Register

The 2026 Asia Grassroots Forum
Agenda

Speakers

Lany Harijanti

Desi Anwar

H.E. Jusuf Kalla

Nancy Widjaja

Angelique Timmer

Tushar Agarwal

Joe Emmim

Subhasini Chandran

Chalothorn (Boat) Vashirakovit

Jennifer Buckley

Dibyajyoti Pattanaik

Jonathan Sudharta

Jennifer Rosenzweig

Angelique Timmer

Yessie Yosea

Natasha Ardiani

Alessandro Voltolini

Fadhilah Matha

Liris Maduningtyas

Meeta Misra

Michele Lim

Makoto Shibata

Sheldon Chuan

Prof. Poppy Ismalina

Prof. Poppy Ismalina

Prof. Poppy Ismalina

Muhammad Hazki Hariowibowo

Tsabita Vera Cyavrilla

Aries Setiadi

Venny Gunawan

Aries Dilliarso

Sati Rasuanto

Bido Budiman

Gita Syahrani

Bertram Flesch

Ivan Sandjaja

Fadhil Aziz

Ewa Wojkowska

Maliki, ST, MSIE, Ph.D,

Prof Dr. Dina Dellyana

Faye Wongso

Sri Mulyaningsih

Albert Tani

Fito Rahdianto

Faiz Rahman

Aprilia Melisa

Silvia Irawan

Romy Cahyadi

Nitin Madan

Avinsh

Dr. Abhishek Agrawal

Sara Ferrer Olivella

Tigor Siahaan

Michelle Arsjad

Speakers

Venue

Shangri-La Hotel
Jend. Sudirman Kav. 1, Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia

Date

Wednesday to Thursday
June 3 to 4, 2026

Contact Us

theforum@amartha.com

Andi Taufan Garuda Putra

Founder & CEO Amartha

Taufan is the Founder and CEO of Amartha Financial and a recognized pioneer in fintech and social impact for Indonesia.

He founded the organization in 2010 as Indonesia’s first women-led MSME microfinancing platform. Today, Amartha Financial has evolved into a full stack fintech, providing digital lending, payment, and micro-investment services. Cumulatively, Amartha Financial has served over 3.3 million grassroots users and women-led MSME in over 50,000 Indonesian villages.

Previous positions include as Executive Advisor to the President of the Republic of Indonesia. He was also a former Consultant at IBM. He graduated from Institut Teknologi Bandung, then earned a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School, USA where he was an Edward S. Mason Fellow.

His leadership and vision have been recognized by numerous awards including Young Changemaker from Ashoka (2010), Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist from EY (2018), Growth Stage Impact Venture SEA Winner from UNDP (2019), and Product Innovation of the Year from IFC SME Finance Forum (2022).

Prof. Mari Elka Pangestu

Presidential Special Envoy for International Trade & Multilateral Cooperation; Vice Chairwoman, National Economic Council (DEN);
Minister of Trade (2004-2011), Minister of Tourism & Creative Economy (2011-2014), Indonesia

Mari Pangestu is the Special Envoy of the President for International Trade and Multilateral Cooperation of the Republic of Indonesia. She is also serving as the Vice Chairwoman of the National Economic Council. Previously, she has served as the
Special Envoy of the President for Climate Finance of the Republic of Indonesia.
Ms Pangestu was the World Bank Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships, March 2020-2023. Prior to joining the Bank, Mari Pangestu served as Indonesia’s Minister of Trade from 2004 to 2011 and as Minister of Tourism and Creative
Economy from 2011 to 2014.
Currently, she is a Professor of International Economics at the University of Indonesia, and a Board Member of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta.
She is also a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, and at the Center for Global Energy Policy, Columbia University, as well as an Honorary Professor at the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University.

Keiko Miwa

Division Director for South-East Asia and Pacific, IFC

“Keiko Miwa is the Division Director for Indonesia, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. Based in Jakarta, she assumed this role on January 1, 2026. Ms. Miwa, a Japanese national, brings over two decades of leadership experience across the World Bank Group. Since joining the institution in 2001, she has provided strategic leadership and oversight in multiple regions, serving as World Bank Country Manager in Lao PDR, Practice Manager for Education in South Asia, and Director of the Education Global Practice. As Regional Director for Human Development in the Middle East and North Africa, she led the COVID-19 response in the Region. Most recently, she served as Division Director for Africa West region—covering Cabo Verde, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Senegal, where she led the preparation and implementation of the World Bank Group country partnership frameworks and strengthened partnerships with governments and the private sector to advance sustainable development and private investment. She oversaw the portfolio of $6 billion investment in five countries. Ms. Miwa holds a PhD in Educational Policy and Administrative Studies from the State University of New York at Albany.”

Aria Widyanto

Chief Compliance and Sustainability Officer, Amartha

“Aria is the Chief Compliance and Sustainability Officer (CCSO) of Amartha. This financial technology start-up focuses its mission on providing affordable financial services and mentorship for women micro-entrepreneurs living in rural areas. Operating as a digital microfinance lending platform, Amartha has disbursed more than US$1,2 billion in working capital to 2,1 million women borrowers in 72,000 villages across rural Indonesia.

Aria also serves as the Advocate for Women Empowerment at G20 EMPOWER, representing Indonesia’s private sectors at G20.
Before joining Amartha, Aria worked as a banker in Jakarta for the MUFG Bank and Citibank NA. Aria received the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Fellowship award from President Obama in June 2015 for his contribution to promoting public-private partnerships, particularly in rural finance sector innovation, financial inclusion, and women’s empowerment.

In 2017 he received the International Alumni Impact Award from the U.S. State Department and the Frontier Innovators Award from the Australian Government (DFAT) for his contribution to the development of a framework to accelerate poverty alleviation initiatives.

Aria holds a Bachelor’s degree from Gadjah Mada University, a Master’s degree in Sustainable Development from SOAS University of London, and is a Ph.D. candidate in international and rural development at the University of Reading, UK.”

Destry Damayanti

Senior Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia

deskripsi

Sandiaga Uno

Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (2020-2024)

deksirpsi