#StartupLokal Meetup v.8: Brand Image

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  Daniel Surya

  Pembicara

  Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of WIR Group · WIR Group

  Jakarta

  Daniel Surya is a futurist who firmly believes in next-generation technologies. Since 1997, he has been on a transformative journey and is widely recognized as the face of the Indonesian branding industry. He founded WIR Group as an innovative technology company that combines augmented reality, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence with highly interactive patented technologies into a metaverse ecosystem. Under his leadership as Executive Chairman, WIR Group has rapidly evolved and serves more than 20 countries with 1,000 projects globally. Forbes Georgia named WIR Group as one of the metaverse tech companies to watch in 2022, alongside Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Magic Leap, Niantic, and Snap Inc. Daniel has also had the opportunity to showcase WIR Group's technology at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023. Prior to his current position, Daniel served as the Indonesia & Brunei Country Director of The Brand Union for 3 years. He led business operations from its setup, unit opening in Indonesia, and eventually growing the unit to become Indonesia's rising star agency in 2009/2010. Previously, Daniel served as the Chief Representative of Landor in Indonesia for over 9 years, overseeing Landor's business operations in the country. Daniel has received numerous recognitions for his outstanding leadership and influence. He was named the Indonesia C-League Executive in 2010 and 2011 by SWA Magazine (Indonesia), CEO of the Year 2012 by CMO Asia Awards (Singapore), CEO of the Year 2017 by SWA Magazine (Indonesia), Brand Builder of the Year 2011 by World Brand Congress (Mumbai, India), Dinfolk Disruptors for NFT and Metaverse World as "The Father of Indonesia's Metaverse" by Finfolk (Indonesia), Influential Business Figures 2022 by MAW Talk Awards (Indonesia), and received the title of Father of Metaverse Indonesia 2022 by PR Indonesia. These achievements highlight his significant contributions and mark him as a pioneering figure in his field. Daniel has been invited to many prestigious events as a speaker and inspirator, including Slush 2015 (Helsinki, Finland), Digital Hollywood 2015 (USA), Inside3DPrinting 2015 (Silicon Valley, USA), Business Rockstars (Los Angeles, USA), and as a member of the judging panel at the 2015 Annual Ernst & Young (EY) Entrepreneurial Winning Woman.

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  Dian Noeh Abubakar

  Pembicara

  Founder & CEO, Kennedy Voice Berliner · Kultur Voice Business (KVB)

  Jakarta

  Dian is an entrepreneur, writer, editor and artisan dessert maker. Dian established Kultur Voice Business (KVB) in Indonesia, Southeast Asia, in 2011, transforming it from a Public Relations firm, originally known as Kennedy Voice & Berliner, into a Kultur Voice Business content company with a commerce ecosystem. Dian represented KVB at international business forums, such as the APEC CEO Summit, B20 Summit, and ASEAN Summit. Dian serves as Special Communications Staff to the Chairman's Office at Asosiasi Pengusaha Indonesia (APINDO / Indonesia Employers Association). Together with the APINDO Communications Team, with the support of the KVB team on its digital communications, she earned an award by the International Association of Business Communicators in 2025 in the category of Best Impactful Communications: Public Interest. Dian was a consultant at Ogilvy in Jakarta during two separate periods (1999–2002 and 2007–2009) and at Weber Shandwick Indonesia. She was also part of the in-house team at Time International, a timepieces company, and UBS AG, a financial firm. While studying at RMIT University in Australia from 1995 to 1997, Dian was contributor at SBS Radio News Melbourne and worked on a telemarketing project for Telstra Australia at Adecco Melbourne. She became a finalist for the Australia Alumni Awards 2008, organized by the Australian Embassy in Indonesia. Dian was a part-time lecturer at Prasetiya Mulya Business School and active in the International Relations of Indonesia Chamber of Commerce. Outside of her professional life, Dian enjoys history, reading, movies, making artisanal cheese boards and desserts, and walking in nature. Among her most cherished experiences are meeting gorilla families in Uganda, canoeing in the Amazon basin, and exploring the forests of Kalimantan, Indonesia.

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  Irving Hutagalung

  Pembicara

  Customer Success Director, Microsoft Indonesia. Helps businesses on their cloud and AI journey. Loves sharing tech knowledge with others. · Microsoft

  Jakarta

  I have a huge interest and passion in technology, especially on how it impacts our society. I love public speaking, giving new information and updates around technology to everyone, from technology specialists to students to general public. My job is to help anyone who need guidance in utilizing the latest technology, such as cloud, AI/Machine Learning, IoT/Data Analytics, AR/VR/MR, chatbot, etc. I am regularly engaged with startups, IT students and lecturers, professional developers, and IT communities.

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