On 26 October 2022, the G20 Entrepreneurship Roundtable 2022 under the theme of “Inclusive and Sustainable Entrepreneurship as Job Creation Instruments” was cohosted by the Entrepreneurship Research Center on G20 Economies and the Ministry of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia. The G20 Entrepreneurship Research Center has held the roundtable for six consecutive years and co-hosted the event with the G20 Presidency for the first time this year. The meeting had two offline venues in Beijing, China. and Jakarta, Indonesia.
Dr. Ida Fauziyah, Minister of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia, and Yu Jiadong, Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Security of the PRC, delivered the remarks at the meeting.
Prof. Gao Jian, Director of Entrepreneurship Research Center on G20 Economies and Professor at Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management, Prof. Anwar Sanusi, Chair of the G20 Employment Working Group and Secretary General of the Ministry of Manpower of Indonesia, and Mr. Dragan Radic, Head of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) unit of the International Labour Organization (ILO), delivered keynote speeches.
The G20 Entrepreneurship Roundtable 2022 focused on five topics: Strengthening Policies to Support Inclusive and Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Enhancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship Capacity, Expanding International Cooperation Network on Entrepreneurship, Promoting Green and Digital Entrepreneurship, and Boosting Inclusive and Sustainable SMEs and Startups. Nearly 200 representatives, including those from the governments, universities, enterprises, and research institutes of the G20 members, international organizations such as the ILO, OECD, UNESCO, and UN Women, as well as social groups such as the Youth 20 attended the meeting, where they exchanged ideas on the latest entrepreneurial perceptions and practices.
Opening Remarks
Dr. Ida Fauziyah, Minister of Manpower of Indonesia
Mr. YU Jiadong, Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Security of China
Moderator: Prof. Gao Jian, Director of Entrepreneurship Research Center on G20 Economies
Keynote Speech
Prof. Gao Jian, Director of Entrepreneurship Research Center on G20 Economies, China
Prof. Anwar Sanusi, Chair of the 2022 G20 Employment Working Group, Ministry of Manpower, Indonesia
Mr. Dragan Radic, Head of SMEs Unite, Enterprise Department of International Labor Organization (ILO)
Strengthening Policies to Support Inclusive and Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Presenters/Panelists:
Mr. Yun Donglai, Deputy Director General of Employment Promotion Department, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, China
Mr. I Nyoman Darmanta, Director of Job Opportunities Expansion Development, Ministry of Manpower, Indonesia
Mr. Amit Nirmal, Deputy Director General (Employment), Directorate General of Employment, Ministry of Labour and Employment, India
Ms. Steph Gorecki Natik, General Manager, International and Astronomy Branch, Science and Commercialization Division, Department of Industry, Science and Resources, Australia
Mr. Alvian Wardhana, Winner of Y20 Awards, Founder of Literasi Anak Banua, Indonesia
Moderator: Ms. Nur Komaria, Researcher at Center of SME and Digital Economy, INDEF, Indonesia
Enhancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship Capacity
Presenters/Panelists:
Mr. Niu Wenwen, Chairman of Dark Horse Technology Group, China
Prof. Ikhlaq Sidhu, Dean of the School of Science and Technology at IE University in Madrid, Spain, the EU member states
Prof. Silvia Torres Carbonell , Universidad Austral, Argentina
Prof. Mats Westerberg, the Luleå University of Technology, Sweden, the EU member states
Mr.José Manuel Aguirre Guillén, Director of Entrepreneurship Education Center, Monterrey Institute of Technology, Mexico
Moderator: Mrs. Qian Xiaoyan, Deputy Director General of International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, China
Expanding International Cooperation Network on Entrepreneurship
Presenters/Panelists:
Prof. Hans Hendrischke, University of Sidney, Australia
Mr. Saud Alsabhan, Vice Governor of Entrepreneurship, General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises, Saudi Arabia
Mr. Evgeny Kosolapov, Representative of Skolkovo Innovation Center , Russia
Prof. Helmut Schönenberger, Vice President of TUM and CEO of UnternehmerTUM, Germany
Mr. Zhao Chen, Managing Partner and Executive Vice President of Plug and Play in China, United States
Mr. Kim Junbum, CEO of Korean Peninsula Technology Co., Ltd, Republic of Korea
Moderator: Dr. Yan Zhenjun, Founder of World Intelligent Incubation Network (WIIN), Professor at Beijing Normal University, China
Promoteing Green and Digital Entrepreneurship
Dr. Ari Margiono, Deputy Campus Director, Binus University at Malang City Campus, Indonesia
Mr. Romain Jacquet, Counsellor for Health, Social Affairs and Labor, Embassy of France in China, France
Dr. Fei QIN, Co-Director of Future of Work Research Centre, Director of Cross Faculty Studies at University of Bath, UK
Dr. Marco Labozzetta, Head of H-FARM Digital Entrepreneurship Lab, Italy
Mr. Jiang Tao, CEO of CSDN (Chinese Software Developer Network) , China
Ms. Zhang Jing, Director of Science and Investment Bureau, Fenhu High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Jiangsu Province, China
Moderator: Dr. Eisha M. Rachbini, Head of Center of SME and Digital Economy INDEF and Lecturer at IPB University
Boosting Inclusive and Sustainable SMEs and Startups
Presenters/Panelists:
Mr. David Halabisky, Economist, OECD Center for Entrepreneurship and SME Development
Mr. Mothunye Mothiba, CEO of Productivity South Africa, South Africa
Ms. Maíra Lacerda, Technical Analyst of Social Policies, International Affairs Department, Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Brazil
Mr. Şahin METİN, Expert, Directorate General for Foreign Relations, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Turkey
Ms. Jialei Lin, Portfolio Lead, Women's Economic Empowerment, UN Women China Office
Mr. Jin Jinghao, Director of Investment, Jetro in China, Japan
Moderator: Prof. Slavica Singer, UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship Education, Croatia
Wrap-up and Way Forward
Mr. Hao Bin, Director General of International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Human Resource and Social Security, China
Mr. Suhartono, Director General of Manpower Placement Development and Job Opportunities Expansion, Ministry of Manpower, Indonesia