LNT & Partners is pleased to sponsor and support the "Scientific Conference on the Development of the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway System" organized by the Hanoi People's Committee and the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee from January 17 to 19, 2024 at the Melia Hotel in Hanoi.

The seminar is organized to synthesize international experiences for research and completion of related institutions on urban development with transit-oriented development (TOD); planning on urban, renovation, land, investment, management, operation, and exploitation of urban railway systems. The seminar also aims to contribute to the project for development of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City urban railway systems by 2035 in 5 key areas: Planning; Land acquisition and clearance; Mobilizing resources from land; Standards and technological solutions; Organization model and project management.

The seminar will be attended by representatives of central agencies, delegates from the Hanoi People's Committee, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee; the People's Committees of the provinces and districts in the Hanoi Capital Region; major enterprises in infrastructure construction, urban development and leading experts from Vietnam and abroad in planning, urban development with TOD; land acquisition, clearance, and resource mobilization; technical standards-technologies; and management models, project implementation organizations.

The speakers will participate in discussions on 4 topics:

Topic 1: Overview of the development of urban railway in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City under the TOD model;

Topic 2: Land acquisition, land clearance for the development of urban railway and TOD areas;

Topic 3: Mobilizing land resources;

Topic 4: Standards, technical standards - technologies and project management of urban railway.