Frankfurt 2016: Topics
The ADB Annual Meeting will focus on key topics for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. See the list of Annual Meeting events by topic.
- Clean energy and climate change
- Sustainable supply and production chains
- Technical and vocational education and training; employment
- Cities, infrastructure, and urban development
- Information and communications technology
- International development, economics, and finance
- ADB administration and governance
Clean energy and climate change
Monday, 2 May
- Sustainable Solutions for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs)
- Germany's Energy Transition - A Model for Asia?
- Promoting Renewable Energies in Asia - The Quality Challenge
Wednesday, 4 May
- Learning with Partners: Safeguarding Climate Change Finance in Asia and the Pacific (with Transparency International)
- Mobilizing Private Capital for Green Finance in Asia and in Europe
- Advancing Clean and Climate Resilient Development in Asia and the Pacific
Sustainable supply and production chains
Monday, 2 May
Wednesday, 4 May
Technical and vocational education and training; employment
Monday, 2 May
- 2015 ADB Private Sector-CNBC Awards and Panel on the Bottom Line and the Bottom of the Pyramid
- Quality Employment and a Better Workplace
Tuesday, 3 May
- A Grassroots Perspective on Integrating Core Labor Standards in ADB
- Empowerment through Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Innovative Financing Approaches
Wednesday, 4 May
- Quality Education and Skills – Enablers for Decent Work
- Promoting Decent Work in Global Value Chains: Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives and Vision Zero Fund
Cities, infrastructure, and urban development
Monday, 2 May
Wednesday, 4 May
Thursay, 5 May
Information and communications technology
Monday, 2 May
Wednesday, 4 May
International development, economics, and finance
Monday, 2 May
- Sustainable Solutions for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs)
- 2015 ADB Private Sector-CNBC Awards and Panel on the Bottom Line and the Bottom of the Pyramid
- Asia-Europe Economic Cooperation: Fostering Greater Trade and Investment
- Learning with Partners: Space for Civil Society Engagement in SDGs implementation: Will it Shrink or Expand? (with Partnership for Transparency Fund)
- The Future of Financial Markets: A Changing View of Asia
Tuesday, 3 May
- New Asian-European Approaches on Finance and Infrastructure
- Asia-Europe Macro Links: Opportunities and Spillovers
- Internationalizing Asia’s Capital Markets – The Role of Governments and Multilateral Institutions
- Who Wins And Loses From Asia Pacific Rebalancing? A Macro-Credit Analysis
- Governors' Seminar: Structural Reforms: Pathways to Sustained Growth
Wednesday, 4 May
- Mobilizing Private Capital for Green Finance in Asia and in Europe
- Safeguarding Climate Change Finance in Asia and the Pacific
- Role of Innovative Information and Communications Technology Solutions for Financial Inclusion
ADB administration and governance
Monday, 2 May
- Meeting between Civil Society Organizations and ADB Management
- Institutional Reforms to Improve Implementation of ADB’s Safeguards Policy
- Procurement Opportunities in ADB-Financed Projects