Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2020 with France 7 October 2020 ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. For 2020, a series of virtual BOSs with constituent countries are underway. It allowed increased participation by ADB speakers and greater flexibility in seminar design. Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department (PPFD) will support host organizations to plan and deliver an engaging virtual event using any desired videoconferencing platform, flexible around the practical realities of maintaining virtual audience engagement. For this BOS, ADB partnered with Business France. The sessions focused on ADB's work in Southeast Asia and ongoing and upcoming business opportunities related to climate resilient infrastructure, water and sanitation, and private sector operations. There was also a presentation on ADB's procurement system and doing business with ADB. Program and Learning Materials 07 October 2020 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) ADB in Southeast Asia ADB in Southeast Asia Learn about ADB's work in Southeast Asia. Vijay Padmanabhan ADB Business Opportunities: Project Pipelines Climate Resilient Infrastructure This presentation gives an overview of ADB's work on climate resilient infrastructure. Frédéric Asseline ADB Business Opportunities: Project Pipelines Importance of Water and Sanitation in Rebuilding Post-COVID-19 This presentation shares the current and upcoming ADB business opportunities in the water sector. It also tackles the role of water and sanitation in… Jacobus Veerman ADB Business Opportunities: Project Pipelines Private Sector Operations: Opportunities and Priorities in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Learn about ADB's private sector operations in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Jackie Surtani ADB Procurement System Doing Business with ADB and the ADB Procurement System This presentation gives an overview of business opportunities at ADB and explains the ADB procurement framework. Keiko Koiso 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. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Marie Charmaine Yuson Clarissa Santos Jhoanna Quimson Related Full Agenda ADB Organizer/s Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department Read Also MAIN PAGE: ADB Business Outreach Activities ADB Event Webpage ADB Business Center Topics Climate Change Private Sector Water