Event Reports

EuroCham’s Board, Working Group leaders and the Secretariat gathered for the first ever virtual Joint Meeting on 27 November 2020. The session began with opening remarks provided by the Chair of EuroCham, Corine Tap, and was followed by an update on EuroCham’s activities in 2020 by the Vice-Chair of EuroCham, Wichard von Harrach. The Meeting was subsequently followed by a presentation from leaders of a number of EuroCham Working Groups who highlighted the strategic initiatives achieved, accomplishments in 2020, and plans for 2021. During this event, the Treasurer of EuroCham, Prawira Admatja, also announced and awarded winners for the most active Working Groups by several categories, as follows:

Most active working group in 2020 by Working Group Meetings:

1. Energy
2. Transport and Logistics
3. Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology

By policy meetings:

1. Energy
2. Import and Export Procedures
3. Agriculture, Food and Beverages

By submission of letters:

1. Import and Export Proceduers
2. Automotive
3. Finance, Tax and Investments

On 25 November, EuroCham organized an exclusive event entitled, “EuroCham CEO Virtual Briefing” in collaboration with Bank Indonesia. This briefing is the first to be conducted and was specifically designed for C-level executives from EuroCham’s platinum and gold member companies to listen and engage with key figures of the government and regulatory institutions. In this event, EuroCham had the pleasure to invite the Governor of Bank Indonesia, Perry Warijoyo, to speak on “the Current Policy and Synergies Carried Out by Bank Indonesia to Accelerate the National Economic Recovery in the New Normal Era”.

This event was opened by Corine Tap (Chair of EuroCham and President Director of Danone Indonesia), and moderated by Joos Louwerier (EuroCham Board member and CEO of Allianz Indonesia). To close the meeting, H.E. Vincent Piket, the EU Ambassador to Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam, provided his remarks for the event. The Bank Indonesia Governor touched on a number of interesting topics in his speech pertaining to key policies to accelerate the economic recovery process that includes: opening up the sector, dash to the real sector, micro and macro prudential stimulus and digitalization. The Governor also specified the three aspects that Europe can contribute to Indonesia’s recovery process, namely: 1) Indonesia’s Opening both in terms of trade, business and job creation opportunities, 2) Help bring investment to Indonesia, and 3) Promote Green Financing and Sustainability.