The session includes country/region breakout sessions facilitating the country/ regional level discussion on developing a matrix of programmatic interventions, Breakout session will be attended by ADB management and key government officials involved in project pipeline development as well as private sector and development partners. The participation to this session is by invitation only.
Country Breakout 1: Strengthening Food Security Information Sharing among the Central Asia Economic Cooperation Program (CAREC) Member Countries
This session will focus on (i) the mechanisms to facilitate effective sharing among the CAREC member countries of information on food supply, demand and trade as well as policy developments, and (ii) the prospect of establishing a regional emergency food reserve among the CAREC Member Countries or among the subset of member countries. The participation to this session is by invitation only.
Venue: Auditorium Hall 1
Moderator:
- Giap Minh Bui, Principal Natural Resources and Agriculture Economist, ADB
Panelist:
- Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager, ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Secretariat
Country Breakout 2: Developing Climate-Food-Nature Investments in the Pacific
The session is expected to enhance ADB operational engagement in the Pacific, improve future investments in climate-food-nature nexus, and build cooperation with Pacific DMCs and international development partners. The participation to this session is by invitation only.
Venue: Auditorium Hall 2
Moderator:
- Xueliang Cai, Senior Water Resources Specialist, ADB
Speakers:
- Leah Gutierrez, Director General, PARD, ADB
- Jiangfeng Zhang, Director, ADB
Panelists:
- Steven Victor, Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Environment, Palau
- Regina Nukundj, Senior Food Security Policy Officer, Department of Agriculture and Livestock, Papua New Guinea
- Jung Ho Kim, Principal Operations Coordination Specialist, ADB
- Fiona Lynn, Director, Agricultural Development and Food Security Section, Climate Diplomacy and Development Finance Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia
- Mischa Mannix-Opie, Executive Director, G2G, New Zealand
- Alessio Giardino, Senior Water Specialist, ADB
Country Breakout 3: Climate-Food-Nature Nexus in India
The participation to this session is by invitation only.
Venue: Auditorium 3
Moderator:
- Alexia Michels, Senior Water Resources Specialist, SG AFNR
Panelists:
- Yaozhou Zhou, Principal Water Resources Specialist, ADB
- Kate Jarvis, ADB
- Sumika Nakane, Investment Specialist,ADB
Country Breakout 4: Transforming Agri-food Systems in Sri Lanka by Modernizing Agriculture and Irrigation Systems
The participation to this session is by invitation only.
Venue: Auditorium 4
Moderator
- Sanath Ranawana, Principal Water Resources Specialist, SG-AFNR
Speakers:
- Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Minister of Irrigation and Minister of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation of Sri Lanka
- Takafumi Kadono, Country Director, ADB Sri Lanka Resident Mission
- Reehana Raza, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Division, IFAD
- Keerthi Kotagama, Managing Director, Cargills Agri Solutions
Closing Remarks
- Cindy Malvicini, Deputy Director General, South Asia Department, ADB
