Speakers

• 1. Moderator: Mr. Freek Jansen Branch Manager Southeast Asia at Dewan Architects + Engineers
  

  1. Moderator: Mr. Freek Jansen

  Branch Manager Southeast Asia at Dewan Architects + Engineers

  Freek Jansen is Branch Manager of Dewan Architects + Engineers for the Vietnam Studio and in charge of the Southeast Asian region. He holds a master’s degree in architecture from Technical University in Delft, Netherlands and has more than 10 years of experience in the Southeast Asia market in general.

  With his extensive skills, knowledge, accumulated experiences and as Branch Manager, Freek Jansen has his role in developing and managing the team to bring constant quality to all Clients, as well as combining his international knowledge and local culture to strengthen the quality offerings.

  Over the course of his career, Freek has overseen projects in various regions in Southeast Asia and his portfolio includes a diverse range of projects, with a notable knowledge in hospitality.

• 2. Moderator: Mr. Kien Hoang Building Team Leader of Arup Vietnam
  

  2. Moderator: Mr. Kien Hoang

  Building Team Leader of Arup Vietnam

  Kien is a Structural Engineer with experience in both Building and Bridge engineering. He graduated in 2001 with a Master’s Degree in Engineering from Cambridge University, United Kingdom. Upon graduation he worked in London for 8 years and subsequently Hong Kong for 7 years before to moving to the Arup Vietnam office in 2016.

  During this time, Kien has been involved in high profile projects with world-renowned architects including Foster + Partners, Roger Stirk Harbour & Partners, Renzo Piano Building Workshop, and Buro Ole Scheeren, with built projects in Europe, America, and Asia. He has also been involved in a number of award-winning international architectural competitions, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

  In addition to practising, Kien is regularly involved in lecturing and tutoring, including at Imperial College, London and Hong Kong University (where he was Assistant Professor at the Department of Architecture), Hong Kong Design Institute, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has also been responsible for a number of pro bono projects including work with Habitat for Humanity and other educational charities in London.

  As Building Team Leader of Arup Vietnam, Kien is responsible for the delivery of Arup’s offerings in Structural and Building Services Engineering throughout Vietnam, and has led the structural design for the Landmark 81 Tower from Concept through to completion. He is currently working on several high-profile projects throughout Vietnam for domestic and international Clients, including the new Long Thanh Airport Terminal Building in Ho Chi Minh City, as well as the 88-storey Thu Thiem Observation Tower.

• 3. Moderator: Mr. Mark Petrovic Director of Architecture of Archetype Group
  

  3. Moderator: Mr. Mark Petrovic

  Director of Architecture of Archetype Group

  Mark has over 25 years of experience as Architect, managing all stages from Concept Design to construction documentation, Engineering coordination and contract management and authorship supervision over now Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa

  Mark’s drive leads his team to always strive towards excellence and uniqueness in several areas of design, reaching successful projects in Hospitality, Mixed Use development, High Rise building, Residential and Master Planning projects.

  Since 2021 he has been appointed Director of Architecture for the Group, in charge of managing design operations; supervising production outcomes shaped by all offices from Archetype Group, leading in parallel the brand transformation of the company.

• 4. Moderator: Mr. Sérgio Pereira Da Silva Vice Chairman of EuroCham Vietnam Construction Sector Committee cum Head of Sustainable Cities and Buildings Working Group of Green Growth Sector Committee and Construction Sector Committee
  

  4. Moderator: Mr. Sérgio Pereira Da Silva

  Vice Chairman of EuroCham Vietnam Construction Sector Committee cum Head of Sustainable Cities and Buildings Working Group of Green Growth Sector Committee and Construction Sector Committee

  – Architect
  – Founding and Managing Partner at Saraiva + Associados
  – Vice Chairman of Green Growth Sector Committee (GGSC) at EuroCham Vietnam
  – Vice Chairman of Construction Sector Sector Committee (CSC) at EuroCham Vietnam
  – Head of Sustainable Cities and Buildings Working Group – GGSC/CSC – EuroCham Vietnam
  – Member of Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) at Vietnam Green Building Council (VGBC) for Passive Design
  – Member of Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) at Vietnam Green Building Council (VGBC) for Circularity in Construction

  Born in 1979, in Lisbon, Sérgio graduated in Architecture from Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa in 2004, obtained the LEED certification in 2013 and is currently a PhD student in the Doctoral Program in Social Sustainability and Development at the Universidade Aberta de Lisboa. He had practised as an Architect in Portugal, having started his international career in Vietnam, then in Algeria, Hong Kong and Macau, enrolling directly in projects related to urban planning, hotels and resorts, healthcare, retail, entertainment and science parks. He moved to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in 2011 and in 2018 joined S+A Group as the Founding and Managing Partner of S+A Vietnam. Sérgio frequently speaks and moderates forums and conferences related to sustainability practices in architecture and hospitality in Southeast Asia.