Astra Supports 16th Asia Pacific Conference of German Business

Astra Supports 16th Asia Pacific Conference of German Business

It was an honor for Indonesia to host the 16th Asia Pacific Conference of German Business (APK), that is also the result of EKONID (German-Indonesian Chamber of Industry and Commerce) partnership. The event was held in November 1-3, 2018, in Jakarta. On this occasion, Astra supports the APK conference.

One of the discussion sessions was filled by the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia Sri Mulyani Indrawati with a theme of Connecting Asia & Europe: Belt and Road & Beyond. The event was also attended by the President Director of PT Astra International Tbk Prijono Sugiarto who is the Chairman of EKONID as well.

APK has been going for three decades and developed as a prestigious event in which companies and government leaders of Germany and Asia Pacific gather every two years. The 16th APK, themed Building a Smart Future, will focus on digitalization as the key element. APK will discuss current topics such as Industry 4.0, infrastructure in Asia, sustainable urbanization, and more. It is expected that new ideas and solutions would emerged from the discussion about the topics.

As the series of APK, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmaier together with the Minister of Industry of the Republic of Indonesia Airlangga Hartarto and Managing Director of EKONID Jan Rönnfeld visited PT Astra International Tbk office and Politeknik Manufaktur Astra. The visit of Minister Peter Altmaier and Minister Airlangga aims to witness Indonesian–Germany collaboration implementation through EKONID (German-Indonesian Chamber of Industry and Commerce) in vocational study.

For more information, please contact:

Boy Kelana Soebroto

Head of Corporate Communications

PT Astra International Tbk

Phone: 021-652 2555

About Astra International:

PT Astra International Tbk was established in 1957 in Jakarta as a general trading company under the name Astra International Inc. In 1990, for the purpose of the company’s initial public offering (IPO), the name of the company changed to PT Astra International Tbk, followed by listing its shares on the Indonesia Stock Exchange under the ticker code ASII.

Astra has developed its business by implementing a business model based on synergies and diversification within seven business segments, consisting of: 1) Automotive, 2) Financial Services, 3) Heavy Equipment, Mining, Construction & Energy, 4) Agribusiness, 5) Infrastructure and Logistics, 6) Information Technology and 7) Property.

Astra conducted business operations in all parts of Indonesia under the management of 224 subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, and was supported by 225,935 employees, as per September 2018. Astra continually aspires to become a corporate citizen that is a pride of the nation, one who is actively involved in the national efforts to improve the welfare of the Indonesian people. To this end, Astra runs business activities by a balanced combination of the business’ commercial interests and non-business contributions through 9 foundations it nurtures, also through ongoing social responsibility programs focused on four basic areas: health, education, environment and small and medium enterprises development