President Joko Widodo of Indonesia to Address World Economic Forum on East Asia

16 April 2015

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Fon Mathuros, Head of Media, Public Engagement, Tel.: +41 (0)79 201 0211, Email: fmathuro@weforum.org
The 24th World Economic Forum on East Asia will take place in Jakarta on 19-21 April 2015

700 participants from over 40 countries, including 180 CEOs and chairpersons, and 40 ministers and

international organization representatives

Agriculture, trade and digital infrastructure are among the highlights of the three-day programme

For more information on the meeting: http://wef.ch/ea15

Jakarta, Indonesia, 16 April 2015 President Joko Widodo of Indonesia will give a keynote address at the 24th
World Economic Forum on East Asia. The meeting will take place in Jakarta on 19-21 April under the theme
Anchoring Trust in East Asia s New Regionalism.
As the world s only international institution for public-private cooperation, the World Economic Forum is
holding this meeting at a time where enhancing trust will be a defining factor in eliminating societal and
political polarisation. To meet the needs of East Asia s fast-growing economies, partnerships are essential
to address people s rightful demands for greater access to education, meaningful employment and political
representation, said Sushant Palakurthi Rao, Senior Director and Head of Asia-Pacific at the World Economic
Forum.

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The meeting programme is built on three pillars:

The New Citizen Context identifies potential solutions to pressing societal challenges.
The New Economic Context explores opportunities and disruptions to economic growth in the region, for
example technological innovations, the impact of the new ASEAN Economic Community or environmental and
social sustainability.
The New Regional Context examines progress in regional collaboration but also geopolitical tensions that
could undermine progress.
The meeting also serves as an impartial platform to discuss and tackle several of the 10 global challenges the
Forum believes can only be addressed through multistakeholder cooperation and public-private partnerships.
The Co-Chairs of the World Economic on East Asia are: Hans-Paul Brkner, Chairman, The Boston
Consulting Group, Germany; John Riady, Executive Director, Lippo Group, Indonesia; Budi Gunadi Sadikin,
Chief Executive Officer, Bank Mandiri (Persero), Indonesia; William Lacy Swing, Director-General,
International Organization for Migration (IOM), Geneva; and Teresita Sy-Coson, Vice-Chairperson, SM Investments
Corporation, Philippines.
Other key participants include: Samdech Techno Hunsen, Prime Minister of Cambodia; Vilayvanh Phomkhe
, Minister of Agriculture of Laos; Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of International Trade and Industry of
Malaysia; Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, President of Mali; Purevsuren Lundeg, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia;
U Htay Aung, Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism of Myanmar; Alma Oumarou, Minister of Commerce and
Private Sector Promotion of Niger; Cesar V Purisima, Secretary of Finance of the Philippines; Arkady Dvorkovich
, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation; Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch, State Secretary
for Economic Affairs of Switzerland; Narongchai Akrasanee, Minister of Energy of Thailand; Harry Harris,
Commander of the United States Pacific Fleet, US Navy; and Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Deputy Prime Minister of
Vietnam.
Ahead of the public programme, the World Economic Forum will host several meetings and workshops on its
specific public-private partnerships it is currently leading. These include the New Vision for Agriculture, which
has partnerships in 16 countries to address food security, and the Global Strategic Infrastructure Initiative, which
aims to facilitate dialogue and collaborations in three areas: regional acceleration, global knowledge and
collaboration platforms, and infrastructure development for economic corridors.
Notes to Editors
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