There will be interaction between the leaders and three CEOs from as many companies."
Palm Springs, California (ANTARA News) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is scheduled to meet with the chief executive officers of IBM, Microsoft and Cisco, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said here on Sunday night.

She said the meeting will take place at Retreat 1 of Segment 1 of the US-ASEAN summit in Sunnylands, California.

"In Segment 1, that will last for some time, a meeting will also happen at the final session of Retreat 1 when the three CEOs will also be invited by President Obama to join the leaders and have discussions with them," she said.

The three CEOs are from IBM, Microsoft and Cisco, the minister said.

"There will be interaction between the leaders and three CEOs from as many companies," she said.

Retno said on Monday that President Jokowi would start his working visit within the framework of the US-ASEAN Summit in Sunnylands, California.

The Summit is scheduled to start at 15.30pm at Retreat 1 on the topic of "Promoting an Innovative Entrepreneurial ASEAN Economic Community."

"In the discussion at Retreat 1, issues related to micro, small and medium businesses would be taken up besides information technology, digital economy and others," she said.

At the meeting, President Jokowi will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Trade Minister Thomas Lembong, presidential chief of staff Teten Masduki and Indonesias permanent representative for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

(Reporting by Hanni Sofia Soepardi/Uu.H-YH/INE/KR-BSR/A014)

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