🚀 GenAI Open Innovation – Indonesia Kickoff: A New Chapter of AI Collaboration
On October 20, 2025, the GenAI Open Innovation – Indonesia Kickoff took place at Google Jakarta, marking an inspiring milestone for Indonesia’s rapidly growing AI ecosystem.
Hosted by GenAI Fund in collaboration with Google Cloud, the event was oversubscribed and packed to capacity, bringing together enterprise leaders, AI founders, and ecosystem builders to accelerate collaboration and scale real-world AI adoption across industries.
💬 Opening Remarks
The day opened with inspiring messages from:
- Laura Nguyen, Partner – GenAI Fund
- Ronald Jayadi, Field Sales Manager – Google Cloud
- Fannie Soubiele, Head of Venture Capital Business Development, SEA – Google Cloud
Their remarks set the tone for the day — emphasizing a shared mission to empower enterprises and startups through responsible and scalable AI adoption.
🌐 Keynote: AI at Scale – Driving AI Transformation in Indonesia
Delivered by Andrew Wangsanata, AI Specialist – Google Cloud, the keynote explored how cloud and AI technologies are helping organizations transform operations, enhance efficiency, and unlock new business value — complete with live demos featuring Nanobanana and Gemini Enterprise.
🤝 Program Introduction: GenAI Open Innovation Indonesia
Laura Nguyen introduced the regional initiative’s mission — to bridge startups and enterprises across Southeast Asia through AI-driven collaboration, turning ideas into pilots and pilots into production-ready solutions.
🎙️ Expert Panels
🔹 Enterprise–Startup Synergy: Building AI That Scales
Moderated by Kai Yong Kang, Partner – GenAI Fund
Featuring:
- Yohanes Jeffry Johary, Managing Director – OCS Indonesia
- Darwin Poso, VP of Enterprise Data Management – Sinar Mas Land
- Shabrina Awanis Latief, CRM & Digital Transformation Lead – ParagonCorp
This discussion unpacked how enterprises can co-innovate with startups, from identifying the right AI use cases to building scalable implementations.
🔹 From Pitch to Production: How Startups and Enterprises Make AI POCs Work
Moderated by Denning Tan, Partner – GenAI Fund
Featuring:
- Joseph Simbar, CEO – Mimin
- Lariana Tamashi, General Manager – KINESSO Indonesia
- Petromil Petkov, Head of Innovation Hub – Volkswagen Group Singapore
Panelists shared practical lessons on navigating PoC cycles, aligning expectations, and ensuring pilots evolve into measurable business impact.
🚀 Startup Demos
Three pioneering AI startups — Shieldbase, Videfly, and Presight — showcased real-world applications of AI in automation, data intelligence, and AI-powered customer engagement, demonstrating Indonesia’s growing depth of AI innovation.
🌏 Networking & Partnership Building
The event concluded with an energetic networking session connecting enterprises, startups, investors, and community partners — sparking new partnerships and potential PoCs that will help shape the future of AI in Indonesia.
📢 Platform Launch
GenAI Fund unveiled the GenAI Open Innovation Platform, enabling enterprises to discover, evaluate, and connect with the most relevant AI startups across Southeast Asia — streamlining collaboration from pitch to pilot.
🙏 Acknowledgments
A heartfelt thank-you to all our speakers, enterprises, and startups for sharing your insights and energy — and to Google Cloud for co-hosting this incredible kickoff event.
Special thanks to our community partners — Cradle, Digital Penang, ANGIN, Startup Grind Bali, NextUpAsia, Generation Girl, and DevOps Indonesia — for helping make this initiative possible.
This event marks a major milestone in our journey to transform how Indonesia’s enterprises and startups build, scale, and deploy AI together. We’re excited to carry this momentum into the next stages of the GenAI Open Innovation program across ASEAN.
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