Program for the Vietnam delegation at Ozwater16 Contacts: Paul Smith An Nguyen AWA International Manager psmith@awa.asn.au Monday, 9 May 2016 17:00-18:30 AWA International Project Officer ANguyen@awa.asn.au +61 403 201 393 +61 423 297 981 Arrive in Melbourne: Paul Smith and An Nguyen from AWA to welcome the Vietnam delegation. Pre-Ozwater drinks for Vietnam delegates at Mercure Melbourne Treasury Garden hotel, at 13 Spring St, Melbourne. Tuesday, 10 May 2016 8:30-10 Opening Ceremony keynote session. All Vietnam delegates welcome to Ozwater at the opening ceremony in the main hall 14:00-15:30 16.00 17:30 Guided tour for the Vietnamese delegates through the exhibition hall: Paul Smith and An Nguyen to host the tour. Delegates to meet Paul and An at the AWA stand (B01) at the Melbourne Convention Centre at 14:00. Vietnam Australia workshop: opportunities for collaboration. This workshop is for water professionals from Australia and Vietnam interested in building collaborative partnerships and creating new business opportunities. Participants will hear about current challenges facing both the Vietnam and Australian water sectors and opportunities for partnerships between Australia and Vietnam water sectors. 17.30 18:30 See full Workshop Program on Attachment A. Happy Hour networking drinks for Vietnam delegates at the AWA stand (B01). Introduction of the Vietnam delegation to key Australian water leaders and decision makers Wednesday, 11 May 2016 07:45 15:30 Site tour for the Vietnamese delegation in Melbourne: see latest developments in innovative, low cost, low maintenance water cycle management projects in Melbourne. Delegates to be picked up at either the Vibe Hotel or the Mercure Treasury Garden, 13 Spring St, Melbourne at 7:45am. For full details please see Attachment B Requirements: Hard shoes, long sleeve shirts and trousers. 15:30 Option 1. Delegates catch the bus back to the Exhibition Centre (meet at the bus stop at the front of Melbourne Zoo at 15:30) Option 2. Delegates have the opportunity to tour Melbourne Zoo and see the animals. Delegates must arrange their own transport back to the hotel
Thursday, 12 May 2016 09.00-10:30 Roundtable discussion on Public Private Partnerships in Vietnam. The roundtable discussion objectives are to: Discuss the AWA-DFAT PPP in Vietnam Explore characteristic for a successful PPP flagship project in Vietnam Explore options for Vietnam Australia Joint venture in delivering a PPP For full details of the roundtable please see Attachment C
Attachment A: Workshop program Tuesday 4:00-5:30pm This workshop is for water professionals from Australia and Vietnam interested in building collaborative partnerships and creating new business opportunities. Participants will hear about current challenges facing the both the Vietnam and Australian water sectors and emerging opportunities and support to help facilitate partnerships between Australia and Vietnam. Date and time: Tuesday 10 May, 3:50-5:30pm Chair: Australian Water Association Time Items Speaker 3:50-4:00pm Welcome and opening of the workshop The Australian Water CEO Jonathan McKeown Victoria Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade Christina Tonkin: Managing Director, Loans and Specialised Finance, ANZ Bank 4:00-4:10pm Introduction to the Vietnam delegation HE Hoang Van Thang, Vice Minister, Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD Delegates) Mr Cao Lai Quang, Vietnam Water Supply and Sewerage Association Chair (VWSA delegates) 4:10-4:20 Past achievements and future directions for Australia s involvement in supporting the Vietnam water sector Marcus Howard, Director, Health and Water Branch, Development Policy Division, Canberra 4:20-4:45pm Introduction to the Vietnam water sector and priority issues and actions for supporting the Vietnam water sector Mr. Cao Lai Quang: Introduction, direction and priority issues Mr. Nguyen Trong Duong: Action for supporting the Vietnam Water sector 4:45 5pm Introduction to the rural water sector in Vietnam and challenges facing rural water management. Mr Luong Van Anh, Deputy Director National Centre for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation: Challenges facing rural water management
5:00 5:15pm 5:15-5:30pm 5:30-6:30pm Introduction to the Australian water sector, Australia s water reform journey and opportunities to get involved in the AWA program in Vietnam (trade, twinning, PPP s regulation and governance reforms) Emerging opportunities for Vietnam Australia trade in water Networking drinks and introductions from Vietnam delegates AWA Paul Smith David Landers, General Director, Growth and Emerging Markets, Austrade, Sydney Meet the Vietnam delegation at the AWA booth: Each Vietnam delegate to introduce themselves to Australian delegates over an informal drink
Attachment B: Melbourne Site Tour The site tour offers the opportunity for Vietnamese water professionals to see latest developments in innovative, low cost, low maintenance water cycle management projects in Melbourne. Australia s leading practitioners, regulators and technology providers involved in the design, construction, operation and regulation of each site will be onsite to meet with delegates and discuss experiences and challenges in the implementation of innovative water schemes. Date and time: Wed 11 May 7:45am-3:30pm Venue: the bus will pick up delegates from either the Mercure Hotel or Vibe Hotel at 7:45am. Requirements: Hard shoes, long sleeve shirts and trousers. Time Site Location 7:45am Pick up 1. Mercure Hotel or Vibe Hotel at 7:45am. Pick up at either Mercure Hotel or Vibe Hotel at 7:45am. 9:00am City West Water Werribee Aquifer Storage and Recovery Scheme Werribee ASR Project (Western Treatment Plant site) William Thwaites Drive, Werribee, VIC. 3030 11:00am Laverton Recreational Reserve (LRR) Integrated Water Cycle Management Project Laverton Recreation Reserve Stormwater Harvesting Merton St, Altona, VIC. 3018 12:30-1:30pm 1:30pm 3:30pm Lunch at Melbourne Zoo (delegates required to bring their own lunch or purchase lunch at the Zoo cafeteria area). Melbourne Zoo: Introduction and tour of - Environmental Sustainability Program - Water treatment/recycling plant - Wetland systems - Point source water treatment - Central Irrigation system & sustainable horticulture practices Transport back to the Convention Centre or spend the afternoon to tour the Melbourne Zoo Melbourne Zoo, Elliott Avenue Parkville, VIC. 3052 Front gate Melbourne Zoo, Elliott Avenue Parkville, VIC. 3052 http://www.zoo.org.au Bus pick up area at Melbourne Zoo
Attachment C: PPP Roundtable discussion on Public Private Partnership in Vietnam Date and time: Thursday 12 May 9:00-10:30am Servicing expanding populations of Vietnam with safe and secure water will require continued major capital expenditure and technological innovation. Investment needs are significant compared with the local revenue base. As such, the Vietnam Government is actively encouraging private investors to provide the capital required and private service providers to enter the market. Decree 15 on PPPs released in February 2015 provides the platform for enabling private sector participation in Vietnam. The workshop objectives are to: Discuss the AWA-DFAT PPP Project in Vietnam Explore characteristic for a successful PPP flagship project in Vietnam Identify sites suitable for a Vietnam Australia PPP Explore options for Vietnam Australia Joint venture in delivering a PPP Time Session Content Speaker 9:00-9:10am Welcome Welcome and purpose of the workshop Jonathan McKeown, Chief Executive, Australian Water Association Victoria Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade ANZ Bank: Christina Tonkin 9:10-9:20am Round table introductions Introduction to the Vietnam delegation HE Hoang Van Thang, Vice Minister, Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 9:20-9:40 PPP s in Vietnam Context for PPPs in Vietnam: Laws, Regulations and Institutional settings: Rural water (Vice Minister) Urban water (VWSA Chair) HE Hoang Van Thang, Vice Minister, Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Mr Cao Lai Quang, Vietnam Water Supply and Sewerage Association
9:40-9:50 Introduction to the PPP Project in Nam Dinh, Vietnam Introduction to the Flagship PPP project in Nam Dinh, Vietnam Steps in delivering the PPP Feasibility Study Paul Smith, International Manager, Australian Water Association Loan Duong Vietnam Country Director East Meets West Foundation 9:50-10:15 Characteristics for a successful PPP in Vietnam Roundtable discussion on experiences and characteristics for successful PPPs in Vietnam AWA, VWSA and DFAT to facilitate discussion 10:15-10:30am 10:30am Collaborating in delivering the PPP Meeting close Organisational twinning / training Technology transfer Joint Ventures Regulation / policy R&D Student exchanges Other PPP sites in Vietnam AWA, VWSA and DFAT to facilitate discussion