On the occasion of Indonesia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2023, GIPA, which represents Indonesian expatriate executives and professionals from eight key industry sectors within the G20 and ASEAN, is hosting the Global Human Capital Summit (GHC) 2023. The annual event is the flagship event of the GIPA program goals to speed up the achievement of talent development goals within the digital, environmental and healthcare sectors in Indonesia.
The event, held on the Westin Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia (August 22), attracted over 800 participants, including global business leaders, senior government officials and Indonesian executives working abroad. This 12 months’s GHC Summit also received the complete support of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC).
One of the highlights of the GHC Summit was a workshop titled “Startup Diplomacy: Indonesian Innovation Ecosystem.” The workshops were the results of cooperation between GIPA and the Habibie Innovation Incubator (HII). The diverse group of thinkers, entrepreneurs and innovators on the conference got here together to support the implementation of the private sector agenda, particularly in strengthening the startup ecosystem. The ultimate goal of harnessing the potential of human resources is to spur innovation and drive growth in emerging markets.
Ilham Habibie, co-founder and advisor of HII, expressed his view that harnessing the talents, knowledge and experience of the diaspora has great potential to drive Indonesia’s growth and development. The diaspora community, made up of Indonesians living abroad, often has diverse skills and global perspectives that may be applied to spice up innovation, investment and entrepreneurship at home.
Together with Daniel Tumewu, co-founder and CEO of HII, and Dinye Hernanda, director of skilled development at GIPA, the three of them led the workshop.
During the workshop, Daniel Tumewu and Dinye Hernanda led a discussion that highlighted cooperation between the private and non-private sectors in developing human resources capability. The discussion included three interactive exercises that encouraged participants to reflect more deeply.
First, participants had the chance to check the present situation in Indonesia with the event of entrepreneurship and innovation in developed countries so as to discover areas for improvement. The second exercise focused on efforts to extend the variety of top Indonesian entrepreneurs through skills development and even policy changes. Finally, participants worked together to search out ways to fill the gaps, including organizing specialized programs, effective training and knowledge sharing.
The entire exercise gave participants insight into how collaboration can enhance human capital growth and innovation in Indonesia. At the tip of the workshop, key messages highlighted unity, cooperation and the potential for transformative change within the innovation arena in Indonesia, which may be realized through collective efforts. In this workshop session, HII contributed its expertise and knowledge on innovation and entrepreneurship, while expressing the collaborative spirit that may bring transformational change to the Indonesian innovation scene.
