Calendar of Events

January 2013

Date Title and Venue Organizer
14 Jan - 18 Jan No Impact Week at ADB
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines
Cabrera, Carolyn Dedolph
Principal Operations Communications Specialist

15 Jan - 16 Jan ADB Human Resources Team Presents "Working at Asian Development Bank" in Taipei,China
Central Bank, Taipei,China
ADB Employment
16 Jan Asia-Pacific's Perspectives on the Post 2015 Development Agenda: Meeting with Civil Society Organizations Representatives and Briefing on ADB's Role
ADB North American Representative Office (NARO), Washington, DC, USA
Tyler, Natsuki
Partnerships and Protocol Coordinator

Roth, Susann
17 Jan Fiscal Rule or Fiscal Crisis? Challenges to Fiscal Consolidation from a Global Perspective
ADBI, Tokyo, Japan
Morgan, Peter
Senior Consultant for Research, ADBI

23 Jan - 25 Jan The 3rd Roundtable on Labor Migration: Assessing Labor Market Requirements for Foreign Workers and Policies for Regional Skills Mobility
Bangkok, Thailand
Cholifihani, Muhammad
Consultant for Capacity Building and Training, ADBI

28 Jan Eminent Speakers’ Forum: Sustainable Prosperity and Peace through Social Entrepreneurship and Rural Development
2:00-3:15 p.m., Auditorium D, ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines
Ito, Yuki
Social Development Specialist
Tel: +632 632 6606
Fax: +632 636 2200

Lubag, Princess
Tel: +632 632 6131
Fax: +632 636 2200

28 Jan The Next Steps for APEC: An Assessment and Way Forward
ADBI, Tokyo, Japan
Arudchelvan, Menaka
Wignaraja, Ganeshan
Director for Research, ADBI

29 Jan - 31 Jan Sub-regional Conference on Promoting Innovations in Wastewater Management in Asia and the Pacific
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines
Huang, Jingmin
Project Officer
Tel: +632 632 6181
Fax: +632 636 2198

Almario, Anna Romelyn
Tel: +632 632 4444 local 70819
Fax: +632 636 2198

February 2013

Date Title and Venue Organizer
4 Feb Final Workshop on Supporting Investments in Water-Related Disaster Management: From Innovation to Investment
Manila, Philippines
Osti, Rabindra
Akimoto, Taeko
International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM)
Hibino, Shigenobu
International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM)
Mitsuhashi, Hisashi
5 Feb Distinguished Speaker Seminar: Edward Chen - Poverty and Inequality in Hong Kong, China: Policy Implications for Emerging Economies
ADBI, Tokyo, Japan
Park, Jae-Ha
Deputy Dean for Special Activities, ADBI

8 Feb - 10 Feb Sub-regional Workshop on Millennium Development Goals and the Post-2015 Development Agenda for South Asia
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Roth, Susann
13 Feb How much external demand contributes to the growth of the Chinese Economy? - Brown Bag Lunch Seminar
ADBI, Tokyo, Japan
Xing, Yuqing
Director, ADBI

Liu, Minquan
14 Feb Procurement Master Class: State of the World 2012 - Sustainable Infrastructure Report
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines (Auditorium B)
Ismakova, Galia
Senior Procurement Specialist
Tel: + 632 632 6465
Fax: +632 636 2471
Parkash, Manmohan
Tel: +632 632 6364
Fax: +632 636 2466

18 Feb - 22 Feb APEC Financial Regulators Training Initiative Regional Seminar on Technology Risk Supervision
Sydney, Australia
Jeong, Hoe Yun
Economist
Tel: +632 632-4126
Fax: +632 636-2183

Guatlo, Chona P.
APEC FRTI Secretariat
Tel: +632 632-4444 loc 70067
18 Feb - 22 Feb CLMV Project Training Program (2): Developing Agricultural Supply Chains in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam
Mekong Institute, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Lee, Ha-Yan
Capacity Building and Training Economist
20 Feb - 21 Feb Disaster Risk Management in Asia and Pacific: Cooperation Workshop
ADBI, Tokyo
Masuda, Atsushi
Liu, Minquan
21 Feb Knowledge sharing event and book launch of "Multilateral Banks and the Development Process: Vital Links in the Results Chain"
University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Bestari, Njoman
26 Feb Seminar by Guntram Wolff - Is the Eurozone Crisis Over?
ADBI, Tokyo
Park, Jae-Ha
Deputy Dean for Special Activities, ADBI

28 Feb - 1 Mar ICT for Development Forum 2013: Is ICT the missing link in development operations?
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines
Yoon, Seok Yong
Senior Public Management Specialist (e-Governance)
Tel. +632 683 1741
Francisco, Lizzette
Public Management Office
Tel. +632 632 4849
Faustino-Chan, Ma. Carolina
Tel: +632 632 6626

Gonzales, Portia Y.
Administrative Assistant
Tel. +632 632 6411

March 2013

Date Title and Venue Organizer
4 Mar - 25 Mar ADB Celebrates Gender Month 2013
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines
Jalal, Imrana
Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development)
Tel: +632 632 1714

Javillonar, Marge
Tel.: +632 632 5376
Navarrete, Dotty
Tel.: +632 632 5970
5 Mar Regional Cooperation in a Changing Global Economic Landscape: A High-level Round Table Discussion
Auditorium A & B, ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines
Iaksetich, Layden
Program Coordinator
Tel: +63 2 6324444 loc. 70387
6 Mar - 7 Mar The First ADB-OECD Workshop on Enhancing Financial Accessibility for SMEs: Lessons from Asian and OECD Areas’ Crises
Auditorium C-D, ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines
Shinozaki, Shigehiro
Financial Sector Specialist
Tel: +632 632 6511
Fax: +632 636 2183
Borres, Raquel
Economics Officer
Tel: +632 632 5622
Fax: +632 636 2183
Hernandez, Carmelia
Operations Assistant
Tel: +632 632 4568
Fax: +632 636 2183
7 Mar Seminar by Hans Gensberg - International Reserves: IMF Concerns and Country Perspectives
ADBI, Tokyo
Morgan, Peter
Senior Consultant for Research, ADBI

7 Mar Live Online Chat - In Search of Free Trade in Asia
Online, 1400-1500 Manila time/0600-0700 GMT
8 Mar ADBI-JFSA Joint Conference: Strengthening the Asian Financial Sector toward Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
Auditorium, Third Floor, Central Common Government Offices No.7 East Wing, Tokyo
Pontines, Victor
11 Mar - 12 Mar Future of the World Trading System: Asian Perspectives
WTO, Geneva, Switzerland
Pontines, Victor
11 Mar Eminent Speakers' Forum: Microfinance in India and Global Trends
Briefing Theater 1, ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines, 3:00-4:20pm
Valle-Sison, Josephine
Tel: +632 632 6406
13 Mar - 15 Mar Asia Water Week 2013
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines
Makin, Ian
Principal Water Resources Specialist
Tel.: +632 632 5803

Esteban, Theresa Audrey
Prudente, Narciso
13 Mar Rebalancing Asia: Implications for Inclusive Green Growth
London, UK
Wignaraja, Ganeshan
Director for Research, ADBI

14 Mar - 15 Mar Recruitment Outreach Events and Interviews: Canberra, Australia
4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
14 Mar - 31 May Policies and Practices for Natural Resource Management: Blended Learning Program
Tokyo, Japan and selected DMCs
Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam
Capacity Building Specialist, ADBI

18 Mar - 19 Mar Annual Donor Consultation Meeting for Financing Partnership Facilities and Cooperation Funds
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines
Diez-Fraile, Angel
Financing Partnerships Specialist
Tel: +632 632 4444 loc 1875

Yuson, Marie Charmaine
2013 ACM Coordinator
Tel: +632 632 4444 loc 73922

Tepace, Randy
Financing Partnerships Assistant
Tel: +632 632 4444 loc 6552

18 Mar - 20 Mar Recruitment Outreach Events and Interviews: Sydney, Australia
4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Cliftons Sydney, Level 13, 60 Margaret Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
18 Mar - 20 Mar 3rd Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum
Songdo Convensia, Incheon, Republic of Korea
Sugimoto, Ryuzo
Environment Specialist
20 Mar - 21 Mar 4th ADB Business Opportunities Fair
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines
dela Cruz, Marciano “Butch” D.
Consultant (Program Manager/Coordinator)
Tel: +632 632-4444 loc 70879
Fax: +632 636-2419

Santos, Clarisse
BOF Secretariat
Tel: +632 632-4444 Loc. 70192
Fax: +632 636-2419

20 Mar - 22 Mar Regional Capacity Building Training Program: Regulatory Environments to Promote Financial Inclusion in Developing APEC and Other Regional Economies
Melbourne, Australia
Cholifihani, Muhammad
Consultant for Capacity Building and Training, ADBI

20 Mar Live Online Chat: Will Asia be able to meet its water needs in the 21st century?
Online, 1400-1500 Manila time/0600-0700GMT

April 2013

Date Title and Venue Organizer
3 Apr - 4 Apr International Workshop on Energy Storage Technologies and Applications
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines
Jain, Amit
Acharya, Jiwan
Senior Climate Change Specialist (Clean Energy)
Tel: +632 632-5328

4 Apr - 5 Apr OECD-ADBI 13th Roundtable on Capital Market Reform
ADBI, Tokyo
Lee, Ha-Yan
Capacity Building and Training Economist
8 Apr - 9 Apr Regulating the Shadow Education System: Private Tutoring and Government Policies in Asia
University of Hong Kong
9 Apr - 12 Apr From Baku to Ceyhan…Overland: Examining Integrated Trade Facilitation in Action 'at the border' and 'behind the border'
Tbilisi, Georgia
Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam
Capacity Building Specialist, ADBI

9 Apr Live online streaming: Asian Development Outlook 2013 presentation
Hong Kong, China, 9:30-10:30 am Manila/HK/Singapore time, 1:30-2:30 GMT, Tuesday
Crowley, Sean
Communications Specialist
Tel: +63 2 632 5760
Mobile: +63 908 888 6309

15 Apr - 19 Apr APEC FRTI Regional Seminar on Bank Analysis and Examination School
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines
Jeong, Hoe Yun
Economist
Tel: +632 632-4126
Fax: +632 636-2183

Guatlo, Chona P.
APEC FRTI Secretariat
Tel: +632 632-4444 loc 70067
16 Apr - 19 Apr South-South Learning on Conditional Cash Transfers
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines
Handayani, Sri Wening
Principal Social Development Specialist, Regional and Sustainable Development

Ms.

17 Apr Asian Development Outlook 2013
Washington, DC, 12:00 noon - 2 p.m.
22 Apr - 24 Apr Regional Roundtable on Public Sector Management and Public-Private Partnerships for Development Results
ADBI, Tokyo
Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam
Capacity Building Specialist, ADBI

23 Apr ADBI-North East Asian Research Foundation Joint Conference: Season of Change for Policy in Northeast Asia
Korea Press Foundation Press Center, Seoul, The Republic of Korea
Morgan, Peter
Senior Consultant for Research, ADBI

25 Apr New Economic Policies of the PRC, Japan, and the Republic of Korea and the Implications for Regional Economic Growth
ADBI, Tokyo
Xing, Yuqing
Director, ADBI

30 Apr Asia Finance and Risk Mitigation Forum 2013
Taj Mahal Palace, Apollo Bunder, Mumbai, India
Alcala, Emie
Conference Coordinator
Tel. +632 632 4715
Fax. +632 636 2444

Srivastava, Apoorv
Conference Secretariat, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)
Tel. +91 11 2348 7424
Fax: +91 11 2332 0714 / 2372 15 04

30 Apr - 1 May Asian Youth Forum: Empowering Young Partners for Development
India Habitat Center, New Delhi, India
Ear-Dupuy, Haidy
Tel: +632 632 5626
Ilango, B.
Plan India
Tel: 91 11-46558484

May 2013

Date Title and Venue Organizer
2 May - 5 May Delhi 2013: 46th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank
India Export Mart Limited, Greater Noida, Delhi, India
Annual Meeting Secretariat
7 May - 9 May Poverty and Inequality in Asia
Bali, Indonesia
Lee, Ha-Yan
Capacity Building and Training Economist
8 May - 10 May Regional Conference on Integrating Domestic Industries with Global Production Networks and Supply Chains
Singapore
Cholifihani, Muhammad
Consultant for Capacity Building and Training, ADBI

14 May 2nd Mongolia Trade & Commodity Finance Conference
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
15 May - 18 May 5th NARBO General Meeting
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Custodio, Dennis von
Basin Water Coordinator
Tel: + 632 632 6970
Kawasaki, Tadashige
Higuchi, Tomotaka
Anukularmphai, Apinya
Contact - Thailand Water Resources Association

Narong, Chiranuwat
Contact - Metropolitan Waterworks Authority

19 May - 20 May 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Lincklaen Arriens, Wouter T.
Lead Water Resources Specialist, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Sustainable Infrastructure Division

20 May - 21 May EE Global 2013 - Energy Efficiency Global Forum
Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
23 May - 24 May Public Private Partnership in Infrastructure and Services: From Policy to Projects
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Martin, Ma. Isabel
Project Analyst
Romero, Mary Jane
Event Coordinator
29 May - 31 May 5th Delft Symposium on Water Sector Capacity Development
Delft, The Netherlands
Lincklaen Arriens, Wouter T.
Lead Water Resources Specialist, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Sustainable Infrastructure Division

Esteban, Theresa Audrey

June 2013

Date Title and Venue Organizer
10 Jun - 12 Jun Outreach Mission, Tokyo, Japan
11 Jun - 12 Jun 2013 Asia-Pacific Financial Inclusion Forum: Financial Inclusion, Innovation and Regulation
Batam Island, Indonesia
Xing, Yuqing
Director, ADBI

17 Jun - 21 Jun 2nd Asia-Netherlands Water Learning Week
Delft, The Netherlands
Esteban, Theresa Audrey
Horst, Rozemarijn ter
UNESCO Event Contact Person

19 Jun - 21 Jun GDN 14th Annual Global Development Conference
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines
Mavrotas, George
Conference Director, GDN
25 Jun - 28 Jun 8th Asia Clean Energy Forum 2013
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines
Zhou, Aiming
Energy Specialist, Sustainable Infrastructure Division, Regional and Sustainable Development Department
Tel: +632 632 5602

du Pont, Peter
Vice President, Clean Energy – Asia - Nexant, Inc.
Tel: +66 2793 4642

Sayon, Connie
Tel: +632 632 4444 loc 70388

Fernan, Kawagi

July 2013

Date Title and Venue Organizer
1 Jul - 30 Nov 9th Microfinance Training of Trainers: A Blended Distance Learning Course
Online
Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam
Capacity Building Specialist, ADBI

August 2013

Date Title and Venue Organizer
29 Aug - 30 Aug ADBI Young Researchers Program on Micro and Macroeconomics
ADBI, Tokyo
Pontines, Victor

September 2013

Date Title and Venue Organizer
17 Sep Global launch of the the MDG 2012/13 report, "The Post 2015 Development Agenda in Asia and the Pacific: Regional Perspectives"
New York, USA
Roth, Susann