Cannes, France: Midem International 2018. Seen just before the packed special focus session highlighting the commercial importance of Indonesia’s Creative Industries, music & live entertainment are top Indonesian industry leaders l. to r.: Concert promoter Dino Hamid, Managing Director of Berlian Entertainment; Irfan Aulia, MD of the Music Publishing Association of Indonesia; Andy Ruswar – Ministry of Creative Industries & Economy, Indonesia; Ralph Simon, Chief Executive of Mobilium Global & moderator/interviewer who conducted the gathering; Gumilang Ramadhan, Chairman of ASIRI, the Sound Recording Industry Association of Indonesia; Jusak Sutiono – Director of SELMI Music Licence Co.; Adib Hidayat – Indonesian Media representative & ASIRI’s Ventha Lesmana.
With 262m people & 410m mobile subscribers, Indonesia is an essential market for global creative industries.