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About Me

I am an entrepreneur in Asia, currently runs Beka Capital and PT. Pico TBA in Indonesia (Total Brand Activation, www.pico.com)

Areas of business interest:
Private Equity
Commodities Trade
Property Development
Brand Engagement, Experiential Design

Location:
Indonesia, Jakarta
Current organization:
PT. Pico TBA
Current role:
Managing Director
Gender:
Male
Areas of expertise:
Generalist, Entrepreneurship & Business, Business in Asia, Trade, Commercialization, Events, Brand Activation, Private Equity
I am:
Activist, Connector, Entrepreneur, Event planner, Foodie, Idea generator, Sales specialist, Startup, Technologist, World traveler
Associations:
Golden Key International Honour Society, University of Queensland Alumni, TEDx Jakarta, TEDx Singapore
Languages:
Indonesian, English
My website links:
About Me, Pico
Universities:
UCLA - Los Angeles, CA, University of Queensland - Australia, University of Canterbury (New Zealand)
TED conferences attended:
TEDGlobal 2011
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I'm passionate about

Free education for children, TED. Rugby and the All Blacks. Information Technology. Philosophy. Behavioral economics. Politics. Changing the world. The Space

An idea worth spreading

Free education for children

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Anything - we will learn from one another.

My TED Story

Curatorial Team of : TEDxSingapore [i], TEDxChange @Singapore, TEDxYouthDay Singapore, TEDx Women @Singapore, TEDxJakarta's 5th Event, TEDxJakarta 6th SOMETHINK DIFFERENT, TEDxJakarta #hugcampaign; TEDxJakartaLive; TEDxJakartaLive for Global; TEDxJakarta 2011 Journey to Return | Attended: TEDxTaipei, TEDxJakarta 2012 Deceptive Truths | Associate: TED2011 | Attended: TEDGlobal2011, TEDxSummit

Comments

  • TEDCred score: +2937.00 TEDCred reflects your contribution to the TED community.

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    A comment on Talk: The Return of Ben Ali

    Feb 28 2012: Brilliant.

  • A comment on Talk: Gary Vaynerchuk: Do what you love (no excuses!)

    Feb 7 2012: Dude - I love your authenticity.

  • A comment on Talk: Paul Nicklen: Tales of ice-bound wonderlands

    May 28 2011: Wow ...

  • A reply on Conversation: Should anyone be able to upload their TEDTalk to TED.com?

    Feb 18 2011: I like this idea.

    For starters, this can also be applicable to TEDx profile pages. There are so many good TEDx talks (and yet there are also many mediocre ones) with no real way of navigating the ocean of content on TEDxTalks youtube channel. If you can embed best two videos per event to feed into this infrastructure, that would be nice.

    Do you think it's wise to consider some kind of "barrier to post"? Such as minimum TEDCred? This will help filter people who come to the site, make a login, post some random thought - without ever being interested in engaging the TED community.

  • A comment on Conversation: What was the most amazing social experience you had and why?

    Feb 16 2011: Like most, I don't have specific examples. All my life I have been a social being, happy to say to have enjoyed many many amazing social experiences.

    This Valentine's, the TEDxJakarta team held a rather 'accidental' Free Hugs campaign. It's not an entirely new concept, but it was a crazy amazing time and social experience.

    Read the story here: tedx.posterous.com/hugcampaign-on-valentines-day

    It was so amazing because we pulled off something people thought impossible in a relatively conservative country. In the process we shared warmth, compassion and a bit of idealism. We connected not only with our team members but also with strangers through the simple act of hugging them.

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