| 19 January, Wednesday (11:30am-12:30pm) |
Opening Session
ADB’s Knowledge Journey—The Role of Research and Collaboration
Under Strategy 2030, ADB aims to combine finance and partnerships with knowledge to help achieve its vision of a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific. COVID-19 has exacerbated the region’s development challenges, and it underscored the importance of evidence-based interventions to address these challenges. In this session, a panel of experts will explore how economic research can continue to help achieve the goals of Strategy 2030 and provide views on what the priorities of ADB’s research agenda should be for it to remain cutting edge and policy relevant.
Keynote Speaker:
Bambang Susantono, Vice President for Knowledge Management, ADB
Panel Discussion:
Albert Park, Chief Economist, ERCD
Tetsushi Sonobe, Dean, ADBI
Leah Gutierrez, Director General, PARD
Moderator:
Karen Lane, Director, DOC