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On 13 May, EuroCham attended the Indonesia Geographical Indication Show organized by the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights and the Directorate General of National Export Development (DGNED) of the Ministry of Trade. The event aims to raise public awareness and promote Indonesian Geographical Indications through a series of culinary journeys to selected GI sites.

Speakers at the event included Ni Made Ayu Marthini (Director of Export Development Cooperation), Thibaut Portevin (Head of Cooperation at the European Union Delegation to Indonesia), and Kurniaman Telaumbanua (Director of Trademark and Geographical Indications at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights). The keynote speech was delivered by William Wongso (Gastronomy Expert), followed by a talk show featuring Maria Suwarni (Chief of Merchandising and Marketing at Ranch Market Group), and Helianti Hilman (Founder of Javara Indonesia).

On 20 May, EuroCham Indonesia organized an event on EU Forest Strategies - an Update on EU Policies for Prevention of Deforestation and Forest Degradation. The event seeks to discuss and elaborate on the recent proposal by the European Commission for a regulation on deforestation-free products. The proposal aims to reduce deforestation by setting targets for commodities linked to a high risk of deforestation, such as palm oil, beef, soy, or coffee.

This substantive discussion featured Henriette Færgemann (First Counsellor - Environment, Climate Action, and ICT of the EU Delegation to Indonesia). This discussion was moderated by Edison Bako (Executive Director of EuroCham Indonesia) and the event provided Member Companies with access to information on the relevant EU Regulations that may likely impact their businesses.