Principal Markets Development Advisory Specialist and AP3F Secretariat, Office of Markets Development and Public–Private Partnership, ADB Profile / Bio Ichiro manages the Asia Pacific Project Preparation Facility (AP3F), which offers technical assistance to the governments of ADB developing member countries to help establish a public–private partnership (PPP) enabling environment and structure commercially feasible PPP projects. Ichiro assists governments in PPP capacity building, pipeline development, and policy/institutional reform. From 2010 to 2020, Ichiro was an investment specialist at ADB working on the origination and provision of loans and guarantees to infrastructure projects. At Mizuho Bank, he was engaged in infrastructure projects for 15 years. Ichiro holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, U.S.A., and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Keio University, Japan. Follow on Materials Title Date Learning Materials Topics ADB’s Approach to Private Sector Development and Related Business Opportunities for Korean Private Companies 16 September, 2026 Slides Private Sector, Public-Private Partnership Approaches to Promote Public-Private Partnerships 19 October, 2022 Slides ADB Administration and Governance, Public-Private Partnership Approaches to Promote PPP in Asia and the Pacific 21 September, 2022 Slides ADB Administration and Governance, Public-Private Partnership, Finance Approaches to Promote PPP in Asia and the Pacific 2 September, 2022 Slides Private Sector, Public-Private Partnership