This presentation outlines ADB's Private Sector Operations, regional programs, and sector focus, particularly in education development in the Pacific.

This presentation gives an overview of ongoing and planned education projects and investments across Pacific Island countries supported by ADB, focusing on improving access, quality, and resilience of education systems.

A final session for inspiration and thinking about the future of education through the lens of inclusion and new forms of learning. Through the voice of young entrepreneurs, this closing session explored the future of learning and the future of employment in a world with no barriers, and where no one is left behind.

This video also contains the following recorded sessions:

• Closing Message

The session discussed how the Triple Helix model of innovation, involving universities and education institutions, industry, and government, can work in the Southeast Asia region. The session featured representatives from each “helix” to discuss how they are playing a transformative role in TVET in their respective countries, and which additional actors can enhance innovation (Quadruple helix- investor/venture capital; civil society).

Moderator: Yumiko Yamakawa, Principal Education Specialist, Human and Social Development, ADB

The session featured ADB-supported projects in South Asia, showcasing how project teams and leaders are turning ideas into impact through innovation and collaboration.

Moderator: Gi Soon Song, Director, Human and Social Development, ADB

Speakers:

• Khushboo Chowdhary, IAS, Secretary to the Government, Department of Higher Education, Government of Karnataka

The session featured ADB-supported projects in the Pacific Region, showcasing how project teams and leaders are turning ideas into impact through innovation and collaboration.

Moderator: Shamit Chakravarti, Director, Human and Social Development, ADB

Speakers: 

An interactive session featuring ADB-supported projects in the countries of each region and their partnering ministries, showcasing how project teams and leaders are turning ideas into impact through innovation and collaboration. This interactive session highlighted ADB-supported projects across multiple countries and their partnering ministries. Project teams and leaders shared how they are transforming innovative ideas into impactful results, demonstrating country-led approaches and lessons that inspire collaboration and cross-country learning.

This presentation showcased the Innosphere parallel session of the ADB International Education and Skills Forum, featuring a diverse range of global EdTech and skills innovators—from AI cloud platforms and genomics education to adaptive math, literacy apps, AR/VR simulators, robotics, and AI-powered learning systems—highlighting scalable, evidence-based, and industry-aligned solutions designed to strengthen foundational learning, TVET, STEM pathways, and workforce readiness through interactive booth demonstrations and speed-dating engagements.

This presentation shows how co-creation and digital fabrication can make inclusive education affordable, scalable, and learner-centered by empowering communities to design assistive solutions together.