A Decade of Developments: ADBI 10th Anniversary Conference

Background

The conference will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the ADBI and will highlight the three major focus areas of ADBI's research over that time.

These themes are:

1. Ten Years On - Financing for the Future
2. Poverty Reduction for an Inclusive and Equitable Asia
3. Growth through Regional Cooperation and Integration

Each session will be forward looking, highlighting future constraints facing Asia and the Pacific under each of these broad topic areas.

The conference will close with a panel discussion involving members from the conference presentation sessions. The theme of the panel is 'Emerging issues for Asia in the next 10 to 20 years'.

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Objectives

The objective of the conference is to highlight research topics ADBI has addressed in the past, as well as identify critical issues for future research. ADBI will draw on the expertise of conference participants as well as distinguished attendees from universities, think tanks and government agencies.

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Participants

The conference will be of interest to all those concerned about identifying the issues relating to the future development of the Asia-Pacific region and will include government officials, researchers, academics and students.