Oversees the operation and development of the company with the expertise of a planning and management expert. Leads Strategic Planning projects that provide strategies, solutions, and roadmaps to enable competitive regions and cities. Builds successful partnerships with clients and consultants. Takes good care of her team at work and her twins at home. Believes in diversity. A greenie Fulbrighter.

1. DEPUTY CEO | PRINCIPAL, STRATEGIC PLANNING
Trang Vuong
Master of Arts in Urban, Environmental Policy & Planning
Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA, 2016
Master of Science in Urban Planning
Hanoi Architecture University, Viet Nam, 2011
Bachelor of Urban Planning
Hanoi Architecture University, Viet Nam, 2008
TRANSFORMING CITIES THROUGH INNOVATION
EDUCATION
trang.vuong@encity.co +84 2422 482808
Trang Vuong is a distinguished urban planning and management expert, leveraging her
experience in consulting, research, and teaching to drive positive change in the built environment.
Being the Deputy CEO, Trang is responsible for the operation and development of enCity group.
Her passion led her to co-establish enCity offices, aiming to deliver world-class, responsible urban
planning consultancy for investors, governments, and communities. She works directly with
clients, partners, and team members and builds successful partnerships. Trang is the Principal of
large-scale, strategic, and integrated planning projects such as city master planning, provincial
planning, and regional planning.
Prior to enCity, she worked in the USA and completed her second Master's in Urban and
Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University as a Fulbright scholar.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Course on Integrated Land Use Planning Singapore’s
Urban Redevelopment Authority, 2019
Workshop on Building Better Cities Through Better
Urban Managers World Bank Institute and Academy of
Managers for Construction and Cities, Hanoi, 2011 - 2013
Program on Viet Nam’s Planning & Urban Management
in an Era of Globalization
Department of Urban and Regional Planning and
Globalization Research Center at the University of Hawaii
at Manoa Honolulu, 2011
Specialties: Strategic Planning, Integrated Planning, Re-
gional Planning, Climate Resilience, Smart City, Interna-
tional Planning and Policy, Urban Policy and Governance,
Community Engagement and Development.

2. TRANSFORMING CITIES THROUGH INNOVATION
EXPERIENCE
• 2018 - present, enCity Viet Nam
Deputy CEO
Principal in Strategic Planning
• 2009 - present, Faculty of Urban Management,
Hanoi Architecture University (HAU)
Lecturer
• 2015 - 2017, Tufts University, USA
Visiting Researcher and Program Coordinator
• 2009-2014, Institute for Planning and Urban Design,
Viet Nam Urban Planning and Development Association (VUPDA)
Urban Planner
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member | Viet Nam Urban Planning and Development Association (2009 - present)
Member | American Planning Association (2014-2015)
• “Building Regional Connections: Attracting Talent and Investment”, Capital Region Innovation
and Startup Festival (Techfest Hanoi), Hanoi and Ministry of Science and Technology, 2023
• “Smart City Consultation Session”, World Cities Summit, Centre for Liveable Cities,
Singapore, 2022
• “Old Collective Quarter Renovation needs a New Mindset”, Tien Phong Newspaper, Ha Noi, 2021
• “Understanding Human-centered Smart City: Practice in Vietnam”, The Asia Foundation,
Hanoi, 2020
• “Smart City: Why and How?”, ASEAN Smart City Summit, Hanoi, 2020
• “Binh Duong Science and Technology Industrial Park”, Binh Duong Innovation Region Scheme,
Binh Duong, 2020
• “Model for Viet Nam National University in the context of HCMC Smart City Development”,
Viet Nam National University, HCMC, 2020
• “Sustainable Development through Planning Projects”, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology,
HCMC, 2019
• “Environmental Policy toward Sustainable Development: Criminal Punishment for
Corporate Officers Who Pollute” - Global Saemaul Undong Leadership Forum, Seoul, 2018
• Fulbright Program Gateway Orientation - University of Massachusetts, Boston, 2016
• “Assessing Faculty Perspectives on Rewards and Incentives for Community-Engaged Teaching,
Research, and Scholarship: Findings from a Multi-National Exploratory Study.”
International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement 16th
Annual Research Conference, Boston, 2015
• Trang also served as a Committee Member for international competitions such as:
MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship, 2018
• Graduate Student Research Competition (Social Science category), Tufts University, 2015 - 2016
PRESENTATIONS, TALKS & WORKSHOPS
2014-2017 | Fulbright Scholarship
2014-2016 | Delta Kappa Gamma World Fellowship Award
2015 | Miriam Charef Simonds Scholarship
2011 | Ford Foundation Fellowship
RECOGNITIONS

3. TRANSFORMING CITIES THROUGH INNOVATION
KEY PROJECTS
Climate Resilience
• Ho Chi Minh City Master Plan 2040, Vision to 2060 | 2061 km2; 14 million people.
[Status: To be approved]
• Thu Duc City Master Plan 2040, Vision to 2060 (formerly HCMC Highly
Interactive and Innovation District) | 211.6 km2; 3 million people. [Status: To be
approved]
• Ben Tre Strategic Vision 2045 | 2630 km2; 1.2 million people. [Status: Approved,
Singapore Institute of Planner’s Planning Awards 2021.]
• Hai Phong City Master Plan 2040, Vision to 2050 | 1527 km2; 4.5 million people.
[Status: Approved]
• Planning Urban Heat Island Mitigation in Boston | 230 km2, 650000 people.
[Status: Approved]
Strategic Planning
• Regional Plan 2021-2030, Vision to 2050, for Viet Nam Northern Midlands and
Mountainous Region | 100000 km2; 14 million people. [Status: To be approved]
• Tay Ninh Provincial Plan 2021-2030, Vision to 2050 | 4041 km2; 1.1 million people.
[Status: Approved]
• Binh Phuoc Provincial Plan 2021-2030, Vision to 2050 | 6872 km2; 1 million
people. [Status: Approved]
• HCMC Innovation District Master Plan | 211.6 km2; 1 million people. [1st prize of
the planning competition 2019]
• Master Plan 2030 for My Duc, Hanoi | 230 km2, 200000 people. [Status: Approved]
• Regional Plan 2030 for Nam Dinh Province | 1668 km2, 2 million people. [Status: Approved]
Detailed Planning and Policy
• North Da Lat Ecological Township | 180 ha. [Status: Approved, Ashui Awards 2020, Singapore
Institute of Planner’s Planning Awards 2021]
• Vietnam-China Border Economic Zone Planning | 22000 ha. [Status: Research]
• iNhaTrang, Khanh Hoa | 2160 ha. [Status: Research]
• Eco-valley Tuy Hoa | 65 ha. [Status: Research]
• Statutory Planning and Urban Design Guidelines 2030, vision to 2050, for the Main Streets in Bac
Giang City | Each street is 2 to 4 km. [Status: Approved]

4. TRANSFORMING CITIES THROUGH INNOVATION
English
• Nguyen, D., Nguyen, T., & Vuong, T. (2021). Solutions to Promote Diversification
of Investment Capital for Road Transport Development in Vietnam.
International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies Vol 13 no. 2 ISSN
1309-8055 (online) pp. 108-130 Doi:10.34109/ijefs.20212006.
• Nguyen, D., Vuong, T., Bui H., & Pham T. (2020). Capital mobilization solutions
for revenue increase of road transport infrastructure development in Viet
Nam. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Volume 869,
Management In Construction.
• Vuong, T., Newcomb Rowe, A., Hoyt, L., & Carrier, C. (2017). Faculty perspectives
on rewards and incentives for community- engaged work: A multinational
exploratory study, Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and
Engagement, vol. 10, pp. 249-264. doi: 10.5130/ijcre. v10i0.5268.
• Vuong, T. (2016). Beyond Affordable Housing: Whither Community Land Trust.
Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts.
• Coutts, E., Ito, K., Nardi, C., & Vuong, T. (2015). Planning Urban Heat Island
Mitigation in Boston (Field Project). Boston: The Trust for Public Land.
Vietnamese
• Nguyen, G., Vuong, T. et al. (2022),. Smart Urban Management Using GIS, Ministry-level Scientific
Report (Ministry of Construction).
• Nguyen, D., & Vuong, T. (2020) Solutions to mobilize capital for maintaining Vietnam's road
system, Industry and Trade Magazine, Vol 27 11/2020 ISSN: 0866-7756
• Nguyen, D., Trinh, K., & Vuong, T. (2019). Analyzing Construction Investment Project In Risk
Conditions Using Quantitative Methods. International Conference on Architecture & Civil
Engineering 2019. Hanoi.
• Do, H., Nguyen, D., Nguyen, P., Nguyen, D., & Vuong, T. (2013). Capacity Building for Urban Public
Administration in Ten Urban Districts in Hanoi. Viet Nam Urban Planning and Development
Association and Korea International Cooperation Agency.
• Vuong, T. (2012). Applying Action Planning Approach to Implement Detailed Planning of Nhan
Chinh ward, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi. Hanoi Architecture University
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