The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to participate in the half-day seminar Procurement Business Opportunities with Asia Development Bank (ADB) from 8:30am to 12:15pm, on 28th June 2013 at the Kerry Hotel, Beijing. 

This half-day seminar will cover ADB's public and private operations and opportunities for goods suppliers, civil works contractors and providers of consulting services. Mr. Ahmadou Barry, Senior Procurement Specialist of ADB and Mr. Kangbin Zheng, Senior Investment Specialist of ADB will present various topics to the companies interested in ADB’s procurement bidding for goods and consulting services under ADB's funded projects.

Agenda:

08:30 – 09:00  Registration    

09:00 – 09:15  Opening remarks

09:15 – 09:30  Overview of ADB operations in PRC by Ms. Candice McDeigan, Head Portfolio Management Unit of ADB

09:30 – 10:30  Business Opportunities in Consulting Services and Procurement of Goods and Works by Mr. Ahmadou Barry, Senior Procurement Specialist of ADB

10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break   

10:45 – 11:45 Private Sector Business Opportunities by Mr. Kangbin Zheng, Senior Investment Specialist of ADB

11:45 am – 12:15 Questions & Answers

Speakers:

Ms. Candice McDeigan, Head of Portfolio Management Unit
Candice McDeigan is currently the head of portfolio management at the Asian Development Bank's resident mission in the People's Republic of China. Prior to this she was the head of portfolio management at ADB's Sri Lanka resident mission. Ms. McDeigan has solid experience in contract management, procurement and project administration. She holds degrees from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and the University of Cambridge.

Mr. Ahmadou Barry, Senior Procurement Specialist
Mr. Barry joined the Asian Development Bank (ADB, Manila, Philippines) in 2008 where, as a Senior Procurement Specialist, his responsibilities include support to operations departments in scoping and planning of project procurement, review of procurement compliance with ADB’s guidelines, and provision of procurement and project administration advisory for Bank’s financed projects. Since July 2010, Mr. Barry is the ADB Resident Procurement Specialist in the People’s Republic of China which responsibilities entail oversight of procurement for projects financed by ADB in the PRC and Mongolia, capacity building of government agencies implementing ADB projects and dialogue with Governments on policy and procurement reform.

Mr. Kangbin Zheng, Senior Investment Specialist
Dr. Kangbin Zheng is currently the head of the Private Sector Operations Group at Asian Development Bank's Resident Mission in China, and board members of Bank of Hangzhou and Xiamen International Bank, focusing on promoting public-private partnerships and fascinating private sector development. He has more than 27 years experiences in project finance，risk management and financial engineering, pioneering in innovating new financial instruments and business strategies to support sustainable growth in developing countries and emerging markets. Before joining Asian Development Bank, Dr. Zheng worked at the headquarters of the World Bank in Washington DC for 21 years, and taught at Zhejiang University and Wuhan University as an adjunct professor.

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