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International Symposium co-organized by IDE-JETRO and Australian National University

Indonesia Update in Tokyo: Political Economy and Climate Challenges in Indonesia

On 25 November 2025, the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO) and Australian National University hosted an international Symposium titled “Indonesia Update in Tokyo: Political Economy and Climate Challenges in Indonesia.”

The symposium featured Dr. Bambang Brodjonegoro, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), as a keynote speaker for the current state of Indonesia’s political economy. Through the panel sessions, we discussed on three themes, politics, business and economics, and climate change.

On this page, you can access videos of the keynote addresses and panel discussions delivered at the symposium.

Synopsis of the Symposium

Date and time: Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 13:00–18:05
Venue: Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Headquarters, 5F Meeting Room IJK
Organizers: Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), Australian National University

Program
Opening Remarks from IDE-JETRO
Opening Remarks from ANU
  • Dr. Budy Resosudarmo (Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics; Head, Indonesia Project, ANU）
Keynote Presentation“The Current State of Indonesia’s Political Economy”
  • Dr. Bambang Brodjonegoro（Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI))
Session 1 “Indonesia Update”
Presentation 1: “Is this Crisis Different? – Indonesia’s Response to Uncertainty”
  • Prof. Shiro Armstrong (Director, Australia-Japan Research Centre, ANU)
Presentation 2 “Current State of Indonesian Politics―How should we evaluate the first year of the Prabowo government?”
  • Koichi Kawamura (Senior Overseas Research Fellow, IDE-JETRO and Visiting Research Fellow, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional RI (BRIN RI))
Q&A
  • Moderator：Ian Coxhead (Senior Research Fellow, Inter-disciplinary Studies Center, IDE-JETRO)
Session 2 “Business and Economy in Indonesia”
Presentation 1 “Indonesia’s Changing Business Climate”
  • Mr. Manggi Habir (Associate Senior Fellow at the ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore; Independent Commissioner at ABM Investama Tbk PT (ABMM))
Presentation 2 “Indonesia’s Economy from the Perspective of Japanese Companies”
  • Hirofumi Yaginuma (Asia and Pacific Division, Research & Analysis Department, JETRO)
Q&A
  • Moderator：Dr. Budy Resosudarmo
Session 3 “Climate Change in Indonesia”
Presentation 1 “Navigating Climate Change in Indonesia: Prospects and Challenges”
  • Dr. Budy Resosudarmo
Presentation 2 “Indonesia’s Challenges in Sustainable Energy Transition: The Climate–Energy–Land Nexus”
  • Dr. Akitoshi Mori (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University)
Panel Discussion
  • Moderator：Cheng Fang-Ting (Inter-disciplinary Studies Center, Law and Governance Studies Group, IDE-JETRO)
  • Panelists：Dr. Budy Resosudarmo、Dr. Akitoshi Mori
Closing Remarks

Opening Remarks from IDE-JETRO

Fukunari Kimura (President, IDE-JETRO)

Opening Remarks from ANU

Dr. Budy Resosudarmo (Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics; Head, Indonesia Project, ANU）

Keynote Presentation “The Current State of Indonesia’s Political Economy”

Dr. Bambang Brodjonegoro（Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI))

Session 1 “Indonesia Update”

Presentation 1: “Is this Crisis Different? – Indonesia’s Response to Uncertainty”
  • Prof. Shiro Armstrong (Director, Australia-Japan Research Centre, ANU)
Presentation 2: “Current State of Indonesian Politics―How should we evaluate the first year of the Prabowo government?”
  • Koichi Kawamura (Senior Overseas Research Fellow, IDE-JETRO and Visiting Research Fellow, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional RI (BRIN RI))
Q&A
  • Moderator：Ian Coxhead (Senior Research Fellow, Inter-disciplinary Studies Center, IDE-JETRO)

Session 2　“Business and Economy in Indonesia”

Presentation 1: “Indonesia’s Changing Business Climate”
  • Mr. Manggi Habir (Associate Senior Fellow at the ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore; Independent Commissioner at ABM Investama Tbk PT (ABMM))
Presentation 2: “Indonesia’s Economy from the Perspective of Japanese Companies”
  • Hirofumi Yaginuma (Research & Analysis Department, JETRO)
Q&A
  • Moderator：Dr. Budy Resosudarmo

Session 3 “Climate Change in Indonesia”

Presentation 1: “Prospects for Navigating Climate Change in Indonesia”
  • Dr. Budy Resosudarmo
Presentation 2: “Indonesia’s Challenges in Sustainable Energy Transition: The Climate–Energy–Land Nexus”
  • Dr. Akitoshi Mori (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University)
Panel Discussion
  • Moderator：Cheng Fang-Ting (Inter-disciplinary Studies Center, Law and Governance Studies Group, IDE-JETRO)
  • Panelists：Dr. Budy Resosudarmo、Dr. Akitoshi Mori

Closing Remarks

Ian Coxhead

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