Dian Noeh Abubakar

About

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.