Hadi Soesastro Policy Forum 2025: Why institutions matter: how cooperation is key to productivity, national security, social stability, and environmental sustainability.
Event Details
Date: Wednesday, 13 August 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM WIB
Venue: CSIS Auditorium , Pakarti Centre Building 3rd Floor, Jl. Tanah Abang III No.23-27 Jakarta. (Hybrid format)
Please note times above are in WIB.
Event Description
Held in collaboration with the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the Hadi Soesastro Policy Forum is a flagship annual event commemorating the legacy of Dr Hadi Soesastro and his contributions to Indonesian policy and scholarship.
This year’s forum will feature a keynote address by Dr Jenny Gordon, who will explore the relationship between institutions, trust, and development. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with distinguished Indonesian policy thinkers.
Jenny Gordon
Dr Jenny Gordon is an Honorary Professor at POLIS: the Centre for Social Policy Research at The Australian National University. She is also a non-resident fellow at the Lowy Institute, one of Australia’s leading think tanks on foreign policy. Jenny serves on the Asian Development Bank Institute’s (ADBI) Advisory Committee, and is a non-executive director for NCEconomics, part of the Alluvium Group. In 2024 Jenny was a visiting fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the The John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and at Blavatnik School of Government and Business at Oxford University. Jenny was a member of the Australian International Agricultural Research Centre’s Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisory Panel from 2020 to 2024, and in 2023 she served as a co-chair for the Taskforce on Peace, Stability and Governance for the T7, organised by the ADBI.
Jenny was the Chief Economist at The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) from 2019 to 2021, joining DFAT from Nous Group, where she was the Chief Economist. Jenny spent 10 years with the Australian Productivity Commission as Principal Adviser (Research) from 2008. From 1995 to 2008 she worked at The Centre for International Economics (TheCIE), becoming a partner in 2002. She has a PhD in Economics from Harvard University and started her professional career at the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Discussants
- Professor Djisman Simandjuntak
- Dr Titik Anas
A full program and event registration details will be shared shortly.
Event Speakers
Jenny Gordon
Dr Jenny Gordon is a Honorary Professor at POLIS: the Centre for Social Policy Research at the Australian National University. She is also a non-resident fellow at the Lowy Institute, one of Australia’s leading think tanks on foreign policy.
60th Anniversary Celebrations
This event is part of our ANU Indonesia Project 60th anniversary celebrations. Join us in Canberra and Jakarta as we showcase our amazing scholars, alumni, and global network.