About ViCo Circle: Blue Impact

Water shapes every part of our lives, yet in strategy conversations, it rarely gets the attention it deserves. This edition, Blue Impact, changes that.

Three speakers with a diverse expertise in water come enlighten us about this major topic for Vietnam. We look at how water systems connect to the biggest challenges we face: flooding, ecosystem and habitat loss, access to clean water and the nature-based solutions such as wetlands, mangroves and beyond that can help us respond.

The session welcomes the ViCo community and friends: designers, engineers, researchers, entrepreneurs and anyone working at the intersection of water and sustainability.

Come on Thursday April 23, at 14:00 in HCMC, to learn, exchange ideas, and connect across sectors.

Speaker Lineup:

Ma Thanh Danh has spent 28 years seeing crises before they arrive. Deputy CEO of @KIDO Group, mentor on @Shark Tank Vietnam, and the mind behind an anti-panic platform that caught the attention of Bloomberg and Business Insider during COVID-19.

On April 23, he brings that lens to water, one of the most underestimated risks facing businesses in Vietnam today.

ViCo Design Templates - Blue Impact Speaker 1 (1)

Hanh Huynh, Founder of Water Stewardship Vietnam, works across Asia Pacific helping businesses and communities take real responsibility for the water systems they depend on.

ViCo Design Templates - Blue Impact Speaker 2 (1)

Jesse Hollister, Faculty at Fulbright University Vietnam, studies how coastal ecosystems evolve and survive and what it takes to protect Vietnam's coral reefs and marine biodiversity before the window closes.

Event details

  • Date & Time: Thursday, April 23, 2026
  • Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
  • Location: Tea.Joy Nguyen Thi Minh Khai (7 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Bến Nghé, Sài Gòn, Hồ Chí Minh)

Ticket Fees:

  • Free for ViCo members
  • 200,000 VND for non-members
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