Viet Nam: The Moment

  • Meeting with Hao Tran & Spencer Ton (Vietcetera) on Viet Nam: The Moment
  • Online meeting with Kenneth Nguyễn (The VietNam Podcast) on Viet Nam: The Moment
  • Meeting with Mimi Vũ (Raise Partners & APC)
  • Online meeting with journalist Ngô Ly Kha, Boston, US
  • Meeting with My Holland, CEO of Equest Asia on Viet Nam: The Moment initiative
  • Meeting with Assoc. Prof. Kiều Linh Valverda, UC Davis
  • Meeting with Artist Lê Quang Đỉnh, San Art

Peace and war legacies (From 2022)

  • Lunch with Andrew Wells Dang, USIP (US Institute of Peace) in HCMC
  • Visiting with Former President Nguyễn Minh Triết
  • Debating with LFP (Leaders For Peace) the feasibility of organizing a peace school
  • Online meeting with organizers of proposed conference of Viet Nam war historians & scholars
  • Participating in USIP’s dialogue on war legacies and peace in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia (Washington DC)

International relations and people’s diplomacy (From 2022)

  • Former friends and colleagues celebrating Susan Boyd, former ambassador of Australia in Viet Nam
  • AVSE Global Advisors online meeting
  • Dinner with Australian Ambassador and new Australian Consul general in HCMC
  • Panelist in Inaugural Southeast Asia Dialogue of Women Leaders 2022
  • Meeting with Ambassador, Chief of EU Mission
  • Lunch with the Ambassador and the Honorary Consul of Mexico in HCMC
  • Dinner with the Australian Consul General to discuss workplace diversity, equality, and inclusion.
  • Meeting with Melissa Ward, Executive Director, AVLD (Australia Viet Nam Leadership Dialogue)
  • Attending US National Day
  • Panelist in Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam’s online workshop on VN-US-Korea cooperation prospects
  • Lunch with Consular Club for departing member
  • Attending Hawee’s Asean Bridge
  • Lunch with the French Consul General and spouse

Viet Nam culture, education, society and overall development (From 2022)

  • Online discussion with Laurence Lien, President of APC (Asia Philanthropy Circle) on the Viet Nam Philanthropy Ecosystem Field Survey
  • Taking part in Giản Tư Trung’s IPL / Pace celebration
  • Visit to Eurasia’s Peaceful Bamboo Home (Huế)
  • VBCWE dinner with Australia Ambassador in Ha Noi
  • Lunch with the Co-founders of Fonos
  • Meeting with Pr.Mark Norrell, University of Indiana
  • Lunch with Rad Kivette, Executive Director, Vinacapital Foundation
  • Meeting with Prof. Trương Nguyên Thành, University of Utah
  • Attending Cà phê thứ 7 (Saturday Café) anniversary meeting
  • Meeting with Dana Doan (PhD candidate in philanthropy)
  • Attending the opening of Sotheby’s exhibition of Viet Masters
  • Taking part in OI-Tam Viet Scholarship Recipients’ school year-end excursion