Indo-Pacific Business Forum: Partnership in the Indo-Pacific
With immense development needs in the Indo-Pacific as described in the previous sessions, both public and private sector can play an important role in fulfilling this gap. This discussion will focus on how governments are helping identify bankable projects and catalyze private sector investment. Discussants also highlight how initiatives such as the new U.S. Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and ACMECS Fund will be able to help play a role toward this end.
Panelists Include (in alphabetical order):
David Bohigian - Executive Vice President, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), U.S.
Boonchai Charassangsomboon - Inspector General Ministry of Finance, Thailand
Tadashi Maeda - Governor, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
Richard Maude - Deputy Secretary, Indo-Pacific Group, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Moderator: Bonnie Glick - Deputy Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
