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REAAA Business Forum
The REAAA Business Forum was established as a dedicated platform to facilitate business-to-business collaboration within the road sector. Designed to support connections and partnerships in road engineering projects and related industries, the forum aims to create a space where business professionals, institutions, and companies can network, exchange ideas, and explore new business opportunities. With its primary focus on fostering partnerships in road infrastructure development, the REAAA Business Forum has consistently brought together key players from across Asia and Australasia, driving growth and innovation in the sector.
Since its inception, the REAAA Business Forum has been strategically held alongside the REAAA Council Meetings and Conferences to maximize attendance and relevance. Each forum highlights crucial themes such as public-private partnerships, infrastructure investments, and technological advancements in road construction and engineering. By offering business presentations, one-on-one meetings, and opportunities for formal negotiations, the forum ensures that participants gain valuable insights, establish strong connections, and work toward concrete outcomes that benefit both businesses and the wider infrastructure community.
Terms of Reference
Background
- Past experiences show that the REAAA Council meeting and related Conference were mostly involving those with Road Engineering background.
- On the other side, it is realized that whatever road technology we are talking about, is always end-up on its application by business entities
- Learning from the fact, it was realize the need to organize a kind of Forum, that able to connect Business-to-Business in road engineering technology in the region, in conjunction with the on-going REAAA Council Meeting and/or Conferences.
- At the same time, such Forum is expected to enhance membership, particularly from the business entity.
- In meeting idea, REAAA has run 2 (two) Business Forums, (1) Bali, in April 2014, in conjunction with the 99th Council Meeting, and (2) Sydney, in October 2014, in conjunction with the 100th Council Meeting.
- The purpose of this ToR is for making such kind of Business Forum to be an established Agenda of REAAA in the future.
Objective
The objectives of the REAAA Business Forum are;
- The REAAA Business Forum is designed for connecting Business-to-Business in road engineering related transfer technology and businesses.
- The REAAA Business Forum is expected to be able to enhance membership, particularly from the business persons, institutions, or companies.
Scope of the Forum
- Information about the business opportunity of a country member; at least from the host country; i.e a sort of pipe-line project.
- Introduction of capacity, capability, or products of a company, include some new technology and particular expertise or quality that can be offered.
- Exchange ideas amongst participants toward further collaboration in the Business entities or companies, within the Asia and Australasia region.
- Possible combination of the above mentioned.
Format
In meeting those objectives, the Business Forum can be run through one of the following format:
- Through a kind of panel discussion, where selected countries or companies will present their needs and promotion.
- Through a kind of a luncheon meeting, where the participants may make interaction amongst themselves.
Notes: – The presentation, in a class-room, seems to be not so fancy. Preferably round table sessions.
- The use of short film or a series of slides can be justified
Organization
In making the Business Forum to be an established Agenda of REAAA; it has to have a permanent person(s) in charge, with the main duties are as follows;
- To seek and plan future Business Forum.
- To communicate with the person in charge on the Business Forum from The Host Country
- To help the Host Country organizer in making the Business Forum success.
- The following Business Forum, need to be approved by the Council Meeting.
- For the purpose, the Host Country need to assigned one of the Council Member (or somebody) in-charge for organizing the Business Forum in the Host Country.
- As one of the aim of the Forum is to enhance the membership.
- For the purpose, the Forum should be run with self-supporting finance, sponsors and the participants can be charge reasonably.
- In this regards, the host country organizer need to have a good communication and cooperation with the REAAA Business Forum coordinator.
Jakarta, 31 August 2015