Executive Column: Genexyz gives meta-humans central role in marketing

Genexyz creates meta-humans and builds stories around them. The start-up’s co-founder, Belinda Luis, spoke with The Jakarta Post's Yohana Belinda on May 25 about the future of meta-humans and the role of AI in the creative industries.

Senior vice president of The Boeing Company and president of Boeing Global, Brendan Nelson, is pictured after an interview in Jakarta on May 10.

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Executive Column: Boeing looks to ASEAN’s commercial, military market potential

US aircraft manufacturer Boeing is looking to ASEAN as a market for both commercial passenger aircraft and military hardware.

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Executive Column: Kredivo 'happy' to stay private after $270m funding

Despite volatility in the external environment, tech start-ups with conservative financial management continued to find backers, says Kredivo CEO Umang Rustagi.

PT Intifood Sejahtera CEO Aditya Rumanda

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Executive Column: Securing supplies ‘key’ as Intifood Sejahtera eyes export market

PT Intifood Sejahtera CEO Aditya Rumanda spoke to The Jakarta Post’s Deni Ghifari on Friday about the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) business, plans to start exporting and the challenge of getting into modern retail distribution channels.

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Executive Column: Tech winter is a good opportunity to invest, Bukalapak says

Bukalapak has undergone a gradual change in management and business focus since 2019, which has allowed it to chase high margin segments and avoid making significant efficiencies.

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Executive Column: Insurtech firm PasarPolis expands business scope

Moving from a brokerage to a digital insurance firm allows PasarPolis to build its own products and improve unit economics.

Pandu Sjahrir, AC Ventures founding partner

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Executive Column: AC Ventures says founders must keep innovating despite 'tech winter'

Amid the furor over SVB's collapse, AC Ventures founding partner Pandu Sjahrir stresses that his advice remains the same regardless: Due diligence and risk management is a must for both founders and investors.

Tom Everett Heath, global head of forensic investigations and intelligence at Kroll.

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Executive Column: Kroll aims to shine light on supply chains in Indonesia

Tom Everett Heath, head of forensic investigations and intelligence at Kroll, spoke to The Jakarta Post’s Divya Karyza about the risk and financial advisory firm’s take on risk management trends in Indonesia.

Raffi Ahmad, founder of RANS Entertainment.

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Executive Column: Raffi Ahmad wants RANS to take off beyond a family company

RANS Entertainment seeks to expand beyond just media and entertainment, with forays into F&B and FMCG as well. But its main challenge is getting the company recognized independently from the couple.

Azis Armand, vice president director and CEO of PT Indika Energy

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Executive Column: Mining giant Indika maneuvers to low-carbon future

As part of its efforts to shift its business focus away from coal, Indonesia’s Indika Energy is in negotiations to retire its part-owned Cirebon 1 coal-fired power plant in West Java and is building an electric motorcycle. Indika Energy vice president director Azis Armand spoke to The Jakarta Post’s Divya Karyza on Feb. 15 about his views on Indonesia’s electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem and the company’s struggle in cutting its coal income to 50 percent by 2025 amid global pressure on the coal industry.

Sutanto Hartono, managing director at PT Elang Mahkota Teknologi (Emtek).

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Executive Column: Emtek's spending prudence shows merit in economic turmoil

Emtek, one of the biggest technology and media groups in the country comprising TV stations, digital media and tech start-ups, says prudence in spending has been helping it weather macroeconomic turmoil.

Multi Bintang Indonesia director of corporate affairs Ika Noviera.

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Executive Column: Bintang brews up its very own energy transition

Listed beverages company PT Multi Bintang Indonesia, well known for its Bintang beer, is working with stakeholders to raise awareness on waste management and transition to clean energy.

Bank of America (BofA) Indonesia country manager Mira Arifin.

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Executive Column: BofA sees ‘massive influx’ of offshore funds

Bank of America (BofA) notes that Indonesia has been quick to take advantage of capital markets reopening at the start of this year and envisions more investments coming into the country on the back of more positive sentiment than 2022.

Mira Arifin, Bank of America’s Indonesia country manager

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Executive Column: BofA sees ‘massive influx’ of offshore funds

Bank of America (BofA) notes that Indonesia has been quick to take advantage of capital markets reopening at the start of this year and envisions more investments coming into the country on the back of more positive sentiment than 2022.

Capital A CEO Tony Fernandes (pictured in an undated photo above) spoke to The Jakarta Post on Jan. 30, 2023.

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Executive Column: Tony Fernandes looks forward to looking back at AirAsia legacy

After 21 years leading the company he built, Capital A CEO Tony Fernandes spoke to The Jakarta Post’s Deni Ghifari on Monday about his plans to retire.

Nelson Vadassery, co-founder and chief technology officer of ocean farming start-up Sea6 Energy spoke to The Jakarta Post on Friday. Jan. 27, 2023. The company has aimed to turn seaweed as biofuel, which can help reduce reliance on costly imported crude oil, while helping countries to achieve their net-zero target.

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Executive Column: Sea6 Energy to substitute fossil fuel with greener seaweed biofuel

Ocean farming startup Sea6 Energy says seaweed can replace costly imported crude oil with enough research, production scale and investment.

Nestlé Indonesia president director Ganesan Ampalavanar.

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Executive Column: Emerging from COVID, Nestlé readies new plant

Just as the COVID-19 pandemic began to wane, an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease hit dairy supply chains in Indonesia, but that has not stopped Nestlé Indonesia from expanding in the country.

Alibaba Cloud intelligence international president Selina Yuan

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Executive Column: Alibaba Cloud focuses on developers, local partnerships in Indonesia

Alibaba Cloud intelligence international president Selina Yuan shares about how the company expands its business in Indonesia since 2016 by establishing multiple data centers, and also its achievements and plans going forward.

Alpha JWC Ventures cofounder and general partner Jefrey Joe

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Executive Column: Alpha JWC ready to ride venture waves in 2023

Jefrey Joe, cofounder and general partner at Alpha JWC Ventures, one of the country's biggest tech venture capital firms, speaks about the company’s history, positioning and what it expects in 2023.

Inecosolar president director Benoit Prim

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Executive Column: Inecosolar banks on JETP to spur RI’s energy transition

Inecosolar managing director Benoit Prim gives a brief insight into Indonesia's solar potential and how it is progressing toward achieving its energy transition goals.

Vidio managing director Monika Rudijono.

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Executive Column: Vidio’s winning strategy with local content power

Globally, over-the-top (OTT) market is dominated by three international players, namely Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime. However, an anomaly occurs in Indonesian market wherein Vidio, a local player, is reigning over even the global platforms, at their own games.

Roche Indonesia president director Dr. Ait-Allah Mejri.

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Executive Column: Roche readies ‘huge innovation’ for RI’s healthcare resilience

Roche Indonesia president director Dr. Ait-Allah Mejri spoke with The Jakarta Post’ to discuss the company’s experience in accelerating innovation and the development, prospects and opportunities in Indonesia’s biopharmaceutical industry.

WhatsApp vice president for global affairs and strategic markets Victoria Grand.

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Executive column: WhatsApp listens to communities to improve services

WhatsApp vice president for global affairs and strategic markets Victoria Grand spoke with The Jakarta Post’s Deni Ghifari on Nov. 4 about the company’s products, mission and business model.

Traveloka president Caesar Indra poses in an undated photo.

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Executive Column: As tourism recovers strongly, Traveloka stands to catch the wave

Traveloka president Caesar Indra spoke to The Jakarta Post’s Deni Ghifari on Oct. 27 about the company’s positioning, what it plans to do with the freshly acquired US$300 million funding and how the company is preparing for the tourism recovery in the region.

A Cathay Pacific 747 freighter stands on the apron of an airport in this undated photograph.

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Executive Column: Cathay Pacific eyes ASEAN cargo potential

Airlines in Southeast Asia have enjoyed a strong recovery since the start of the year and are rushing to offer more flights to meet a rebound in demand for passenger services -- and take advantage of an unexpected boost from cargo.

HP Greater Asia vice president and head of personal systems Kong Meng Koh is pictured in an undated photograph.

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Executive column: Local opportunities outweigh global risks, HP says

HP Greater Asia vice president and head of personal systems Kong Meng Koh spoke to The Jakarta Post’s Divya Karyza about the IT company’s take on Indonesia’s growing cyberthreats and the country’s technology landscape, while also discussing HP’s strategy in dealing with global economic uncertainty.

Bicky Bhangu, president of South East Asia, Pacific and South Korea Rolls-Royce speaks with 'The Jakarta Post' on Oct. 18 about sustainable aviation fuel, small nuclear reactor and the future of airlines.

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Executive column: Rolls Royce pitches SMR, vertical-takeoff aircraft for Indonesian backlands

Bicky Bhangu, president of South East Asia, Pacific and South Korea Rolls-Royce spoke with The Jakarta Post to discuss solutions to tackle the net-zero target in the airline industry and current challenges that Indonesia is facing.

Pluang cofounder Claudia Kolonas smiles for the camera in an undated photo.

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Executive Column: The fittest survive economic turbulence, says Pluang

Pluang cofounder Claudia Kolonas spoke to The Jakarta Post’s Deni Ghifari on Oct. 17 about how the start-up aims to be a part of Indonesia's effort to increase financial literacy and how it is handling the global macroeconomic turbulence.

Mel Carvill, nonexecutive director of Home Credit

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Executive Column: The underbanked are Indonesia's capital

Mel Carvill, nonexecutive director of Home Credit, recently visited Jakarta to touch base with colleagues at the lender’s Indonesia headquarters. He discussed finance industry trends and economic developments in Indonesia with The Jakarta Post's Mark Lempp and Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman on Oct. 13.

Teguk CEO Maulana Hakim (left) and founder Najib Wahab (right) pictured in an undated photograph.

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Executive column: Teguk takes on FMCG, global supply chain disruptions

The Jakarta Post’s Divya Karyza interviewed Teguk CEO Maulana Hakim on Saturday to explore the Indonesian food and beverage company’s journey leading to the opening of its first store in New York, the United States, its plan for further expansion and its latest venture into the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) segment.

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