Workshop co-organized by: Georgetown University Mortara Center at the School of Foreign Service and the McDonough School of Business, Princeton University Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance and the Policy and Climate Transition (PACT) Lab at Stanford University
Hosted by: Georgetown University School of Foreign Service Asia Pacific
Venue: The Plaza Office Tower, Jl. M.H. Thamrin No.15 Level 37, Gondangdia, Kec. Menteng, Kota Jakarta Pusat, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 10350, Indonesia
Format: Short presentations (10-15 minutes) followed by discussions
Program
9-10:30 The Political Economy of Indonesia
Moderator: Erik Voeten, Professor, Georgetown University and director Mortara Center for International Studies
Speakers:
Yuhki Tajima, Rector, Georgetown SFS Asia Pacific: Introduction
Burhanuddin Muhtadi, Indikator Politik Indonesia and Professor, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, and Seth Soderborg, Senior Research Fellow, Indikator Politik Indonesia,: "Public Opinion on Climate and the Environment in Indonesia"
Philips Vermonte, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII); Senior Fellow, CSIS Indonesia: "The Indonesian Electoral System and its Political Implications"
10:30-11 Coffee break
11-12:30 The Energy Transition in Indonesia
Moderator: Amanda Kennard, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Stanford University
Speakers:
Putra Adhiguna, Managing Director, Energy Shift Institute: "Decarbonizing Indonesia's energy: Separating the noise from the fundamentals"
Fabby Tumiwa, Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR): Title TBD
Indri Dwi Apriliyanti, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Policy and Management, Universitas Gadjah Mada: Title TBD
Via Widiyadi, Research Associate, Climate Policy Research Unit, CSIS Indonesia: "Climate Change Policy Landscape in Indonesia: Critical Reflections, National-Subnational Relations and Challenges"
12:30-1:30 Lunch at SFS Asia Pacific
9-10:30 Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Energy, and Decarbonization
Moderator: Michael Ross, Professor of Political Science, UCLA
Speakers:
Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara, Executive Director, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS): "Fossil fuel subsidies and reform challenges"
Eka Satria, Chief Executive Officer, PT Medco Power Indonesia (TBC)
Agus Sari, CEO, Landscape Indonesia (TBD)
11-12:30 Mining, Critical Minerals, and Environmental Damage
Moderator: Sarah Brooks, Professor of Political Science, Ohio State University
Speakers:
Dan Bowman: "The War on Illegal Mining" — Fellow GU Asia Pacific
Ardhi Wardhana, Economic Researcher, Department of Economics, CSIS Indonesia: "Behind the Shine: Environmental and Health Trade-offs of Indonesia's Nickel Downstream Policy"
TBD
12:30 Lunch at SFS Asia Pacific
9-10:30 Pollution
Moderator: Quynh Nguyen, Associate Professor, Wyss Academy for Nature, University of Bern (Institute of Political Science)
Speakers:
Batari Saraswati, Director, Systemiq: "Economic Case of Coordinated Action for Jakarta's Clean Air"
Teguh Dartanto, Associate Professor of Economics, Universitas Indonesia (former Dean, Faculty of Economics and Business, 2021–2025): "Economic Transformation, Air Pollution (PM2.5) and NCD Risk in Indonesia"
Indradhi Faisal Ibrahim, Capacity Building Expert, Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris (RKC-MPD), Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA): "Governing plastic waste management in the context of circular economy and green energy transition in Southeast Asia"
11-12:30 Carbon credit markets and sustainable trade and investment
Moderator: Vishal Agrawal, Henry J. Blommer Family Endowed Chair in Sustainable Business and Professor of Operations Management, Georgetown McDonough School of Business
Speakers:
Jessica Novia, Co-founder and Chief Impact Officer, CarbonEthics
Ms. Elim Sritaba – Chief Sustainability Officer at APP Group and Deputy Chairman for Environment, Social, and Governance, Kadin Indonesia
Dandy Rafitrandi,(TBC) Senior Researcher, Department of Economics, CSIS Indonesia: "Sustainable Trade and Investment"
12:30 Lunch at SFS Asia Pacific