"Leaders of global industries will gather here, as a local company intending to expand globally, we hope to take advantage of the forum to build wider networks," Shinta Widjaja, managing director of Sintesa Group, said here on Tuesday.
Shinta, who leads a family firm which is doing business in many sectors, including energy, industry and hotels, said she also hoped to get new knowledge about sustainable industries from global business players.
"We will also share our experience in realizing sustainable industrial activities. Although we are still active in a local scope we actually have done something," she said.
President Director of PT Bakrie Telecom Anidya Novyan Bakrie said meanwhile that the forum offered a chance for business makers in Indonesia to establish business and investment cooperation with global business players.
"This is a rare moment. So, we should be able to take advantage of it. This will help us attract business cooperation and investment from other countries, because we still need funds for certain business sectors such as infrastructure," she said.
Director General for International Trade Cooperation of the Trade Ministry Gusmardi Bustami explained that the government and businesses could utilize Indonesia`s position as host of the forum to promote its potentials.
"We hope this would attract investment, tourists and boost economic growth," he said.
He said that the forum which would be attended by about 600 global business players would discuss various problems including the world economic situation at present and its projection in the future, food security, energy and multilateral trade cooperation development such as the Doha Round.
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