Introduction

With the support of the Government of Northern Territory, CAUSINDY 2016 was held in Bali with a theme of sustaining the bilateral relationship. In Bali we uncovered creative ways to maintain the momentum of the bilateral relationship. This is CAUSINDY’s second conference  held in Indonesia.
For photos, commentary and observations from the delegates themselves, check out #causindy.

Day One

CAUSINDY 2016 was opened by Helen Brown, a former ABC Indonesia correspondent who gave delegates the opportunity to introduce themselves, discuss their backgrounds and experiences in an informal, moderated discussion. It was a terrific time for the delegates to get to know one another and kickstart an exciting four days in Bali!

Following from the introductions, the delegates delve straight into watching a business debate between Lydia Santoso a corporate lawyer and Justin Fox a partner at Corrs moderated by Helen Brown. The debate was about the recent reactivation of negotiations toward an Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA), and opportunities and barriers for collaboration between Australian and Indonesian businesses and investors.

Day Two

14232590_885550344915020_7639341594570799718_nOne of the key highlights of CAUSINDY is its politics panel, and on day two our delegates were fortunate to be graced by the presence of politics and policy experts Dewi Anwar and Greg Fealy who discussed the domestic political scene in both countries, and how those issues have shaped Australian and Indonesian foreign policy over the past year. There was great engagement from delegates after the session with lots of questions coming in from the floor, marking another well moderated panel by Helen Brown.

After the politics panel, delegates were taken by bus to an exciting co-working space in Rumah Sanur for a tech and innovation panel with Matthew Benjamin, Yansen Kamto, Jamie Camidge and Faye Alund. The dynamic discussion explored major developments in the digital and technology sector in both Australia and Indonesia including the policy focus of the Joko Widodo administration to foster the growth of the digital ecosystem in Indonesia and the Turnbull Government committed $1.1 billion AUD to the ‘ideas boom’ in Australia. The energy and buzz of a co-working space definitely filled the space with an enriching networking session that followed the panel.

After the politics panel, delegates were taken by bus to an exciting co-working space in Rumah Sanur for a tech and innovation panel with Matthew Benjamin, Yansen Kamto, Jamie Camidge and Faye Alund. The dynamic discussion explored major developments in the digital and technology sector in both Australia and Indonesia including the policy focus of the Joko Widodo administration to foster the growth of the digital ecosystem in Indonesia and the Turnbull Government committed $1.1 billion AUD to the ‘ideas boom’ in Australia. The energy and buzz of a co-working space definitely filled the space with an enriching networking session that followed the panel.

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Coming back to ‘sustaining the relationship’ CAUSINDY delegates were joined by Dr Justin Lee, Dewi Bramono, David Gaveau and moderator Prodita Sabarini for a panel on the environment. The panel explored and assessed initiatives that helped to combat climate change and deforestation in Australia and Indonesia. The insightful panel about how to protect our planet was a great way to end day two of the conference.

Day Three

14202768_886065874863467_2454693126786438588_nDelegates then got to taste the wonderful flavours of Balinese cooking with a cooking lesson at Casa Luna, one of Bali’s best restaurants. The class looked at balinese life, beliefs and culture through learning about its food, cooking and culinary myths. That session was topped off with a well deserved delicious meal prepared by the delegates themselves.

All full and satisfied from lunch, delegates were invited to a CAUSINDY friend’s villa to enjoy a networking evening followed by a cultural panel. Understanding culture is crucial to the sustainability of the Australia-Indonesia relationship and the cultural panel analysed the diverse roles culture plays in steering the bilateral relationship.

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Day Four

Bpk Alexander Rusli currently sits as President Director and CEO of Indonesia’s leading telecommunication company – Indosat Ooredoo and delegates were fortunate enough to have a one on one intimate session with him about leadership and the digital and technology sector.

Later that evening speakers, partners and delegates enjoyed an evening at the CAUSINDY Gala Dinner held at the Conrad with a keynote speech from Ibu Yuli Ismartono, publisher of Tempo magazine. This was a great way for delegates to wind down and reflect on the conference.

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Day Five

In the last session of CAUSINDY 2016 delegates presented their CAUSINDY review projects to the group. The presentations were so well thought out and the results of the 2016 CAUSINDY Review were beyond what the team had imagined it would be. From proposed websites to an application, the 2016 CAUSINDY delegates were a really creative bunch.

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To end the conference on a creative note, the delegates got active and participated in a balinese dancing class. There were some stand out performers who had make-up and put costumes on to perform for the rest of the group.

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Then CAUSINDY 2016 officially wrapped up with a closing lunch with the delegates and the team before all said their final goodbyes and went separate ways home.

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