Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Sinar Mas Managing Director Gandi Sulistiyanto said the World Economic Forum on East Asia (WEF EA) which was held here on June 12-13, 2011, was a strategic forum for businesses to find business partners.

"One of hour aims in taking part in this forum is to expand networks and find strategic partners with various circles," Gandi said here on Monday.

He said that his company was also trying to gather ideas from foreign companies which had been operating globally for implementation in Indonesia.

During the WEF, he said, his side was also able to meet and explore the possibility of concluding business to business, business to people and business to government deals.

"We learned a lot of things with regard to corporate social responsibility which is developed into corporate share value," he said.

He called on private business players in Indonesia to join the forum because so far only 16 firms had joined it. (*)

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