Ming Tan

Dr Ming Tan is the founding Executive Director of the Tech for Good Institute. She is concurrently a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Governance and Sustainability at the National University of Singapore. Her research interests lie at the intersection of technology, business, and society, including sustainability and innovation.

Ming was previously Managing Director of IPOS International, part of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, which supports Singapore’s future growth as a global innovation hub for intellectual property creation, commercialization, and management.

Marlon Apanada

Marlon Apanada is the Southeast Asia Engagement Lead for Energy & Climate at the World Resources Institute (WRI). He brings 15 years' in-depth experience in the clean energy space, which includes leading the business development of successfully commissioned renewable energy projects along with advising Global Fortune 500 companies in their renewables procurement roadmaps, successfully developing the first bank-financed solar projects in the Philippines, and pioneering climate finance practice locally and regionally.

High-Level Seminar on Quality Infrastructure Investment in Asia

Cohosted by ADBI and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), back-to-back with the Group of 20 (G20) Investors Dialogue, this high-level seminar provided insights on strengthening the global infrastructure development agenda and convergence between the G20 and developing Asian economies. It brought together senior policy makers and industry representatives and highlighted quality infrastructure development and investment in Asia, and policy tools and recommendations for supporting sustainable infrastructure investment.

Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department

RCI promotes growth and narrows development gaps between ADB’s developing member countries by building high quality cross-border infrastructure, closer trade integration, intraregional supply chains, and stronger financial links, and motivating provision of regional public goods, enabling slow-moving economies to speed their own expansion.