January 12, 2015

Kerja Sama USA Meets U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, Robert O. Blake.

January 12, 2015/ Guest User

On October 9th Margot accompanied SF Indonesian Vice Consul for Economic Affairs, Bu Karina Adisty to a meeting with four U.S. Ambassadors (Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia) in an intimate gathering, discussing potential exchange enterprises as part of a tour with the U.S. ASEAN Business Council. Hosted by the Bay Area Council's Director, Sean Randolph, other guests included the Asia Society, Silicon Valley Venture Capital leaders, and the San Jose Malaysian Investment Council. Upon exchanging cards, Ambassador Blake invited futher dialogue about capitalizing on the synergy of Bandung Bay Area relations.

Global Markets: Sustainable Solutions Conference Silicon Valley Feb 2015

Kerja Sama attended the US Department of Commerce “Discover Global Markets: Sustainable Solutions” Conference held in Silicon Valley, CA Feb 9-11, 2015. Some of the interesting topics included a “Sustainable Manufacturing” presentation by Sudeep Rao, PhD of Slow Tech Labs-Sonoma County, CA ; and a discussion on “ Water & Land Use”, moderated by Jeremy Potash of the California Asia Business Council.. A highlight for Kerja Sama was an opportunity to speak with Mr. Arun Kumar, Deputy Director for Global Markets, U.S. Department of Commerce. Mr. Kumar expressed curiosity and encouragement at the concept of the Bay Area to Indonesia partnership, and suggested looking at the Smart Global Cities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a way for Kerja Sama USA to participate, as a team, in a private public sector partnership towards solving urban challenges faced by Indonesian cities today.

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