MOU Signing Agenda on July 16 2025
Vietnam ASEAN Hydrogen Club (VAHC) & Korea Hydrogen Fuel Cell Industry Association (KHFCIA)
Vietnam ASEAN Hydrogen Club (VAHC) and Korea Hydrogen Fuel Cell Industry Association (KHFCIA) will have the MoU signing ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on July 16 2025.
On the sidelines of the Vietnam-Korea Hydrogen Conference 2025, the Vietnam-ASEAN Hydrogen Club (VAHC) and the Korea Hydrogen Fuel Cell Industry Association (KHFCIA) will hold a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing Ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on July 16, 2025.
The Korea Hydrogen Fuel Cell Industry Association, a non-profit organization, is using hydrogen, an important means of carbon neutrality.
Power generation and fuel cells for households and buildings producing electricity and heat, and related industrial value chains
Promoting comprehensive development and contributing to the activation of distributed energy and national economic development.
As a leading country inthe hydrogen economy, we aim to take the lead in achieving carbon neutrality by promoting the use of clean hydrogen.
Please fill in this form to register to attend: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxhjUvFBgqTVVHxxaDI8S2UKyVxK1qEjC2dMDHQgzNCLRCvA/viewform
- Date & Time: 16th July 2025, 16:00~17:00 (GMT+7)
- Dinner: 17:30
- Venue: HCMUNRE Campus, 236b Le Van Sy Street, Tan Son Hoa ward, Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam
Participants: KHFCIA, VAHC, HCMUNRE and partners
Agenda for Vietnam-Korea Hydrogen Workshop 2025
Organizer: Vietnam ASEAN Hydrogen Club (VAHC), HCM University of Natural Resource and Environment (HCMUNRE) and Korea Hydrogen Fuel Cell Industry Association (KHFCIA)
Date: July 16, 2025
Time: 13:00 – 17:30 (Workshop) | 18:00 – 20:30 Dinner
Location: HCMUNRE Campus, 236b Le Van Sy Street, Tan Son Hoa ward, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam
(The itinerary may be subject to change)
Afternoon Session
13:00 – 13:30 | Registration & Welcome Coffee
- Attendee check-in and networking.
13:30 – 13:50 | Opening Ceremony
- Welcome remarks by Associated Prof Huynh Quyen, PhD, President of HCMUNRE
- Welcome remarks by VAHC (Vietnam ASEAN Hydrogen Club).
- Opening speech by Dr. Yong-chae Kim, Vice Chairman, Korea Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (KHFCIA).
13:50 – 15:00 | Presentation Session 1: Hydrogen Policy & Collaboration
- 13:50 – 14:10: "Green Hydrogen Potentials and Challenges in Vietnam"
(Speaker: Dr. Nguyen Huu Luong, Senior Researcher at Vietnam Petroleum Institute)
- 14:10 – 14:30: “Policy orientation and roadmap towards Net-zero of Vietnam” Presentation by Dr. Tran Thanh Tam, Vice Head of Science Research and External Affairs Department of HCMUNRE
- 14:30 – 14:50: “Hydrogen Fuel Cell Policies and Pilot Projects in Korea”
(Speaker: Dr. Jaekyung Kim, KEEI – with consecutive interpretation)
- 14:50 – 15:00: Q&A.
15:00 – 15:20 | Networking Break
Presentation Session 2: Technology & Projects
15:20 – 16:30 |
- 15:20 – 15:50: "Hydrogen Storage for Fuel Cell"
(Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Tran Thi Thu Hanh, HCMC University of Technology)
- 15:50 – 16:20: “Current Status of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Innovation and Related Infrastructure Development in South Korea”
(Speaker: Prof. Jihyun Hwang, KENTECH – English presentation)
- 16:20 – 16:30: Roundtable discussion on bilateral projects.
16:30 – 16:45 | MoU Signing Ceremony
- Signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between VAHC and HCMUNRE
- Signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between VAHC and KHFCA.
- Photo session and press briefing.
16:45 – 17:15 | Session 3 – Showcase in Vietnam
· “Introduction of Hydrogen Welding machine made in Vietnam
(Speaker: Mr. Nguyen Thien Binh, Founder of HB-Green)”
17:15 – 17:30 | Closing Remarks & Next Steps
- Summary of key outcomes by Assoc. Prof. Huynh Quyen and Mr. Le Ngoc Anh Minh
- Announcement of future collaboration plans by Dr. Yong-chae Kim
Networking Dinner
18:00 | Dinner Reception
- Venue: Huong Cau 1 Restaurant, Le Van Sy Street
- Dress code: Business attire.
Delegation List
List of Delegates from KHFCIA (total 10 delegates)
KHFCIA:
1. Dr. Yongchae Kim(Vice Chairman)
2. Ms. Haeyun Kim(Senior Researcher)
3. Prof. Jihyun Hwang, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH) (with one accompanying researcher)
4. Dr. Jaekyung Kim, Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI)
Companies:
5. Mr. Jiewan JUNG (Director), Mr. Daesan PARK (Manager), Air Liquide
6. Dr. Byung-Ho Yoon (CTO), Dentium
7. Mr. Dong Hwal Lee (CEO), HEPS
8. Mr. Yongsei Yoon (General Manager), Doosan Fuel Cell
9. Secretary
10. Interpreter (Korean – English)
List of Delegates from HCMUNRE (total about 10-15 delegates)
1. Assoc. Prof. Huynh Quyen, PhD, President
2. Dr. Tran Thanh Tam
3. Members of HCMUNRE
List of Delegates from VAHC (total about 30-35 delegates)
1. Mr. Le Ngoc Anh Minh, Chairman
2. Mr. Nguyen Anh Tam, Vice Chairman
3. Dr. Nguyen Huu Luong, Senior Researcher at Vietnam Petroleum Institute
4. Mr. Pham Manh Doan, VAHC Tech Hub
5. Ms. Mai Thu Binh, VAHC Logistics Hub
6. Mr. Vo Dai Nghiem, VAHC Tech Hub
7. Mr. Nguyen Thien Binh, HB-Green
10. Invite Consul General of Korea in HCMC
11. Invite Kocham
12. Invite Koica
13. Invite Posco Vietnam, Samsung, LG
14. Invite Shinhan Bank
