During the event here on Tuesday, he noted that the AVPN conference aims to provide solutions and opportunities in terms of sustainable and inclusive economy and to provide a safe environment.
The goal of AVPN Conference is also to bolster productivity, stability, and security, and also to strengthen global leadership, specifically in Asia.
Tourism and creative economy have been among the sectors that have been the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the sector has also emerged as the main engine for economic revival, he noted.
According to Uno, strengthening investment in the tourism and creative economy sector will bolster the role of the sector in economic revival and job creation.
"Many other sectors depend on the performance of tourism and creative economy, such as retail, accommodation, foods and beverages, logistics, and transportation," he informed.
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The implementation of the international event on June 21–24, 2022, will also emphasize that Indonesia, particularly Bali, is ready to welcome various international events.
"This event certainly creates a good perception of Indonesia's economic resilience against crisis," he said.
"It also shows Indonesia's readiness and leadership to the world, particularly in global economic recovery, while also regaining the international community's trust to hold MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) events in Indonesia," he added.
Uno said he believes that the 2022 AVPN Conference would be the biggest event for social investment networks in terms of philanthropy financing in Asia.
He said the ministry expects the conference to provide beneficial results with very good opportunities for everyone to share their knowledge and expertise.
The AVPN Conference is also expected to help develop strategic cooperation and networking to provide solutions for the latest social-economical challenges, he added.
"As a result, Bali will be ready to become a host again next year,” he remarked.
This year, Uno's ministry is helping five social enterprise brands to participate in the Impact Live and Impact Showcase activities.
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The brands come from the culinary, fashion, and craft subsectors. They comprise Tenoon, MCL (Mycotech Lab), Liberty Society, Timurasa, and KaIND.
Meanwhile, CEO of AVPN, Naina Subberwal Batra, said that the AVPN Global Conference connects renowned philanthropists, investors, and policy-makers in the world to announce new alliances, unveil new potential funding, and form strategic partnerships.
This is done to help Asian countries overcome the lack of funding while trying to fulfill the sustainable development goals (SDGs), she informed.
The result of the AVPN meeting will serve as an input for the G20 Summit, which will allow for the realization of real action to catalyze resources and capital to provide bigger impacts in Asia.
With more than 600 member organizations or companies spread out over 33 countries, AVPN has a unique role to connect country leaders in Asia.
That is for the sake of collaborating their capital, technical aid, and policy influence to catalyze capital owned by offices, families, foundations, and corporations in Asia.
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