Jakarta, February 14, 2020 – Anticipating the digital development in 2020, the telecommunications industry including its industrial players are required to transform with various technologies on hand, including AI, IoT, 5G, Big Data, Robotic Process Automation, Cloud Computing, and Cyber ??Security.

In view of this phenomenon, MDI Ventures, as a corporate venture capital under the auspices of PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telkom), will hold a "Digital Trends 2020 from The Eyes of VC's and Telcos" on February 17, 2020 at GoWork FX Sudirman Jakarta. The event features keynote speeches and panel discussions and is aimed at getting digital business people to participate in a forum that discusses the perspectives of digital market trends in Indonesia and strategies to face the turbulent landscape of Indonesia's highly dynamic digital economy. 

The event features telco industry players, such as Telkom Strategic Portfolio Director, Achmad Sugiarto and MDI Ventures Portfolio Director, Sandhy Widyasthana. Also taking part are panelists hwo are renowned experts in thei respective fields, such as Bukalapak Founder, Achmad Zaky; Kredivo's Co-Founder, Akhsay Garg; CEO & Co-Founder of Kata.ai, Irzan Raditya; and MDI SG Managing Partner Kenneth Li with MDI Ventures VP of Investment moderator Aldi Adrian.

MDI Ventures calls on digital business people to participate in the forum that will discuss perspectives of digital market trends in Indonesia and strategies to face the turbulent landscape of Indonesia's highly dynamic digital economy. This event is open to the public and registration is open via this link (https://bit.ly/38lHEla).

As a telecommunications company with prolific changes due to technological developments, Telkom is transforming towards a digital telecommunications company, by continuing to strengthen its digital capabilities in terms of infrastructure, services and customers’ digital experience. MDI Ventures is a venture capital company that is part of the TelkomGroup digital iniatives. Founded in 2015 and began its investment in 2016, MDI currently has 2 representative offices, in Singapore and Silicon Valley (US).

MDI Ventures invests in international digital companies that have the potential for rapid business growth and valuation. In addition, MDI Ventures also forges cooperation through collaborative synergies between startups and TelkomGroup to maximize the unutilizes new values. To date, MDI Ventures has invested in more than 38 companies, in 11 countries and has contributed significantly to TelkomGroup’s digital transformation. 

MDI Ventures also supports TelkomGroup's digital incubator program, Indigo Creative Nation, which has invested and fostered national startup companies such as PrivyID through digital signature and digital identity innovations in Indonesia and Payfazz who have joined Y Combinator, the world's top incubator program and provide financial inclusion for the community.