JAKARTA, KOMPAS \u2014 President Prabowo Subianto received 12 CEOs of\nglobal investment firms during a meeting held as part of his working\nvisit to Washington DC, United States, on Friday (20\/2\/2026). The CEOs,\nwhose firms collectively manage US$16 trillion in assets, called for\nstrengthened legal certainty to expand investment in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
President Prabowo was accompanied at the meeting by Investment and\nDownstreaming Minister\/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM)\nand Danantara CEO Rosan Perkasa Roeslani, Energy and Mineral Resources\nMinister Bahlil Lahadalia, and Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya.\nAlso present were Danantara Chief Investment Officer Pandu Patria\nSjahrir and Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Chairman\nAnindya Bakrie.<\/p>\n
The meeting lasted nearly two hours, double the originally planned\none-hour session. It opened with President Prabowo presenting the state\nof the national economy and the government\u2019s strategic measures to\nimprove the investment climate and maintain stability. Each CEO then\nprovided direct feedback to the President.<\/p>\n
Rosan said that policy consistency, rule of law, and capital market\nstrengthening were the primary concerns raised by the CEOs. Legal\ncertainty was seen as directly linked to the management of long-term\ninvestment risk.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey provided input particularly on policy consistency, rule of law,\nand also on the capital market and its development. Measurable risks\nwere also a concern,\u201d Rosan said following the meeting via a video\nstatement received on Saturday (21\/2\/2026).<\/p>\n
Rosan said the investors expressed appreciation for a number of\npolicies the government has pursued. They assessed that Indonesia is now\nin a stronger and more stable position than before.<\/p>\n
During his opening remarks, Rosan continued, President Prabowo\nstressed that Indonesia may have long been known as a sleeping giant.\nHowever, Indonesia no longer wishes to sleep and wants to rise together\nto develop and strengthen the national economy.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Rosan said, the meeting discussed partnership\nopportunities through Danantara, as investment from several of these\nglobal firms had not been optimally tapped in Indonesia and had largely\nflowed to other countries.<\/p>\n
Danantara\u2019s presence therefore opens up the possibility of serving as\na local partner for global investors. This was seen as providing both\ncomfort and increased confidence for co-investment, both within\nIndonesia and abroad.<\/p>\n
The CEOs also highlighted the importance of capital market\ndevelopment and measurable risk management. Policy stability and\ncontinuity were deemed critical factors in building investor\nconfidence.<\/p>\n
Rosan expressed appreciation for the direct attendance of the most\nsenior leaders of these global firms in Washington DC. Some flew in from\nvarious US states, whilst others travelled from London, England.<\/p>\n
He said this demonstrated the seriousness of their interest in\nIndonesia. \u201cWe were very pleased that those who came were truly the CEOs\nor presidents themselves, not second-tier representatives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
One of the attending CEOs is the majority owner of international\nsports clubs including Chelsea, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Los\nAngeles Dodgers. During the meeting, he committed to bringing these\nclubs to Indonesia to explore partnerships and matches.<\/p>\n
Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said in a written statement on\nFriday (20\/2\/2026) that these business leaders had previously worked\nwith Danantara Indonesia as the largest state-owned enterprise asset\nholder.<\/p>\n
Teddy named several prominent global investment figures in\nattendance. They included Eldridge Industries CEO and owner of Premier\nLeague club Chelsea and NBA team LA Lakers, Todd L. Boehly, as well as\nOaktree CEO and owner of Italian club Inter Milan, Armen Panossian.<\/p>\n
Also present were Matt Harris from BlackRock Founding Partners and\nGlobal Infrastructure Partners; Martin Escobari, Co-President and Head\nof Global Growth Equity at General Atlantic; and Al Rabil, CEO of Kayne\nAnderson.<\/p>\n
Additionally in attendance were Neil R. Brown, Managing Director of\nthe Global Institute Infrastructure at KKR; Michael Weinberg,\nChairperson of the Investment Committee at Levine Leichtman Capital\nPartners (LLCP); Justin Metz, Managing Partner at Related Fund\nManagement (RFM); Luke Taylor, Co-President of Stonepeak; Nabil Mallick,\nCOO of Thrive Capital; Jeffrey Perlman, CEO of Warburg Pincus; and Seth\nBernstein from Bernstein Equity Partners.<\/p>\n
Danantara CIO Pandu Patria Sjahrir added that the sectors targeted\nfor cooperation include renewable energy, infrastructure, energy\ntransition, entrepreneurship, and technology. One of the attending\ninvestors is a major backer of OpenAI and offered opportunities to\nleverage artificial intelligence technology to improve efficiency in the\nstate-owned enterprise sector.<\/p>\n
According to Pandu, investor interest in expanding cooperation is\ngrowing stronger. They are not only interested in domestic investment\nbut also in cross-border collaboration with Indonesia. Several investors\neven expressed a desire to build direct partnerships by opening offices\nin Indonesia.<\/p>\n
In the discussions, capital market reform and strengthening the legal\nsystem emerged as key priorities for boosting investor confidence. \u201cThey\ngreatly appreciated the President\u2019s emphasis on strengthening the legal\nsystem and legal certainty,\u201d Pandu said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/meeting-president-prabowo-12-global-ceos-highlight-legal-certainty-in-indonesia-1771694197", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }