The ANDE East and Southeast Asia Chapter, in collaboration with SPARK Hub and RMIT University Vietnam, warmly invites entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs), entrepreneurs, and funders to our “Scale through SCALE” workshop. This event will share key evidence-based insights from research by the Argidius Foundation, highlighting what sets apart cost-effective, high-impact Business Development Services (BDS) programs from less effective ones.
The workshop will also present practical tools and resources that ESOs can leverage to enhance their impact. Attendees will gain valuable insights from a panel discussion featuring real-world practices and engage in deep discussions with fellow BDS professionals on how to apply the methodology to their specific ecosystem segments.
Eric serves as the Director of Public-Private Partnerships at Reactor School, where he leverages his expertise in building strategic relationships and driving collaborative initiatives across government agencies and multinational corporations.
With over 10 years of robust background in developing and managing high-impact partnerships, Eric is instrumental in facilitating program growth and expanding Reactor School’s influence in the startup ecosystem.
His role involves negotiating deals, aligning program goals with stakeholder interests, and ensuring the effective implementation of partnership agreements to support startup development and ecosystem advancement.
Quan Doan is a Project Manager at Dalberg‘s Ho Chi Minh office, where he also serves as the Deputy in the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Practice Area for Dalberg APAC. He brings extensive experience in advising organizations on growth strategy, impact measurement and management, data analytics, and implementing evidence-based pilot programs.
Recently, Quan has been leading the design and management of a technical assistance facility for women-led SMEs in Vietnam. His work also includes collaboration with a major impact investing fund in ASEAN, focusing on portfolio impact assessment and learning. This has involved working with a top autism care provider in China, an integrated financial services provider for small-scale farmers and rural businesses in China, an out-of-hospital care service in India, an EdTech company in India, and a leading dental clinic chain in Vietnam.
Before Dalberg, Quan worked with the Boston Consulting Group and held positions as a Quantitative Research Manager at Nielsen and Kantar. He was also part of the founding team of an EdTech startup targeting the Vietnam and Japan markets.
Thao Tran is currently General Director of New Energy Nexus Vietnam (NEX VN) – a non-profit accelerator supporting startups in the clean energy and climate tech areas. She is an entrepreneur with over 8 years of building business ventures and innovation ecosystems in Vietnam.
Thao Tran has been actively supporting over 50 startups and entrepreneurs across tourism, hospitality, clean energy, and climate sectors through a wide range of business development and open innovation programs.
