Objectives

The proposed objectives of Business Opportunities Forum are:

• showcase the regional investment framework results to development partners, the private sector, and other stakeholders, especially on the new generation multi-sector projects identified under the regional investment framework process;
• create general awareness and generate broad interest about the regional investment framework pipeline among development partners, the private sector and other stakeholders, and on potential areas for cooperative partnerships and business opportunities for financing and providing technical/knowledge support for selected high-priority projects;
• provide a platform for development partners, the private sector, and other stakeholders to share their respective program priorities and experiences on the indicative regional investment framework priority areas/projects, and to exchange ideas on suitable modalities and approaches for effectively harnessing external resources into the financing of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) projects under the regional investment framework.

Target participants

Participation is by invitation only.

• Senior officials from central government agencies in these countries -- GMS national secretariat and relevant ministries, such as transport, commerce, trade, planning, or foreign ministry;
• ADB senior officials and staff;
• GMS business forum, development partners and other private sector representatives.