ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

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 has worked in the energy sector on BP's Tangguh Project.

He is a Harvard University graduate with an honors degree in government.

SCHEDULE:

30 min presentation

• Presidential race alignments
• Presidential preference polling trends
• Widodo's Moscow-Kyiv visits
• Draft Criminal Code (KUHP) points
• Energy subsidies and fiscal outlook

30 min Chatham House Rule Q&A

This is part of NordCham Indonesia's events with some of the world's best Indonesia experts.