East Asia Forum – Regional Knowledge Sharing Initiative

Finance and Technologies for Grassland Ecosystem Restoration

Grasslands are vital ecosystems for both Mongolia and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), supporting biodiversity, climate regulation, and the livelihoods of pastoral communities. However, both countries face increasing pressures from land degradation, desertification, and climate change.

The PRC has implemented a range of large-scale restoration initiatives and ecological compensation schemes, alongside community-based conservation and development practices. These combined top-down and bottom-up approaches have achieved measurable improvements in vegetation cover, ecosystem resilience, and rural incomes. Meanwhile, Mongolia is advancing national strategies through its National Adaptation Plan and investment programs such as the Aimag and Soum Green Regional Economic Development Program, emphasizing grassland ecosystem restoration and sustainable livelihood development for herding communities.

The seminar, held in conjunction with the visit of a high-level Mongolian government delegation to the PRC, aims to deepen knowledge exchange on effective supportive policies, financial mechanisms, and technologies for grassland restoration and sustainable pastoral management. Discussions will draw on lessons from the PRC’s experience at national and subnational levels and explore opportunities for continued knowledge sharing and collaboration.

The delegation visit and seminar are supported by the ADB–PRC Regional Knowledge Sharing Initiative (RKSI), a South–South platform co-hosted by the Ministry of Finance of the PRC and ADB to facilitate knowledge exchange among ADB’s developing member countries. Under RKSI’s umbrella, the Talk China Seminar Series convenes experts and decision-makers to engage on urgent development themes.

Language: Chinese, Mongolian, English (Chinese-Mongolian and Chinese-English interpretation will be provided)

Agenda

Date/Time	Session
08:30-08:40	Welcome remarks Mr. Asif S. Cheema, Country Director, ADB PRC Resident Mission
08:40-08:50	Sharing I: Green finance to support grassland restoration and management Ms. Yan Wang, Director, Green Finance Division, Research Bureau of the People’s Bank of China (TBC)
08:50-09:00	Sharing II: Ecological rangeland management Ms. Keyu Bai, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
09:00-09:10	Sharing III: Ecosystem valuation: eco-compensation mechanisms, gross environment product (GEP), and natural capital Mr. Au Shion Yee, ADB Principal Water Resources Specialist
09:10-09:20	Sharing IV: Carbon market development and grassland carbon credits Mr. Zhi Cheng, Chief Engineer, Ningxia CDM Service Center
09:20-09:30	Sharing V: Social capital mobilization for desertification control Ms. Jing Sun, Director of Desertification Prevention and Control, Society of Entrepreneurs and Ecology (SEE) Foundation
09:30-10:30	Discussions Facilitated by Mr. Aiming Zhou, Deputy Country Director, ADB PRC Resident Mission
10:30-10:40	Closing remarks Ms. Munkhbayasgalan Luvsanbyambaa, Member of Mongolia State Great Hural/Parliament, and Head of Mongolian delegation Mr. Aiming Zhou, Deputy Country Director, ADB PRC Resident Mission

East Asia Forum 2025 and Talk China Seminar

ADB’s East Asia Forum (EAF) is an annual event organized by the East Asia Department (EARD) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The forum aims to share lessons from ADB’s operations and knowledge work in East Asia—with special emphasis on the People’s Republic of China (PRC)—with a wider audience. In the spirit of South-South learning, the EAF facilitates the exchange of ideas and practices among key stakeholders in Asia and the Pacific. It is supported by EARD-administered technical assistance and various funding sources, including the People’s Republic of China’s Poverty Reduction and Regional Cooperation Fund (PRCF).

The East Asia Forum 2025, with the theme “Advancing High-Quality Development in East Asia: Productivity, Innovation, and Economic Openness,” aims to:

Share knowledge and good practices from East Asia on enhancing productivity, driving innovation, and promoting economic openness, notably in the service sector.
Discuss key trends in achieving high-quality economic development.
Explore innovative practices, policies, and technologies to increase productivity, encourage innovation, and further open economic sectors.
Encourage replication of successful experiences from the PRC and other East Asian economies across other ADB members.

The ADB–PRC Regional Knowledge Sharing Initiative (RKSI) is a South–South platform jointly established by the Ministry of Finance of the PRC and ADB to promote development knowledge exchange among ADB’s developing member countries. As part of its efforts, RKSI organizes the Talk China Seminar Series, a quarterly event that brings together experts and policymakers to explore pressing development issues. The upcoming session- the third in the series- will focus on harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) for high-quality development, featuring expert discussions and field visits to AI sites in Beijing.

Venue: Kerry Hotel, Beijing

Agenda

23 September (Tuesday, Beijing time)

Date/Time	Session
8:30-9:00	Registration
9:00-9:30	Welcome Remarks Scott Morris, Vice-President (East and Southeast Asia, and the Pacific), Asian Development Bank (ADB) Distinguished Guest Speaker Liao Min, Vice Minister of Finance, People’s Republic of China
9:30-9:35	Photo Session
9:35-9:50	Setting the Stage: Enhancing Productivity and Openness in East Asia and Beyond Chong-En Bai, Dean of the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University
9:50-10:20	Coffee/Tea Break
10:20-12:40	Session 1: Boosting Productivity through Competition and Innovation: Experience from the PRC and Other Countries Presentation 1: Boosting Total Factor Productivity through Competition and Innovation: Experience of the PRC Bert Hofman, National University of Singapore, former Country Director of World Bank, PRC, and former Chief Economist for the World Bank in the East Asia and Pacific region Presentation 2: Australia’s Experience in Boosting Productivity and Competitiveness Catie Bradbear, Assistant Commissioner, Australian Productivity Commission Panel Discussion Moderator: Scott Morris, Vice-President (East and Southeast Asia, and the Pacific), ADB Panelists: Qiong Zhang, Director and Professor, Renmin University of China Elisa Hörhager, Chief Representative China, Federation of German Industries (BDI) Dong Liu, Chairman and Principal Partner of Ping An Capital Co., Ltd. Albert Park, Chief Economist and Director General, Economic Research and Development Impact Department, ADB Q and A
12:40-2:30	Lunch break
2:30-4:30	Session 2: Expanding Economic Openness and Service Sector Liberalization in the PRC and Experience from Other Countries Presentation 1: Shamshad Akhtar, Chairperson of Board of Directors for Pakistan Stock Exchange; former Minister of Finance, Government of Pakistan; former Executive Secretary of UNESCAP Presentation 2: Opening the PRC’s Services Industry for Innovative and Shared Development Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås, Visiting Professor, Örebro University, Sweden; Senior Associate, Council on Economic Policies, Switzerland Panel Discussion Moderator: Justine Diokno-Sicat, Alternate Executive Director, ADB Panelists: Yuze Luo, Deputy Director General, Department of Foreign Economic Research, DRC Cui Fan, Professor, University of International Business and Economics, PRC Arpita Mukherjee, Professor of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (online) Dongsoo Kang, Executive Director, Global Knowledge Exchange and Development Center, Korean Development Institute, Republic of Korea Q and A
4:30-4:45	Closing Remarks Shu Zhan, Alternate Executive Director, ADB
4:45 onwards	Networking Reception

24 September (Wednesday, Beijing time)

Date/Time	Session
9:00-9:10	Opening Remarks Muhammad Ehsan Khan, Director General, East Asia Department, ADB Zhan Shu, Alternate Executive Director, ADB
9:10-10:10	Session 1: What Experiences from the PRC Can be Learned and Replicated in the Region Presentation: Promoting AI Applications for High-Quality Development in the PRC Tongning Wu, Deputy Director Artificial Intelligence Research Institute China Academy of Information and Communications Technology Panel Discussion: Moderator: Aiming Zhou, Deputy Country Director, ADB PRC Resident Mission Panelists Sen Gong, Director, Centre for International Studies on Development and Governance, Zhejiang University Patrick Renz, Director’s Advisor, ADB Huijie Zhang, Deputy Director General, Agricultural Information Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Ikram Ul Haque Qureshi, Member, Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, Pakistan
10:10-10:30	Tea Break
10:30-11:30	Session 2: How ADB Can Support DMCs with AI Application to Promote High-Quality Development Presentation: ADB’s Role in Promoting AI Application in the Region Albert Park, Chief Economist and Director General, Economic Research and Development Impact Department, ADB Panel Discussion: Moderator: Bobur Alimov, Advisor, EARD, ADB Panelists: Boediastoeti Ontowirjo, Deputy Chairman for Research and Innovation Policy, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia Justine Diokno-Sicat, Alternate Executive Director, ADB Yongping Zhai, Senior Advisor, Strategic Development Department, Tencent Antonio G. Zaballos, Director, Digital Sector Office, ADB Q and A
11:30-13:00	Lunch break
13:00-14:00	Departure from the Kerry Hotel for site visit
14:00-16:30	Site visit: Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robotics, Beijing High-level Autonomous Driving Demonstration (BJHAD) Zone Innovation and Operation Center, to experience the WeRide Autonomous Bus.
16:30-17:30	Return to the hotel

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Day 2 AM

Day 3 PM (Site Visit)

East Asia Forum 2024

This year’s East Asia Forum (EAF) will explore ways the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and ADB can foster partnerships in addressing regional challenges related to climate change with a special interest in promoting global and regional public goods in ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs).

The Forum has four sessions. The first explores strategic ways the PRC and ADB can further evolve their partnership in tackling regional challenges including climate change. The second and third focus on two critical parts of climate as public goods and explore best practices for promoting them. Specifically, Session 2 focuses on nature conservation and ecosystem protection, and how instruments like nature-debt swaps can be a viable financing instrument to help DMCs meet their commitments to conserve 30% of terrestrial and marine areas by 2030. Session 3 centers on addressing climate mitigation through accelerating the energy transition from fossil fuel powered energy to clean energy, drawing on international practices related to energy policy, investments, and transition financing. The fourth session discusses how artificial intelligence can support addressing regional challenges. Specifically, it looks at emerging best practices in strategy, policy, and regulation to enhance the potential benefits of AI while mitigating its potential costs.

Each session will comprise a keynote speaker setting the context and regional challenges and followed by an interactive panel discussion comprising of distinguished experts.

In addition to the four sessions, ADB will also launch its publication “Echoes of Success: Case Studies in the Replication of Asian Development Bank Projects in the People’s Republic of China“. The report presents five ADB-financed projects in the PRC that have been replicated within and outside the PRC.

Venue: Grand Ballroom 2, Kerry Hotel, 1 Guang Hua Road, Beijing.

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Agenda

19 September (Thursday, Beijing time)

Date/Time	Session
8.30-9.00	Registration
9.00-9.15	Opening Messages Scott Morris, Vice-President (East and Southeast Asia, and the Pacific), ADB Weihua Liu, Executive Director, ADB
9.15-10.45	1. The PRC and ADB Partnership for the Asia and Pacific Region Chair: Guan Xin, Anchor and Chief Editor, Business News Department, China Global Television Network (CGTN) Presentation: ADB-PRC Country Partnership Safdar Parvez, Country Director, ADB Resident Mission in the PRC The PRC-ADB Strengthening Cooperation to Tackle Regional Challenges Yiping Huang, Dean, National School of Development, Peking University Panel Discussion: Creating Partnerships for Addressing Regional Challenges Scott Morris, Vice-President (East and Southeast Asia, and the Pacific), ADB Weihua Liu, Executive Director, ADB Beate Trankmann, Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme in the PRC Ayumi Konishi, Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, Multilateral Cooperation Center for Development Finance Yao Wang, Director General, International Institute of Green Finance Q&A
10.45-11.00	Break
11.00-12.30	2. Nature Conservation as a Regional Public Good Chair: Duncan Lang, Senior Environment Specialist, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department (CCSD), ADB Presentation: Good International Practices on Strategies for Conserving Nature Mingjia Yuan, The Nature Conservancy Beijing Representative Office Considerations on Debt for Nature Swaps Nicole Arditti, Global Sovereign Advisory Panel Discussion: How Can We Leverage Financing Instruments to Meet the Global Conservation Goal of 30% of Land and Marine Resources Protected by 2030? Ye Wang, Deputy Section Chief, Foreign Economic Cooperation Office, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the PRC Han Chen, Senior Researcher, Green Belt and Road Center, International Institute of Green Finance, Central university of Finance and Economics, the PRC Mingjia Yuan, The Nature Conservancy, Beijing Representative Office Nicole Arditti, Global Sovereign Advisory Luo Wang, Director, Institute of International Development Cooperation, Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Commerce, the PRC Q&A
12.30-14.00	Lunch
14.00-15.30	3. Energy Transition as a Global Public Good Chair: Toru Kubo, Senior Director, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment, CCSD, ADB Presentation: International Practices for Accelerating the Energy Transition Andrew Jeffries, Advisor, Energy Transition Mechanism and Partnerships, Sector Group, ADB Panel Discussion: Creating Partnerships for Advancing the Energy Transition in ADB’s Developing Member Countries Yanmei Cui, Deputy General Manager, Client and Credit Management Department, Export-Import Bank of China Edo Mahendra, Special Advisor to Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Indonesia, and Chairperson of Indonesia Energy Transition Implementation Joint Office Junjie Kang, Deputy Director, Climate Change and Energy Transition Program, Institute of Energy, Peking University Helmut Fischer, Executive Director, ADB Yihan Hao, Principal, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) China Program Andrew Jeffries, Advisor, Energy Transition Mechanism and Partnerships, Sector Group, ADB Q&A
15.30-17.00	4. Artificial Intelligence: Emerging Global Best Practices in Strategy, Policy, and Regulation Chair: Ozzeir Khan, Director, Information and Technology Department (ITD), ADB Presentation: Setting the Context Stephanie Hung, Director General, ITD, ADB Panel Discussion: How AI Can Be Supportive in Tackling Regional Challenges Stephanie Hung, Director General, Information and Technology Department, ADB Chen Hui Ong, Assistant Chief Executive (Business-Technology Group), Infocomm and Media Development Authority of Singapore Talal Ikhwan, Head, KPMG Digital Village, Singapore Xudong Chen, Chairman and General Manager of IBM, Greater China Group Zheng Liang, Deputy Director, China Institute for Science and Technology Policy, Tsinghua University Q&A
17.00-17.05	Closing Remarks Muhammad Ehsan Khan, Director General, East Asia Department, ADB
17.05-17.20	Break
17.20-17.50	Publication Launch: “Echoes of Success: Case Studies in the Replication of Asian Development Bank Projects in the People’s Republic of China” Messages from: Scott Morris, Vice President (East and Southeast Asia, and the Pacific), ADB Xi Zhang, Executive Director and General Manager, Shaanxi Financial Holding Development Investment Management Co., Ltd.
All day	Results Reality Booth Showcasing ADB projects in the PRC in augmented and virtual reality
18.30-20.30	Dinner

20 September (Friday, Beijing time)

09.00-18.00	Field Visit to Project Site Tianjin Dongli Biomass Energy and Comprehensive Waste Treatment Subproject, Dongli District, Tianjin Municipality

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2023 East Asia Forum

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This year’s East Asia Forum will be held alongside the Asia-Pacific Forum on Green and Low Carbon Development (APFGLCD). The event is jointly organized by ADB, ADB-PRC Regional Knowledge Sharing Initiative (RKSI), ADB Institute and the Ecology and Environment Department of Hunan. It is a flagship platform for sharing knowledge and insights on green development and low-carbon initiatives in the region.

This year’s agenda includes plenary sessions and parallel sessions covering topics such as climate change, carbon pricing, greenhouse gas emissions reduction in agriculture, biodiversity conservation, financial innovation for climate action, and ADB projects promoting sustainability. The event aims to facilitate collaboration and knowledge exchange among participants from various sectors, including public, private, international organizations, academia, non-governmental organizations, and think tanks.

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Agenda:

Day 1: 20 Oct, Friday, 9:00-17:30 (Beijing time)

Time	Program
9:00 – 10:30	Opening Ceremony Jointly organized with APFGLCD
10:30 – 11:00	Break
11:00 – 12:30	Plenary Session: The Road to COP 28: How’s Asia-Pacific’s Battle against Climate Change Jointly organized with APFGLCD
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30	Parallel Session 2: Carbon Pricing Developments and Outlook for Green and Low Carbon Development in the PRC Jointly organized with APFGLCD This session explores the growing dynamics of carbon pricing in Asia and the Pacific, with a focus on the experiences and knowledge in the PRC. Chair Virender Kumar Duggal, Principal Climate Change Specialist, ADB. Keynote Speakers Hui DING, Director, Ministry of Ecology and Environment’s Department of Climate Change. Rob STOWE, Co-Director, Harvard Project on Climate Agreements. Weihua YANG, Gansu Carbon Crediting Scheme Expert, ADB Consultant. Dr. Susan KERR, Senior Vice President and the Chief Economist, Environment Defense Fund Discussions/Q&A
	Parallel Session A: Greenhouse Gas (GHS) Emissions Reduction from Agriculture This session identifies the importance of emission reduction efforts in agriculture, showcases agricultural technologies and smart farming practices to mitigate CO2-equivalent emissions in East Asia, and explores opportunities for related policy improvements. Chair Yixin YAO, Senior Research Fellow, ADBI. Speaker Shenggen FAN, Professor, College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University. Panelists Shenggen FAN, Professor, College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University. Jikun HUANG, Professor, School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University. Chen JI, Associate Professor, Zhejiang University. Wei XIONG, Senior Scientist, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center. Q&A
15:30 – 16:00	Break
16:00 – 17:30	Parallel Session B: Biodiversity Conservation for Carbon Neutrality and Climate Resilience Natural ecosystems can support climate mitigation and adaptation yet also suffer from climate change impacts. The climate-nature nexus approach could address challenges and create multiple benefits. This session will share best practices on natural capital accounting, spatial technology, digital platform, strict policy and Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI) to protect biodiversity for carbon neutrality and climate resilience; discuss potential investment projects and develop partnerships for climate and nature. Chair Stefan RAU, Principal Urban Development Specialist, Water and Urban Development Sector Office, ADB. Speakers Jixi GAO, Director General, Satellite Application Center for Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the PRC. Duncan A. LANG, Senior Environment Specialist, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, ADB, and Guangchun LEI, Advisor to Science Unite of the East Asia-Australasian Flyway Partnership. Yaling WU, Senior Advisor, Ant Group Research Institute. Panelists Facilitator: GUO Dongmei, Environment Specialist, Agriculture, Food, Nature and Rural Development Sector Office, Sector Group, ADB Daming BAO, DG-level Official, Department of Wetland Management, National Forest and Grassland Administration. Yan ZHANG, Head, IUCN China. Xiubo YU, Secretary General of China Ecosystem Research Network. Q&A Wrap-Up: Guojun QIU, Deputy Director General, Department of Rural Economy, National Development and Reform Committee.
18:00 – 20:00	Networking and Reception

Day 2: 21 Oct, Saturday, 9:00-17:30 (Beijing time)

Time	Program
9:00 – 10:30	Parallel Session 8: Financial Innovation for Climate and Trade Jointly organized with APFGLCD The session will introduce innovative approaches to finance new technologies for transition pathways to reduce global warming to 1.5 degrees. Chair Kelly BIRD, Advisor, East Asia Department, ADB. Speakers Eugene WONG, Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Finance Institute Asia (SFIA), Malaysia. Yao WANG, Director General, International Institute of Green Finance Central University of Finance and Economics, and Deputy Director General of Green Finance Committee of Chinese Society for Finance and Banking. Shinichi TSUNODA, General Manager, Sustainable Business Promotion Department, Muzuho Financial Group, Inc, Japan. Gang LIN, General Manager, Client and Credit Management Department, The Export-Import Bank of China, the PRC Q&A
11:00 – 12:30	Parallel Session C: Greening the PRC, Four ADB Projects Driving the Country’s Sustainable Future This session will share operational knowledge from four ADB projects in the PRC covering biodiversity protection, scaling and catalyzing green finance, and promoting sustainable urban development. Lessons and experiences from these projects will benefit the design and implementation of similar projects in other PRC provinces and developing member countries. Chair Bart EDES, Professor of Practice, McGill University. Opening Remarks Lijuan CHEN, Deputy Director, International Financial Institution II Division, The Department of International Economic and Financial Cooperation, Ministry of Finance. Speakers Jiangsu Yancheng Wetlands Protection Project Zhiming NIU, Senior Project Officer (Environment), East Asia Department, ADB. Hao CHEN, Director, Science and Research Unit, Yancheng Rare Birds National Nature Reserve. Wuhan Urban Environmental Improvement Project and Hubei Huangshi Urban Pollution Control and Environment Management Project Baochang ZHENG, Senior Project Management Officer, East Asia Department, ADB. Zhimin XIE, Technical Director, Project Management Office, Wuhan. Hongquan RUAN, Director, Project Management Office, Huangshi. Shandong Green Development Fund Project Kang Hang LEUNG, Principal Infrastructure Finance Specialist, Sector Group, ADB. (Online) Yuxi WANG, Executive Director, CICC Capital Management. (Online) Shaanxi Accelerated Energy Efficiency and Environment Improvement Financing Project Gloria GERILLA-TEKNOMO, Senior Transport Officer, Transport Sector Group, ADB. Xi ZHANG, General Manager, Shaanxi Financial Development Investment Management Company. Q&A
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30	Plenary Session: Transition to a Net Zero Asia-Pacific Region Jointly organized with APFGLCD
15:30 – 16:00	Break
16:00 – 17:30	Closing Ceremony Jointly organized with APFGLCD

Decarbonizing Asia and the Pacific: Experience from East Asia

With the theme, “Decarbonizing Asia and the Pacific: Experience from East Asia,” the East Asia Department (EARD), ADB will be holding the East Asia Forum 2022. This flagship event co-hosted with the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) provides an opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences in critical areas of climate transition among key stakeholders in Asia and the Pacific. Selected experiments from East Asian countries will be highlighted.

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Agenda:

Day 1: 20 April, Wednesday, 13:00-16:40 (Manila time)

Time	Program
13:00 – 13:50	Opening Session Session Chair M. Teresa Kho, Director General, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Opening Remarks Ahmed M. Saeed, Vice President (Operations 2) for East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific, Asian Development Bank Tetsushi Sonobe, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute Keynote Speech Towards a Framework for Financing Climate Transition. Ma Jun, Chairman, Green Finance Committee of China Society for Finance and Banking/Co-Chair, G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group Context Setting Presentation Jonathan Walters, Consultant, Asian Development Bank
13:50 – 14:00	Break
14:00 – 15:30	Plenary Session: Planning and Acting for Effective Decarbonization Session chair Sujata Gupta, Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Division, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Presentation Long-Term Planning for Decarbonization. Richard Baron, Executive Director, 2050 Pathways Platform People’s Republic of China’s Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy. Li Gao, Director General, Department of Climate Change, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the People’s Republic of China Panelist Noelle O’Brien, Director, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank Arief Wijaya, Program Director, WRI Indonesia (Open Climate Network Indonesia, Climate Policy Options) Suzanna Sumkhuu, Acting CEO, New Recovery Policy Accelerator of Mongolia Ryuzo Sugimoto, Director, International Cooperation and Sustainable Infrastructure Office, Global Environmental Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan Assaad Razzouk, CEO, Gurīn Energy, Singapore Q&A and Discussion
15:30 – 15:40	Break
15:40 – 17:00	Regional Exchange 1: Financing Decarbonization Efforts Session Chair Xiaoqin Fan, Director, Public Management, Financial Sector, and Regional Cooperation Division, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Presentation Hong Kong, China’s Experiences in Green Bond Market Development. Joseph Chan, Undersecretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Defining and Measuring Green Finance: The IT System. Hui Chen, CEO, Beijing Uni Inclusive Technology Limited Company Panelist Michael Zhang, Vice Chairperson, Investment Banking, Deutsche Bank, the People’s Republic of China Iskandar Abdullaev, Deputy Director 2, CAREC Institute Boldoo Magvan, CEO, Mongolia Green Finance Corporation Munlika Sompranon, Director of Policy and Strategy Section, Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency, Ministry of Energy, Thailand Joshua Ling, Climate Change Specialist (Climate Finance), Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank Anqian Huang, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, Public Management, Financial Sector, and Regional Cooperation Division, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Biao Huang, Principal Investment Specialist, Private Sector Financial Institutions Division, Private Sector Operations Department, Asian Development Bank Q&A and Discussion

Day 2: 21 April, Thursday, 13:00-17:30 (Manila time)

Time	Program
	Regional Exchange 2: Transforming Suffering Cities
13:00 – 13:55	2.1 Managing Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Session Chair Jiwan Acharya, Principal Energy Specialist, Energy Division, South Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Presentation Co-benefits of Air Pollution Management and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction- Experiences from the Greater Beijing -Tianjin-Hebei Region Program. Yun Zhou, Senior Environment Specialist, Sustainable Infrastructure Division, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Panelist Deepak Sahani, Manager, Corporate Planning, Energy Efficiency Service Limited, India Vaqar Zakaria, Managing Director, Hagler Bailly Pakistan Faela Sufa, Director, Institution of Transportation and Development Policy, Indonesia Yixin Yao, Senior Research Fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute Shannon Cowlin, Principal Energy Specialist, Sustainable Infrastructure Division, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Q&A and Discussion
13:55 – 14:50	2.2 Developing Carbon-Neutral Cities Session Chair Asif Cheema, Director, Urban and Social Sectors Division, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Presentation Developing Low-Carbon and Carbon-Neutral Cities in the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia. Stefan Rau, Senior Urban Development Specialist, Urban and Social Sectors Division, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Arnaud Heckmann, Principal Urban Development Specialist, Urban and Social Sectors Division, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Panelist Yang Xiu, Associate Senior Researcher and Research Director, Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Tsinghua University Dražen Kučan, Sector Lead/Senior Urban and Energy Efficiency Specialist, Division Mitigation Adaptation, Green Climate Fund Yong Ye, Country Director, Pakistan Resident Mission, Central and West Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Q&A and Discussion
14:50 – 15:00	Break
	Regional Exchange 3: Toward Low-Carbon Rural Development
15:00 – 15:55	3.1 Low-Carbon Rangeland and Livestock Management Session Chair Pavit Ramachandran, Country Director, Mongolia Resident Mission, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Presentation Carbon Sequestration Through Sustainable Rangeland and Livestock Management. Arnaud Heckmann, Principal Urban Development Specialist, Urban and Social Sectors Division, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Jan Hinrichs, Senior Natural Resources Economist, Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Panelist Enkh-Amgalan Tseelei, Member of the Steering Committee and Advisor to Executive Team, Mongolian National Federation of Pasture User Groups of Herders Dil B. Rahut, Vice Chair of Research, Senior Research Fellow/Economist, Asian Development Bank Institute Michiko Katagami, Principal Natural Resources and Agriculture Specialist, Rural Development and Food Security (Agriculture) Thematic Group, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank Hans Siewert Woldring, Senior Evaluation Specialist, Sector and Project Division, Independent Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank Q&A and Discussion
15:55 – 16:50	3.2 Achieving Carbon Neutrality through Bio-Based Value Chains Session Chair Yolanda Fernandez Lommen, Country Director, People’s Republic of China Resident Mission, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Presentation Asian Development Bank’s Support to Low-Carbon Rural Development. Thomas Panella, Director, Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Panelist Miao Zheng, Deputy Director, Department of Farmland Enhancement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the People’s Republic of China Yiching Song, Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences Wei Liu, Senior Sustainability Scientist, Luohan Academy of the Alibaba Group Srinivasan Ancha, Principal Climate Change Specialist, Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division, Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Q&A and Discussion
16:50 – 17:30	Closing Session: Deepening Partnerships Session Chair Akiko Terada-Hagiwara Principal Economist, Office of the Director General, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Panelist Peter Morgan, Senior Consulting Economist and Advisor to the Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute Dongxiang Li, Lead Regional Cooperation Specialist, Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division, South Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Safdar Parvez, Advisor, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Closing Remarks M. Teresa Kho, Director General, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank

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