The fourth annual forum brought stakeholders together to discuss integrity opportunities and challenges, international integrity standards, and practical ways to strengthen business integrity. It was designed to help infrastructure contractors and consultants better understand and apply integrity and compliance good practices that support successful participation in projects financed by International Financial Institutions (IFIs). In 2026, the hybrid forum was held in Beijing, China on a by-invitation basis and welcomed public participation online for three of its four parts:
High-Level Forum (8 September - onsite participants only)
Speeches and panel discussions featured government officials, representatives of IFIs and businesses, and academics in the Asia-Pacific and beyond which examined emerging trends, standards, and broader insights on strengthening integrity in international business.
Capacity Building Workshops (8-10 September)
In-depth technical workshops focused on sharing knowledge on practical aspects of integrity compliance to drive procurement success.
Business Opportunities Fair (10 September)
Panel session in which participating IFIs shared procurement opportunities and strategies.
Law Firm Session (10 September)
New session which brought together legal practitioners and IFI integrity representatives to discuss developments in the international and Chinese integrity landscape, including regulatory and policy trends.
Onsite and online participants in the forum had the opportunity to:
- Learn from, and collaborate with, integrity experts from leading IFIs, who shared their insights on the central role of business integrity in today’s business and development environment
- Join hands on workshops that equipped participants with practical tools required to strengthen integrity risk management within their own organizations and manage these risks consistently
- Engage with other practitioners and build stronger professional networks
- Request further support through the feedback survey at the end of the forum
The forum was tailored for senior management and legal and compliance professionals from companies in the Asia-Pacific who participate in, or are interested in participating in, IFI-financed projects; government bodies and international institutions involved in the development, promotion, and dissemination of anticorruption and integrity compliance standards for infrastructure projects; and scholars and other experts.
The forum was a three-day hybrid event, held on a by-invitation basis at Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank headquarters in Beijing, China and open for public participation online via Zoom. The Capacity Building Workshops, Business Opportunities Fair, and Law Firm Session on 8-10 September were open to online participants; the High-Level Forum on 8 September was for onsite participants only.
Speaker presentations were in English and Chinese, with simultaneous translation provided in both languages for onsite and online participants. All presentation slides were in English. Onsite participants engaged through small group discussions, question-and-answer sessions at the end of each panel discussion, and a bilateral meeting service on request.
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Xiamen National Accounting Institute (XNAI)
- Multilateral Cooperation Center for Development Finance (MCDF)
- China International Contractors Association (CHINCA)
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
If you would like to learn more about the forum, or get in touch with the IFI co-organizers, please contact XNAI’s Zhouyun Wu (rbrf@xnai.edu.cn) and MCDF’s Lulu Meng Gu (meng.gu@themcdf.org).