I attended the International Public Relations Summit in Bali in 2012. That conference provided a great opportunity to learn Asian perspectives on public relations and to share success stories, learn new theories, and discuss important developments in practice such as digital media, research and measurement, global practice, and the importance of social responsibility and sustainability. The summit, organized admirably by EGA briefings, has been held every two years since then, and this year’s virtual conference is one of the best ever. Public relations is developing rapidly into a strategic management function throughout the world, and ideas about how to improve the profession are coming from every continent. Asian economies are among the most dynamic in the world, and public relations has played a strong role in their development. This year’s virtual conference offers a unique opportunity to learn from leading scholars and practitioners around the world and to do so from the comfort and safety of our own homes or offices.
Dr. James Grunig
Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland
Today’s enterprises are being challenged on all sides, by profound disruption driven by powerful digital platforms; shifting global markets; geopolitical challenges; and new consumer, citizen and employee expectations. CEOs are contending with competitive challenges from emerging technologies, new business models and shifting stakeholder expectations about the value an enterprise can and should create. At Page, we believe that this is an existential moment not only for our enterprises but also for our function. Each are threatened with extinction if they don’t respond effectively. We applaud the International Public Relations Summit for taking on these issues and look forward to a great conference.
Roger Bolton
President, Page
This year’s IPRS 2020 conference will present some interesting and important findings dealing with public relations and corporate communication. Keynote speakers will be focusing on concerns that are drawing attention—from COVID-19 to Chief Communication Officer (CO) strategic communication initiatives from the Page Society to reputation and crisis management. Technological challenges and opportunities will also be discussed, from digital technology through data determination and uses. There will be something for everyone in virtual attendance.
Don W. Stacks, Ph.D
CEO, International Public Relations Research Conference
The IPRS is one of Southeast Asia's most well-organized and actionable conferences. Public affairs professionals, researchers, government leaders, and academia will all benefit from the global insights and conversations they will have at the IPRS. EGA briefings unfailingly creates a supportive and thoughtful environment for each year's summit. Highly recommended.
Niruban Balachandran
Senior Fellow, The Center for Peace Communications
Elizabeth Goenawan Ananto, Ph.D, FIPRA
Program Director
MM Communication Trisakti University, Indonesia
Elizabeth is the only one figure in Indonesia who is consistent in developing public relations as a strategic management function. She has been rendering her professional services on public relations to government offices, multi-national companies and corporate world in form of counselling, consultancy and trainings for the last 20 years.
Elizabeth established EGA briefings in 2001, focusing on sharing the conceptual framework, strategies and tips on communication management, public relations as a strategic management function. She initiated Public Relations Week Indonesia in 2005-2014. Later, in 2012 this campaign then substantially and geographically elaborates into the International Public Relations Summit, being the premier public relations conference in the Asian region. She was elected as the President of International Public Relations Association in 2010, being the only Indonesian for that prestigious position. Since 2005, she is the coordinator of MM Communication at Trisakti University.
She strongly believes that only by understanding the Management’s perception on the core values of public relations as a strategic management function, thus public relations can work effectively in any organization.
Don W. Stacks, Ph.D
Professor Emeritus
University of Miami, USA
Don W. Stacks, Ph.D. University of Florida (1978), is Professor Emeritus of Strategic Communication in the School of Communication at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL. Stacks has written more than 250 scholarly articles, chapters, and papers. His awards include the "Pathfinder Award;" the University of Miami’s “Provost’s Award for Outstanding Research and Theory;” the Public Relations Society of America “Outstanding Educator;” and the Jackson Jackson & Wagner Behavioral Science Prize, and the Dorothy Bowles Public Service Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Stacks was elected as an Eastern Communication Association “Distinguished Research Fellow” and “Distinguished Teaching Fellow” and was inducted into the Institute for Public Relations first “Research Fellows” class. Stacks has authored or coauthored 18 books on communication topics, to include the award winning Primer of Public Relations Research (3 editions). He edited and co-edited the 2002, 2006, and 2013 (w/Shannon A. Bowen) Dictionary of Public Relations Research and Measurement. He and co-author David Michaelson received a second PRIDE award for A Practitioner’s Guide to Public Relations Research, Measurement, and Evaluation, in 2011. He was inducted into the PRNews Measurement Hall of Fame in 2012. He was awarded the Jack Felton Medal for Lifetime Achievement by the Institute for Public Relations in 2017 and the Bridge Award for Excellence in Strategic Communication by the International Crisis & Risk Communication Conference. He has served as series editor for Business Expert Press’ public relations collection with 12 titles currently published and several more under various stages of production. Stacks is immediate past editor of Communication Research Reports and edited World Communication, Journal of Applied Communication Research, and the Journal of the Association for Communication Administration.
W. Timothy Coombs, Ph.D
Professor in Department of Communication
Texas A&M University, USA
Timothy Coombs is a full professor in Department of Communication at Texas A&M University. He has received the 2002 recipient of Jackson, Jackson & Wagner Behavioral Science Prize from the Public Relations Society of America, the 2013 Pathfinder Award from the Institute of Public Relations in recognition of his research contributions to the field and to the practice, and was the 2014 winner of the Dean’s Distinguished Researcher Award in the College of Sciences at UCF.
Dr. Coombs has won multiple PRIDE awards from the Public Relations Division of the National Communication Association for both books and research articles. He is also a member of the Arthur W. Page Society. Dr. Coombs was a Fulbright Scholar in Estonia in the Spring of 2013. In the Fall of 2013 he was the named NEMO Professor at Lund University, Helsingborg Campus. In 2015 he was invited to lecture at Tsinghua University, Beijing China. In 2015 he was designated an honorary professor in the Department of Business Communication at Aarhus University. He is also the current editor for Corporation Communication: An International Journal.
Donald K. Wright, Ph.D
Harold Burson Professor
Chair in Public Relations, Boston University, USA
Donald K. Wright, Ph.D., is the Harold Burson Professor and Chair in Public Relations at Boston University’s College of Communication, the world’s first degree-granting institution in public relations. He is one of the most published public relations scholars in the areas of ethics, employee communication and social media, and is an internationally known professor, author, speaker, researcher, advisor, and corporate communications consultant. In addition to teaching, conducting scholarly and applied research, and lecturing in more than 30 countries on five continents, Professor Wright has worked full-time in corporate, agency and university public relations, and has been a communications consultant for more than three decades.
PR Week magazine has recognized him both as one of the Top 10 public relations educators in the United States and as one of the “15 Leading Lights” in US public relations. He has served 30 years on the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Public Relations (IPR), an independent foundation dedicated to exploring the science beneath the art of public relations. From 1989 through 2012 he served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Arthur W. Page Society, a select membership organization of senior-level public relations and corporate communications executives who seek to enrich and strengthen their profession. He is a past president of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA), a professional society with members in more than 100 countries, and served for two years as chair of the IPR Measurement Commission. He was the founding editor-in-chief of PRSA’s Public Relations Journal, the world’s first quarterly, open-access peer-reviewed electronic research journal in public relations, and also was the founding editor-in-chief of the Research Journal of the Institute for Public Relations. Dr. Wright is an active consultant in public opinion research, employee communications, organizational ethics, professional development as well as management and structure of the corporate communications function.
His consulting assignments have included many Fortune 500 clients including Bayer, Ciba-Geigy, Deere & Company, FedEx, Fidelity Investments, Florida Power, Fluor, General Motors, GlaxoSmithKline, International Truck and Engine Corporation, Li & Fung, Lockheed Martin, Miles Laboratories, Nortel (Northern Telecom), Siemens, U.S. Postal Service, United Technologies and Westinghouse. A former daily newspaper reporter, weekly newspaper editor and broadcast journalist, Dr. Wright previously held faculty positions at the Universities of Georgia, Texas (Austin), South Alabama and Wyoming. He has been a visiting professor at two Canadian institutions: the University of Calgary and Simon Fraser University.
For more than 25 years, Dr. Wright directed the Public Relations Executive Forum, a highly successful, annual, professional development seminar program designed especially for high-performing, mid-career corporate communications and public relations managers who reported to senior corporate communications officers. This program, cosponsored by the IPR, the Page Society and the PR Council attracted more than 1,250 aspiring public relations managers and executives from more than 200 different organizations including Aetna, Allstate, AT&T, Ameritech, Bank of America, Boeing, Cephalon, Chrysler, DuPont, FedEx, General Electric, General Motors, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft, McDonnell Douglas, Motorola, Philip Morris, Praxair, R.J. Reynolds, Rockwell Automation, Sears, Swiss Re, Tellabs, Unisys, UPS, USG, Whirlpool and Xerox. From 2005 until 2017 he also directed the Public Relations Leadership Forum, a similar seminar program cosponsored by the Institute, Page and the Council of Public Relations Firms. For many years he also directed an annual Summit on Measurement for the IPR.
Professor Wright has received a number of awards including the Distinguished Service Award from the Page Society, the Pathfinder Award for research excellence from IPR and both the Outstanding Educator Award and the Jackson Jackson & Wagner Behavioral Science Prize from PRSA. He has received the Dorothy Bowles Public Service Award from the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication Dr. Wright holds a Ph.D. degree from the University of Minnesota. His M.A. is from California State University, Fresno, and his B.A. degree was awarded by Washington State University. He is a Research Fellow of IPR, an accredited member of PRSA, a PRSA Fellow, an IPRA Fellow and an IPRA Member Emeritus.
Roger Bolton
President
Arthur W. Page Society, USA
Roger Bolton is the president of Page, the premier global professional association for senior corporate communication executives. He is also a trustee and a past chairman of Page.
Previously, Bolton served as senior vice president of communications at Aetna, where he also chaired Aetna’s Council for Organizational Effectiveness, with responsibility to lead culture change in a strategic business transformation.
Before Aetna, Bolton led IBM’s global media relations and directed communications for the IBM server and software groups.
Prior to his business career, Bolton was assistant secretary of the Treasury for public affairs under President George H.W. Bush; assistant U.S. trade representative for public affairs under President Reagan; and special assistant to President Reagan in the White House, with responsibility for the president’s relations with business and labor.
Niruban Balachandran
Program Management, The World Bank
Niruban Balachandran is in Program Management at the World Bank. He is an American from California of Sri Lankan ancestry, and was a winner of the World Bank’s Innovation Challenge in 2014. Niruban speaks his native English, as well as Bahasa Indonesia, Mandarin Chinese, and French. His research interests are international order and strategy, as well as interfaith peacebuilding/diplomacy. Niruban is a graduate of Rutgers University and Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Jeffri D. Putra
Deputy Director Communication Department Bank Indonesia
Jeffri D. Putra is a central bank communications officer around 10 years of experiences. He studied economics at Padjadjaran University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Currently, he is focusing on developing central bank communication through digital channels after his previous role handling international stakeholders attending international forums, while expanding communication with traditional media. As Deputy Director of the Communication Department of Bank Indonesia, he is designing CRM system to develop central bank communication, while simultaneously creating public information services through a single point of contact (contact centre), an exceptional accomplishment for a central bank.
As a digital communicator, he is impressed with a quote from Stephen Covey “Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient of effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships” believing that the public role of the young generation as well as open and transparent information correlates with successful policy implementation. Meidyatama Suryodiningrat
President Director
LKBN Antara, Indonesia
Mr. Meidyatama Suryodiningrat was appointed by President Joko Widodo as head the national news agency, LKBN Antara, in January 2016. In its eighth decade of service, LKBN Antara is not only one of the main arms of government public communications with a network of over 34 bureaus across the archipelago, but also the largest content distributor of news content in the country to over 250 media and other government and private offices in Indonesia and abroad.
As president director of LKBN Antara, he also serves as chairman of the board of commissioners of PT IMQ Multimedia Utama, and PT ANPA International.
His engagement in foreign policy initially began with his role as journalist with The Jakarta Post (whom he eventually served as Chief Editor for six years) where he became a witness to the rise of multilaterism in Southeast Asia in the 1990s. This ultimately led to an active involvement in numerous regional Track II and Track III activities. Apart from continuing to be a sought out resource on foreign policy analysis, journals and seminars, Mr. Suryodiningrat has more recentlycontributed in various roles of government-linked initiatives both on foreign and domestic issues including as member of the Indonesia-India Eminent Persons Group; the Assessment Team for the 2016–2018 Indonesian Representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR); and a Supervisory Board of the Regional Autonomy Watch (KPPOD).
Apart from his journalistic work he has contributed to numerous journals and books on foreign policy, among them: “Participatory Regionalism: Strengthening People-to-People Cooperation for an East Asia Community”, in Navigating Change: ASEAN-Japan Strategic Partnership in East Asia and in Global Governance, Japan Center for International Exchange, 2015; “Asean at the Crossroad of Regionalism”, in Emerging China - Prospects for Partnership in Asia, Routledge. 2012; “ASEAN Regional Forum 2011: China and the United States”, in Asia Pacific Bulletin, No. 127, Aug. 4. 2011; “US Rapprochement with Indonesia: From Problem State to Partner” in Contemporary Southeast Asia, Vol. 32, No. 3, Dec. 2010.
He was a former research fellow at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, in Cambridge,Massachusetts, from 2007 to 2008. He received a bachelor degree (majoring inPolitical Science and History) from Carleton University in Ottawa,and attended graduate school at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Hugo Diba
Founder and CEO Kumparan, Indonesia
Is Nugroho
Vice President Chandra Asri Petrochemical, Indonesia
Kurniawati, Dr.
Senior Lecturer & Academic Coordinator
Faculty of Economics and Business, Trisakti University, Indonesia
Beside as senior lecturer, she is an Academic Coordinator at Faculty of Economics and Business, Trisakti University. She started her academic career at Trisakti University on September 2000 as a lecturer and becoming Academic Coordinator (September 2013 – now). She is a guest lecturer and Master’s degree Supervisor and examiner at Bakrie University. She is also Ph.D. Supervisor and examiner at Trisakti University.
After getting her Ph.D. in 2009 at University of Indonesia, she becomes senior lecturer of International Marketing Management, Marketing Management Seminar, Brand Management, Customer Relationship Management, Hospitality Management, Social Entrepreneurship, Organizational Behavior, Research Methodology at Trisakti University and Bakrie University.
During her days at Trisakti University, she did much research in marketing management and human resource management. She received research grants from the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education three times, namely in 2012 and 2013 with the theme of Customer Complaints Behavior, next in 2016 with the theme of Employee Contextual Behavior. Other than grants, she also wrote many articles which published in many journals. Her research articles were published in RIBER in 2016 and 2018 and Service Management Journals in 2017.
Troy Pantouw
Deputy Director of Communications
Nissan Motor Indonesia
Troy holds bachelor degree of Psychology from Universitas 17 Agustus Surabaya and Master of Arts in Media & Communication from UCE, Birmigham, England, where he received a scholarship from British Chevening in 2001.
Having more than 20 years as professional in Public Relations and Communication, Troy has extensive experience in different types of companies of local and multinational companies, thus enriching his professionalism in media & communications.
From June 2018, Troy started his new path in Nissan Motor Indonesia as Deputy Director of Communications. Bringing his vast experience, Troy is responsible and focused on strengthening the reputation of the company and Nissan-Datsun brands through maximizing its presence in Indonesia.
Troy started his career in Radio Broadcasting as announcer, reporter and producer in Suara Surabaya FM. His journey continued as professional in TV Broadcasting, Cable and Satellite channel for the position of announcer, reporter, producer and manager of marketing communication in SCTV, Ar-Rachman TV, CBN Indonesia and The Family Channel of Kabelvision. Troy pursued his career and broaden his expertise in various industries John Robert Powers Indonesia, Jamu Air Mancur, Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper, and landed in Danone Aqua as Communication Director. He was appointed Head of Corporate Affairs & Brand and Marketing at Standard Chartered Bank in mid of 2016, before spending almost two years in Consulting and Training in Media & Communication as independent senior consultant.
He joins trainings in Public Affairs, Public Speaking, Corporate Communication, Public Relations, Crisis Management, Brand Communications, Spoke Person, Media Engagement and many others. Actively sharing his knowledge in some events for public, private, school and universities as a public speaker, moderator, trainer, award judges and guest lecturer.
Troy involves in public relations associations in local and international level, he is volunteering as core member in Komite Mata Nasional (Komatnas) under the supervision of Kementrian Kesehatan RI and as media advisor for GBI Gatot Subroto, Indonesia.
Troy received several awards of Public Relations from PR Society Indonesia (2010), Sustainable Communication and others PR awards (2011).
Troy’s view that a good and right human character shall be built from family values and because of the presence of God’s on personal life. His quote is: "be valuable, persistence and committed to the goodness of live and nature and always following God's will at His time and His favor"
Alexander Christian
Digital Marketing Director
Modalku - Funding Societies, Indonesia
Alexander Christian is the Regional Digital Marketing Director of Modalku, the leading marketplace lending platform (also known peer-to-peer lending) in Indonesia for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
Modalku has achieved numerous milestones in a short span of time, including a US$ 25 million Series B funding round led by Softbank Ventures Korea and supported by Sequoia India, Alpha JWC and Golden Gate Ventures. Modalku also operates in Singapore and Malaysia under the name Funding Societies, now becoming one of the largest digital lending platforms in the Southeast Asia region.
Prior to Modalku, Alex was a board of director member of a digital marketing agency with over 14 years of experience in the field of marketing, digital, and tech.
Alexander is Indonesian and graduated from Bina Nusantara University. He is passionate about data and new tech innovations, and have started/managed multiple joint-ventures in tech/digital in his life.
Ardi Sutedja
Chairman and Founder
Indonesia Cyber Security Forum
Ardi Sutedja K., is the founder and Chairman of the Indonesia Cyber Security Forum (ICSF), a non-profit professional organization established and based in Jakarta, Indonesia, whose mission is to promote and nurture cyber security and resilience in Indonesia. ICSF deploys a multi-stakeholder approach and boasts members from a academia, business and government. As part of its regular activities, ICSF hosts monthly gatherings, as well as ad-hoc trainings and workshops around the central theme of cyber security. Annually ICSF hosts the Indonesia Cyber Security Summit (ICSS), which is a by-invitation-only event featuring plenary sessions and roundtable discussions led by global cyber security experts and leading academics.
Aside from ICSF, Ardi is the President Director of Indonesia Dirgantara Expo(IDEX), a event organizing management company focusing on ICT, aviation and maritime events. Ardi also is former Board of Trustees and Senior Advisors of Indonesia's ICT Community (MASTEL). Prior to his current roles at ICSF, IDEX and MASTEL, Ardi has more than 28 years of professional experience both in private and public sectors, focusing on cyber security strategy, governance & compliance, IT risk assessment, cyber threats, vulnerability assessment, IT security design & implementation, and incident management & data loss protection/privacy services. In addition, Ardi is now expanding his focus to include managing the risks arising from emerging technologies and social media.
Ardi earned his Bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Indonesia and Master of Business Administration from State University of New York (SUNY) in Buffalo, USA. As a professional in his respective field, as a fomer senior military officer, Ardi has undergone continuing specialized education and training, as well earned professional competence certifications in cyber intelligence, cyber security, cyber resilience and cyber warfare from reputable military institutions in the United States, Britain, Canada and South Korea.
M. Gunawan Alif, Dr., Ir.
Senior Lecture & Business Incubator Director
- Sampoerna University
Chairman - Indonesia CSR Society
Beside as senior lecturer, he is a Business Incubator Director at Sampoerna University. He started his academic career in Sampoerna University on July 2013 as head of School of Management, and becoming Vice Rector of Operations (2015-August 2017), then appointed as Director of Business Incubator (September 2017-now). He is also a guest lecturer and PhD Supervisor and examiner at the University of Indonesia and Binus Doctoral Research in Management, and also teaches in MM Comm Trisakti. In 2016 he was cofounder of Indonesia CSR Society (ICSRS) and elected as the first ICSRS Chairman till now.
Previously (2009-2013), he is a senior consultant working with Ideas and Spirit Marketing Communications Consulting, prior as a Creative Partner at The BrandMakers. In this function, he was active in developing marketing communication program and training for some Indonesian strong brand, including as trainer for Top Management Courses for PT Telkom Indonesia and other private and public companies. He was a team leader in developing Destination/City Branding concept and strategy (Ministry of Interior), environmental communication strategy and tactics (Ministry of Population and Environment), and population control communication planning (Agency for Population Planning).
After got his PhD in 2006, he becomes senior lecturer of Strategic Marketing, Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC), IMC Seminar, Consumer Behavior, Strategic Brand Management, Innovation Management, Media Management, and Issues & Crisis Management, at Graduate School of Management FEUI, MMUI, MM Binus Business School, Trisakti Business School (MM Comm), Graduate School of Communication LSPR, and Kalbis Institute, before joining Sampoerna Business School.
He has wide experience conducted corporate training for senior executives of private and public companies and also as speaker at various public seminars of marketing communications, brand and media management, and CSR and Sustainability. He is member of Judges on previous Corporate CSR and Public Relations Awards.
Kate Dennis, MBus, BA (Org Comm), GCCM
Head of Corporate Communications
UTS Insearch, Sydney, Australia
Ms Dennis is an Australian post-graduate qualified corporate communications practitioner with 20 years’ experience, gained from the corporate, government, membership and education sectors. In the past three years, she has visited China, Indonesia and Vietnam presenting on topics such as careers of the future, and leadership skills
Ms Dennis has worked with leading international companies such as IBM in Australia and Canada, AMP and KPMG. She was the Assistant Director of Public Affairs and media for Australia’s largest urban Fire and Rescue service for five years. Her current role with UTS Insearch - the leading education pathway for the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) - is as a practitioner of communications and public relations.
Ms Dennis is a member of the Public Relations Institute of Australia’s Education Community Committee. She holds a Master in Business (Marketing) from the University of Technology Sydney, a Graduate Certificate of Change Management from the Australian Graduate School of Management at the University of New South Wales, and a Bachelor of Arts in Organisational Communications from Charles Sturt University. She is currently studying the Emerging Leaders and Managers Program with the LH Martin Institute.
Ms Dennis volunteers as an industry coach in The Hatchery Ideate program, UTS’s extra-curricular education program which teaches entrepreneurial thinking and real-world problem solving. She is a Review Mentor for the Conference for Australian and Indonesian Youth Dialogue, and volunteers for Ruff Sleepers, a charity which helps care for the pets of homeless people.
She lives in Sydney, Australia.
Agung LaksamanaDirector Corporate Affairs, APRIL
Chairman, Indonesia Public Relations Association
As Director of Corporate Affairs, Agung Laksamana oversees communications, Government relations and reputational risk functions for APRIL.. He is also responsible for raising the brand profile of APRIL as well as developing the thought leadership strategy of APRIL. Agung has over 20 years of experience in the communications industry. Prior to joining APRIL in May 2015, Agung was the Director of Corporate Affairs at Citi Indonesia. Prior to CITI, his careers span from PR Consultant at Ogilvy, Four Seasons Regent, Goodyear, HSBC and RGE Group. Outside of APRIL, he now serves as Chairman of Indonesia Public Relations Association.
Noke Kiroyan
Chief Consultant
Kiroyan Partners, Indonesia
Prior to founding Public Affairs consulting firm PT Komunikasi Kinerja (Kiroyan Partners) in November 2006 Noke Kiroyan has been an international business executive for more than three decades covering the electrical, oleo-chemical and mining industries.
His business career commenced as Management Trainee with PT Siemens Indonesia that assigned him to the head office in Germany in mid-1974 for a 2-year training program leading to the professional commercial and financial qualification as Industriekaufmann.
In 1991 Noke Kiroyan resigned as CEO of PT Siemens Indonesia to take up a new assignment as Managing Director of Salim Deutschland GmbH in Düsseldorf, a holding company overseeing two chemical plants in Germany. Further assignments followed as Country Representative in Melbourne, Australia then Dublin, Ohio to take charge as President & CEO of Salim Oleochemicals Inc. that served the United States and Latin American markets for palm-oil based surfactant raw materials from the group’s production plants in Germany and Indonesia.
He repatriated in September 1997 as Country Head/CEO of Rio Tinto Indonesia. In 2001 he was reassigned as CEO of world-class coal mine PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC), a joint-venture between Rio Tinto and BP at the time. KPC was sold in October 2003, whereupon he was retained as Chairman of Rio Tinto Indonesia, from which post he resigned in 2005 to take up the position of CEO of PT Newmont Pacific Nusantara, subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation in Denver, Colorado.
As of January 1, 2007 he headed PT Komunikasi Kinerja, trading under the name Kiroyan Partners while being retained as Chairman of PT Newmont Pacific Nusantara until December 31, 2007. In February 2008 he stepped down as CEO and is currently Executive Chairman & Chief Consultant of Kiroyan Partners. He is Trustee of the United States – Indonesia Society and Senior Advisor to the ASEAN CSR Network and Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Economic Governance.
Noke Kiroyan graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Communication Science from Padjadjaran State University in Bandung, Indonesia, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies degree from Syracuse University in the United States, as well as a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the Edinburgh Business School in the United Kingdom.
Jean Valin, APR
Fellow CPRS and Honorary Fellow CIPR
Principal, Valin Strategic Communication, Canada
Jean Valin, APR, Fellow CPRS and Honorary Fellow CIPR (UK) is a trusted senior advisor in public relations, an author, editor and mentor. He founded Valin Strategic Communications after a 30-year career as a senior communication executive. He has advised senior officials, CEO’s and ministers of the Government of Canada on communication matters throughout his career. Active throughout his career as a volunteer leader in professional bodies, he is considered the father of the Global Alliance and a leading force behind the development and adoption of global standards of practice in public relations.
He worked on several high-profile national issues such as a gun control program, anti-terrorism and organized crime legislation, same sex marriage legislation, the launch of Service Canada (Canada’s one-stop for all government services) as well as transportation policy for air, road, and marine safety and for security issues.He is a frequent speaker at international conferences on the role of public relations, ethical practice, transparency in a social media connected world, artificial intelligence and automation. He is co-editor of the two-volume book Case studies in public relations from around the world. (Peter Lang publisher, 2014 and 2017).
Valin’s career began in broadcasting with Radio Canada and private radio stations in the Ottawa region. Valin is active in his professional association, the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS). He was awarded his accreditation (APR) in 1987 and was called to the College of Fellows in 2001 becoming the youngest member to achieve the highest level of recognition. He served as national president of CPRS in 1996-97 and has received several national public relations awards throughout his career. He is a co-author of the official definition of public relations adopted by CPRS in 2008. In 2000, he became a founding member of the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management, a confederation organization of more than 70 major public relations associations around the world representing more than 170,000 members. He was chairman of the Global Alliance for 2004 and 2005.
In 2008 he received the President’s Medal from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations in the United Kingdom, and he received the Award of Attainment from the Canadian Public Relations Society in both 2010 and 2013—the latter for his leadership in developing the Melbourne Mandate advocacy platform for public relations. He is the 2013 recipient of the David Ferguson Award presented by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) to a practitioner who has made an especially significant contribution to the advancement of public relations education. In June 2014 he received the Philip Novikoff award from the Canadian Public Relations Society for lifetime achievements. In 2016, he received an honorary Fellowship from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations in the UK for his work leading the development of a Global Body of Knowledge (GBOK).
Dr. Takashi Inoue
Chairman and CEO
Inoue Public Relations Inc. (IPR)
Takashi Inoue is Chairman and CEO of Inoue Public Relations Inc. (IPR), located in Tokyo. He is also a visiting professor at Kyoto University, Akita International University, and Communications University of China. In 1970 he founded Inoue Public Relations serving the high-tech industries during the early days of “Japan as No. 1.” His firm’s first foreign clients were two US high-tech startups: Intel and Apple. IPR was hired by Apple in 1980 and did the PR work for the 1984 launch of the MAC in Japan. Later on, when Japan INC’s trade surplus became a source of trade conflict, IPR successfully executed public relations programs that resulted in avoiding U.S. trade sanctions in the telecommunications, semiconductor and auto industries. Notably, IPR helped the U.S. auto-parts maker, Tenneco, realize de-regulation, and for that work won in 1997 the prestigious International Public Relations Association’s Golden World Award Grand Prize. In 2015 his firm won the Golden World Award for its work helping Concur change Japanese regulations for an innovative new product.
The author of several books in Japanese on public relations, his latest book, which is in English, takes on the challenges of globalization and new disruptive technologies under the title: Public Relations in Hyper-globalization: essential relationship management – a Japan perspective, Takashi Inoue, Routledge, 2018, London.
Mohammad Mirdal Akib
CEO, Medcom.id - Indonesia
David Donohue
Chairman
Regional Development Australia (NWQ), Australia
Over more than 30 years, David has built a well-respected reputation in communication strategy, issues management, and stakeholder engagement. With a background in Government communications, he founded niche consultancy QCCN which has grown to dominate its market sector in Australia. In 2016 his team was named one of the Top Ten Best of the Best globally.
As a Fellow and former President of the Australian PR Institute, a previous global Councillor and GWA judge for IPRA, an advisor to both Central Queensland University (Australia) and Universitas Trisakti (Indonesia), and with significant professional expertise in engagement and consultation, he is uniquely placed to chart the place of authentic person to person engagement in a digital landscape.
Christophe Ginisty
Digital Strategist and
Reputation Management Specialist
France
Christophe Ginisty is a digital strategist, social media intelligence expert, founder of AGOREP and creator of the ReputationTime cycle of conferences. He is also former IPRA President (2013).
Mr Ginisty started his career when he founded Rumeur Publique, a PR business specialising in technology that has become one of the leading agencies on the French market. In 2011, Edelman appointed him “European Digital /Technology Evangelist” and Deputy Managing Director for the EMEA region.
Mr Ginisty created the ReputationTime cycle of conferences in 2013. He later founded Internet sans Frontières (Internet without borders) in 2008, an NGO dedicated to promoting and fighting for freedom of speech online.
Dr. Lavanya Wadgaonkar
Vice President
Regional Communications, Asia and Oceania
As vice president for Asia and Oceania, Lavanya leads Nissan’s communications efforts across the region covering mature, mass and emerging automotive markets. Reporting to the head of the region, she is responsible for strategic communications planning, knowledge dissemination and outreach to the key audiences that Nissan seeks to influence.
With more than twenty four years of experience in the field across various industries, including automotive, manufacturing, energy, infrastructure and IT, Lavanya has a proven track record in formulating and executing strategic marketing, communications, brand management and CSR plans.
Prior to this role, Lavanya was vice president of communications and CSR for Nissan Motor India. Earlier, she held a number of leadership roles and had been instrumental in establishing and integrating strong communications and marketing functions for global organizations like Eaton Corporation and Lexmark International in India.
Lavanya is a multi-faceted individual who has won two national awards from the Prime Minister of India for her radio documentaries as producer and script writer. She was a co- publisher of a book of stories in translation on women empowerment and has several academic papers to her credit on the language of visual art and cinematic narration.
She also strongly believes in individual social responsibility and volunteers at many NGOs dedicated to eradicating child labor, environmental issues and promoting Indian heritage and culture.
Lavanya holds a PhD and MPhil from Osmania University, India, with specific focus on the language of cinema in India and its effectiveness in representing socio-economic issues.