Prabowo Subianto, President of the Republic of Indonesia, leads a distinguished speaker line-up for the 23rd Forbes Global CEO Conference
JAKARTA (October 14, 2025) – The 23rd Forbes Global CEO Conference officially opens today in Jakarta, Indonesia, gathering some 380 leading CEOs, thought leaders, entrepreneurs and investors.
Under the theme “The World Pivots,” the conference will examine the global economy’s next chapter—an era of extraordinary geopolitical and technological turbulence. For business leaders and investors, faster innovation and bold power plays will be at a premium as the world pivots to a new challenging era.
Among the highlights of the Conference on the opening day is a one-on-one dialogue between Rosan Perkasa Roeslani, Minister, Investment and Downstream Industry, Chairman, Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) and CEO of Danantara Indonesia and Rich Karlgaard, Futurist and Columnist at Forbes Asia, during the lunch session.
On the second day of the Conference, Tadashi Yanai, Chairman, President and CEO of Fast Retailing will engage in a dialogue with Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media. At the grand finale dinner, Prabowo Subianto, President of the Republic of Indonesia, will participate in A Meeting of Minds, a one-on-one dialogue with Steve Forbes.
Throughout the two-day conference, some 50 speakers will gather from around the world to share insights on topics such as the global economy, innovation, AI and investment opportunities, healthcare, real estate and energy. Panels will also discuss best strategies for leadership, entrepreneurship, family business, philanthropy and sustainability.
The 23rd Forbes Global CEO Conference features a line-up of distinguished speakers including Chartsiri Sophonpanich, President of Bangkok Bank; Anthony Capuano, President and CEO of Marriott International; Tony Fernandes, CEO of Capital A; Koh Boon Hwee, Chairman of Altara Ventures and Chairman of Singapore Exchange Group; Jane Sun, CEO of Trip.com Group; Joseph E. Aoun, President of Northeastern University; Anthony Tan, CEO, Cofounder and Chairman of Grab; Pandu Patria Sjahrir, Chief Investment Officer of Danantara Indonesia; Mohammed Dewji, President of MeTL Group; Shinta W. Kamdani, Chairman of APINDO and CEO of Sintesa Group; Ho Kwon Ping, Founder and Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings; Panote Sirivadhanabhakdi, Group CEO of Frasers Property; Irfan Razack, Chairman and MD of Prestige Group; Leo KoGuan, Founder and Chairman of SHI International Corp; Otto Toto Sugiri, President Director of DCI Indonesia; Belinda Tanoto, Managing Director at RGE and Member, Board of Trustees of Tanoto Foundation; Kuok Meng Wei, CEO and Managing Director of K2 Strategic; Anindya N Bakrie, Chairman of Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and CEO of Bakrie & Brothers; Mark Dalio, Founder and Co-CEO of OceanX; Lee Yeow Chor, Group Managing Director and CEO of IOI Corporation; William E. Heinecke, Founder and Chairman of Minor International; Keisuke Honda, Cofounder of X&Circle and General Partner at X&KSK; Rose Damen, Managing Director at Damen Yachting and Third generation Damen Shipyards Group family shareholder and Axton Salim, Executive Director at Salim Group.
Other speakers include Caroline Link, Co-Chairman of B.GRIMM Pharma, President of B.Grimm Joint Venture and Board Member at B.Grimm Power;Zhang Ya-Qin, Chair Professor and Dean of Tsinghua University; Thammasak Sethaudom, President and CEO of SCG; Angela Tanoesoedibjo, Co-CEO of MNC Group and CEO of iNews Media Group; Jeffrey Jaensubhakij, Advisor at GIC and Cofounder of JJNP Capital; Daniel Ives, Managing Director and Global Head of Technology Research at Wedbush;Hendra Soetjipto Tan, CEO of Barito Renewables Energy; Binod K. Chaudhary, Chairman of Chaudhary Group and CG Corp Global; George Raymond Zage III, Founder and CEO of Tiga Investments; Jixun Foo, Senior Managing Partner at Granite Asia; Amit Anand, Founding Partner and Managing Director at Jungle Ventures; Antoine Blondeau, Cofounder and Managing Partner of Alpha Intelligence Capital; Jing Hong, Founding Partner at Gaocheng Capital; Michael T. Smith, Chief Executive of Hongkong Land; Sunny Verghese, Cofounder and Group CEO of Olam Group; Alan Chan, Managing Partner at Full Vision Capital; Yoshito Hori, Founder and President of GLOBIS University and Founding Partner at GLOBIS Capital Partners; Andreas Wicki, CEO of HBM Healthcare Investments; Prem Kumar Nair, Group CEO of IHH Healthcare; John A. Quelch, American President and Executive Vice Chancellor of Duke Kunshan University; Aaron Tan, Founder and CEO of Carro; Tan Min-Han, Founding CEO and Medical Director of Lucence; Magnus Grimeland, Founder and CEO of Antler; Aengus Tran, Cofounder and CEO of Harrison.ai and Edward Tirtanata, Cofounder and Group CEO of Kopi Kenangan.
The Forbes Global CEO Conference is supported by RGE and Permata Bank as Principal Sponsors; Amazon Web Services and International Container Terminal Services, Inc as Corporate Sponsors; Indorama Corp Group, Marriott Bonvoy, Barito Pacific and Edelman as Supporting Sponsors; and Leo Koguan Foundation and PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, Tbk as Contributing Sponsors.
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