Embrace Industrial Revolution 4.0, UMY Held Business Summit 2019
For the first time, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY) held UMY Business Summit “Expo, Workshop, and Entrepreneurship Festival” in the theme of Creative Business in Disruption Innovation 4.0 on Saturday (27/4) at Lapangan Bintang and Student Lounge lt.3 Pasca Sarjana Building.
This event aims to give opportunity between invited partner corporations and UMY to have a discussion. As mention by Faris Al-Fadhat, PhD, the chairman of the committee “Business Summit presupposes to develop business activities simultaneously strengthen the partnership between UMY and partner corporations that can generate many outcomes and benefits for all”.
Furthermore, Dr. Ir Gunawan Budiyanto, M.P, the rector of UMY stated that this era demands a rapid attitude for adapting and adjusting to the times in order to develop a great nation and modern people.
“Hopefully with the modernization of technology and opportunities from disruptive era, will shape us as the main component of the nations of Indonesia to take a prominent role” said Gunawan.
Besides, he hopes that this agenda could generate cooperation with the partner corporations in terms of human resources either alumni of UMY or corporations.
UMY Business Summit will be divided into three different agendas, such as expo which will be participated by the corporations, students, study program within UMY, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) under UMY. Then, the talk show is attended by two speakers, Ghufron Mustaqim, Vice President of Sale Stock, and Febriyo Hadikusumo, Program Director of Rumah Kreatif Jogja. And there is entrepreneurship seminar. The speakers are M Yana Aditya (Director of Finance PT. Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia), Ir.H.Heppy Trenggono, M.Kom (IIBF), Drs. Santoso ,MM.(President Director BPD DIY), Digantoro Tarmizi (Industry Sales Lead ESRI), Dr Suryo Pratolo, M.Si.,Ak.,CA.,AAP-A (Commissioner PT UMMAT), Delly Nugraha( Vice President Regional Gojek), Andi Yuniantoro, S.Si., M.Kom (President Director Inixendo), Dr. Mulya E Siregar (President Director Bank Mandiri Syariah). (mmi)