B20, also known as the Business 20, is the official dialogue forum for G20 members, which Indonesia is leading this year as holder of the G20 presidency and host of the G20 Leaders’ Summit. In accordance with the “Recover Together, Recover Stronger” theme, one of the main focuses is the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for international partnership and cooperation to address the global health security challenges of present and future, and the need for concerted efforts to stimulate global recovery. It is reported that the pandemic has caused the global economy to shrink by over $10 trillion, which also has exacerbated inequality between wealthier and poorer countries.

Sir Tony Blair, executive chairman of the Tony Bali Institute for Global Change and former prime minister of the United Kingdom joins B20 Indonesia’s International Advisory Caucus and will help the GHSC come up with policy recommendations, focusing on global public health in support of economic recovery and future pandemic preparedness.

“I’m delighted Indonesia has the presidency of the G20 this year and I believe there couldn’t be a better country to lead the world in 2022,” said the former prime minister. “The Global Health Security Consortium will support Indonesia to forge a Global Health Alliance, including enabling the B20 to convene industry, as well as the best minds, to turn November’s Bali declaration from theory into practice. It will be led by government working with the WHO and other international bodies like CEPI and GAVI. But the Indonesia B20 – which as I know, is determined to play a much more active role – can be a big catalyst because transformation requires the private and public sector to work in tandem.”

“I am delighted to welcome Sir Tony Blair to be a member of the B20 Indonesia IAC. Under his leadership, the Global Health Security Consortium will be a strong partner for B20 Indonesia as we prepare concrete policy recommendations to the Indonesian G20 presidency that will improve the global health architecture and advance inclusive, innovative and collaborative growth. I am also hopeful that this partnership will enable Indonesia to demonstrate its leadership to the global business community by forging a path toward better international cooperation in global health and leverage the post-COVID opportunities to become a hub of investment and research in life sciences,” said Shinta Kamdani, chair of B20 Indonesia, coordinating vice chair on maritime, investment & international affairs and CEO of Sintesa Group.

The partnership is enabled through strategic support from the Bakrie Center Foundation (BCF) and executed in collaboration with the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KADIN) and Equatorise. The collaboration is also a special one for the BCF, as it falls on the group’s 80^th anniversary as it shifts its focus to the 3Cs: climate, COVID-19 and capital trends.

“The Bakrie Center Foundation is pleased to support the partnership between GHSC and B20 Indonesia to shape policy recommendations to improve the global health architecture, which is an important factor for an inclusive and collaborative recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, said Anindya Bakries, as chairman and founder of the BCF and chairman of the KADIN supervisory board.

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