How Corporate Foresight Can Help Developing Institutions Manage Knowledge

To build a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, the region needs to build thought leadership, agenda-shaping capability, and execution ability. Firms drive development through scenarios, radars, and platforms as key strategic foresight tools. This presentation proposes a reference model that was designed based on best practices from the private sector.

Vince Michael Docta

Vince is a development professional with 20 years of experience working with INGOs, MDBs/IFIs, consulting firms, and the academe in cross-cutting themes and issues. He looks after the long-standing partnership between the ADB and WWF by serving as the focal point for the continuous development, facilitation and coordination of the WWF network's strategic collaboration with the ADB. 

Joe Fagan

Joe Fagan is an e-procurement consultant for the ADB and WB assisting with their efforts in the assessment, development, implementation, and promotion of electronic procurement systems. Mr. Fagan was one of the contributing authors of the ADB e-GP Handbook and the World Bank Global Public Procurement Stocktaking initiative and MAPS assessments in China, the Philippines, and Indonesia.

Joe Fagan

Joe Fagan is an e-procurement consultant for the ADB and WB assisting with their efforts in the assessment, development, implementation, and promotion of electronic procurement systems. Mr. Fagan was one of the contributing authors of the ADB e-GP Handbook and the World Bank Global Public Procurement Stocktaking initiative and MAPS assessments in China, the Philippines, and Indonesia.

Gunakar Bhatta

Gunakar Bhatta is associated with Nepal Rastra Bank as the Executive Director. He has worked at the Central Bank of Nepal for more than two decades and has played lead role on formulating monetary policy and financial sector policy. Dr. Bhatta has represented Nepal in various international forums and has also been contributing to academics and research through his research on finance, economics and development. He has also served to the Revenue Advisory Board of the Ministry of Finance, Government of Nepal.

Aneta Nikolova

Aneta Nikolova is an Environmental Affairs Officer and Engineer in the Environment and Development Policy Section of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). She has rich professional experience in sustainable development policy analysis, development, and advocacy, as well as capacity development, intuitional strengthening and technical assistance to developing countries and countries with economies in transition in Europe, Africa, and Asia and the Pacific.