The private sector-led Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and the World Bank will hold a Bangsamoro Business Forum to discuss investment opportunities in Mindanao on May 18, 2015 (Monday) at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati City.
About 80 participants composed of government leaders, chief executive officers from top corporations, representatives from development agencies, and foreign dignitaries from the international community will attend the event.
The forum aims to provide a greater appreciation and understanding of the Bangsamoro Development Plan through an initial look at the Bangsamoro landscape. It seeks to collect insights and recommendations on how companies, government agencies, and development organizations can contribute to the development of the Bangsamoro. It will also encourage leaders from the industry to explore partnership opportunities that can promote economic and social growth in the region.
Among the speakers are Manuel V. Pangilinan, PBSP Chairman; Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II, head of the economic cluster of the National Peace Summit; Secretary Cesar Purisima of the Department of Finance; Mohagher Iqbal, chairman of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission; and Saffrullah M. Dipatuan, chairman of the Bangsamoro Development Agency, who will give an overview of the Bangsamoro Development Plan.
Development partners and multilateral agencies to be led by Motoo Konishi, country director of the World Bank; Richard Bolt, country director of the Asian Development Bank; and Noriaki Niwa, chief representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agenc, will share their current initiatives in Mindanao.
Manila Bulletin
