ADB Business Opportunities Seminar 2022 - Ireland | Asian Development Bank (ADB) | 24 October 2022 | Enterprise Ireland, Eastpoint Business Park, The Plaza, Dublin 3, Ireland

ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department (PPFD) transitioned its Business Opportunities Outreach Initiatives from in-person to virtual format. This year, PPFD will continue to offer and host virtual BOS and welcome in-person events, in cooperation with the host organizations.

Objectives:

During the seminar, participants will have the opportunity to:
• meet with ADB staff in procurement, consulting, project management, and related
operations as well as sector specialists.
• hear presentations on how to qualify for ADB-financed contracts.
• discover what business opportunities are available, and where.

At the end of the seminar, participants will have:
• discovered the advantages of ADB-financed contracts.
• received an inside look at ADB's policies and procedures for the procurement of goods and works, the recruitment of consultants, and the engagement of NGOs and NGO’s and civil society organizations.
• learned how to locate business opportunities.
• learned the best ways to prepare responsive bids and proposals.
• received first-hand information on contracting opportunities by sector currently available under ongoing ADB-financed projects, and upcoming ADB pipeline projects.