Session 1: Emerging from Crisis

The opening session will welcome speakers and participants to the 2022 AEW with opening remarks from the hosts – IED and AFDI, outlining expectations on topical discussions towards plans for recovery.

Note: With simultaneous translations in English and Chinese

Opening Statements:

Zhu Zhongming, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Finance (MOF), People’s Republic of China (PRC)
Woochong Um, Managing Director General, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Emmanuel Jimenez, Director General, Independent Evaluation Department (IED), ADB

Overview of Agenda and Announcements: 

Sonia Chand Sandhu, Principal Evaluation Specialist, IED, ADB

Moderator: 

Liu Qin, Vice President, Shanghai National Accounting Institute (SNAI)/Asia-Pacific Finance and Development Institute (AFDI), PRC