Mdm. (Dr.) Tran Thi Thuy Hoa has more than three decades of experience in Vietnam’s natural rubber industry by playing key industry roles such as Secretary-General of the Vietnam Rubber Association, Deputy Director at the Rubber Research Institute of Vietnam (RRIV) and researcher at the RRIV’s rubber breeding programme. The Vietnam Rubber Association is a voluntary organization of producers, processors and exporters of natural rubber for promoting international cooperation, providing information services and helping development of the Vietnam rubber industry. As the Secretary-General of the Vietnam Rubber Association for nine consecutive years from 2004 and as an authority in Vietnam rubber industry’s information base, Dr.Hoa is a popular name among international rubber fraternity.