Description
The IFI Business Opportunities Seminar will focus on climate response and disaster mitigation priorities for the Philippines/Southeast Asia and procurement guidelines and processes, opportunities in Southeast Asia.
Key speakers from ADB, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and World Bank Group (WBG) will deliver presentations on:
- climate response and disaster mitigation priorities for the Philippines/Southeast Asia;
- expertise and technologies of interest to international financial institutions;
- procurement guidelines and processes
- potential opportunities for Canadian companies
- pipeline of projects.
A moderated Q&A session will follow the presentations.
Objectives
- Gain greater awareness of ADB, AIIB, and WBG procurement opportunities in climate response and disaster mitigation priorities for the Philippines/Southeast Asia.
- Facilitate better understanding of international financial institutions operations, procurement guidelines and processes, international financial institutions grant and technical assistance facilities.
- Leverage opportunity to engage key sector specialists/speakers from the banks through the panel discussion/Q&A session.
- Obtain valuable and practical insights (and tips) directly from key sector specialists/speakers to enhance quality and content of an expression of interest.
- Build and pursue actionable pipeline of projects best matched with the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) clients’ capabilities.
- Learn from peers and receive coaching from Offices of Liaison with International Financial Institutions (OLIFI) Trade commissioners.
Target participants
Canadian infrastructure, clean tech, design and engineering, professional services, and ICT firms with applicable services and solutions for climate response and disaster mitigation priorities for the Philippines/Southeast Asia, transaction/legal advisors; TCS partners.
Resource speakers
- ADB
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
- World Bank
How to register
Registration is closed.
Event organizers / partners
Stephane BESSADI (Mr)
BOS Team Lead
Senior Procurement Specialist, PPFD
Marie Charmaine "Apple" YUSON (Ms)
Project Manager
Clarissa SANTOS (Ms)
Logistics Administrator
Jhoanna "Gigi" QUIMSON (Ms)
Logistics Assistant
Jerald ACOSTA (Mr)
Digital Events/Social Media Coordinator