It is with great honor that we extend our invitation for you to participate in The 2nd Southeast Asian Dialogue in Tokyo (SEAD iT) featuring Dr. Satryo Soemantri BrodjonegoroFormer Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Republic of Indonesia. Southeast Asian Dialogue in Tokyo (SEAD iT) is privileged to convene key figures who share their expertise on Southeast Asia and to encourage discussion in Tokyo. The event will feature firsthand accounts from leaders, scholars and representatives across diverse sectors, each offering unique insight into the dynamic realities of Southeast Asia and bring together a community and to plant the seeds of discussions and network for the transformative journey ahead among friends in Southeast Asia and Tokyo and beyond.

Date:

August 29th , 2025, 16:40 - 18:10 / Networking 18:10 - 19:10

Venue:

GRIPS, Tokyo Lecture Room L, 5th Floor

Pre Registration:

by 17:00 on Thursday, August 28 ▶https://forms.office.com/r/wnPg9BvxLF

Programme Schedule:
16:00-16:40

Venue Open/ Registration

16:40-16:50

Opening Remarks by Nobuhiro Aizawa, Professor, GRIPS

16:50-17:30

Speech by Dr. Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro "Science and Technology Policy Development in Indonesia"

17:30-18:10

Dialogues and Q and A

18:10-19:10

Networking, Drinks and Refreshments @ Research Seminar Room 4A, 4th Floor


Speaker Profile:

Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro has a long and distinguished academic and public service career. He was a faculty member of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Bandung Institute of Technology for more than 30 years since 1980, serving as Department Chairman (1992-1995), and Vice Dean of Academic Affairs (1995-1998). From 1999-2007 he served as Director General of Higher Education, Ministry of National Education, Indonesia. He served as Minister of Higher Education Science and Technology Indonesia in 2024 - 2025.
He obtained his Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, USA in 1985, and his research areas are tribology, fracture mechanics, finite element analysis, mechanical design, and higher education development and policy.
He is a Fellow of the Indonesian Academy of Sciences since 2008. He was the President of the Indonesian Academy of Sciences from 2018 until 2023. He served also as visiting professor in mechanical engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan from 2010 until 2020, and currently he serves
as visiting professor at Central South University, China. From April 2018 until October 2024 he served as Special Advisor to Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs, Republic of Indonesia. From September 2020 until September 2024 he served as Senior Advisor of CATL - BRUNP on Project / Engineering / Policy for establishment of Lithium-Ion Battery Production Factory and Recycling Center in Indonesia. Since May 2025 he has been appointed as visiting fellow of National Graduate Research Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) Japan.