Theme: Pathfinders and Catalysts

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.

HOPE Building, Universitas Pelita Harapan
Jl. M.H. Thamrin Boulevard, Kelapa Dua, Karawaci
Tangerang, Banten, 15810
Indonesia

Adinda Hutabarat

Adinda Natassa Valentine Hutabarat, Ph.D. is an Indonesian diplomat for over 17 years. She holds a Bachelor degree in Chinese literature from Universitas Indonesia, a MM in public policy from Tsinghua University in Beijing, and a Ph.D. in Chinese translation and interpretation from NTNU in Taipei. In her TEDx, Adinda looks to inspire the listeners by discussing past-present-future, i.e. the "how" and "why" the China's thinker at present served as the pathfinder and catalyst by providing the world with development opportunities. Adinda takes historical event of trade routes (namely the Silk Route, that is in-lined to the Spice Route), that in someways have became the world's historical changes. For the future, what are the historical values as the lessons learned from the historical lens of Nusantara's Kingdoms and China's Dynasties? Adinda is an Indonesian Sinologist, a translator and interpreter (from Bahasa Indonesia or English into Mandarin Chinese and vice versa), an author and writer, an instructor, and a resource person. You can follow my YouTube & TikTok channel: adindahutabarat_sinolog, IG: @adindanvhutabarat.

Jane Iskandar

Jane Audrey Iskandar, also known as Clara, is a highly motivated 16-year-old sophomore studying at UPH College. Clara is deeply passionate about business, language, music, and writing, and she loves learning new things while embracing new challenges beyond the classroom. She is actively involved in her community and serves as the vice president of Student Council in her school. In addition to her academic and leadership pursuits, Clara enjoys singing and playing guitar, often sharing them on YouTube. Additionally, she is currently building an organization called Ecophore with her friends aimed at solving socio-environmental issues. Able to speak in four languages, Clara aspires to major in marketing and become an entrepreneur in the future, leveraging her diverse skills and passions to make a meaningful impact to the society around her.

Juan Pisente

Juan Pisente Widjaja is the managing partner of Gideon Consulting Group, a firm focused on lowering risk to do business by providing reliable insights and data to companies in Indonesia. Starting his career at a cafe when he was 13 years old, Juan started entrepreneurship from a young age and therefore lacked many experience against more seasoned competitors. The gamechanger is when he started his company in the automotive sector. All decisions are based on data. Therefore, the company was able to grow, compete and even work with international brands. He wished to share these gifts with the rest of Indonesia, where literacy rates are still relatively low and data literacy is even lower.