Davos, Switzerland - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto presented a compelling vision for inclusive global economics at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026, asserting that tangible societal benefit must be the ultimate measure of stability and growth. In a Special Address at the Davos Congress Center, President Prabowo framed peace and stability as indispensable, non-negotiable foundations for genuine prosperity, a message that anchored Indonesia's strategic participation at the prestigious global forum.
Accompanied by key ministers including Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, the President's presence underscored Indonesia's proactive role in shaping the post-pandemic economic dialogue. Minister Hartarto later explained that the address was a comprehensive outline of the President's pro-people economic priority programs, designed to foster collaboration between the government and the business world.
The central philosophy, as conveyed by Minister Hartarto, is a leadership model where social policies must enhance productivity, and that productivity must, in turn, translate into broad-based growth. This approach positions Indonesia's development agenda as one that deliberately links macroeconomic strategies with concrete improvements in public welfare, challenging global leaders to ensure economic systems deliver for all citizens.
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Parallel to the diplomatic speeches, the Indonesian delegation engaged in substantive economic diplomacy. At the Indonesia Pavilion, Minister Airlangga Hartarto held crucial meetings with leadership from several major U.S. digital corporations, including Nvidia, Amazon Web Services, DocuSign, CrowdStrike, and Cloudflare.
These discussions, also attended by representatives from Indonesia's Nongsa Digital Park, focused on emerging investment potentials within Indonesia's digital economy. Specific areas of interest included data center development, cybersecurity infrastructure, and broader digital ecosystem expansion, signaling Indonesia's serious intent to become a key hub for technological investment in Southeast Asia.
In a further demonstration of economic outreach, Minister Hartarto also met with Jordan's Minister of Investment, Tareq Abu Ghazaleh. This meeting, attended by Indonesia's Minister of Investment Rosan Roeslani and Danantara Indonesia's CIO Pandu Sjahrir, advanced discussions on a Memorandum of Understanding between Danantara and the Jordan Investment Fund, exploring strategic opportunities in the Hashemite Kingdom.
The high-level Indonesian delegation at WEF also included the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Communication and Digitalization, the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, the Cabinet Secretary, the Deputy Minister of Finance, and the Secretary of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs. This collective presence emphasized a whole-of-government approach to international economic engagement.
President Prabowo's attendance at WEF 2026 thus served a dual strategic purpose: articulating a principled, human-centric economic philosophy on the global stage while concurrently pursuing concrete partnerships and investments that will fuel Indonesia's national development goals for the coming years