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DISRUPTO Fest returns with ‘Exploration and Experimentation’ theme
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nnovation festival Disrupto Fest is to be held for the second time from July 17-18. Carrying the theme “Exploration and Experimentation”, the event will explore challenges and opportunities people will face in the future.
The festival, which will feature internationally acclaimed innovators, is to be held virtually this year and will be attended by Communications and Information Minister Johnny G. Plate as well as Education and Culture Minister Nadiem Makarim.
“Bearing in mind the Visi Indonesia 2045 (Indonesian Vision 2045) introduced by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo that in 2045, for Indonesia’s 100th Independence Day, we must be a developed country, all industries and sectors have to change course for the better,” Gupta Sitorus, CEO and partner of Disrupto, said in a statement.
Disrupto Fest, initiated by entrepreneurs Boyke Gozali, Gupta Sitorus and pluralism activist Yenny Wahid as well as several other prominent figures and a group of software companies involved in digital reality technology, WIR Group, will feature Mark Post, the Chief Scientific Officer of Mosa Meat known for its slaughter-free meat, Nanshu Lu, who developed electronic tattoos for health tracking and more than 40 exhibitors.
The virtual festival will be streamed live through the platforms Vidio and Cakap.
