Seminars on development and financial issues and country presentations will be held in the mornings and afternoons of 7 and 8 May and variously at other times on 9, 10 and 11 May 2001.
| Monday, 7 May 2001 |
| Time |
Topic |
| 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon |
Urban Environmental Dilemma and Development Policy in Asia |
| 9:00 a.m.-12:40 p.m. |
Pacific Day Seminar: Partners in Development Nongovernmental Organizations and Donor Cooperation in the Pacific
(Jointly organized with Department for International Development, the Canada Fund and New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade) |
| 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |
The ICT Revolution: Can Asia Leapfrog Poverty Barriers |
| 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. |
Water in the 21st Century - The Looming Crisis |
| 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. |
Pacific Day Seminar: Private Sector Development in the Pacific
(Jointly organized with the Japan Program of the Inter-American Development Bank) |
| 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. |
Seminar on Commercial Cofinancing and Guarantees |
| 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. |
Money Laundering: Threats and Counter Measures |
| Tuesday, 8 May 2001 |
| 7:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. |
Country Presentation - Philippines
(Organized by the Department of Finance, Philippines) |
| 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. |
Best Practices for Promoting Private Sector Investment in Infrastructure |
| 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. |
Tourism and Poverty Reduction in Asia and the Pacific |
| 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |
Forum on the Implementation of International Financial Standards in Asia
(Jointly organized with the Financial Stability Forum) |
| 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |
ADB's Private Sector Development Strategy |
| 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |
Pro-Poor Growth: The Renewed War on Poverty |
| 1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. |
Designing a New Financial Market Structure in Post-Crisis Asia - Policy Recommendations on How to Develop Corporate Bond Markets (Organized by the ADB Institute in cooperation with the Asian Development Bank) |
| 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. |
HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific
CANCELLED
|
| 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. |
The Future of Regional Institutions in Asia and the Pacific
(Jointly organized with the East-West Center) |
| 2:00 p.m.-5:45 p.m. |
Globalization - the Emerging Development Challenge |
| 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. |
Child Labor and Poverty |
| 4:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. |
Regional Cooperation: The Way Forward |
| Wednesday, 9 May 2001 |
| 7:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. |
Country Presentation - India
(Organized by the Ministry of Finance, India) |
| 12:00 noon-2:00 p.m. |
Do Corporate Governance Practices Really Matter?
(Jointly organized with Standard & Poor's) |
| 2:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m. |
Information Technology: Impact on Asian Society
(Jointly organized with Compaq Computer Corporation) |
| 2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. |
Open Forum on Cooperation Between ADB and NGOs |
| 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. |
Roundtable Meeting of Institutional Investors
(Jointly organized with Red Herring Communications) |
| Thursday, 10 May 2001 |
| 7:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m |
Country Presentation - People's Republic of China (PRC)
"Economic Development and Outlook in PRC"
(Organized by the Ministry of Finance, PRC) |
| Friday, 11 May 2001 |
| 7:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. |
Country Presentation - Indonesia
"The Road to Recovery"
(Organized by the Ministry of Finance and Central Bank, Indonesia) |
| Additional information will be published, as it becomes available. |
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