Event Reports

As many member companies are working from home, the EuroCham Agriculture, Food and Beverages Working Group held a regular meeting by using teleconference call on 9 April 2020. Following an introduction of the new EuroCham Executive Director Mr. Edison Bako, the group exchanges updates related to Covid-19 developments and the effect caused by the pandemic to the sector which happen to be one of the impacted by the pandemic while at the same time are also expected to continue operations to fulfill the public needs. The overall meeting was chaired by Mr. Doni Wiranto as the head of the working group, and attended by 45 participants from various companies.

On Tuesday 14 April 2020, the EuroCham Technology Working Group held a regular group meeting via a teleconference call. The meeting was chaired by the head of working group, Mr. Antoine Schweitzer-Chaput. During the meeting EuroCham new Executive Director Mr. Edison Bako, introduced his roles in the EuroCham Secretariat. The meeting then discussed a number of topics, including the progress of position paper and plans to organize a webinar series on issues raised in the position paper. In addition, future advocacy plans were also discussed in addition to the development of current issues related to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic to the ongoing digital transformation in Indonesia. The Group is committed to remain relevant to drive Indonesia's digital transformation and help realize the government's target in making Indonesia the South East Asia digital hub.