Asian Development Bank Business Opportunities Seminar
Document Actions
Asian Development Bank
Business Opportunities Seminar
|
Day One
Monday, April 28, 2008 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. No. 1 Capitol District Building 250 South Hotel Street 1st Floor Multipurpose Room |
Day Two
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 One-on-one Consultations 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. No. 1 Capitol District Building 250 South Hotel Street 4th & 5th Floor Conference Rooms |
DAY ONE: Monday, April 28
Registration
Welcome Remarks
Mark K. Anderson, Deputy Director
Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, State of Hawaii
Targeting Business Opportunities with the ADB
Kenneth Reidbord - Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Trade Advocacy Center, Asian Development Bank Liaison Office, U.S. Commercial Service
Break
Business Opportunities at the ADB
Yinguo Huang - Principal Procurement Specialist, ADB
Ignatius Santoso - Director, Central Operations Services, ADB
Don Purka - Investment Specialist, Private Sector Operations Department, ADB
Q & A
Lunch
Sponsored by Lyon Associates
Luncheon Speakers:
- Frank Lyon, Chairman of the Board/Principal, Lyon Associates
- Kashmira Reid, Marketing Communications Manager, Lyon Associates
"Sharing Lyon Associates’ Experience with ADB Projects"
Afternoon Concurrent Break-out Sessions
- Procurement of Civil Works & Goods
- Procurement of Consulting Services
- Private Sector Development
| Concurrent Break-out Sessions | |
|
Procurement of Civil Works & Goods
Speaker – Ignatius Santoso
|
Procurement of Consulting Services
Speaker – Yinguo Huang
|
Private Sector Development
Speaker – Don Purka
- ADB's strategy for private sector development and how is it relevant to the main objective of poverty reduction in Asia
- The growth of private sector operations at ADB (what we do, types of projects, different modalities of assistance)
- How private sector operations are integrated with ADB's more traditional public sector (or sovereign) operations
- The growing trend of public-private partnerships, especially for infrastructure projects in Asia
- Q&A
- The Role of Private Sector Operations in Poverty Reduction
DAY TWO: Tuesday, April 29
One-on-one Consultations
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
One-on-one consultations (25-minute interval) will be available with the following individuals:
- Cecile Santos, Sr. Commercial Specialist, U.S. Trade Advocacy Center, ADB Liaison Office, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Ignatius Santoso, Director, Central Operations Services, ADB
- Yinguo Huang, Principal Procurement Specialist, ADB
- Don Purka, Investment Specialist, Private Sector Operations Department, ADB