IABC represents private sector interests
IABC represents private sector interests
The Indonesia-Australia Business Council (IABC), established in 1989, is recognized as the body which represents private- sector interests in commercial relations between Indonesia and Australia.
The formation of the IABC is the result of a merger between Dewan Kerja Sama Pengusaha Indonesia-Australia (DKSPIA) and the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia (AUSTCHAM), two business groups that had operated in Indonesia for over 15 years with support from the business members of the Australian Alumni Association of Indonesia (IKAMA).
The IABC is affiliated with the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin). This allows the IABC to represent the business and commercial interests of Indonesian and Australian businesspeople engaged in bilateral trade through to government levels.
The IABC is managed by an Executive Committee elected by the membership. The executive committee is supported by a National Secretariat. There are IABC branches in Jakarta, Bali, Semarang (Central Java) and Surabaya (East Java). Discussions are being held regarding the formation of a branch in Bandung. There are currently over 350 members in Jakarta, 30 in Bali, 40 in Semarang and 50 in Surabaya.
IABC's Executive Committee Patron: Ali Alatas, Indonesia's Minister of Foreign Affairs. Advisor: Aburizal Bakrie, Kadin Chairman. President: Sabam Siagian, former Indonesian Ambassador to Australia. Immediate Past President/Ex-Officio Advisor: Moetaryanto. Deputy Secretary-General: Bruce Wallace, Senior Trade Commissioner, Australian Embassy. Deputy Treasurer: Eve Bosak. Vice Presidents: Martin H Kyle, Steven Orr, Yanti Abdurrachman, Louis Eman and Tedjo Utomo. General Manager: Vic Halim. Secretariat Jakarta: World Trade Center, 12th Fl, Jl. Jend Sudirman Kav. 29-31, Jakarta, 12920. Telephone: (021) 5211540. Secretariat Bali: John Panca, Co-Chairman, S. Kadarisman, Secretary-General. Telephone: (361) 263804. Secretariat East Java: J.E. Sendjaja, President, Frans P. Iskandar, Secretary-General. Telephone: (031) 713939. Secretariat Central Java: Y.M. Lodha, President, Wahono Sedyoko, Secretary-General. Telephone: (24) 314441.