On September 25, 2025, the 8th Next Summit (Jakarta 2025), jointly hosted by NEXT Federation and Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) was successfully held. The theme of this year’s conference is “Voyage Beyond”, focused on topics such as green industries, capital collaboration, technological innovation, and urban sustainability. The event included opening remarks, keynote speeches, high-level dialogues, round-table discussions, and signing ceremonies.The Hurricane Lamp Award ceremony was held in the evening, comprehensively showcasing Indonesia’s industrial and investment opportunities in the new era.
High-level advocacy: Policy-Technology-Industry-Capital Synergy
The keynote speakers at the conference included high-level policymakers and industry leaders,Dr. Hendrian, Deputy Chairman of Indonesian’s National Research and Innovation Agency(BRIN); Professor Eniya Listiani Dewi,Director General of New Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation(EBTKE) ,Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM); Zhang Chenghua, President of China Shandng Yaohua Refractory Technology Co., Ltd and General Manager of PT. Yaohua Teknik Indonesia,and Professor Essam Sharaf, former Prime Minister of Egypt and Rotating President of NEXT Federation. All the speakers unanimously emphasized the importance of enhancing policy coordination, resilience cultivation, technological research and development, and talent reserves during the economic transformation and upgrading process.
The policy signals from the energy sector have drawn particular attention: Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has set a target of achieving 5GW of wind power installed capacity by 2030 and is advancing the new ten-year electricity plan (RUPTL) to align with a more aggressive renewable energy pathway. Meanwhile, medium-and long-term nuclear energy planning has also been included as a bargaining chip in energy transformation. These developments will serve as policy anchors for green power supply, industrial energy consumption, and the “green toolbox” of international capital.
Heavy Release and Signing: The “Dual Wheel Drive” of Credit Information and Cross border Capital
At the conference, Unsolicited Sovereign Rating Report on Indonesia was specially released. Fareast Credit Rating Co., Ltd announced that it has rated Indonesia’s sovereign credit rating as “As” with a stable outlook, and awarded certificate to the Indonesian National Economic Council. The conference also held a signing ceremony for the Letter of Intent on Research and Innovation on Investment Environment,aiming to conduct research and release work on the investment environment index and related issues of ASEAN countries.
The signing of the tripartite agreement between Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Chinese Fareast Credit Rating Co., Ltd. and PT Kredit Rating Indonesia (KRI) will explore joint research, expert exchanges, and joint development and publication plans for investment environment indices in ASEAN countries. This move focuses on cross-border credit research, ESG and green bond cooperation, to help improve the transparency of investment environment information and optimize the efficiency of medium and long-term capital allocation.
High-End Dialogue: Indonesia’s Development Prospects & Opportunities for Chinese Capital
Professor Hammam Riza,Rotating Chair of Global Advisory Committee of NEXT Federation,Principal Engineer of National Research and Innovation Agency(BRIN) of Indonesia, chairman of Indonesian Artificial Intelligence Association(KORIKA), chaired the High-End Dialogue on Indonesia’s Development Prospects and Opportunities for Chinese Capital. Heriyanto Irawan, member of the National Economic Council (DEN) of Indonesia,Indra Darmawan, former deputy minister of Investment/BKPM and Senior Advisor to Dayalima Consulting,Pujo Setio, Assistant Deputy at the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs of Indonesia ,and Dr. Lv Xiangdong, CEO of China Fareast Credit Rating Co., Ltd discussed the topic. The attendees held discussions on “Industrial transformation, Capital costs, Green project development and Localization”, aiming to accurately align the long-term allocation of international capital with Indonesia’s industrial upgrading path.
It is worth mentioning that Heriyanto Irawan was appointed as a member of the National Economic Council by presidential decree in November 2024. He has long-term research and practical experience in macroeconomic policies and capital markets, and his views in the dialogue are regarded as important references for the market to observe the direction of Indonesian policies.
Market and Policy Background: Investment Resilience and Downstream Strategy
Official data and multiple calculations show that Indonesia’s investment for the whole year of 2024 will reach 1714.2 trillion Indonesian rupiah, exceeding the target; By the first quarter of 2025, an investment of 4652 trillion Indonesian rupiah will be achieved, continuing to demonstrate investment resilience and foreign confidence. At the policy level, the investment and downstream regulatory authorities have proposed a downstream roadmap for 28 strategic commodities, focusing on eight key industries, with the aim of creating trillion dollar investment potential and larger scale employment absorption, providing institutional support for the deep processing, green manufacturing, and foreign investment projects of key minerals such as nickel.
At the same time, Indonesia continues to intensify its efforts in energy transformation. The advancement of wind power targets, nuclear energy timelines, and the proposal of the vision of “AI and digital sovereignty” are all opening up greater space for industrial upgrading and capital allocation.
Industry sample: “replicable path” of green technology and localization capability
In the sharing of industry cases,Zhang Chenghua, President of China Shandng Yaohua Refractory Technology Co., Ltd and General Manager of PT. Yaohua Teknik Indonesia proposed a solution to “safeguard the industrial heart and empower green transformation”,through the integration of furnace lining and insulation solutions, it helps customers reduce energy consumption by 10% -15%, improve stability and extend equipment life, serving key scenarios such as nickel iron, electricity, and waste to energy generation. At the same time, he plans to build a refractory industrial park and an international research institute in Indonesia to achieve localization of the entire chain from research and development to production and talent cultivation. The above path of “going global to taking root” provides a replicable landing paradigm for China Indonesia industrial cooperation.
Conference value and brand extension: linking decision-makers, capital, and industry scenarios
Next Summit has been held in many places of the world over the years, jointly organized by NEXT Federation and local authoritative institutions, focusing on global cooperation, innovation, and sustainability, forming a multi-dimensional industrial resource matrix of “government-industry- -capital-academia-media” links.
According to Dr. Jun Chen, Secretary General of NEXT Federation, Jakarta Summit continues the methodology of “policy direct, industry docking and capital landing”, setting up content modules such as keynote speeches, high-end dialogue, thematic discussions, brand exposures and honor recognition. Through multiple closed door docking sessions, high-end visits and brand activities, it creates a penetrating communication scene and more efficient matching entrance for representatives of participating enterprises and institutions, further promoting the on-site docking and long-term landing of key projects.
