Business Opportunities Fair 2025
16 to 18 September 2025

Philippines

The ADB BOF is a one-stop forum for consultants, consulting firms, contractors, manufacturers, suppliers, and civil society organizations looking to provide goods, works, and services for ADB projects. It has proven to be an excellent opportunity to network with peers in the industry and with ADB specialists in the energy, transport, water, urban development, agriculture, public management, finance, health, education, and human and social development sectors, as well as specialists from the following thematic areas, namely, climate change, environment, gender, fragility and engagement, digital technology, and regional cooperation and integration and trade.

 
 
Program and Learning Materials
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Cross Sector Impact Session: How Quality Impacts Lives TYLin Presentation
This presentation gives an overview of various significant infrastructure projects and environmental retrofits.
Martina Dampf
Cross Sector Impact Session: How Quality Impacts Lives PNG Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Security and Resilience Improvement Project
This presentation gives an overview of the integration of Merit Point Criteria (MPC) into procurement processes in Papua New Guinea.
Jacquetta Simet
Cross Sector Impact Session: How Quality Impacts Lives Sustainability and Plastics in Construction
This presentation gives an overview of the innovative approaches and sustainable practices in the construction industry.
Eva Bejarano Wieseler
Cross Sector Impact Session: How Quality Impacts Lives The Four Core Advantages of FAST-Infra Label
This presentation gives an overview of the FAST-Infra Label to promote credible, sustainable infrastructure investments worldwide.
Roger Cruz
The ADB Procurement System Recruitment of Consulting and Non-Consulting Services
This presentation gives an overview of ADB's policies and procedures for recruitment of consulting and non-consulting services.
Steven Gillard
The ADB Procurement System Procurement of Goods and Works
This presentation gives an overview of ADB’s procurement process for goods and works.
Keiko Koiso
The ADB Procurement System Procurement Dashboard
This presentation gives an overview of the reporting tool for ADB Operational Procurement.
Sevil Maharramova, Marissa Barcenas
The ADB Procurement System
Spotlight on Sectors: Project Immersion Sessions on Quality
Powering Growth: Energy ADB Business Opportunities Energy Sector – Sectors Department 1
This presentation gives an overview of the Energy Sector lending and non-lending portfolio and pipeline.
Lei Zhang
Powering Growth: Energy Powering Resilient, Green Growth: Opportunities in South Asia’s Energy Portfolio
This presentation gives an overview of ADB's strategic actions and business opportunities in SG-ENE in South Asia.
Hongwei Zhang
Powering Growth: Energy East and Central West Asia
This presentation gives an overview of ADB's business opportunities in SG-ENE in East and Central West Asia.
Catherine Santiago
Powering Growth: Energy Southeast Asia and the Pacific
This presentation gives an overview of ADB's priorities and business opportunities in SG-ENE in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
Takeshi Shiihara
Powering Growth: Energy Energy Transition
This presentation gives an overview of the priorities and opportunities in the Energy Transition.
Ranishka Wimalasena
Powering Growth: Energy Cross-Sectoral Energy Solutions and Advanced Technologies in ADB’s DMCs
This presentation gives an overview of the priorities and business opportunities in SG-ENE Emerging Areas.
Peter Baum
Powering Growth: Energy Powering Resilient, Green Growth: Indicative Opportunities in Energy Portfolio
This presentation gives an overview of the ongoing and upcoming business opportunities in the Energy Sector.
Harvesting For Tomorrow: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Welcome Remarks
This presentation gives an overview of the ADB’s commitment in transforming food systems towards food security.
Qingfeng Zhang
Harvesting For Tomorrow: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Natural Capital and Climate, and East Asia
This presentation gives an overview of ADB's ongoing and upcoming business opportunities in SG-AFNR in Natural Capital and Climate Team, and East…
Sanath Ranawana
Harvesting For Tomorrow: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Central and West Asia, and Glaciers to Farms
This presentation gives an overview of ADB's business opportunities in SG-AFNR in Central and West Asia., and the proposed Glaciers to Farms Program.
Yasmin Siddiqi
Harvesting For Tomorrow: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development South Asia and Agricultural, Value Chain, and Nutrition
This presentation gives an overview of ADB's ongoing and upcoming business opportunities in SG-AFNR in South Asia and Agricultural, Value Chain, and…
Yoshiaki Kobayashi
Harvesting For Tomorrow: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and Resilient River Basin Management
This presentation gives an overview of ADB's ongoing and upcoming business opportunities in SG-AFNR in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and the…
Jiangfeng Zhang
Harvesting For Tomorrow: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Private Sector Operations and One ADB Approach
This presentation gives an overview of ADB's approach to private sector operations in the agribusiness sector.
Martin Lemoine
Harvesting For Tomorrow: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Procurement in a New Light
This presentation gives an overview of the procurement processes and frameworks within the AFNR Sector.
Talat Nasirov
Harvesting For Tomorrow: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Harvesting for Tomorrow: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector
This presentation provides an overview of the consolidated materials for the AFNR sector.
Harvesting For Tomorrow: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Project Pipeline (2025-2026)
This presentation gives an overview of the AFNR Sector's project pipeline for 2025-2026.
Harvesting For Tomorrow: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Procurement Package
This presentation gives an overview of the procurement opportunities and initiatives within the AFNR Sector in various regions.
Harvesting For Tomorrow: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development
Harvesting For Tomorrow: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development
Connecting People: Transport Central and West Asia, and East Asia
This presentation gives an overview of the pipeline and upcoming business opportunities in SG-TRA Central and West Asia, and East Asia.
Unurjargal Dalaikhuu
Connecting People: Transport Pacific Region
This presentation gives an overview of the pipeline and upcoming business opportunities in SG-TRA Pacific Region.
Ritu Mishra
Connecting People: Transport South Asia
This presentation gives an overview of the pipeline and upcoming business opportunities in SG-TRA South Asia.
Sin Wai (Angel) Chong
Connecting People: Transport Southeast Asia
This presentation gives an overview of the pipeline and upcoming business opportunities in SG-TRA Southeast Asia.
Tomoaki Kawabata
Leading with Purpose: Public Sector Management and Governance Public Sector Management and Governance Sector
This presentation gives an overview of the pipeline and upcoming business opportunities in SG-PSMG.
Laisiasa Tora, Alaysa Escandor, James Webb, Muhammadi Boboev
Leading with Purpose: Public Sector Management and Governance Fiduciary Opportunities in ADB-Financed Projects
This presentation gives an overview of consultancy opportunities in ADB-financed projects throughout the project cycle.
Maria João Kaizeler
Building Liveable Cities: Water and Urban Development Building Liveable Cities
This gives an overview of projects and programs of SG-WUD.
Laxmi Sharma
Building Liveable Cities: Water and Urban Development East, Central and West Asia Region
This gives an overview of ADB's ongoing and upcoming business opportunities in SG-WUD in East, Central and West Asia Region.
Jaemin Nam
Building Liveable Cities: Water and Urban Development South Asia
This gives an overview of ADB's ongoing and upcoming business opportunities in SG-WUD in South Asia.
Kiyoshi Nakamitsu
Building Liveable Cities: Water and Urban Development Pacific Region
This gives an overview of ADB's ongoing and upcoming business opportunities in SG-WUD in the Pacific Region.
Maricar Barrogo
Building Liveable Cities: Water and Urban Development Southeast Asia
This gives an overview of ADB's ongoing and upcoming business opportunities in SG-WUD in Southeast Asia.
Alain Morel
Building Liveable Cities: Water and Urban Development Emerging Areas
This gives an overview of ADB's ongoing and upcoming business opportunities in SG-WUD Emerging Areas.
Jessie McComb
Education. Health. Future.: Human and Social Development Human and Social Development: Investing in People. Empowering Futures.
This presentation gives an overview of the focus areas and approach of the HSD Pipeline.
Shamit Chakravarti
Education. Health. Future.: Human and Social Development Education Sector
This presentation gives an overview of ADB's various opportunities in Education Sector.
Ryotaro Hayashi
Education. Health. Future.: Human and Social Development Health Sector
This presentation gives an overview of ADB's various opportunities in Health Sector.
Vasoontara Sbirakos Yiengprugsawan
Education. Health. Future.: Human and Social Development Accelerating Expansion and Sustainability of Health Services for Universal Health Care (ACCESS-UHC)
This presentation gives an overview of the background and outputs of the ACCESS-UHC Project.
Education. Health. Future.: Human and Social Development HSD - Pipeline Projects 2025-2028
This presentation provides an overview of the pipeline projects of the HSD sector.
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Opening Panel Discussion with Executing Agencies Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (Line-5): Southern Route
This presentation gives an overview of the Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project in Bangladesh.
Abdul Wohab
Opening Panel Discussion with Executing Agencies Challenge of MPC application on Green Expansion Project
This presentation gives an overview of MPC application in Green Expansion Project in Cambodia.
Chea Chanrithy
Opening Panel Discussion with Executing Agencies Rewarding Quality and Cost in Fiji Roading Tender Evaluation
This presentation gives an overview of the implementation of Merit Point Criteria in Fiji Road Authority projects.
Apisai Ketenilagi
Sustainable Growth: Climate Change, Circular Economy Climate Change
This presentation gives an overview of ADB's climate and sustainability initiatives.
Going Digital: Digital Sector, Private Sector Operations The Digital Sector Office
This presentation gives an overview of the visions and projects of ADB's Digital Sector Office.
Antonio García Zaballos
Going Digital: Digital Sector, Private Sector Operations Financing the Private Sector for Development Impact
This presentation gives an overview of PSOD portfolio and operations.
Jamie Kho
Going Digital: Digital Sector, Private Sector Operations Markets Development and Public-Private Partnerships
This presentation gives an overview of the current and upcoming business opportunities in OMDP.
Rosemary Ong
Going Digital: Digital Sector, Private Sector Operations
Procurement Innovation Sessions
Sustainable Procurement: Updates and Carbon Footprint Measurement Your Edge in Bidding and Tendering: Understanding ADB’s Sustainable Procurement Considerations
This presentation gives an overview of how public–private collaboration and innovative procurement drive sustainable, inclusive, low-carbon…
Chitoshi Izumi, Dawa Choki, Anita Kumari
Smart Systems, Stronger Partnerships: e-Government Procurement Smart Systems, Stronger Partnerships: e-Government Procurement (e-GP)
This presentation gives an overview of the implementation of e-GP system on ADB projects.
Mart Khaltarpurev
Smart Systems, Stronger Partnerships: e-Government Procurement
New Safeguards Policy Introducing the Environmental and Social Framework (ESF)
This presentation gives an overview of ESF and its approach to managing environmental and social risks.
Beatrice Yulo Gomez
New Safeguards Policy SEAH and Gender
This presentation gives an overview of the integration of gender considerations and SEAH risk management in project design and implementation.
Malika Shagazatova
New Safeguards Policy
Anticorruption, Integrity, and Complaints Integrity in ADB Projects
This presentation gives an overview of ADB’s Integrity Framework Policy.
Jung Min Han, Noel B. Anderson
Anticorruption, Integrity, and Complaints Procurement-related Complaints
This presentation gives an overview on when and how to submit procurement-related complaints to ADB.
Sarah Colacci
Anticorruption, Integrity, and Complaints
Knowledge Sharing Artificial Intelligence in Construction: The Case of ACCIONA’s Safety Control Center
This presentation gives an overview of how artificial intelligence is transforming health and safety management in construction.
Michael Sam Lopez
Knowledge Sharing Quality, Innovation, and Cooperation in Development Projects
This presentation gives an overview of ICA World approach to knowledge sharing and the trends that are shaping development cooperation.
Sebastiano Mancuso
Knowledge Sharing Ecoforge Advisors: Our Approach to Quality Assurance and Innovation in Climate Finance
This presentation highlights Ecoforge Advisors’ blended finance initiatives, featuring projects in India and South Africa and their quality assurance…
Sagar Gubbi
Knowledge Sharing Nobel Systems: Driving Innovation and Quality
This presentation highlights Nobel Systems’ innovative GIS-based water management, featuring a Digital Twin Water System in Uzbekistan.
Michael Samuel
Consultant's Clinic Introduction to CMS/CMS2
This presentation gives an overview of the benefits of using the Consultant Management System.
Steven Gillard, Hazel Sanchez
Consultant's Clinic Consultant Management System Demo
This presentation gives an overview of how to use the ADB's Consultant Management System (CMS) website.
Angie Ignacio, Cristina dela Peña
Career Opportunities with ADB Careers at the Asian Development Bank
This presentation gives information on career and employment opportunities available at ADB.
Opportunities for Civil Society, Academia, and Nongovernment Organizations ADB and Civil Society Engagement
This presentation gives an overview of ADB’s collaboration with civil society for sustainable development and poverty reduction.
Haidy Ear-Dupuy
Opportunities for Civil Society, Academia, and Nongovernment Organizations Consulting Opportunities for Civil Society Organizations
This presentation gives an overview of consultancy bidding processes and opportunities for Civil Society Organizations with ADB.
Steven Gillard
Opportunities for Civil Society, Academia, and Nongovernment Organizations
ADB's Institutional Procurement Opportunities Doing Business: ADB Corporate Procurement
This presentation gives an overview of the strategic procurement and partnership initiatives to ADB.
Nadia Abbas
ADB's Institutional Procurement Opportunities Onboarding and Registration
This presentation gives an overview of the onboarding and registration requirements for individuals and businesses engaging with ADB.
San Man Mu
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Making Your Best Proposals: Preparation of Bidding Documents and Proposals
Morning Session Implementation of Merit Point Criteria (MPC) in Asian Development Bank (ADB) Financed Projects
This presentation gives an overview of the implementation of MPC to ADB-financed projects to enhance quality, transparency, and value in procurement.
Prasath Sanjeewa
Morning Session Inside the RFP: A Consultant’s Guide to ADB Procurement Process
This presentation gives an overview of the strategies and best practices for preparing successful ADB project proposals.
Steven Gillard, Eduard Chil-Akopyan
Afternoon Session Implementation of Merit Point Criteria (MPC) in Asian Development Bank (ADB) Financed Projects
This presentation gives an overview of the implementation of MPC to ADB-financed projects to enhance quality, transparency, and value in procurement.
Dharmesh Dawda
Afternoon Session Understanding Bidding Documents to Prepare Competitive Bids
This presentation gives an overview of key bidding and evaluation processes in projects financed by ADB, emphasizing best practices and common…
Hiet Thi Hong Tran
New Safeguards Policy
Morning Session ADB's New Safeguards Policy: Environmental and Social Framework
This presentation gives an overview of ADB’s new Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) with updated policies and standards for stronger…
Lisa Kircher, Jocelyn Erlinda Munsayac, Beatrice Yulo Gomez
Morning Session EHS, Procurement, and Contract Management
This presentation gives an overview of sustainable procurement and contract management through integrated EHS standards.
Felix Oku
Morning Session Environmental and Social Risk Management
This presentation gives an overview of the key components and benefits of an ESMS in managing contractors for ADB-funded projects.
Beatrice Yulo Gomez
Morning Session Health, Safety, and Security and SEAH Risk Management
This presentation outlines health, safety, and SEAH risk management in ADB-funded projects.
Felix Oku
Morning Session Environmental and Social Standard 2: Labor and Working Conditions
This presentation gives an overview of ESS2 on labor and working conditions, focusing on fair treatment, safety, and workforce risk management.
Kassiyet Tulegenova
Morning Session ESF Training: Module 5 - ESS6 and ESS3
This presentation gives an overview of ESS3 and ESS6 guidelines for conserving biodiversity and managing natural resources sustainably.
Afternoon Session ADB's New Safeguards Policy: Environmental and Social Framework (ESF)
This presentation gives an overview of ADB’s new ESF with updated policies and standards for stronger environmental and social safeguards.
Lisa Kircher, Ricardo Carlos Barba, Beatrice Yulo Gomez
Afternoon Session EHS, Procurement, and Contract Management
This presentation gives an overview of sustainable procurement and contract management through integrated EHS standards.
Felix Oku
Afternoon Session Environmental and Social Risk Management
This presentation gives an overview of the key components and benefits of an ESMS in managing contractors for ADB-funded projects.
Beatrice Yulo Gomez
Afternoon Session Health, Safety, and Security and SEAH Risk Management
This presentation outlines health, safety, and SEAH risk management in ADB-funded projects.
Felix Oku
Afternoon Session ESF Training: Module 5 - ESS6 and ESS3
This presentation gives an overview of ESS3 and ESS6 guidelines for conserving biodiversity and managing natural resources sustainably.
Dispute, Avoidance, and Resolution
Presentation Leveraging Dispute Avoidance and Resolution for Enhanced Project Quality and Delivery
This presentation gives an overview of how dispute avoidance and resolution strategies improve project quality and delivery in infrastructure…
Thierry Linares

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Event Coordinator/s

  • Marie Charmaine Yuson
  • Clarissa Santos
  • Jhoanna Quimson

ADB Organizer/s

  • Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Topics

  • ADB Administration and Governance
  • Finance