INFO EVENT – In strengthening Grab for Business’ commitment to serving Indonesian companies, Grab for Business has held its annual event, namely the Grab Business Forum 2021. The event that has been eagerly awaited by leaders of Indonesian companies, the Grab Business Forum 2021 has presented the Grab leaders, economic observers, business people and representatives from the Government to deliver insights interesting through business best practices in responding to operational challenges in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic along with several digital innovations to achieve business agility.
By making ‘Driving Digital Transformation and Business Forward‘as the main topic and presenting various kinds of material, the Grab Business Forum 2021 has been intended as a space for discussion and exchange of ideas on business and economic activities in Indonesia.
The Grab Business Forum 2021 event is divided into several series of sessions, namely the Executive Forum and Business Talk.
At the Executive Forum session, Indonesian Senior Economist Chatib Basri, Commissioner of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) Pandu Sjahrir, Governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X attended, and country Managing Director Grab Indonesia and Director of Grab for Business Grab Indonesia Roy Nugroho.
In this session, Indonesia’s Senior Economist, Chatib Basri explained the prediction of economic conditions in 2021. Chatib Basri said that Indonesia’s economic growth in the first quarter of 2021 could reach 0%, or at least in the second quarter of 2021 it could achieve positive growth if massive vaccinations were carried out. Macroeconomic predictions and changes in consumer behavior conclude that vaccination and health protocols are an absolute prerequisite for economic recovery in Indonesia.
In terms of business, in his presentation regarding Road to Recovery in 2021, Commissioner of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), Pandu Sjahrir explained that this pandemic has changed the pattern of people’s behavior and created irreversible trend, where society becomes more integrated in online services in every line of life. In the next 12 to 18 months, the infrastructure sector, financial technology and logistics e-commerce is estimated to be the fastest growing sector.
Turning to the government side, the Special Region of Yogyakarta Province encourages the development of the Si Bakul application with the aim of empowering MSMEs through markethub. The Governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X, has shown a collaborative effort through collaboration with GrabExpress from Grab for Business to subsidize MSMEs through free shipping.
The Business Talks session is divided into several sessions covering different and interesting topics. In Business Talk Session #1 Growth Hacking: How to Accelerate Business Growth, Director of East Indonesia Grab Indonesia Halim Wijaya, has led a session to discuss with Shariah & Sustainability Finance Director of Bank Danamon Indonesia Herry Hykmanto, Director of Business Transformation of PT Pertamina Bina Medika IHC Antonius Rainier Haryanto, President Director of PT Kalbe Farma Vidjongtius, and Senior Director Country Head of Marketing of PT Visa Worldwide Indonesia, Triari Senawirawan to discuss strategies for accelerating business growth.
Shariah & Sustainability Finance Director of Bank Danamon Indonesia, Herry Hykmanto believes that “Business will continue to benefit society when the company prioritizes the safety and health of its employees. This is reflected in the collaboration with Grab in providing safe transportation for our employees who are still working to the office or visiting our customers and business partners. “
Furthermore, the President Director of PT Kalbe Farma Vidjongtius conveyed his ideas about the importance of adapting and being agile for companies during this pandemic, while managing human resources to remain productive, “Kalbe Nutritional held a National Working Meeting by utilizing the Grab for Business service to provide business meal and pulse vouchers from Grab. This collaboration really helps ensure the event can run well and business needs are met. “
Finally, Triari Senawirawan from PT Visa Worldwide Indonesia stated that during this pandemic, Visa focused on supporting MSMEs because he considered that support for MSMEs was very important to ensure economic growth, one of which was through the financial program. “We can provide benefits for consumers when making purchases at GrabFood or GrabMart. This convenience can be used by Visa cardholders, both debit and credit, to buy goods from MSMEs. “
Furthermore, Business Talk Session #2 Business Optimization: Improve Productivity, Reduce Cost and Meet Service Goals guided by the Director of West Indonesia Grab Indonesia Richard Aditya discussed how to maintain productivity and work efficiency in the midst of this pandemic with the Director of Services and Networks of PT BNI (Persero) Ronny Venir, President Director of the Retail and Publishing Group Kompas Gramedia Priyo Utomo, Director Finance & Human Capital PT. Indonesia Comnets Plus Yuni Suryanto, and Country HR Lead – Indonesia & South East Asia New Markets Microsoft, Deni Syahputra.
In this session, Director of Services and Networks of PT BNI (Persero) Ronny Venir stated that the company has prioritized efficiency as an important factor in business operations. He also added, “Even though there have been service innovations with digital services, officers must still be able to visit and serve customers. other banking products. Operational mobility is a concern of Bank BNI, one of which is the use of Grab for Business as a transportation solution for employees that can increase cost and time efficiency.
Country HR Lead Indonesia & South East Asia New Markets Microsoft Deni Syahputra expressed his priority in ensuring employee safety at the start of the pandemic, “We are very aware that the role of managers is crucial to helping other employees, so Microsoft recommends managers to do so. one-on-one check-in with his team members making sure everyone is safe. ” In the second month of the pandemic which coincides with the month of Ramadan, Microsoft is also working with Grab for Business to provide food vouchers for employees to avoid interactions outside the home.
As the last session, Director of Jabodetabek Grab Indonesia, Agung Nugroho guided the session Business Talk Session #3 Business Insights: Unlock New Business Value and Opportunity together with Bukalapak CEO Rachmat Kaimuddin, Director of Information Technology and Digital Pegadaian Teguh Wahyono, Director General of Climate Change Dr. Ir. Ruandha Agung Sugardiman, M.Sc and the Main Secretary of the Government Procurement Policy Institute (LKPP) Setya Budi Arijanta, to discuss best practices for using digital innovation in developing new products and services in the midst of a pandemic for business acceleration.
In this session, Bukalapak CEO Rachmat Kaimuddin explained the importance of developing features to increase the scale of Indonesian MSMEs and logistics service providers to be one of the important aspects in serving UMKM partners. Rachmat added, “Grab is one of our partners as a provider of delivery services in the online marketplace for services same day delivery. In addition, Grab Digital Business also provides access to digital products that can be offered to Bukalapak partners. The Grab ecosystem can also benefit from a network of Bukalapak partner stalls to buy products that previously only existed in Grab, such as Grab driver-partner vouchers. “
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