Sandiaga Hopes AVPN Presents Investment Opportunities For The Creative Economy Sector

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BADUNG - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno hopes that the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) Conference in Bali will be able to present solutions and open investment opportunities in the tourism and creative economy sectors.

"This event aims to provide solutions and opportunities in terms of a sustainable and inclusive economy, to create a safe environment, increase productivity, stability and security, and also to strengthen global leadership, especially in Asia," said Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno while attending the event in Nusa Dua, Badung Regency, Bali, Tuesday.

He said tourism and the creative economy were one of the sectors hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. But on the other hand, the tourism sector and the creative economy (parekraf) have also become the main locomotive in economic revival.

According to Sandiaga Uno, strengthening investment in the tourism and creative sector will increase the role of tourism and the creative economy in economic revival and opening up job opportunities.

"Many other sectors depend on the performance of creative tourism such as retail, accommodation, food and beverage, logistics and transportation," he said.

The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy said that the implementation of the international activities which will take place on June 21-24 2022 will also emphasize that Indonesia, especially the Island of the Gods, is ready to welcome various international events.

"This activity certainly creates a good perception of Indonesia's economic resilience to the crisis. Then it shows Indonesia's readiness and leadership to the world, especially in terms of global economic recovery, and regains the trust of the international community to hold MICE activities in Indonesia," he said.

Menparekraf also believes that holding AVPN 2022 could be the biggest event for social investment networks in terms of philanthropic financing in Asia.

"We hope that this conference will produce fruitful results, with an excellent opportunity for all of us to share knowledge and expertise, build strategic cooperation and networks to provide solutions to the latest socio-economic hurdles. So that next year, Bali is ready to host again again," he said.

This year, the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy facilitated five social enterprise brands to participate in Impact Live and Impact Showcase activities. These brands come from the culinary, fashion and craft sub-sectors. The five brands are Tenoon, MCL (Mycotech Lab), Liberty Society, Timurasa and KaIND.

Meanwhile, AVPN CEO, Naina Subberwal Batra, added, The AVPN Global Conference brings together the world's leading philanthropists, investors, and policymakers to announce new alliances, launch potential new funding, and form strategic partnerships.

"This is done to help Asian countries overcome funding shortages in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (TPB / SDGs)," he said.

In the future, the outcome of the AVPN meeting will feed into the main agenda of the G20 Summit, enabling concrete actions to be taken to catalyze the resources and capital to have a greater impact in Asia.

With more than 600 member organizations/companies spread across 33 countries, AVPN has a unique role in connecting Asian leaders to collaborate on their capital, technical assistance and policy influence to catalyze the capital owned by offices, families, foundations and companies. -companies in Asia.