About Indonesian Business Centre
Indonesian Business Centre (IBC), now in its 11th year, synergises business network among Indonesian businessmen, their Singaporean counterparts and expats residing in both Singapore and Indonesia respectively. The membership of IBC, currently stands at 3000, comprises primarily eminent businessmen, entrepreneurs and professionals. 20% of the memberships are also those from diversed background and ationalities. Representatives of various business associations and counselors (economic & trade sections) of various high commissions who have business relationship with Indonesia are also represented.
Program organised by IBC include the IBC Business Forums, the IBC Business Lunches and business / cultural trips to Indonesia as well as the reigon. All these events enable our members to network. Furthermore, members also appreciate the IBC bi-weekly e-news containing updates on business opportunities, investment news and regular networking cocktails with other business associations. In April 2006, the Singapore Island Country Club collaborated with IBC to stage an Indonesian Evening of Cuisine & Dance. The IBC Nusantara (Anniversary) Ball draw over 200 guests from both Indonesia and Singapore annually. We have regular cultural shows, the notable one being a two evening North Sumatera Cultural Show at Raffles Hotel with dinner to celebrate the 88 birthday of the former President of Singapore, Mr Wee Kim Wee in November 2002. Since then, IBC has also organised the North Sulawesi Cultural Evening in October 2003 and the West Java Cultural Evening in March 2008. In collaboration with the local organisations, IBC had participated in the South Sumatera Cultural Show and the Malay Cultural Evening respectively. Cultural visits to Jogya and Solo were completed in 2001.
Recent Business trip was a visit to Surabaya.
IBC organise walk rallies and contribute prizes to students at Sekolah Indonesia for the Essay, Poetry Reading and Drawing Competitions respectively. High teas to welcome new Indonesian businessmen who arrive in Singapore and new IBC members are held on a regular basis. Over the years IBC has been featured in various publications (Singapore and Indonesia), TV appearances and radio interviews, in addition to the 52 weekly radio program with Radio Singapore International respectively in 2006.
IBC Past & Current Sponsors
- HSBC's International Banking Centre
- Lufthansa German Airlines
- Frasers Hospitality Pte Ltd (formerly known as Fraser Serviced Residences Pte Ltd)
- Andana HelioAsia
- CYC Shanghai Shirt Co Pte LtdAsia Pacific Breweries (S) Pte Ltd
- Atelier East
- Bengawan Solo Cake (S) Pte Ltd
- Citibank
- Expressions International (S) Pte Ltd
- Far East Organisation
- Fraser Serviced Residences
- Garuda Indonesia
- GK Goh Stockbrokers Pte Ltd
- Inputronics Pte Ltd
- ISS International School (S) Pte Ltd
- Lee Foundation
- House of Indocafe
- Lion Air
- Mauboussin Pte Ltd
- Parkway Group Healthcare Pte Ltd
- PT Indofood Sukses Makmur
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Treetops Executive Residences Singapore
- United Overseas Bank Group Limited
IBC Past Speakers
Year 2006
- Mr Nicholas Mak, Head, Consultancy & Research Department, Knight Frank Pte Ltd
- Ms Jocelyn Chng, Managing Director, Sin Hwa Dee Foodstuff Industries Pte Ltd
- Mr Purbaya PantjaDirector, Investment Banking, N M Rothschild & Sons (Singapore)
- Mr Henry Jusuf, Managing director, P T Danatama Makmur;
Ms Tetty Kadi, Chairperson, West Java Centre Board of Indonesian
SME (KUKMI-Jabar) - Ms Jennifer Leng, General Manager, Andana@Orchard
Year 2007
- Ms Uchu Riza, Founder, AL JABR Orphanage & Islamic School
- Ms Triena Noeline Ong, Managing Editor and Head of Publishing, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
- Ms Indranee T Rajah, Senior Counsel, Drew & Napier LLC
Year 2008
- Dr Wu Yi-Che, BDS (Singapore)
- Ms Loretta Shuk-Ching WAN, Regional Director, Southeast Asia and India Hong Kong Trade Development Council
- Mr Nicholas Mak, Director of Consultancy & Research Department, Knight Frank Pte Ltd
Year 2009
- Dr Ang Peng Tiam, Medical Director, Medical Oncologist and Physician, Parkway Cancer Centre
- Dr Teoh Tiong Ann, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon and General Surgeon, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre
- Mr Nicholas Mak, Director of Consultancy & Research Department, Knight Frank Pte Ltd
- Mr Thomas Mathew, Chief Trainer, Maximas Group
- Ms Amy Yip, Nuskin Enterprises
- Dr Aris Ananta, a Senior Research Fellow at Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
- Dr Evi Nurvidya Arifin, a visiting research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Honorary Member of IBC include: HE Mr. Wardana Indonesian Ambassador to Singapore and Mr Kemal Haripurwanto (Minster Counsellor-Political, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Singapore).
Board Members 2010-2012
Mr Setyadi Ongkowidjaja (Partner, Atelier East)
Ms Jocelyn Chng, Managing Director of Sin Hwa Dee Foodstuff Industries Pte Ltd
Mr Simon Ong, Group Managing Director of Kingsmen Exhibit Pte Ltd
Ms Annie Xia, CEO of Dynaforce Pte Ltd
Board Members 2007-2009
Mr Setyadi Ongkowidjaja (Partner, Atelier East)
Mr Lawrence Leow, President of the Association of the Small and Medium Enterprises
Ms Jennifer Leng, Technical Director, Helio Asia Pte Ltd
Past Board Members Pre 2007
Mr Setyadi Ongkowidjaja, (Chairman of Indonesian Business Centre) & Principal Partner, Atelier East
Mr Nelson Tampubolon, Singapore Chief Representative, Bank Indonesia
Mr Thomas Thumbelaka,
Businessman
Dato’ Dr Jannie Tay,
Vice Chairman,
The Hour Glass Pte Ltd
Mr Andradjati, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
Mr Pramukti Surjaudaja, President and CEO, Bank NISP, Jakarta
Dr Therasa Chew-Tan, President and CEO, Expressions International (S) Pte Ltd
Mr Eddi Hariyadhi, Former Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
Mrs Zainab Rahim, Senior Manager, Mediacorp Radio
Mrs Triena Ong, Head of Publication Unit, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Mr Rohan Kamis, Managing Partner, Rohan Mah & Partners
Dr Johannes Widodo, Senior Fellow, National University of Singapore
Mr Chalief Akbar, Head of Information, Social & Culture, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
Mr Wilson Goh, Singapore Representative, Otto Global Services
Mr Jahja Suriawinata, Regional Director, Federal Paint Factory Ltd
Mr Kemas Amir Sjarifuddin (Deceased), Former Chief Representative, Bank Indonesia, Singapore Representative Office
Dr Diana Young (Deceased), Director, Group General Manager, MIL-COM Aerospace Pte Ltd
Ms Boey Yut Mei, President, The Culture Society
Mr Ilham Ikhsan, Chief Representative, Bank Indonesia, Singapore Representative Office
Mr Kenneth Swee, International Client Group, Smith Barney Citigroup Singapore
Mr Dede Kurnia, Singaopre Chief Representative, Bank International Indonesia
