East Java Deputy Governor Hopes The B20 Forum Generates The Best Recommendations For The G20 Summit

East Java Deputy Governor Emil Elestianto Dardak (center) poses on the sidelines of the B20 Forum in Surabaya taking place 15-16 September 2022. ANTARA/HO-Kominfo East Java. ANTARA/HO-Kominfo East Java.

SURABAYA - Deputy Governor of East Java Emil Elestianto Dardak hopes that The Business 20 (B20) Forum in Surabaya, 15-16 September 2022 can produce the best recommendations for the G20 Summit.

"B20 is a very strategic discussion forum. Hopefully, we can arrange all discussions and recommendations to be submitted to the G20 Summit Forum in November," he said when opening the B20 Forum in Surabaya, Thursday, September 15.

B20 is a forum for dialogue between the global business community with more than 1,000 delegates from G20 countries. Those who are in it are generally the leaders of multinational companies.

The B20 meeting which took place at Hotel Majapahit Surabaya was themed "Global Value Chain and Sustainable Supply Chain: Capacity and Connectivity".

Organized in collaboration with the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (KADIN), supported by the East Java Provincial Government, and a number of initiating institutions, including APINDO, the Grounded Economic Coalition, Entrepreneurs Organization, and BPC HIPMI Surabaya.

"Friends of East Java businessmen have succeeded in making Surabaya part of the journey towards the G20," said Emil.

The former Regent of Trenggalek said that East Java was chosen to host the B20 Forum because of its potential and role as a center for domestic and international trade since centuries ago.

"East Java is a province with the second largest economy in Indonesia," he said.

Deputy Governor Emil hopes that the historic Majapahit Surabaya Hotel, as the venue for the B20 Forum, can inspire invited guests to take part in taking on a heroic role for the Indonesian economy.

"I hope this discussion can really help increase the capacity of businesses, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) so that they can compete in the global economy," he said.