Werner Liepach, Director-General, Asian Development Bank, discusses his fascinating, 28 year-long journey through different levels of ADB, and how the roles for a development bank have changed in the face of technological changes, the threat of climate change, and finally, Covid-19.

With a Ph.D. in financial engineering and a love for seeing places around the world, Werner shares the ideas and changes that he introduced as a senior development professional. Why just an idea for innovation is not enough - innovation needs communication, alliances, and long-lasting stamina.

We hear the mindset changes in the fossil fuel rich Central Asia because of cheap renewable energy, the opportunities for electrification of transport and some of the big ideas he was able to implement, especially in Pakistan.

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