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