Written by:

Aurelia Amarylis Salsabila & Muhammad Risky Illahi

StepNesia was honored to be invited to the Global Human Capital Summit Indonesia (GHCS) on August 20^th, 2024. This annual conference is coordinated by the Global Indonesia Professionals Association (GIPA) at Pullman Hotel, Thamrin, Central Jakarta, and attended by various prestigious professionals with different backgrounds, such as international scholars, global business leaders, government officials, Indonesian diasporas, and many others.

This year’s Summit aims to convene thought leaders and stakeholders to accelerate and globalize human capital development in Indonesia. As the motto and the vision of “Indonesia Emas 2045” or “Golden Indonesia 2045”, the Global Human Capital Summit 2024 will act as a pivotal instrument that helps accelerate Indonesia’s economic and human capital trajectory and builds a network of future talents for a stronger Indonesian presence overseas.

Several of its key speakers were the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Secretary-General of ASEAN, the Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs, the Minister for Youth & Sports, and the Minister for Health, and International Organizations.

The event started with an opening plenary, which began with an opening session by Hilmi Kartasasmita as the GIPA’s Head of Indonesia, followed by Steven Marcelino as the Chairman of GIPA. The opening plenary is continued by H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn as the Secretary-General of ASEAN, continued by special remarks from Ms. Shinta W. Kamdani as the Coordinating Vice-Chair for Maritime, Investment and International Affairs at KADIN & CEO of Sintesa Group. The opening plenary session is closed by Mr. Budi Djiwandono a Member of the House of Representatives & Vice-Chair of the Commission.

A further session was a thematic plenary session that brought up the topic of “Building Up Strategic Talents & Productivity to Support Indonesia’s Rise To A Developed Nation Amidst Evolving Global Dynamics”, with a panel discussion featuring professional figures such as Prof. Scott Guggenheim as Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University, Prof. Nobuhiro Aizawa as Dean & Managing Director at The ERIA School of Government, Mr. Tantowi Yahya as the President of the United in Diversity Foundation & Roving Indonesian Ambassador to the Pacific, Mr. Tedi Bharata as the Deputy Minister of State-Owned Enterprises for Human Capital and ICT, and also Mr. Aquarius Rudianto as the Director for Network & Retail Banking of Bank Mandiri.

Aside from the main event in the ballroom, there were also side programs that were held in parallel in the different gallery rooms. The side event is talking about the “75 Years of Indonesia-UK Relationship, a Retrospective Alumni View”. There are some panel discussions such as Ms. Ni Made Ayu Marthini as the Deputy Minister for Marketing at Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Ms. Runita Kesuma as the Head of Investment Performance Strategy at Asian Green Real Estate, Dr. Muhammad Hadrianto as the Founder and Lead at ISI, and Ms. Regina Inderadi, MBA, CSSCP as the Government Partnership at IABA, Sustainability Professional and Head of External at ISSP which also moderated by Mr. Hilmi Kartasasmita, the Country Head of Indonesia at GIPA Leadership Council and Chairman of GHC 2024. Various important things can be highlighted to contribute between Indonesia and the United Kingdom through some aspects such as human rights, education, tourism, etc. To provide a clear example of tourism, Indonesia has to promote and improve some places in some regions so that tourists will be interested to visit. Tourists are not only interested in visiting Bali but also Indonesian islands including Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Papua. Furthermore, students from Indonesia should be given knowledge about tourism so that they can be brand ambassadors to introduce some places in Indonesia through their social media. Thus, it creates a meaningful relationship between Indonesia and the UK.

Apart from that, there are some sessions on side events discussing “The Role of Indonesian Diaspora in Promoting Indonesia’s Innovation & AI Ecosystem” on the next session “ASEAN’S Workforce for the Future of Work” and the last one is “Forging the Future: The Role of Youth in Achieving Golden Indonesia 2045”.

Finally, there was a special plenary session with the Ministry of Youth & Sports and also present H.E. Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan as Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs & Investment Affairs, Mr. Ian Horsburgh as the Director & Country Head of Indonesia at Henley & Partners, Ms. Dyah Roro Esti MP as Member of Parliament & Member of Committee for Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation, Patrick Yip as Founding at Intudo Ventures, and Ms. Jenny Lee as the CEO of the International Test Center (ITC). The discussion was about the Launch of the Indonesian Dream Initiative with The Ministry of Youth & Sports and talking about Global Mobility for a Truly Global & Golden Indonesia of 2045.

Thematic plenary session 2 was held after the special plenary ended, with the theme of “Redoubling Health & BioTalents to Advance Indonesia’s Prosperity & Welfare” and featured H.E. Budi Gunadi Sadikin as Minister of Health, Anna Kurniati, SKM, MA, PhD, as the Director for Health Worker Utilization, Dr. Ivan Sini as the Chairman at PT Bundamedik Tbk & Chairman Association of Economics Indonesia, Mr. Matt Hughes as the Chief Strategy Officer at Aspen Medical, and Dr. Dini Handayani MARS, FISQUA, FIPC as the Advisor at GIPA and Former GIPA Leadership Council as well.

The last one is a thematic plenary session 3 about “Redoubling Digital Talents to Unleash AI-Enabled Digital Economy in Indonesia” with H.E. Gita Wirjawan as the keynote, the Former Trade & Investment Minister, Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, and Founder of the Endgame Podcast. Then the session has a fireside chat with Mr. Eddy Chan a Founding Partner at Intudo Ventures. The panel discussion was presented by Eddi Danusaputro CEO of BNI Ventures & Chairman of Amivest, M. Fajrin Rasyid Chief Digital Officer at Telkom & Chief of Fordigi, Noudhy Valdryno as Country Director of Ant International, and also Dr. Achmad Aditya as the Executive Director of Solo Technopark.

Countless people have expressed their interest in the event, known by their shared insights, and discussion about their ideas during the conference. It was truly an opportunity for the business person to network with others, and this was also a chance for StepNesia to keep in touch with various people and to explore great opportunities to collaborate and exchange views with investors, founders, entrepreneurs, politicians, and many others.

StepNesia is a brand owned by PT Akselerasi Inovasi Bangsa, which provides services to startups and digital businesses with clients and partners around the world. Based in Jakarta, Indonesia, this company aims to support founders and startups with ideas to scale their business and impact.

This Global Human Capital Summit ended with an unforgettable closing by Steven Marcelino as Chairman of GIPA, with the enthusiasm that will last until next year’s conference.