ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

For this month's market update, Kevin will brief us about:

• Regional-head elections – what evolving races reveal about national politics, present & future
• Recent appointments – the tone set for Prabowo-era governance & fiscal policy
• Project updates – Nusantara, free meals, sugarcane estates, smuggling task force
• Institutions – status of bills affecting democratization & rights

Kevin O'Rourke is the writer and producer of Reformasi Weekly, a subscription service analyzing politics and policy-making for international organizations operating in Indonesia. He has been writing the report since 2003. Subscribers include embassies, journalists, donors, NGOs, banks, fund managers, universities, and resource companies.

He is the author of Reformasi: The Struggle for Power in Post-Soeharto Indonesia, published in 2002. His firm, Reformasi Information Services, provides political risk consulting and customized research. Syndicated reports include Who's Who in Yudhoyono's Indonesia and the 2019 Election Primer.

Kevin started his career in Indonesia in 1994 as an equity research analyst and he has worked in the energy sector on BP's Tangguh Project. He is a graduate of Harvard University with an honors degree in government.

SCHEDULE:

30 min presentation

30 min Chatham House Rule Q&A

Participants may submit questions during the webinar via chat.

This is part of NordCham Indonesia's webinar series with some of the best Indonesia experts in various sectors.