ADB Knowledge Forum 2018

Events

ADB Knowledge Forum 2018

06 November 2018 to 09 November 2018
Manila
Philippines

Learn how ADB generated and shared knowledge from operations, research, and other work; collaborated with other development partners; and applied knowledge from innovations.

The 2018 ADB Knowledge Forum brought together knowledge practitioners and leaders from international financial institutions and other multilateral organizations, internal and external partners, and ADB staff to learn and discuss knowledge management practices, tools, application of knowledge management in development institutions, among others, through interactive discussions, knowledge sharing, training, and networking.

Program and Learning Materials: 
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
06 Nov 2018 Welcome Remarks Welcome Remarks
Explicit or tacit knowledge needs to be deployed, demonstrated, and disseminated to ensure its true value. In ADB’s case, it must (i) ensure that knowledge...
Bambang Susantono
06 Nov 2018 Special Address The Futures of Knowledge
Using knowledge as a learning journey to becoming futures literate is the key to learning from the future. This entails challenging the used future and...
Sohail Inayatullah
06 Nov 2018 Panel 1 Knowledge Work in the Development Agenda: How Can International Financial Institutions Add Value? Takehiko Nakao, Shamshad Akhtar, Shantong Li, Sohail Inayatullah, Susann Roth
06 Nov 2018 Panel 2 Knowledge in a Rapidly Evolving World: How Can International Financial Institutions Keep Up? Margot Brown, Ivanna Vladkova Hollar, Karen Mokate, Areef Suleman, Gambhir Bhatta
06 Nov 2018 Walking the Talk: Learning and Innovation at the Knowledge Forum Deborah Stokes
06 Nov 2018 Introduction to the Knowledge Market Jost Wagner, CSIRO, LKY School of Public Policy, iRAP, Citizen-Centric Service Delivery, ADB, OIST (ADB), DevAsia
06 Nov 2018 Introduction to the Knowledge Market Results Measurement on Knowledge: A View from the Private Sector
Knowledge results in performance. The more knowledge one has, the better one can perform. The more one learns from performance, the more knowledge one...
Nick Milton
06 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 1 - Showcasing Knowledge and Innovation - State of Play: Knowledge and Innovation in Development Organizations George Zedginidze, Hannie Meesters, Christa Ketting, Susann Roth
06 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 1 - Showcasing Knowledge and Innovation for Development Organizations - African Development Bank
Learn about the rationale for improving knowledge management at the African Development Bank. This presentation also discusses existing and planned innovations...
Jayne Tambiti Musumba
06 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 1 - Showcasing Islamic Development Bank Knowledge Management and Institutional Learning
Knowledge management connects people to the process and technology that will help to create, extract, share, and reuse knowledge gained in the cause of...
Waref Karachouli
06 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 2 - Experts on Call Policy Design to Practice: Translating Policy into Practice in Public Management Eduardo Araral, Agnes Kristine Arban
06 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 2 - Experts on Call Health Policy Design and Implementation
Designing health policies is challenging due to the contradictory interests of key stakeholders. Government must provide stewardship and align the conflicting...
M. Ramesh
06 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 2 - Experts on Call Digital Governance Policy Design and Implementation
Learn about the success and failure of digital services. The success of a digital government strategy requires openness and engagement, governance and...
Edwin Lau
06 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 2 - Experts on Call Education Sector Policy Design and Implementation
In accordance with the provision of Republic Act 10742 (otherwise known as the Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act of 2015) in the Philippines, winners in...
Maria Fe Villamejor-Mendoza
06 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 3 - Showcasing Knowledge Management and Artificial Intelligence: The Era of Knowledge Bots Comes to ADB Anish Shrestha, Murli Viswanathan, Carolyn Cabrera
06 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 3 - Showcasing Knowledge Sharing in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - Bots for Knowledge
Learn the importance of connecting artificial intelligence with business value. This presentation discusses the concept of “bots” and how they are used...
Ozzeir Khan, Marc Lepage
06 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 4 - Experts on Call Capturing Tacit Knowledge in the Private Sector and Development Organizations Tammie Alzona, Rene Rohrbeck, Vivek Raman
06 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 4 - Experts on Call Tacit Knowledge
Find out the difference between explicit and tacit knowledge. This presentation discusses tacit knowledge in detail, and why it is more valuable than ...
Catherine Marsh
06 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 4 - Experts on Call Tacit Knowledge
Tacit knowledge is shared and captured through discussions and dialogues. The most powerful trigger for sharing knowledge is “asking.” This presentation...
Nick Milton
06 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 5 - Showcasing Learning from Knowledge Experiences on the Ground Sam Chittick, Kelly Bird, David Dole, Sunniya Durrani-Jamal, Rana Hasan
06 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 6 - Showcasing Knowledge and Research: How Can Knowledge Generated by Economic Research Contribute to Asia's Development? Shikha Jha
06 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 6 - Showcasing How an Innovative Self-Learning Program Improved Primary Education Results in Bangladesh
Learn how an innovative self-learning program improved primary education results in Bangladesh. This presentation shares results achieved after the KUMON...
Yasuyuki Sawada
06 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 6 - Showcasing Dealing with Financial Crisis
A correct diagnosis is the key to dealing with a financial crisis. ADB offered knowledge and capacity building assistance to the Government of Mongolia...
Edimon Ginting
06 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 6 - Showcasing Asia-Pacific Regional Cooperation and Integration Index
Regional integration is a multi-dimensional process. It matters for inclusive growth. This presentation discusses the Asia-Pacific Regional Cooperation...
Cyn-Young Park
06 Nov 2018 Special Event ADB-OECD "Southeast Asia Government at a Glance" and "Comparative Analysis of Tax Administration in Asia and the Pacific"
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
07 Nov 2018 Opening Remarks Ingrid van Wees
07 Nov 2018 How Corporate Foresight Can Help Developing Institutions Manage Knowledge How Corporate Foresight Can Help Developing Institutions Manage Knowledge
To build a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, the region needs to build thought leadership, agenda-shaping capability...
Rene Rohrbeck
07 Nov 2018 Panel 3 How Does Tacit Knowledge Contribute to the Development Agenda? Yolanda Fernandez Lommen, Paolo Spantiganti, Wendy Walker, James Leather, Ayumi Konishi
07 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 7 - Experts on Call Learning from Evaluation Tomoo Ueda, Garrett Kilroy, Michael Diza, Maya Vijayaraghavan
07 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 7 - Experts on Call Does Loan Influence Policy?
This presentation examines whether ADB is able to influence policies by providing loans. An ideal case scenario is presented.
Joanne Asquith
07 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 7 - Experts on Call How to Capture Knowledge Transfer through Technical Assistance
ADB’s Independent Evaluation Department (IED) will soon rate the Bank’s technical assistance (TA) project results. In assessing TAs, IED proposes the ...
Tomoo Ueda
07 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 7 - Experts on Call Using Knowledge From an Impact Evaluation: An Example of Water Supply in Nepal
Learn how to use knowledge generated from an impact evaluation study. This presentation features a case example of an ADB-assisted water supply project...
Garrett Kilroy
07 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 7 - Experts on Call Learning from Evaluation
ADB conducts evaluation work to ensure accountability, promote learning, and maximize development effectiveness. This presentation examines how ADB can...
Michael Diza
07 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 8 - Showcasing From Talk to Action: Shared Wisdom on Becoming a Knowledge and Learning Organization Margot Brown, Albert Atkinson
07 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 8 - Showcasing The Road to Becoming a Knowledge and Learning Organization
Embedding knowledge management (KM) means making it part of the normal work process rather than as an add-on. Embedding KM in an organization entails ...
Nick Milton
07 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 9 - Showcasing Strengthening "One ADB": Taking a Unified Approach to Ensuring ADB is an Effective Provider of Knowledge Services Irum Ahsan, Marcelo Minc, Jonathan Grosvenor, David Kruger
07 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 9 - Showcasing Partnering to Promote Anti-Money Laundering Reforms in Mongolia
If an effective reform program were to successfully navigate the road from “current equilibrium” to the “desired equilibrium,” it may have to address ...
Jose Luis Syquia
07 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 10 - Experts on Call Creating a Knowledge Sharing Culture Through "One ADB" Aman Trana, Mary Jane Carangal-San Jose, Shamit Chakravarti, Sonia Chand Sandhu
07 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 10 - Experts on Call Start the Conversation: Connecting with the People Formerly Known as the Target Audience
Learn about digital disruption, a change that occurs when new digital technologies and business models affect the value proposition of existing goods ...
Andrew Perrin
07 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 11 - Showcasing Knowledge Partnerships: Ingredients of a Successful Knowledge Partnership Naoyuki Yoshino, Byungkoo Cho, Reihana Mohideen, Karen Mokate, Smita Nakhooda
07 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 12 - Experts on Call Strengthening "One ADB": Optimizing the Knowledge Work of Resident Missions and Strengthening their Role in Planning for ADB Operations Rebecca Stapleton
07 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 12 - Experts on Call Strengthening One ADB
Learn about knowledge products and services (KPS) in ADB’s Nepal Resident Mission (NRM). In ADB’s NRM, KPS is determined by concerned staff based on...
Binita Shah Khadka
07 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 12 - Experts on Call East Coast Economic Corridor: ADB Support to India's First Coastal Corridor
Learn how sound knowledge work, in consultation with the government, has given rise to a new partnership on the development of the East Coast Economic...
Kavita Iyengar
07 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 12 - Experts on Call Strengthening One ADB: Tale of Azerbaijan’s Country Diagnostic Study and State-Owned Enterprise Sector Review
Learn about the key needs, challenges, success stories, and opportunities of knowledge creation and sharing practices in ADB’s Azerbaijan Resident Mission...
Aziz Haydarov
07 Nov 2018 Breakout Session 12 - Experts on Call Strengthening One ADB
Learn about the key needs, challenges, success stories, and opportunities of knowledge creation and sharing practices in ADB’s Indonesia Resident Mission...
Emma Allen
07 Nov 2018 Panel 4 - Closing Plenary The Way Forward: How Do We Make Knowledge and Knowledge Management Real? Teresa Kho, Ma. Carmela Locsin, Diwesh Sharan, Ramesh Subramaniam, Michael Barrow, Leah Gutierrez, Safdar Parvez, Xianbin Yao
07 Nov 2018 Closing Remarks Diwakar Gupta
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
08 Nov 2018 KM Certification Training (for registered ADB staff only)
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
09 Nov 2018 KM Certification Training (for registered ADB staff only)

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