Event Reports

EuroCham was invited to the BAT (British American Tobacco) Indonesia office in Jakarta on August 21, 2023. In this meeting, EuroCham was greeted by BAT team Widyanarti Dian (Head of Regulatory of External Affairs), Eka N. Tangkere (Senior Government Affairs Manager and Deputy Head of the Tobacco Working Group), Rudy Miwallie Amien (Regulatory Affairs Manager), Aan Prastya (Senior Manager Media & External Relations), and Maria Melissa Riyani Putri (Corporate Brand & ESG Executive).

The EuroCham team was taken on a brief office tour, followed by a discussion in exchange for some insights on the recently promulgated Law No. 17 of 2003 on Health and upcoming advocacy activities.

We would like to thank BAT Indonesia for the invitation and look forward to having future discussions!

On the 14th of August, the Agriculture, Food, and Beverage Working Group recently held its meeting at the EuroCham Office.

The meeting was led by the Head of the Working Group, Ruly Rachman (Senior Manager of Public Affairs of PT Frisian Flag Indonesia) and co-chaired by the Deputy of the Working Group, Dendy Borman (Corporate Affairs Director of Diageo). The group discussed policy updates on Halal Certification, Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Commodity Balance, and other issues relevant to the agriculture, food and beverage sector and future advocacy efforts.

We would like to thank all the members for their active participation and we'll see you at our next meeting!