Dhaka, May 4 -- A four-day Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) begins in Milan, Italy today (Sunday), focusing on critical issues to forge the member nations' path into a more sustainable future.

Key focus of the event, themed 'Sharing Experience, Building Tomorrow', will be sustainable food security, digital transformation, energy revolution, and innovation for resilience.

The formal opening of the conference will be held on the second day Monday, following a series of side events on the first day (Sunday).

Italy's Minister of Economy and Finance Giancarlo Giorgetti and Governor of Banca d'Italia (the central bank of Italy) will deliver introductory remarks at the opening session, presided over by ADB President Masato K...