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ADB Conference on Economic Development 2017: Entrepreneurship, Firm Dynamics, and New Technologies

9 to 10 January 2017

With the theme “Entrepreneurship, Firm Dynamics, and New Technologies," this conference promoted the exchange of new research and ideas among researchers, development practitioners, and policymakers on significant and emerging topics in economic development. Top researchers in the fields of…

Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

First Green Business Forum: Investing in Asia and the Pacific

22 to 24 November 2016

ADB hosted its first Green Business Forum with the aim to: (i) provide a networking platform to share lessons and knowledge among green business leaders, government officials, and other stakeholders in the region; and (ii) raise the profile and expand the focus of green investments beyond…

Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Eminent Speakers' Forum - Protecting People and Profits

22 November 2016

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development shows that governments are committed to the protection and equitable sharing of natural capital and the benefits it can bring. But it’s not enough. Lasting social, economic, and environmental progress can only be achieved with more private sector…

Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Communication and the Education of India’s Rural Kids

5 April 2016

While India has significantly increased the enrollment rates in primary schools, pre-school education is not widely available in rural areas leaving a huge learning deficit among rural kids. The Hippocampus Learning Center (HLC) used art performances, village festivals, and other communication…

Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management

An Introduction to Corporate Sustainability Reporting for Development

10 March 2016

Thousands of organizations, including Asian Development Bank, report on their social and environmental impacts using guidelines developed by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). This seminar introduced GRI, examined the organization’s guidelines, and discussed how sustainability reporting can…

Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Building Spaces for Stakeholder Communication in Private Sector Projects

18 August 2015

All the complaints raised about private sector projects mentioned communication or the lack of it. The costs for project delays, investigations, and remedial measures because of stakeholder complaints are more expensive than investing in strategic communication from the projects' onset.

Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management

Knowledge Partnership Dialogue with Korean Private Sector

10 July 2015

Asian Development Bank's Knowledge Sharing and Services Center and Energy Sector Group conducted a knowledge partnership dialogue with Korean private sector agencies, operating in the fields of power plant development and operations management, waste-to-energy conversion, and infrastructure…