INDONESIA SOCIAL GOOD SUMMIT

Jakarta, 20 October 2018

During the Summit speakers have discussed challenges of facing megacities such as congestion and air pollution, as well as solutions and trends to make the cities more environmentally-friendly. Among the speakers were Nirwono Joga, a landscape architect and urban planner, who highlighted the needs for open green spaces, Tedi Santo Sofyan from the Ministry for Housing and Public Work’s R&D section, who shared the latest technology that can turn plastic waste into road building materials and Carlson Lau from COCOWORK, who spearheaded a co-working trend that has reshaped the concept of office as a workplace. Other speakers attend included Riri Riza, a prominent filmmaker, who shared his experience in creating a place, Rumata Artspace, where creativity can be nurtured in his hometown of Makassar. Atika from the Sebar Inspirasi Indonesia Foundation shared the idea of using technology to connect a community of people who wants to help victims of rape and child molestation, and Yuanita Agata, the Marketing Vice President for Go-Life, who shared the experience of supporting the disadvantaged and disabled people by providing training and job opportunities with their app/platform.