T20 Inception Conference

Background

On the heels of the Handover Ceremony of the T20 presidency from Italy to Indonesia, the T20 Indonesia will host the Inception Conference as an opening meeting for the group of think tanks and research institutes. The Inception Conference will help to guide policy innovations during Indonesia’s G20 presidency that address priority areas ranging from climate change to digital transition, from social cohesion to growth and financial stability.

Date and Platform

Wednesday and Thursday, 9 and 10 February 2022
6.30PM Jakarta Time

Platform: Webex Webinars – Live at Youtube T20 Indonesia

Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Thursday, 10 February 2022

06:30 PM – 06:40 PM

 

Opening Remarks

Bambang Brodjonegoro 
Lead Co-Chair, T20 Indonesia

06:40 PM – 07:00 PM

Keynote Speech

Retno Marsudi
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia

07:00 PM – 07:30 PM

 

Mainstreaming Sustainability and Global Cooperation in Recovery Agenda

Mari Elka Pangestu
Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships, World Bank

Jeffrey Sachs 

Director, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University

Moderator:

Paolo Magri
Chair, T20 Italy

07:30 PM - 08:30 PM

 

 

Plenary Session 1: Global Health Architecture and Financing

Keynote speaker:

Budi Gunadi Sadikin
Minister of Health, Indonesia

Panelist

Rifat Atun
Professor of Global Health Systems, Harvard University

Vera Songwe
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

Sachin Chaturvedi 
Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)

Chair:

Hasbullah Thabrany 
Professor of Health Policy and Insurance, Universitas Indonesia
Task Force 6 Lead Co-Chair, T20 Indonesia

08:30 PM - 09:30 PM

Plenary Session 2: Optimizing Digital Transformation for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth

Keynote speaker

Richard Baldwin
Professor of International Economics, Graduate Institute, Geneva

Panelist

Fukunari Kimura
Chief Economist, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)
Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University

Jun Seok Hwan
Seoul National University, Professor, International Technology Professional Program (ITPP), Technology Management, Economics, and Policy Program (TEMEP), Director, Global R&DB Center (GRC)
Task Force 2 Co-Chair, T20 Indonesia

Barbarra Navarro
Head, Google Cloud APAC, Government Affairs and Public Policy

Chair:

Suhono Harso Supangkat 
Head of Smart City & Community Innovation Center, Institut Teknologi Bandung
Task Force 2 Lead Co-Chair, T20 Indonesia

06:20 PM - 06:30 PM

 

Climate Finance and Sustainable Development

Keynote speaker:

Achim Steiner
Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

06:30 PM – 07:30 PM

 

Plenary Session 3: Accelerating Energy Transition - Raising Climate Target

Keynote speaker:

Gauri Singh
Deputy Director General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Panelists

Tetsushi Sonobe 
Dean and CEO, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Frank Jotzo 
Professor and Head of Energy, Australian National University
Task Force 3 Co-Chair, T20 Indonesia

Dennis Snower
President, Global Solutions Initiative

Chair:

Moekti Handajani Soejachmoen
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Indonesia Research Institute for Decarbonization (IRID)
Task Force 3 Lead Co-Chair, T20 Indonesia

07:30 PM - 07:50 PM

 

Closing Session

G20 & T20 Cooperation: Way Forward

Raden Edi Prio Pambudi
Co-Sherpa, G20 Indonesia

Wempi Saputra 
Finance Deputy, G20 Indonesia

Djisman Simandjuntak
Lead Co-Chair, T20 Indonesia

H.E. Ambassador Abhay Thakur
G20 India Sous Sherpa

07:50 PM - 08:00 PM

 

Preparation for Task Force Parallel Working Session

Split participants into their respective Task Force meeting room

08:00 PM - 10:00 PM

 

Task Force Parallel Working Session

Task Force Members/ invitees only

Multimedia

T20 Indonesia Inception Conference – Day 1
9 February 2022 (06:30 PM Jakarta Time)