DigitalxADB: Driving Digital Development Across Asia and the Pacific 2021 Read more about DigitalxADB: Driving Digital Development Across Asia and the Pacific 2021 Digital technologies are today’s most powerful drivers of change. DigitalxADB aims to raise awareness and build broad consensus within ADB to continue focusing on the digital opportunities that lie ahead in a world reshaped by COVID-19. This event is designed to help ADB’s people and partners learn more about the digital technologies that are being brought to the forefront of our operations, investments, and work.
Week 1 of DigitalxADB Read more about Week 1 of DigitalxADB Digital infrastructure underpins our modern economy, workplace, government, and society. As the rest of the world becomes more digitally dependent, expanding digital infrastructure in developing members is critical in achieving inclusive and sustainable post-pandemic recovery. This Week session explores how developing members could take ownership of their digital futures by critically reviewing financing strategies, policies, and business models Know more about this event here.
Digital Infrastructure Read more about Digital Infrastructure This presentation gives an overview of what is digital infrastructure and how it helps the economic development in Pakistan.
Financing Biodiversity Conservation in Infrastructure Projects Read more about Financing Biodiversity Conservation in Infrastructure Projects
Daniel Wiedmer Keywords finance infrastructure ADB Read more about Daniel Wiedmer Mr. Wiedmer is a finance professional with 20 years of experience in climate finance in emerging markets in Asia and Africa. As Director of the Private Sector Infrastructure Division 2, he leads ADB's infrastructure finance team responsible for Southeast Asia, East Asia, and the Pacific Islands. His core competencies include managing corporate and project finance transactions in renewable energy, electric mobility, circular economy recycling, conventional power, waste-to-energy, telecom and water treatment, as well as donor-funded blended finance and technical assistance programs.
Lei Zhang Keywords energy infrastructure Read more about Lei Zhang Mr. Lei Zhang has 26 years of professional experience in development and administration of infrastructure projects, particularly in the energy sector. He joined ADB as energy specialist in 2010. He has worked for around 5 years each in South Asia Energy Division and Central and West Asia Energy Division including over 3 years outpost at ADB’s Pakistan Resident Mission. In April 2020, he joined East Asia Sustainable Infrastructure Division as Unit Head of Project Administration.
Pisi Seleganiu Keywords paicific BOS tuvalu public works infrastructure Read more about Pisi Seleganiu
Ana Lucía Vich Gadella Keywords infrastructure Investments trade Read more about Ana Lucía Vich Gadella Ana Vich is Economist of State since 2004, when she started her career at the Spanish Treasury, working as economic advisor in economic and financial issues related to the Eurozone. In 2008, she assumed the functions of the attached deputy director for sectoral policies in the General Directorate for Economic Policies, dealing with the underlying economic rationale of Spanish sectoral legislation.