ASIA-PACIFIC Business Forum

Get Global Insights On Managing Success In Asia Pacific

15-17 December 2022

InterContinental Bali Resort

Spotlights

Over 100 speakers, professors, and USC alumni from around the world will gather in Intercontinental Bali Resort. Get the latest insights on important topical issues on doing business in the Asia Pacific region and build new relationships with other forum attendees
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Experts Panel

30 leaders, experts, and decision makers from around the world will share insights and engage in meaningful discussions on important topical issues.

Masterclass

Attend MBA level seminars taught by professors from USC

Networking and Business Matchmaking

Mingle with speakers, business leaders, and other attendees that share your interests. Create new global partnerships and business opportunities to enhance your business.

Leisurely Outbounds

Unwind and re-discover the beauty of the Island of Gods through selected outbound activities:
• ATV Adventure
• Bali City Tour
• Nusa Penida Beach and Snorkeling
• New Kuta Golf
• White Water Rafting

From Our Speakers

“Business Growth Plan is about understanding the macro and micro economy of the domestic and global market. As an entrepreneur, being adaptable, flexible and dynamic are key elements to a disruptive world. I’ll be sharing some actions and plans for present and future growth strategies.”

Anne Patricia Sutanto

Vice CEO, Pan Brothers

“One thing for sure is that we're going into an era where education is a lifetime need. With today's speed of change, there are fewer and fewer careers where you can expect the knowledge you pick up in school or university to see you through to retirement."

Purwa Hartono

CEO & Founder Purwadhika Digital Technology School

Agenda

Asia Pacific Business Forum - PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

Day 1 | Thursday, December 15th

The power and importance of strategy to business success is well understood.  Good strategies are always “stupidly” obvious, after the fact.  So, why are most firms and business executives so bad at strategy?  Our conversation will be on the difference between good strategy and bad strategy; and how to tell the difference.

Carl Voigt

Professor of Clinical Management & Organization, USC Marshall School

Lucky Prawiro

President of Alumni USC of Indonesia (AUSCI)

Richard Drobnick

Director, IBEAR MBA PRogram, USC Marshall School

Narongchai Akrasanee - Asia Pacific Forum Ausci

Narongchai Akrasansee

Chairman of the Thai National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (PECC), and Former Minister of Energy and Former Minister of Commerce

Day 2 | Friday, December 16th

Businesses all over the world are entering a new age of innovation and growth—and the pace of change is accelerating.  Our panelists will share their experiences and their expectations of changes yet to come.

Kevin Cahya

CEO, Avarik Saga Universe
Dror Glass Asia Pacific Forum Speakers

Dror Glass

Managing Partner, Israel Secondary Fund, Tel Aviv

Douglas Montgomery

CEO & Founder, Global Connects Media, Los Angeles & Tokyo

Paul Wilson

Regional Director (Government, Healthcare, Education & Research), Google Singapore
Will Scott

Moderator: Will Scott

CEO, Culture Czars, Chicago

Supply chain disruptions of the past few years due to trade wars, COVID-19 pandemic, flooding, the war in Ukraine, and economic sanctions have severely challenged the just-in-time inventory practices developed over the past decade.  Our panelists will share their ideas on how firms are becoming more supply chain resilient, while still maintaining competitive cost structures.

Prashant Chaturvedi

Former Senior Executive, American Express & Advisor, ITO EN North America

Budi Handoko

Co-Founder, Shipper Indonesia, Jakarta

Moderator: Carl Voigt

Professor of Clinical Management & Organization, USC Marshall School

The integration of digital technology into all areas of a business is fundamentally changing how firms operate and deliver value to customers.  Our panelists will share their experiences on what has worked best for their firms

Vimal Ambani

Vimal Ambani

CEO, Tower Overseas, Ltd.
Franklin Fuentes

Franklin Fuentes

Regional Director, Hotels, Alibaba Fliggy
Paul Wilson

Paul Wilson

Regional Director (Government, Healthcare, Education & Research), Google Singapore
Bernie Lin

Bernie Lin

Chairman & CEO, Taipei Trading Co., Ltd. Taiwan

Moderator: Arif Ansari

Professor of Clinical Data Sciences & Operations, USC Marshall School

As it becomes ever more obvious that climate change is disrupting world weather patterns and causing major loss of life and economic damage, what are some of the best things that firms can profitably do to become more environmentally responsible and more climate-resilient?

Philip Effendy

Philip Effendy

Vice President of Operations, Xurya Daya Indonesia
Vorathep

Vorathep Sinthavanarong

Head of International Business, Gulf Energy Development Public Co. Ltd Thailand
Suhendra Setiawan

Suhendra Setiadi

CEO of Plasticpay, Jakarta

Moderator: Prashant Chaturvedi

Former Senior Executive, American Express & Advisor, ITO EN (North America), Boston

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the nature of the workplace and the “delivery” modes of education.  Our panelists will discuss their experiences with these changes and the likely future trends.

Purwa Hartono

Purwa Hartono

CEO & Founder Purwadhika Digital Technology School
Will Scott

Will Scott

CEO, Culture Czars United States
Ahmed Shabana

Ahmed Shabana

Managing Director, Parkpine Capital United States

Moderator: Caroline Kopot

Assistant Professor, Textile and Apparel Management, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Due to trade frictions between China and the U.S. and China’s COVID-19 lockdown policies, more firms are considering moving some of their operations outside of China.  Our panelists will discuss some of the opportunities for doing this in Southeast Asia and India, as well as some of the challenges of trying to make such major changes in their operations.

Mathias

Mathias Alt

Executive Director & Owner, GetAhead Pte. Ltd. Singapore
Vimal Ambani

Vimal Ambani

CEO, Tower Overseas, Ltd. India
Rich Robinson

Rich Robinson

Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Animoca Brand

Moderator: Richard Drobnick

Director, IBEAR MBA Program, USC Marshall

What are some important financing and investment opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region as more companies focus on ESG factors and more governments require firms to become more sustainable and encourage firms to produce renewable energy?

Chandra Firmanto

Chandra Firmanto

Managing Partner, IndoGen Capital & General Partner, Cydonia
Yosuke Fujimori

Yosuke Fujimori

Head of Business Development, Wealth Management, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. Hong Kong
Andru Subowo

Andru Subowo

Managing Director, Bramadi Capital

Moderator: Bambang B. Surwarso

Managing Director, KIB Consulting and AUSCI Governance, Jakarta

As the number of business stakeholders concerned with ESG factors continues to grow —investment funds, customers, and employees, what are some of the “best practices” for firms to follow?

Dror Glass Asia Pacific Forum Speakers

Dror Glass

Managing Partner, Israel Secondary Fund
Kevin McAuliffe

Kevin McAuliffe

Founder & CEO, Newport Ltd. Japan
Will Scott

Will Scott

CEO, Culture Czars United States
Indra Uno

Indra Uno

Founder OK OCE and Commissioner, Saratoga Investama and Commissioner, ANTV

Moderator: James C. Wong

Partner, H.A. Christie & Co., Singapore

Day 3 | Saturday, December 17th

Digital transformation and the globalization of investment funds are creating more opportunities for entrepreneurs.  Our panelists will discuss some of these new opportunities, as well as some of the new challenges faced by entrepreneurs.

Kevin McAuliffe

Kevin McAuliffe

Founder & CEO, Newport Ltd., Tokyo
Rich Robinson

Rich Robinson

Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Animoca Brands

Anne Patricia Sutanto

Vice CEO, Pan Brothers Tbk.

Moderator: Florian F. Limjoco, Jr.

CEO, Xiphos Global Inc., Carlsbad, CA

As a result of inflation, contractionary Central Bank policies, China’s COVID-19 lockdowns, and the continuing war in Ukraine, the IMF forecast is for slower economic and trade growth in 2023.  Our panelists will discuss the implications of this slowdown for Asia-Pacific economies.

Narongchai Akrasanee - Asia Pacific Forum Ausci


Narongchai Akrasansee

Chairman of the Thai National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (PECC), and Former Minister of Energy and Former Minister of Commerce, Thailand
Radju Munusamy

Radju Munusamy

Partner, PwC Indonesia Advisory, Head of Deals Strategy & Operations Practice

Moderator: Richard Drobnick

Director, IBEAR MBA Program, USC Marshall School

Bambang B. Surwarso

Managing Director, KIB Consulting and AUSCI Governance, Jakarta

Half-day excursions in the afternoon.
Register on site for available off-site activities (fee required)

Speakers

Lucky Prawiro  

CEO of Lumbini Park Group & President of AUSCI 

Richard Drobnick   

Director of IBEAR MBA Program, Marshall School of Business, USC 

Indra Uno

Indra Uno  

Founder of OK OCE,  Commissioner of Saratoga Investama, & Commissioner of ANTV

Anne Patricia Susanto  

Vice CEO of PT Pan Brothers Tbk. 

Dror Glass Asia Pacific Forum Speakers

Dror Glass  

Managing Partner,
Israel Secondary Fund

Andru Subowo

Andru Subowo  

Managing Director of Bramadi Capital 

Kevin McAuliffe

Kevin McAuliffe  

Founder and President of Newport Ltd. 

Vimal Ambani

Vimal Ambani  

CEO of Tower Overseas Ltd. 

Narongchai Akrasanee - Asia Pacific Forum Ausci

Narongchai Akrasanee  

Chairman of the Thai National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (PECC), Former Minister of Energy and Minister of Commerce of Thailand

 

Mathias

Mathias Alt  

Executive Director & Owner of GetAhead Pte,Ltd.

Arif Ansari  

Professor of Data Science & Operations, Marshall School of Business, USC

Rich Robinson

Rich Robinson  

Enterpreneur-in-Residence, Animoca Brands

Bernie Lin

Bernie Lin  

Chairman and CEO of Taipei Trading Co., Ltd.

James Wong  

Partner, H.A. Christie & Co.
Singapore

Chandra Firmanto

Chandra Firmanto  

Managing Partner of Indogen Capital & General Partner of Cydonia

 

Will Scott

Will Scott  

CEO of Culture Czars

Ahmed Shabana

Ahmed Shabana  

Managing Director of Parkpine Capital

Vorathep

Vorathep Sinthavanarong

Head of International Business, Gulf Energy Development Public Co.,Ltd.

 

Franklin Fuentes

Franklin Fuetes  

Regional Director, Hotels, Alibaba Fliggy

Yosuke Fujimori

Yosuke Fujimori  

Head of Business Development, Wealth Management, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. 

 

Philip Effendy

Philip Effendy  

Vice President, Operations of Xurya Daya Indonesia

Paul Wilson

Paul Wilson  

Regional Director (Government, Healthcare, Education & Research), Google Singapore

Purwa Hartono

Purwa Hartono  

CEO and Founder of Purwadhika Digital Technology School

Budi Handoko  

Co-Founder, Shipper Indonesia

Kevin Cahya

Kevin Cahya  

CEO of Avarik Saga Universe

Radju Munusamy

Radju Munusany  

Partner, PwC Indonesia Advisory, Head of Deals Strategy & Operations Practice

 

Prashant Chaturvedi  

Former Senior Executive of American Express & Advisor of ITO EN (North America)

 

Carl Voigt  

Professor of Clinical Management & Organization and Academic Director, IBEAR MBA, Marshall School of Business, USC

 

Suhendra Setiawan

Suhendra Setiadi 

CEO of Plasticpay

Bambang B.Suwarso  

Managing Director, KIB Consulting & Governance, AUSCI

 

Caroline Kopot  

Assistant Professor, Textile and Apparel Management
University of Missouri,
Columbia

 

Florian F. Limjoco, Jr.

CEO, Xiphos Global Inc.
Carlsbad, CA

Douglas Montgomery

CEO & Founder, Global Connects Media
Los Angeles & Tokyo

 

Speakers’ availability is subject to change without prior notice

Registration

Ticket for the Asia Pacific Business forum is Rp. 4.500.000 per person. That entitles you access to the full three-days event including 10 speaking sessions, a masterclass session, networking and business matchmaking session. 

We are also taking donations and sponsors for this event. Your contribution will go a long way towards helping to make this event a success. Thank you very much. 

We look forward to seeing you in Bali.

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