Redefining Trust:
Communication Leadership in a Changing World.
Building credibility, resilience, and connection in an era of institutional distrust.
EGA briefings Leadership Exchange (formerly Annual Conference) brings together Indonesia’s senior leaders each October. This year’s theme: Redefining Trust in a Changing World. Jakarta, 7 – 8 October.
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Reputation has never been just a communication concern.
In an environment defined by scrutiny, volatility, and competing narratives, reputation has become a leadership and governance responsibility. Organizations that manage it as a tactical function are consistently outpaced by those whose senior leaders treat it as a strategic asset.
“The Leadership Exchange creates space for senior leaders to examine what communication leadership actually demands — not as a discipline to be managed, but as a function that shapes how organizations are trusted, perceived, and sustained.”
— Elizabeth Goenawan Ananto
Founding Director, EGA briefings
Interpret emerging risk with clarity
Read political, social, and reputational signals before they become crises — at the altitude where it matters.
Strengthen judgment in high-consequence decisions
The decisions that shape an organization’s reputation are rarely straightforward. This forum is built for the leaders who must make them.
Reframe communication as strategic management
Not a support function. Not a cost center. A management discipline that drives performance, trust, and lasting reputation.
Engage peers under the same accountability pressures
The room is the value. Senior leaders from Indonesia’s prominent organizations — private, state-owned, and government — in one conversation.
A Conversation for Leaders
EGA briefings Leadership Exchange (formerly Annual Conference) is a two-day gathering for organizational leaders who are ready to examine the role of communication — not as a function that assists, but as a function that delivers.
This is not a forum for PR teams. It is a forum for senior executives who set the direction those teams are asked to execute. The distinction matters. Change in how an organization uses public relations does not come from the PR department. It comes from the top.
The question is not how to communicate better. The question is who in your organization is responsible for whether your public trusts you — and whether that responsibility is placed where it belongs.
That is the conversation this leadership exchange is built to have.
Two Days.
Wednesday, 7 October
An in-person gathering for senior executives, with virtual access for their teams. Structured leadership exchanges — not presentations. The goal of Day 1 is not information — it is perspective.
The evening: a networking dinner for participating organizations.
Leadership Forum
Morning Session
09.00
Opening: Trust as the New Currency of Leadership
09.20
Keynote: Trust in the Era of Uncertainty: What Today’s Leaders Must Do
Fithra Faisal Hastiadi, Ph.D – Expert Staff & Spokeperson for Economic Affairs at the Presidential Communication Office
09.40
Coffee Break
10.00
Plenary: Operating in a Fragmented World: The Strategic Risks Leaders Can No Longer Treat Separately
Economic Fragmentation & the New Risk Landscape: Impact on Business Decisions (25′)
– Dr. Lucky Bayu Purnomo – Founder LBP Enterprises, Economist & Capital Market Specialist
Managing Trust Under Pressure: Leadership Responses in Uncertain Environments (25′)
– Junanto Herdiawan, MA – Head of Bank Indonesia for West Java
11.00
Leadership Exchange 1: Critical Decisions in a High-Pressure Environment
Reputation Crisis in Real Time: What Leaders Must Get Right (15′)
– Arya Dwi Paramita, MS – Corporate Secretary, PT Pertamina (Persero)
Balancing ESG Expectations and Business Reality (15′)
– TBC
Leadership Forum Discussion (25′)
12.00
Lunch Break
Afternoon Session
13.30
From Global Trends to Business Action:
Edelman Trust Barometer 2026 – Trust Amid Insularity
14.00
Leadership Exchange 2: Re-Shaping Corporate Communication: From Functional Support to Strategic Leadership Influence
From Influence to Trust, Purpose, and Public Value (15′)
– Oman Sukmana – Deputy Director of Digital Communication & Information Services, OJK*
Earning a Seat at the Table: Managing Up and Influencing Decisions (15′)
– Arif Mujahiddin – Director, Corporate Communication, Danone Indonesia
Leadership Forum Discussion (25′)
15.00
Session break
15.15
Leadership Exchange 3: Case-Based Playbook: What Worked, What Failed, What Leaders Can Apply
TBC (15′)
TBC (15′)
Leadership Forum Discussion (25′)
16.15
End of Day 1
Evening Session
17.00
Networking Dinner
18.30
End of Dinner
Thursday, 8 October
Reserved for CEO and his senior communication executive per organization. Smaller. More direct. Starts with coffee morning followed by deeper dialogue — each session opens with a 10-minute framing, then 45 minutes of facilitated executive dialogue. No audience. No presentations. Peers working through the same challenges in confidence.
Executive Luncheon to conclude the forum.
Executive Forum
Each session opens with a 10-minute framing by a senior leader, followed by 40-minute of facilitated Executive Dialogue among all participants. No audience. No presentations. No recording. Peers working through the same challenges in confidence.
Morning Session
08.00
Coffee Break
09.00
Executive Forum 1: Leadership Challenges CEOs are Facing Today
Erika Ananto, MM – Managing Director, EGA briefings
09.20
Executive Forum 2: Aligning Internal Reality with External Trust
Elizabeth Goenawan Ananto, Ph.D, FIPRA – Founding Director, EGA briefings
10.10
Executive Forum 3: Cyber Risk as a Leadership Issue: Trust, Crisis, and Business Continuity
Ardi Sutedja – Chairman & Founder, Indonesia Cyber Security Forum (ICSF)
11.00
Executive Forum 4: Digital Trust, AI, and Influence: Leadership in a Misinformation Era
Ricardo Indra – Marketing Communication Expert, EGA briefings Academy
11.50
Closing: The Future of Trust-Centered Leadership
Elizabeth Goenawan Ananto, Ph.D, FIPRA – Founding Director, EGA briefings
12.00
Executive Luncheon
13.30
End of Leadership Exchange 2026
Two Participation Formats
Participation is by request. We review each request to ensure the experience is relevant and the conversation is among peers who share a genuine commitment to communication leadership. Details — including format, access, and investment — are discussed after your request is received.
Individual Participation Full Experience
As an EGA briefings Executive Member, you attend the Leadership Exchange in person as part of your membership — both days, full access, reserved seating.
→ In-person access across both days
→ Networking Dinner and Executive Luncheon
→ Reserved seating and on-demand forum recording
→ Executive Summary
→ Virtual access for your team on Day 1
Request to participate
Group Participation for Your Organization
Your organization joins as a group. Your CEO, VP, or senior communication executives attend in person. Your communication team joins Day 1 virtually via Zoom.
→ In-person access across both days*
→ Networking Dinner and Executive Luncheon*
→ Virtual access for your team on Day 1
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The forum has been held annually since 2024.
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Hyatt Regency Bali · 6–7 November 2024
Frequently Asked.
EGA briefings has worked with organizations across Indonesia for 25 years on one question: what does it take for public relations to function as a genuine management capability?
Leadership Exchange
is where that questions meets the people who can answer it.
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