Aik Boon Chua
Business Development Director, DewTouch Innovations Pte Ltd
He is a Singapore-based entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience in technology innovation, business development, and digital solutions. As Founder of DewTouch Innovations, he develops automotive, mobility, fleet, workshop, and B2B technology solutions across Southeast Asia and Japan.
Akshay Prasad
Principal, Arthur D. Little Southeast Asia
He is a Principal with Arthur D. Little South East Asia with over ten years of consulting experience advising firms in South East Asia, Asia-Pacific, the USA, and the European Union. He advises firms on growth strategy, market entry, competitive benchmarking, and commercial due diligence with specializations in New Mobility Services. His notable projects include guiding a global OEM on its market entry strategy for its EV product into India, supporting an O&G firm to enter the EV charging market in SEA, and conducting commercial and technical due diligence of a battery swapping operator in the Indian market.
Binu George
Country Manager, TotalEnergies Renewables Distributed Generation Indonesia
He leads TotalEnergies Renewables Distributed Generation in Indonesia, driving the company’s strategic growth, spearheading new business development, and overseeing the construction and operation of solar energy assets across the country.
With over two decades of experience in the renewable energy sector, Binu has successfully developed more than 1GW of renewable energy projects throughout the Asia-Pacific region. His expertise spans project development, execution, asset management, and business development.
As Country Manager, Binu is committed to advancing solar energy solutions that support Indonesia’s transition toward a Net-Zero future, empowering industries to adopt sustainable practices and reduce their carbon footprint.
Daniel Suryananta Satyanegara
Vice President, PT Akebono Brake Astra Indonesia
Vice President Director of PT Akebono Brake Astra Indonesia, overseeing both product and manufacturing processes. He was a pioneer in the company's digital transformation, which included automation programs. He successfully led the company to become a national lighthouse in Industry 4.0, as recognized by the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Indonesia.
Devarajan Ranganathan
Former Executive Technical Advisor to the CEO/Chairman, VinFast
Donny Novanda
President Director, PT Astra Visteon Indonesia
President Director of PT Astra Visteon Indonesia, which produce high technology and quality cluster through high optimization end to end process. He builds the network through manufacturing company within Astra Otoparts Group in with the background from Mechanical Engineering and Strategic Management. Enthusiast with new people, new environment, new knowledge and challenge. Delighted to build collaboration to increase value added and giving back to community.
Edi Kurliyanto
Supply Chain Practitioner
2024 – curruent: Supply Planner & Purchasing at PT. IMCD Indonesia
2021 – 2024: Supply Chain Supervisor at PT. Megasetia Agung Kimia
Certified Project Logistics Manager by Badan Nasional Sertifikasi Profesi (BNSP)
Georg Schrank
Sales Manager ASEAN & China, AVL List GmbH
After graduating in Mechanical Engineering and Business Economics from Graz University of Technology, he started his career in the motorsport department of AVL, focusing on complete vehicle simulation. After a stop as Global Product Manager Technical Competitor Analysis, he took over as Head of Business Development for the entire Business Unit ‘Engineering Services and RnD’ in ASEAN in 2020. In March 2026, he took over as Sales Manager for the forementioned region and got an extended responsibility also covering the Chinese market.
Gwenael de Calan
Business Development Manager, TecAlliance
Since May 2023: TecAlliance APAC Business Development Manager, based in Jakarta.
2017-2023: Head of Sales from Caruso GmbH, a marketplace for connected cars data, based in Mannheim.
2015-2017: Country Manager for Germany & APAC for GiPA, a business intelligence specialist in the automotive sector.
2002-2015: Sales associate for Robert Bosch GmbH, Automotive Aftermarket, successively based in Europe, Asia and Oceania.
MBA from Lancaster University (UK) and Marketing Master from EM Lyon Business School (FR).
H.E. Francisco de la Torre
Ambassdor, Embassy of Mexico in Indonesia
Francisco de la Torre Galindo was born in Mexico City and has been a member of the Mexican Foreign Service since 1998. He has served as Mexico's Ambassador to Indonesia since October 9, 2025, and presented credentials to President Prabowo Subianto on November 7th, 2025.
Abroad, he has served as Consul General of Mexico in Dallas, and previously assigned to the Mexican Embassies in Brazil and Argentina, where he carried out political, economic, cooperation, and especially consular work.
At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he served as Executive Director of the Institute for Mexicans Abroad (IMME), Legal Director at the General Directorate of the Foreign Service and Human Resources, and Director for South America at the Undersecretariat for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Jan Tirtawidjaja
Head of Sales for Indonesia, TecAlliance
Since May 2024: TecAlliance Head of Sales for Indonesia, based in Jakarta.
2018-2024: Sales Team Leader from AISIN Asia Indonesia: one of the first associates of AISIN in Indonesia.
2015-2017: Supervisor at PT Astra International Honda motorcycle.
Accounting bachelor degree from Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta.
Omar Abouelmagd
IT Lead Consultant for Smart Manufacturing Solutions, Lenovo Malaysia
A Mechatronics Engineer with an MBA, Omar Abouelmagd is an IT Lead Consultant specializing in the intersection of industrial automation and digital transformation. With a robust foundation in precision motion control, he bridges the gap between hardware excellence and intelligent software. Omar excels in deploying AI-driven IT solutions for Smart Manufacturing, focusing on high-impact areas like Lenovo’s "Lighthouse" factory frameworks and Manufacturing Operations Smart Solutions (MOSS). By integrating real-time data analytics and AI applications into the production floor, he enables enterprises to achieve unprecedented operational efficiency and scalability within the Industry 4.0 landscape.
Sigit Tri Santoso
Automotive Journalist
Professional journalism career began in late 1998 at mobilmotor, Indonesia's first automotive magazine, where he was entrusted with independently managing the country's largest car testing event, the "Indonesian Car of the Year."
Co-founder of the Automotive Journalists Forum (2002).
In March 2015, he transitioned to the digital media landscape by joining *Liputan6.com*, one of the most widely read media outlets.
For the past several years, he has served as Managing Editor at Liputan6.com.
Yuniadi Haksono Hartono
Indonesia Center for Mobility Studies
2022 – Today: Independent consultant | Public Relations, Training and Automotive Business Consulting.
2012 – 2020: Director at General Motors Indonesia (last position)
1992 – 2012: Deputy Director Marketing at Mercedes-Benz Indonesia (last position)
1999 – 2022: Member of Gaikindo committee (last position: Head of Working Group – Market Development)