Series: Forum on Successful Project Design and Implementation Regional Forum on Successful Project Design and Implementation: Strengthening Project Quality through Enhanced Readiness, Implementation, Monitoring, and Evaluation 22 to 24 January 2024 The Regional Forum on Successful Project Design and Implementation (SPDI) gathered developing member countries’ policymakers, practitioners, and project implementers for solution-seeking discussions, training, and knowledge-sharing sessions to improve project management processes and results in ADB-supported projects. The theme of 2024 SPDI was Strengthening Project Quality through Enhanced Readiness, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation. The event brought together executing agencies and implementing agencies across Central and West Asia from 22 to 24 January 2024 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Organized through One ADB Approach The event was organized using OneADB approach and is co-led by the Operations and Coordination Unit, the Central and West Asia Regional Department, and the Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department (PPFD), in collaboration with the Pakistan Resident Mission Capacity Development Resource Center. The 2024 SPDI is funded by ADB’s Regional technical assistance RETA 9692: Enhancing Project Readiness and Implementation in Central and West Asia and KSTA 9765: Strengthening Project Design, Procurement, and Implementation in Asia and the Pacific. For any information about the event, please get in touch with Shaista Hussain at shussain@adb.org and Sevil Maharramova at smaharramova@adb.org Read about the 2024 Forum Highlights here. Program and Learning Materials 22 January 2024 23 January 2024 24 January 2024 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) OPENING SESSION Welcome Remarks Ms. Xiaohong Yang, Deputy Director General, Central and West Asia Department (CWRD), Asian Development Bank (ADB) OPENING SESSION Opening Remarks Mr. Rehan Kausar, Director, Portfolio Management Division, Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department (PPFD), ADBMr. Yong Ye, Country Director, Pakistan Resident Mission (PRM), ADB OPENING SESSION Keynote Address Ms. Samar Ehsan Baig, Joint Secretary, Economic Affairs Division, Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan SESSION 1 Project Cycle and Readiness This session provides insights into the ADB project cycle, discussing the use of project readiness filters and advance actions during project… Anders Pettersson, Shaista Hussain SESSION 2 Plenary Panel Session: Strengthening Project Quality and Enhancing Project Readiness Experience in Pakistan Ms. Sarah Rehman, Chief Foreign Aid, KP, Government of PakistanMs. Nazish Amjad, Deputy Secretary, Economics Affairs Division, Government of PakistanMr. Rehan Kausar, Director, Portfolio Management Division, PPFD, ADB CASE STUDIES: IMPROVING PROJECTS QUALITY AT ENTRY: PAKISTAN (PRF), UZBEKISTAN (PRF), AND KYRGYZ REPUBLIC (SEFF) Project Readiness Case Studies This session provides insights into the ADB project cycle, discussing the use of project readiness filters and advanced actions during project… Anders Pettersson CASE STUDIES: IMPROVING PROJECTS QUALITY AT ENTRY: PAKISTAN (PRF), UZBEKISTAN (PRF), AND KYRGYZ REPUBLIC (SEFF) Case Study: Pakistan This session demonstrates how a ‘readiness checklist’ for projects under preparation helps achieve the expected project key results through improved… Muhammad Hamza Salick, Nilufar Nurkuzieva CASE STUDIES: IMPROVING PROJECTS QUALITY AT ENTRY: PAKISTAN (PRF), UZBEKISTAN (PRF), AND KYRGYZ REPUBLIC (SEFF) Case Study: Uzbekistan This session demonstrates how a ‘readiness checklist’ for projects under preparation helps achieve the expected project key results through improved… Nilufar Nurkuzieva, Bobur Khamraev CASE STUDIES: IMPROVING PROJECTS QUALITY AT ENTRY: PAKISTAN (PRF), UZBEKISTAN (PRF), AND KYRGYZ REPUBLIC (SEFF) Case Study: Kyrgyz Republic This session demonstrates how a ‘readiness checklist’ for projects under preparation helps achieve the expected project key results through improved… Dilbara Omorova, Cesar Llorens Group Discussion / Q&A on Experience and Practices in Project Readiness Feedback in Plenary from Table Discussions on Experience and Practices in Project Readiness Mr. Anders Pettersson, Principal Operations Specialist, Operations and Coordination Unit, CWRD, ADB SESSION 3 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Asia and the Pacific is the frontline in the battle against climate change. ADB is helping developing countries shift to low-carbon growth and… Nathan Rive SESSION 4A Environmental and Social Safeguards This session discusses the importance of environmental and social safeguards as integral to good project design and implementation, especially in… Jose Tiburcio Nicolas, Syed Asim Sabzwari SESSION 4B Gender This session discusses the importance of gender mainstreaming as integral to good project design and implementation, especially in engaging with… Mary Alice Rosero, Samina Sabir Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) SESSION 5 Procurement This session highlights the measures taken to achieve procurement readiness, such as the preparation of detailed engineering designs and advanced… Bisma Husen, Mohsen Islam Khan SESSION 6 Financial Management This session defines FM project design requirements, shared responsibilities, financial due diligence processes, FM risks and mitigating measures and… Oksana Nazmieva, Musaddiq Shaikh SESSION 7 Learning From Evaluation - Institutional Readiness Supporting Project Implementation This session is a stage-setting session. It emphasizes the value of using evaluation lessons and findings to improve project performance and… Arjun Guha SESSION 8 Monitoring During Project Design and Implementation This session discusses effective project monitoring during design and implementation for improved developmental results. Shaista Hussain, Anders Pettersson Project Specific Discussion: Project Monitoring & Management in DMCs Open house – DMC speakers invited to share insights.Facilitator: Ms. Shaista Hussain, Principal Operations Specialist, Operations Coordination Unit, CWRD, ADB SESSION 9 ADB’s Anticorruption and Accountability Framework ADB’s Office of Anticorruption and Integrity will present data on projects, discuss integrity risk mitigation, share a case investigated by OAI… Steven Wong, Frances Lynette Sayson SPOTLIGHT FEATURE Pakistan’s Capacity Development Resource Center This gives an overview of the Capacity Development Resource Center's objectives and activities. Dinesh Shiwakoti Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) GROUP DISCUSSION BY SECTOR: PROJECT READINESS FOR ENHANCING SECTORS DEVELOPMENT Group 1: Transport Country representatives share best practices, success stories, innovations, and project readiness challenges specific to Transport. Masahiro Nishimura, Khurram Ghafoor GROUP DISCUSSION BY SECTOR: PROJECT READINESS FOR ENHANCING SECTORS DEVELOPMENT Group 2: Energy Country representatives share best practices, success stories, innovations, and project readiness challenges specific to Energy. Catherine Santiago GROUP DISCUSSION BY SECTOR: PROJECT READINESS FOR ENHANCING SECTORS DEVELOPMENT Group 3: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Country representatives share best practices, success stories, innovations, and project readiness challenges specific to Agriculture, Food, Nature,… Manjula Amerasinghe, Asad Ali Zafar GROUP DISCUSSION BY SECTOR: PROJECT READINESS FOR ENHANCING SECTORS DEVELOPMENT Group 4: Human and Social Development Country representatives share best practices, success stories, innovations, and project readiness challenges specific to Human and Social Development… Aziz Haydarov, Omer Bin Zia GROUP DISCUSSION IN PLENARY BY SECTOR GROUP: Feedback Session ACTIONS TO STRENGTHEN PROJECT QUALITY Preparation of Country Presentations Country COH/ PAU Heads, CWRD, ADB SESSION 10 CAPACITY STRENGTHENING and KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE for BETTER RESULTS Mr. Rehan Kausar, Director, Portfolio Management Division, PPFD, ADBMr. Khurram Amin - Additional Secretary (Technical) Punjab Irrigation Department, Government of Pakistan Closing Closing Remarks Mr. Jesper Klindt Petersen, Regional Head, Operations Coordination, CWRD, ADBMr. Yong Ye, Country Director, Pakistan Resident Mission, ADB Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. 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