Green public procurement partnership project awareness

Time Agenda 09:00-09:30 Registration 09:30-09:40 Opening remarks: - Deputy Director General, Vietnam Environment Administration (tbc) - Mr. Yongjin Kim, Executive Director, Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI)   09:40-10:20 Korea’s experiences on the implementation of Green Public Procurement: - Present legal framework and implementing mechanisms for GPP in Korea and lessons learned - Speaker : Mr. Dong-wook Lee, Director General, Sustainable Lifestyle Department, Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI)   10:20-10:40 Coffee Break 10:40-11:00 Environmental and economic benefits of Korea’s GPP: - - Introduce environmental and economic benefits generated from the implementation of Korea’s GPP - Speaker : Mr. Jaesung Noh, Research Fellow, Business Institute for Sustainable Development   11:00-11:40 Introduction of Green Public Procurement in Thailand: - Introduce experiences and lessons learned from GPP implementation in Thailand - Speaker : Ms. Jarinporn Tippamongkol, Senior Professional Level Environmentalist, Pollution Control Department, Thailand Ÿ Vietnamese-English consecutive translation is provided   11:40-12:10 Introduction of Green Public Procurement in Viet Nam: - Provide an overview on current state of the introduction of GPP policy in Viet Nam and present challenges and opportunities - Speaker : Mr. Nguyen Minh Cuong, Deputy Director, Vietnam Environment Administration   12:10-12:20 Group Photo 12:20-13:50 Lunch Break 13:50-14:10 Introduction of Asia Pacific Green Public Procurement Partnership Project: - Introduce the project and share the plans - Speaker : Ms. Seungmin Woo, Senior Researcher, Smart Eco   14:10-16:00 Panel Discussion - Identify challenges and opportunities in the introduction of GPP in Viet Nam - Discuss the way forward on how to kick start GPP in Viet Nam with the consideration for pilot implementation of GPP - Moderator : Mr. Ik Kim, CEO, Smart Eco - Panelists are to be decided