The CAUSINDY team is excited to announce two very special speakers: former Indonesian Vice Minister for Finance Mr Mahendra Siregar, and current the current Northern Territory Minister for Asia Engagement and Trade the Hon. Peter Styles MLA.

Mr Mahendra will be joining CAUSINDY as the keynote speaker at the Gala Dinner. Mr Mahendra currently serves on the boards of a number of companies and organisations, including the Australia Indonesia Centre and as the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners for PT Semen Indonesia, one of the country’s largest companies.

Mr Mahendra was Indonesian Vice Minister of Trade from 2009 until 2011, and later held the positions of Vice Minister of Finance from 2011 to 2013, and Chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board, BKPM, from 2013 to 2014.

Minister Styles will host a private lunch for the delegates at Northern Territory’s Parliament House. Mr Styles is the Minister for Asian Engagement and Trade, Business and Multicultural Affairs, amongst other portfolios.

Before entering parliament in 2008, he was an officer in the Northern Territory Police Force, where his work with youth in schools and in the community focussed on helping young people to achieve their full potential.

Mr Mahendra and Minister Styles join a diverse and experienced roster of speakers, which includes senior representatives from business, government, and academia.