Event Reports

On 18 May 2020, EuroCham held a Human Resources Working Group meeting. On this occasion, we were delighted to have Juanda Pangaribuan, S.H., M.H. who shared on topic of Industrial Relations Issues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was supported by PZ Cussons Indonesia, one of the Gold members of EuroCham that initiated the session.

The meeting was moderated by Paramita Dewi from BASF Indonesia as the Head of EuroCham Human Resources Working Group. The overall session was attended by 38 participants from various companies.

On Tuesday, 12 May 2020, EuroCham Finance, Tax, and Investment Working Group organized a virtual meeting, joined by more than 40 participants. The agenda of the meeting focused on company's adaptation to the "new normal" due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As the first speakers Cindy Riswantyo and Lewi Aga Basoeki - both lawyers at Allen & Overy Jakarta Office - highlighted legal aspects of Covid-19 for companies. Also presented were possible contractual considerations and corporate related issues. The second speaker was Leonard Anilaputra Eggert - Chief Representative of Indonesia at Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg / LBBW. Leonard presented the banking and financial services industry perspectives on Covid-19. He also summarizes the government's response to protect the economy.

The overall discussion was moderated by Omar Abdulkadir - Advisor at PwC Indonesia who is also the Head of the Group. In the meeting Omar also provide updates on fiscal stimulus related to Covid-19 and how generally the member responded to the stimulus. The meeting was closed after the member elected Cindy Riswanto and Leonard Anilaputra Eggert as the new Deputy Heads of the Group.