Upcoming events
Climate‑smart Coffee Innovation Challenge
🗓️ Timeline: September – December 2025
📍 Venue: Dak Lak
Tay Nguyen University, with support from the Aus4Innovation program, has launched the Climate‑smart Coffee Innovation Challenge – a national call for innovative, climate-smart solutions to strengthen the resilience of Vietnam’s coffee industry. Open to SMEs, cooperatives, researchers, start-ups, and students, this initiative fosters cross-sector collaboration for sustainable impact.
Key Dates:
- 10 October: Announcement of 12 shortlisted proposals
- 15 November: Submission of refined proposals
- 30 November: Announcement of 8 finalists
- 10 December: Prize Awarding Ceremony
National Meeting on Pig Biosecurity
🗓️ Date: October 2025
📍 Venue: Hanoi
This national meeting convenes researchers, policy makers and farming representatives to share and discuss key findings from recent studies targeting pig biosecurity risks and vulnerability of smallholder pig farmers in 6 provinces of Vietnam. The event will explore innovation pathways and suggest policy-relevant insights to improve pig biosecurity practices in Vietnam.
This initiative is part of the National Innovation Alliance for Pig Biosecurity, launched in 2024 by CSIRO’s Aus4Innovation program and the National Institute of Animal Sciences. The Alliance was created to protect Vietnam’s pig sector – especially smallholders – from devastating diseases like African Swine Fever (ASF) through innovative, scalable biosecurity practices and solutions.
The Indo-Pacific Plastics Innovation Networks (IPPIN) Demo Day
🗓️ Date: 30 – 31 October 2025
📍 Venue: Ho Chi Minh City
IPPIN Demo Day 2025 is coming soon! Get ready for an inspiring showcase of innovation, collaboration, and impactful solutions.
This exciting event will bring together the regions’ brightest entrepreneurs to showcase ways to turn plastic problems into profitable, circular solutions. Attendees can look forward to live demos, networking opportunities, and a firsthand look at initiatives transforming bold ideas into real-world impact.
This will be a unique opportunity to experience the future of innovation in action.
Net‑zero Coffee Workshop
🗓️ Date: 5 November 2025 (tentative)
📍 Venue: Central Highlands
This workshop gathers stakeholders from across Vietnam’s coffee value chain to explore pathways towards a low-carbon coffee sector.
More details coming soon.
