2015 Schedule

2015 Schedule: Jakarta-Bangkok

Friday, October 8
11:55 pm Depart Los Angeles
Saturday, October 10
1:10 pm Arrive Jakarta
Check-In at Hotel Indonesia Kempinski
Sunday, October 11
All day Free time
6:00 – 9:00pm Reception & Dinner with IBEAR alumni and USC friends at Kempinski Hotel

  • Welcome: Anne Sutanto, President of USC Alumni Association in Indonesia (AUSCI) and Vice President Director, PT Pan Brothers TBK (USC Viterbi ‘92)
IBEAR ALUMNI PANEL

  • Handi Ganis, Division Head, Human Resources,
    PT Saratoga (IBEAR 7)
  • Dyah Nastiti K. Makhhijani, Executive Director, Human Resources, Bank of Indonesia (IBEAR 13)
  • Cahaya Gutama Sarwono, Executive Director, Human Resources, Bank of Indonesia (IBEAR 13)
  • Indra Uno, Business Transformation Consultant, TPS Consulting (IBEAR 22)
Monday, October 12
7:30 – 9:00am Business Leaders Discussion: American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Indonesia at Kempinski Hotel

  • Brian Arnold, Senior Partner, PwC Indonesia and President AmCham Indonesia
  • Dickson Elliot, President Director, PT. Lion Super Indo
  • Joel Hess, CFO and Country Manager, Microsoft Indonesia
  • Umar Juoro, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Bank of Indonesia
  • Chris Newton, COO, Risco Energy
  • ModeratorJames Castle, Founder of CastleAsia and Governor of AmCham Indonesia
9:30 — 10:30am Founder of CastleAsia and Governor of AmCham Indonesia at Kempinski Hotel

  • Himawan Hariyoga, Ph.D., Deputy Chairman for Investment Promotion
11:00 — 12:00pm “Opportunities in Asia: How a Couple of IBEAR Graduates are Placing Their Bets” at Kempinski Hotel

  • Jeff MacCorkle, Managing Director, Pacific Rim Resources (IBEAR 15)
  • Paulus Pratama, Owner, PT Patradaya
    (IBEAR 15) (tbc)
1:30 — 2:30pm Property Sector Challenges and Opportunities in Today’s Indonesia at VERDE Property

  • Husodo Angkosubroto, Chairman, PT Gunug Sewu Kencana (USC Marshall ‘77)
  • Jusup Halimi, CEO, Farpoint Realty Indonesia
  • Honey Angkosubroto, Managing Director, Farpoint Realty Indonesia
4:00 — 5:00pm The Governor of Jakarta, “Building a Better Jakarta”at Balai Kota (City Hall)

  • The Honorable Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, Governor of Jakarta
  • Moderator: Sukowati Sosrodjojo, President Director, PT Rekso Group (USC ’95)
6:00 — 8:00pm Reception and Dinnerat Residence of Ambassador Blake

  • Robert O. Blake, U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia
    Residence of Ambassador
Tuesday, October 13
9:00 – 10:30am Saratoga Capital at PT Saratoga

  • Edwin Soeryadjaya, Chairman (USC Marshall ‘74)
11:00 – 12:00pm Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) CSIS Secretariat

  • Djisman Simandjuntak, Ph.D., Chairman of CSIS Foundation and Professor of Business Economics, Prasetya Mulya Business School
2:00 – 3:45pm Meeting organized by KADIN (Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry)at Kempinski Hotel

  • Rudyan Kopot, Chairman, PT Menteng Kencana Mas and Chairman, Permanent Committee on Plantations, KADIN (IBEAR 8)
  • Bernardino Vega, Director, PT. Korpindo Konsultansi and Former Chairman of North Sulawesi KADIN and EAST ASEAN Business Council (USC Viterbi ‘84)
  • Moderator: Andru Subowo, Managing Director, Bramadi Capital (IBEAR 22)
4:00 – 6:30pm Meeting organized by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO Indonesia) at Kempinski Hotel

  • Dadi Arif Darmawan, Executive Vice President & Assistant General Manager, Human Resources & Banking Operations, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
  • Yukio Takebe, Managing Officer, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and President Director & CEO, PT Mitsui Indonesia
  • Moderator: Richard Drobnick, Ph.D., Director, IBEAR MBA Program & Assistant Dean, International Outreach, USC Marshall School of Business
Wednesday, October 14
9:50am Depart Jakarta
1:10pm Arrive Bangkok
Check-In Renaissance Bangkok Hotel
6:30 – 9:30pm Reception & Dinner with IBEAR alumni and USC friends at Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel

  • Welcome: Rachel Wu, President, USC Alumni Club of Bangkok and Marketing & Distribution Manager, Love Frankie
  • Suparat Sirisuwanangkura, Senior Vice President, Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd. and Vice Chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries
IBEAR ALUMNI PANEL

  • Metee Anivat, CEO, Unitrio Technology Ltd. (IBEAR 19)
  • T. David Hodgkinson, Executive Director, Emerald Asia Ltd. (IBEAR 10 )
  • Praphan (Champ) Sintuphandacha, Analysis and Business Development Manager, HSBC (IBEAR 28)
  • Kulit Sombatsiri, Director General, Department of Customs, Thailand Ministry of Finance (IBEAR 14)
Thursday, October 15
7:45 – 9:00 am Business Leaders Discussion: American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand at Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel

  • Darren Buckley, Country Head & Citi Country Officer, Citi Thailand
  • Jeff Nygaard, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Head Operations, Seagate Technology
  • Marcus A. Purty, General Manager, General Motors (Thailand) (GEMBA 12)
  • Judy Benn, Executive Director, American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand
9:30 – 10:30am Board of Investment of Thailand at Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel

  • Ajarin Pattanapanchai, Senior Executive Investment Advisor
11:00 – 12:15pm Central Group at Central Chidlom

  • Pornchanok Tanskul, President, Online Business, Central Online Group and Former Head of Corporate Strategy & Development
12:15 – 1:30pm Eathai Restaurant at Lower Level of Central Embassy
2:00 – 3:30pm Gallup Asia: “What Do the World’s Best Managers Do Differently?” at Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel

  • Rungrat Benjapetanamongkol, Senior Consultant
5:00 – 6:00pm Optional: Tour of the Jim Thompson House Museum at Jim Thompson House

  • Pornchanok Tanskul, President, Online Business, Central Online Group and Former Head of Corporate Strategy & Development
6:00 – 9:00pm Reception & Dinner at Jim Thompson House

  • Narongchai Akrasanee, Ph.D., Former Chairman of MFC Asset Management Public Company Ltd. and Former Minister of Energy of Thailand (2014-15)
Friday, October 16
8:00 – 9:30am Meeting organized by JETRO Thailand

  • Masashi Onodera, Executive Vice President, Head of Planning Division, Corporate Planning Bank of Ayudhya PCL [The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFL, Ltd. (BTMU)]
  • Teerawut Sunamalai, Vice President and CFO, NTT Communications (Thailand) Co. Ltd.
  • Tesujiro Wada, Senior Vice President and General Manger, Steel Division, Mitsui & Co. Ltd (Thailand)
  • Narongchai Akrasanee, Ph.D., Former Chairman of MFC Asset Management Public Company Ltd. and Former Minister of Energy of Thailand (2014-15)
  • Moderator: Richard Drobnick, Ph.D., Director, IBEAR MBA Program & Assistant Dean, International Outreach, USC Marshall School of Business
9:45 – 11:15am Tractus Asia Co., Ltd

  • John Evans, Managing Director
Saturday, October 17
All Day Free Time
Sunday, October 18
11:10am Depart Bangkok
3:00pm Arrive Los Angeles