Agenda
Schedule May 19 & 20, 2026
*Schedule shown in Bhutan Time (BTT), UTC+6
BATIF 2.0 is organized as a two-day main event designed to move from strategic dialogue to concrete investment outcomes. Day 1 focuses on policy priorities, financing opportunities, and investment pitching, while Day 2 emphasizes matchmaking, partnership building, and financing agreements through structured deal-making sessions.
- DAY 1
Establishing Foundation and Pitching Opportunities
Theme: Setting the Vision: Strategic Priorities, Financing Landscape, and Investment Readiness
- 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
High-Level Opening
Welcome and remarks from Minister, MoAL and FAO Assistant Director-General and ADB Senior Director
- Keynote address from Prime Minister of Bhutan
Photo Session followed by Tea/Coffee Recess
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 AM
Session 1: Enabling Policies and National Priorities
Panel: FDI policy framework, 13th FYP investment priorities, HiHi investment vision, and the One Health investment case, focusing on the investment environment, sectoral priorities, institutional support, and financing gap analysis.
- Speakers: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (Invest Bhutan), Royal Monetary Authority, Private Sector
- 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch Break
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Session 2: ADB's Regional Agrifood Transformation Agenda
The session will include an ADB presentation on its USD 40 billion regional commitment (2022–2030), financing windows, and Bhutan engagement strategy, followed by discussion on public sector lending, private operations, blended finance, climate financing, and private sector operations, as well as the FAO–ADB partnership framework covering joint investment design, technical support, and collaboration mechanisms, with a focus on aligning Bhutan’s priorities with ADB’s financing instruments.
- 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Tea Break
- 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Session 3: Investment Pitches - Government and SOEs
Presentations by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and state-owned enterprises will showcase priority projects in agricultural mechanization, dairy sector modernization, food processing, aquaculture expansion, and landscape restoration, delivered in a format of a 10-minute pitch followed by a 5-minute Q&A per project, with a focus on bankable proposals, investment scale, expected returns, financing requirements, and implementation readiness.
- 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Session 4: Investment Pitches - Private Sector and FDIs
Presentations from high-potential private enterprises, youth entrepreneurs, women-led enterprises, and international investors will highlight priority opportunities in aquaculture, specialty crops, value-added processing, export-oriented enterprises, and food manufacturing, delivered in a format of a 10-minute pitch followed by a 5-minute Q&A per project, with a focus on commercial viability, market linkages, job creation potential, and financing needs.
- 5:45 PM - 6:00 PM
Closing
Summary of key investment opportunities and partnership potential
Preview of Day 2 deal-making and matchmaking sessions
- DAY 2
Deal-Making, Partnerships, and Financing Agreements
Theme: From Dialogue to Commitments: Structuring Partnerships, Financing Solutions, and Investment Agreements
- 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Morning Registration and Opening
Welcome and remarks from Minister, MoAL and FAO Assistant Director-General and ADB Senior Director
- Keynote address from Prime Minister of Bhutan
Photo Session followed by Tea/Coffee Recess
- 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Session 5: Reverse Pitching - Investors and Financing Institutions
Presentations from ADB, national banks, development finance institutions, and major investors will cover available capital, investment criteria, sectoral priorities, financing terms, risk mitigation approaches, and disbursement timelines, delivered in a format of a 10-minute presentation followed by a 5-minute Q&A per institution, with a focus on capital availability, financing windows, and investment readiness criteria.
- Speakers: ADB Private Sector Operations, RMA, BDBL, BNB, DFI representatives, impact investors
- 10:30 PM - 10:45 PM
Tea Break
- 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 6: Bhutan AgriSustain Fund and Innovative Financing
The session will cover the launch and operationalization of the Bhutan AgriSustain Fund, including mechanism design, governance structure, capitalization strategy, and implementation timeline, with discussions on blended finance, credit guarantees, risk-sharing instruments, and green credit lines, focusing on fund governance, investor participation, financing modalities, and concessional lending terms, with participation from ADB, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, national banks, microfinance institutions, and government finance entities.
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Break
- 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Session 7: Bilateral Matchmaking and Deal Rooms
Structured B2B sessions will include Government–ADB, Government–National Banks, SOEs–Investors, and Private Sector–Investors/Banks engagements, alongside investment negotiation rooms facilitated by investment experts for specific projects and value chains and a One Health Investment Roundtable for integrated agrifood, health, and environment investment discussions, conducted in a format of 45-minute bilateral discussions with break structures, bringing together project proponents, financial institutions, investors, technical agencies, and ADB representatives, with a focus on term negotiation, partnership structuring, financing agreement development, and MoU preparation.
- 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Tea Break
- 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 8: High-Level Closing and Partnership Announcements
The session will include a summary of financing commitments and partnership outcomes, formal announcements through the signing of MoUs, Letters of Intent, and financing agreements, closing remarks from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, FAO, and ADB, and an outline of next steps and post-Forum follow-up mechanisms.
Resources
- Exhibition Brochure
- Participants Profile
- Agenda
