Maria Monica Wihardja is a Visiting Fellow at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore. She was a former World Bank Economist in the World Bank’s Poverty and Equity Global Practice and the recipient of the Nikkei Asian Scholar 2023. She is a member of the East Asia Forum’s Editorial Board and the Center for Indonesian Policy Studies’ Board of Directors. In 2017, she was seconded to the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Indonesia as a senior advisor to the Deputy Chief Staff in charge of strategic economic issues, where she oversaw the food policy reforms and stunting prevention agenda. From 2012 to 2014, she represented Indonesia at the Think20 meetings at the Los Cabos, Saint Petersburg and Brisbane G20 Summits. Her main research topics are digital economy, labour market, food security and agricultural reforms, regional and global architecture, and disinformation and electoral propaganda. She has a PhD in Regional Science from Cornell University, a MPhil in Economics from Cambridge University, and a BA in Applied Mathematics-Economics from Brown University

Valdryno is a senior leader in public policy, business development, and political communication.
He is known as a solid professional and seasoned organization leader with established client
management and communications skills. He is passionate about transforming Indonesia
through evidence-based policy making process and digital technology. Valdryno holds a
master’s degree from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy with full scholarship from the
Riady foundation.

Other Achievements:
- Featured by SWA Magazine in 2014 as promising young Indonesian.
- Featured by Tempo Magazine in 2014 as one of people of the year in Political Campaign
category.

Samuel Seow is Director of Aletheia Asia Consulting, a business and risk advisory firm with a focus on the region. With offices in both Singapore and Indonesia, Aletheia Asia advises clients including asset management firms, fund houses and private and public companies across a range of industries.

Samuel holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and a Master of Laws from the Australian National University and is qualified to practice in both Singapore and Australia.

Gareth Deiner is a Partner in Clifford Chance's Global Financial Markets Group, based in Singapore.

Gareth Deiner is an English and New York qualified lawyer whose practice covers debt and equity capital markets transactions across Southeast Asia, with particular expertise in Indonesia.

Gareth advises sovereign and corporate issuers, private equity sponsors, financial investors and investment banks on their most complex and strategic capital markets transactions and capital reorganisations. He is also a noted expert on ESG-related solutions and sustainable finance transactions.

Gareth and his team have led on many award-winning and market-first transactions in Indonesia over recent years, including on mandates driving the energy transition in Asia Pacific.

Sumana is a senior policy professional with 17 years of experience. Having worked at several dynamic and vibrant tech firms, Sumana designs and implements policies through advocacy, strategic communication and evidence-based analysis. With a flair for writing and communication, Sumana is able to negotiate complex engagements & cultivate senior-level internal/external relationships.

Sumana holds a Masters in Public Policy from the University of Michigan, as well as a B.A. in Political Science and Geography from UCLA.