Envoys to attend workshop in Bali

Envoys to attend workshop in Bali

JAKARTA: Indonesian ambassadors to ASEAN countries, Japan,
South Korea, the U.S. and Australia, as well as several
provincial governors, will get practical advice on how to promote
trade and investment during a two-day workshop in Bedugul, Bali,
this weekend.

The symposium, which is being organized jointly by the foreign
ministry and the Executive Center for Global Leadership (ECGL),
will present topics of interest on business management, good
governance and diplomacy.

"Promoting exports and investment is one of the main tasks of
our ambassadors, but this will be the first time that our
diplomats will get such a briefing on how to deal with
businesspeople, potential investors and buyers," ECGL chairman
Tanri Abeng said on Tuesday.

Tanri said that because the symposium would also be attended
by corporate chiefs, the diplomats and governors would be able to
expand their networks during the two-day gathering beginning on
Saturday.

"Governors should be capable of attracting investment to their
provinces, as it is businesses that create jobs and consequently
improve the purchasing power of the people. This forum is a good
opportunity for them to learn the ropes and network with our
ambassadors and business leaders," Tanri said.

Among the speakers at the briefing will be foreign minister
Hassan Wirajuda, Adam Schwarz, the communications director at
McKinsey & Company, Robert Kitgaard, the dean of Pardee-Rand
Graduate School in California, and chief economics minister
Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti. -- JP