JAKARTA - Prospective Chairman of the Central Board of the Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (BPP HIPMI), Anthony Leong, expressed his readiness to run in the XVIII HIPMI National Congress (Munas).
The statement was made when he returned the registration form for the candidate for the 2026-2029 period of the BPP HIPMI General Chairman at the BPP HIPMI Secretariat, Bidakara Building, Jakarta, Monday, April 20, 2026.
"This file is declared complete and we have received solid support from 14 BPD HIPMI and this is our common struggle," he said.
According to him, this is a form of joint struggle that brings the aspirations of regional entrepreneurs to the national level.
Anthony emphasized the importance of the role of regional entrepreneurs so that they are not only objects, but are also involved in national trade and economic activities.
He assessed that HIPMI has a strategic position because it has spread to 38 provinces and all regencies/cities in Indonesia, so that it can become a platform to encourage the movement of entrepreneurs throughout the country.
"This must be fought together, how to move together, move forward together with HIPMI entrepreneurs in the region, throughout the country," he said.
Regarding the future collaboration opportunities of the government, he expressed his commitment that HIPMI must be a strategic partner of the government, and hopes that this organization will be able to become a means of struggle for regional entrepreneurs, as well as a tool to encourage business matching and strengthen synergy between large industries and business actors. members of HIPMI.
"Well, this is what we have to move together. Of course, the purpose of HIPMI is very noble, how the business, the purpose and the purpose of AD / ART HIPMI we have to fight for," he said.
He also emphasized the importance of continuing the struggle of the founders of HIPMI, as well as the chairmen of the general from time to time, because the foundation that has been built by the predecessors must be maintained and continued in order to realize the ideals of Indonesian entrepreneurs.
Anthony also highlighted the phenomenon of stagnation of business actors which is often dominated by the same parties, even though there is a change of leadership in various sectors.
"Of course we must encourage HIPMI to become a catalyst for large houses of young entrepreneurs in Indonesia, so that it does not become like what the President (Prabowo Subianto) said, said the Minister (Energy) Bahlil, the entrepreneur is lu lagi-lu lagi, the government changes, regional leaders change, the legislature changes, but the entrepreneur is that-that only," he explained.
He also emphasized the commitment to encourage the implementation of Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution, especially in realizing an equitable and collaborative economy.
According to him, the distribution of welfare and development results must be felt equally by all people.
"We must encourage, how the distribution of our welfare must be distributed with certainty, how the distribution of wealth from our struggle must be ensured together, in improving the welfare of all of us," he said.
Answering questions regarding the involvement of local entrepreneurs in large projects, Anthony said it was important to emulate the policies that Bahlil Lahadalia had implemented when he was Minister of Investment, namely requiring the involvement of local entrepreneurs in every investment that came in.
He emphasized that he, although he came from Jakarta, did not want the dominance of entrepreneurs from the capital city in projects in the region and local entrepreneurs should be given room to develop and rise in class.
"This is what we must fight for together, regional entrepreneurs must rise in class, HIPMI entrepreneurs in the region must continue to move, this economic skill must be fought for together, for that we are moving together with the region, moving forward with friends HIPMI entrepreneurs in the region," he said.
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