9:00am

Registration

9:25am

Guests seated in preparation for proceedings

9:30am

Acknowledgement of Country

• Ms Bella Holmes, Student Ambassador, The University of Sydney

9:40am

Opening address

• Professor Mark Scott AO, Vice-Chancellor and President, The University of Sydney

9:45am

Keynote Speeches

• His Excellency Mr Bui Thanh Son, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Socialist Republic of Vietnam [pre-recorded]
• The Honourable Anoulack Chanthivong, NSW Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology and Minister for Industry and Trade, Australia

10:00 – 10:05am

Celebrating five decades of engagement between Australia and Vietnam

• Ms Kirsten Andrews, Vice-President (External Engagement), The University of Sydney

10:05 – 10:55am

Roundtable: Celebrating 50 years of collaboration in research, science and technology between Australia and Vietnam

Chair: Associate Professor Justin Beardsley, Sydney Vietnam Academic Network, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney

Panel members:

• Professor Thu Anh Nguyen, Vietnam Project Country Manager, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
• Dr Tim Hall, Deputy Provost, Vietnam Campus, Western Sydney University
• Madam Nguyen An, Country Manager, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research [via Zoom]
• Dr Andrew Hall, Senior Principal Scientist – CSIRO Global Engagement Lead, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

10:55 – 11:20am

Morning tea
Networking and viewing of research posters

11:20am – 12:10pm

Roundtable: Enhancing economic partnership and trade between Australia and Vietnam
Strengthening collaborations between Industry in Australia and Vietnam

Chair: Associate Professor Minh-Ngoc Tran, Business School, The University of Sydney

Panel members:

• Professor Nghiem Long, Co-Founder & President, Vietnamese Australian Scholars & Experts Association (VASEA)
• Dr Linh Nguyen, Business School, The University of Sydney
• Mr Christopher Morley, Trade and Investment Commissioner Vietnam and Cambodia, Austrade [via Zoom]
• Mr Layton Pike, Executive Director International, RMIT

12:10 – 12:20pm

Address: Improving healthcare through research partnerships between Australia and Vietnam

• Professor Robyn Ward, Pro Vice-Chancellor Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney

12:20 – 12:30pm

Address: Strengthening healthcare in Vietnam through clinical trials

• Dr Quang Nguyen Ngo, Ministry of Health, Socialist Republic of Vietnam

12:30 – 1:30pm

Lunch break and networking

1:30 – 1:40pm

• His Excellency Bui The Duy, Deputy Minister for Science and Technology, Socialist Republic of Vietnam [via Zoom]

1:40 – 2:40pm

Panel discussion: Sustainable future collaborations between Australia and Vietnam

Chair: Professor Greg Fox, Sydney Vietnam Academic Network, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney

“How can Australia and Vietnam best collaborate together to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG30)?”

Roundtable members:

• Ms Liza Noonan, Head of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Investment NSW
• Professor Tiho Ancev, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The University of Sydney
• Ms Pham Ngoc Yen, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
• Professor Deanna D'Alessandro, Director, Net Zero Initiative, The University of Sydney

2:40 – 3:40pm

Presentations: Impact through research and innovation

Chair: Professor Sonja van Wichelen, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, The University of Sydney

Panel members:

• Ms Lam Tuong Vi Tran: A qualitative study of stakeholder attitude to disease prevention in the Pangasius catfish
• Dr Jonathon Hutchinson: ‘I don’t want to live their lives’: The dynamics of Vietnamese digital media
• Dr Diep Nguyen: HPV Vaccination in middle income countries ineligible for Gavi support: effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and return on investment in Vietnam
• Associate Professor Jane Gavan: Answering a call – Creating stories of community survival, sustenance, and creativity as an exemplar of audience engagement strategies in Vietnam Museums

3:40 – 3:50pm

Summary of the afternoon session

• Professor Joel Negin, Deputy Executive Dean (Academic), Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney

3:50 – 4:00pm

Closing remarks

• His Excellency Mr Nguyen-Tat Thanh, Ambassador of Vietnam to Australia

4:00 – 5:00pm

Sydney Southeast Asia Centre Networking Drinks and Vietnam Country Gathering.