: BEST PRACTICES AND POLICY SYNERGY FOR REGIONAL ENERGY TRANSITION
This session will focus on:
- Best Practices from the Region
- Potential for Alignment among Regional Mechanisms and ASEAN
Moderator:
Mr. Trinh Minh Manh
Deputy Director-General, Institute for Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies, Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam
Speaker 6:
Mr. Him Rotha
Deputy Director, Cambodian Center for Regional Studies
Speaker 7:
Dr. Yan Shigang
School of International Economics, China Foreign Affairs University
Speaker 8:
Mr. Bounphieng Pheuaphetlangsy
Deputy Director of the Strategic and International Studies Division of Institute of Foreign Affairs, Lao PDR
Speaker 9:
Dr. Pham Manh Hai
Head of Environment and Renewable Energy, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Electric Power University
DISCUSSION
13.45 – 15.15 SESSION III: BEST PRACTICES AND POLICY SYNERGY FOR REGIONAL ENERGY TRANSITION (CONTINUED)
This session will focus on:
- Best Practices from the Region
- Potential for Alignment among Regional Mechanisms and ASEAN
Moderator:
Dr. Vu Le Thai Hoang
Director-General, Institute for Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies, Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam
Speaker 10:
Mr. Khin Maung Zaw
Joint Secretary, Myanmar Institute for Strategic and International Studies (MISIS)
Speaker 11:
Dr. Puree Sirasoontorn
Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, Thailand
Speaker 12:
Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuan
Former Director, Centre for Renewable Energy, Institute of Energy, Viet Nam
Speaker 13:
Dr. Mirza Sadaqat Huda
Lead Researcher, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore
DISCUSSION
15.30 – 17.00 SESSION IV: THE ROLE OF PARTNERS AND MULTI-STAKEHOLDERS IN ENERGY TRANSITION
This session will focus on:
- Harmonizing partnership mechanisms for energy transition
- Coordination with international organizations
- Multi-stakeholder collaboration in sustainable energy development
Moderator:
Dr. Frederick Kliem
Managing Director, Episteme Consultants, Singapore
Speaker 14:
Mr. Jake Brunner
Program Coordinator, International Union for Conservation of Nature in Viet Nam (IUCN)
Speaker 16:
Ms. Cecilia Brennan
Economic Counsellor, Australian Embassy in Viet Nam
Speaker 17:
Mr. Nguyen Ba Hung
Chief Economist, Asian Development Bank in Viet Nam (ADB)
17.00 – 17.20 CLOSING REMARKS
Dr. Vu Le Thai Hoang
Director-General, Institute for Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies, Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam
Mr. Florian C. Feyerabend
Resident Representative, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Viet Nam
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