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U.S. Embassy Hanoi launches “Vietnam Challenge for Our Environment”

August 24, 2018 qdnd Leave a Comment

Environmental problems negatively impact human health and quality of life.  In spite of growing awareness including different cleanup activities, there are not enough viable, sustainable, and scalable solutions to address these challenges.   John Sechrest, founder of the Seattle Angel Conference, the Lean Startup Seattle Group delivered remarks at the opening of the “Vietnam Challenge for Our Environment This competition is part of the U.S. Embassy’s on-going campaign to #EndPlasticPollution and #KeepVietnamClean.  Matching researchers with entrepreneurs through this campaign encourages collaboration between universities, the startup community, and the private sector to create sustainable solutions.  “Through this challenge, the U.S. Embassy is committed to helping nurture more viable, sustainable and scalable solutions to address Vietnam’s biggest environmental problems,” said U.S. Department of State’s Regional Public Engagement Officer Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, Mrs. Fenghua Wang. Support from Hatch!, Swiss EP, BK Holdings, and Startup Vietnam Foundation helped rapidly launch this initiative.  Kova Paint, Vietnam Oman Investment (VOI) and VIC Partners also pledged support by providing one cash prize each to the winners.   At the event John Sechrest, founder of the Seattle Angel Conference, the Lean Startup Seattle Group, and an expert on building startup ecosystems through Startup Weekends, gave the keynote presentation, “How to Form High-performing Teams.” Sechrest along with Aaron Everhart from Hatch! and others will facilitate the intensive 3-day boot camp.  The competition will be held from August to November 2018 with the following timeline: – August 24: Researchers and entrepreneurs will present their ideas and explore the open networking space… [Read full story]



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