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Training course on “Improving competitiveness for businesses through Eco-Innovation“ on 28th August 2014

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND THIS TRAINING
  • Be a business leader, do you know the benefits of Eco-innovation to competitiveness improvement and market development?
  • Be a sustainable development manager/officer, you have difficulties in proving investment effectiveness of sustainable development to business profit?
  • Be a product development manager/officer, do you have to face the demand of product innovation, improvement of production process to ensure the position of the business?
  • Be a marketing manager/ officer, do you feel stuck in expanding markets?
  • Training course on Improving competitiveness for businesses through Eco-innovation is designed in order to answer the above questions and to help business to apply solutions of green management technoly for business innovation, profit improvement and resource savings. This training is organized and co-sponsored by Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD) under Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with Asian Institute of Technology on 28th August 2014 at Hall No.1, 7th floor, No.9 Dao Duy Anh, Dong Da, HN.
BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION
·         Learn the potentiality of Eco-Innovation
·         Get an overview of Eco-Innovation
·         Learn examples of Eco-Innovation from typical casses globally, in domestic and Vietnam, thereby finding out factors of the succeed of in Eco-Innovation
·         Learn and listen consultation of expert of the ability of applying Eco-Innovation in your business
·         Receive certification from the Asian Institute of Technology in Vietnam and VBCSD/VCCI
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
·         Business leaders who desire to innovate business practices towards improving the resource efficiency and improving internal process
·         Sustainable development/HR/Marketing/Production/R&D officers who desire to learn deeply about business models what emphasizes sustainability
REGISTRATION FEE
90% of total training budget is sponsored by AIT-VN and VBCSD. The registration and certification fee of VND 300,000 will be collectable before the training day. This fee will be full amount of VND 500,000 in the day of training.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS AND TRAINER
Asian Institute of Technology in Vietnam (AIT-VN)
Asian Institute of Technology is a leading international education organization in Asia and all over the world. In Vietnam, AIT pioneers in a wide range of training and educational fields. With teaching staff from over 20 countries, we have had more than 3,000 PhD holders, Masters and 20,000 Professionals in Vietnam. In Eco-Enovation, AITVN has participated in many large projects funded by international organizations. www.aitvn.asia    
Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD)
VBCSD is a business-led organization with the mandate to promote the business community’s active role in and strong advocate on the implementation of Strategic Orientation for Sustainable Development in Vietnam, to facilitate the sharing of experience and good practices, and to strengthen close coordination and dialogue among business community, government and civil society for sustainable development. http://en.vbcsd.vn
About the trainer
Prof.Dr.Fred W.Swierczek is anaccomplished American professional and Fullbrighter with nearly 40 years of comprehensive management experience in Asian business, strategic management, Organizational behaviour and change. He is founder of program of Master and Doctoral of  Business Administration programs at AIT. He is currently the Director of Asian Institute of Technology in Vietnam. He is also the key leader for many big training and capacity building projects for the governments, Enterprises and international organizations such as World bank, ADB, EU, JICA etc. He is author of dozens of publications of business management and culture. He received the Doctor of Philosophy in policy and advisor from University of Pittsburgh.
REGISTRATION
Please register on as soon as possible and no later than 25th of August 2014 with Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thu Trang, Training Co-ordinator of Viet Nam Business Council for Sustainable Development; Email: trangntt@vcci.com.vn; Phone: +84 4 35772700+84 4 35772700 (ext: 107); mobile: +84 989315950+84 989315950
The language used in this training is English with the consecutive interpretation into Vietnamese. Due to the nature of this training, space is limited. Participants are accepted on a “first come, first served basis”.
PROGRAM
TIME
CONTENT
PRESENTER
8:00 – 8:30
Registration
Organizer
8:30 – 8:45
Welcome and Introduction agenda
Organizer
8:45 – 9:45
An overview to the Eco-innovation
Production process organization
1.      Supply chain
2.      Material and energy productivity
3.      Waste and emissions
New products and services
1.      Marketing
2.      Design
3.      Research and development
Prof.Dr.Fred W.Swierczek AIT-VN Director
9:45 – 10:00
Tea break
 
10:00 – 10:45
Eco- innovate!
A guide to eco-innovation for SMEs and business coaches
Prof.Dr.Fred W.Swierczek AIT-VN Director
10:45 – 11:30
Global case analysis
Genan: tyres into new products
New life: Waste to eco- paint
Made: Sustainable furniture
Shields environment: Services/ Recycling
Prof.Dr.Fred W.Swierczek AIT-VN Director
11:30 – 13:30
Relax
 
13:30 – 14:15
Analysis of Cases from Asia
BSB (CHINA): Bio- energy
P.T. Nulam Sari Agum (Indonesia): Recycled materials
KokosNuss ( Philippines): Green resort
Prof.Dr.Fred W.Swierczek AIT-VN Director
14:15 – 15:15
Eco-innovation factors
Internal:
Product
Process
Organizational
External:
User
Value chain
Governance
Innovation
Prof.Dr.Fred W.Swierczek AIT-VN Director
15:15 – 15:30
Tea break
 
15:30 – 16:00
Analysis of cases from SPIN and GET GREEN in Vietnam
Prof.Dr.Fred W.Swierczek AIT-VN Director
16:00 – 16:30
Summary: Key success factors for Vietnam’s SMEs in eco-innovation
Prof.Dr.Fred W.Swierczek AIT-VN Director
16:30 – 17:00
Discussion and Q&A
All learners
17:00 – 17:15
Summary and Closing
Organizer
 

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