When: Tue, Oct 14th 9:00 am to Wed, Oct 15th 5:00 pm
Where: Sheraton Hanoi Hotel, 11 Xuan Dieu Road, Tay Ho District, Hanoi

Event Background

According to the United Nations, Vietnam is one of five countries projected to suffer most from climate change. Particularly in a troubled economy, climate change may be an opportunity for new technology for investment and business development.

The two-day conference will promote dialogue on visionary leadership and business and civil society solutions to address climate change. The conference will also focus on actions that private corporations can take to reduce the effects of climate change, as well as policy incentives through carbon credits and tax policies, and the integral role of the Vietnamese government in promoting such measures.

Keynote speakers invited to this conference include Mr. Peter Goldmark, Director of the Climate and Air Program for Environmental Defense Fund, former Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, former President of the Rockefeller Foundation and former Chairman & CEO of the International Herald Tribune.

Registration

Please find below contact for registration. Seats are limited, so please contact Ms. Thuy Nguyen by October 10, 2008 to request a reservation. Please click the link to send an email, or use the telephone.

About the Organizer

The U.S.-Vietnam Trade Council Education Forum has worked on economic and political normalization between the two countries since 1989. Its educational affiliate, the U.S.-Vietnam Trade Council Education Forum, has since 1997 helped to provide technical assistance to Vietnam on issues relating to the U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement, WTO Accession, and international global integration.

For further information, please visit our website at: http://ww.usvtc.org or click this link to send an email to Mr. Robert Schiffer, USVTC-EF, Chief Executive Officer

With support from the Ford Foundation Vietnam Office, and in cooperation with the Vietnam Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), as well as the Network for Social Society Organizations on Climate Change, Centre for Environment Research Education and Development (CERED), and the Vietnam Forum of Environmental Journalists.