Meet Urban Leaders From Vietnam at NPC25
Meet Urban Leaders From Vietnam
Saturday, March 29, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM MT
Hyatt Regency Denver, Granite ABC, Denver, CO.
Agenda
3:00 - 3:05
Welcome | Self-introduction of APA/APA ID Attendees
3:03 - 3:05
Congratulatory speech and Introduction of VUPDA delegates
– Mr. Ngo Quang Hung, Executive member of VUPDA, on behalf of
Mr. Tran Ngoc Chinh – President of VUPDA.
3:05 - 3:10
Introduction to ID and its Collaboration with VUPDA
3:10 - 3:20
VUPDA Presentation 1 with Q&A
– Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Hieu: Planning challenges for TOD development in VietNam
3:20 - 3:30
VUPDA Presentation 2 with Q&A
– Dr. Pham Tran Hai: Transfer development rights in Viet Nam
3:30 - 3:40
VUPDA Presentation 3 with Q&A
– Dr. Tran Mai Anh: Urban Planning system of Vietnam in transition
3:40 - 3:45
APA International Division
3:45 - 4:00
Open discussion
4:00
Group Photos & Gift Exchange
VUPDA Delegates and Speakers
Mr. Ngo Quang Hung
Director of the Institute of Urban Planning Sustainable Development (IUPSD)
Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Hieu
Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Hieu is Program Director the sustainable urban development program( (SUD), Vietnamese German University (VGU).
He graduated as PhD on development planning in UCL (University College London) & worked over 20 years in doing research and teaching, consulting in urban development and planning.
His recent researches concentrates institutional arrangement in urban development, planning tools and solutions to integrate development management, smart growth, building consensus and strategy to collaborate to reduce congestion and flooding in Hochiminh city and other large cities in Vietnam.
Dr. Pham Tran Hai
Dr. Pham Tran Hai is Deputy Head of Department of Urban Management Studies at Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies (HIDS). He is also served as Principal Advisor at Institute for Regional and Urban Studies (IRUS) and Executive Committee Member at Ho Chi Minh City Union of Science and Technology Associations (HCM-USTA). Since graduation from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in 2003, he has done many policy studies and consultant works in regional and urban planning, development and management.
Dr. Tran Mai Anh
Dr. Tran Mai Anh is the Deputy Director of the Institute of International Education and a Lecturer at the Faculty of Urban Planning, University of Architecture Ho Chi Minh City. She received the City Planning Institute of Japan's Paper Encouragement Award in 2013 for her PhD dissertation.
She is an expert in urban planning and urban design, with extensive experience in teaching, consulting, and especially in international collaboration.
Her research focuses on urban planning systems, urban policies and planning tools, informal vs. formal development, affordable housing, and community engagement.
She is an executive board member of the Young Urban Planning Network of ICCAPS (Japan-Korea-Taiwan-Vietnam city planning network), a representative of Vietnam in APSA (Asia Planning School Association), and an executive member of VUPDA (Vietnam Urban Planning and Development Association).
Ms. Le Van Anh
Director of Institute for Regional and Urban Studies (IRUS), Secretary of IRUS- Urban Planning and Development Association
Mr. Le Tien
Mr. Le Tien, Chairman, Architectural Design Ltd Company; Member, Reporter of VUPDA