Forbes Indonesia and Samsung Electronics Indonesia collaborated in presenting five inspirational figures that are being progressive in their life achievement on April 29, 2014. The event, titled “The Forbes Indonesia PROgressive Figures”, took place at Cloud Living Room. Founder/CEO YCAB Foundation Veronica Colondam is honoured as one of the PROgressive Figures in the philantrophy area. This event also invited 10 of hundreds of voters who posted on the website www.progressivefigures.com.
Chief Editorial Advisor Forbes Indonesia Justin Doebele greeted all guests on the opening of the event.
Samsung Electronics Indonesia Yoo Young Kim explained about Samsung Galaxy Note PRO and introduced all the PROgressive Figures to the invitees.
Founder/CEO YCAB Foundation Veronica Colondam is acknowledged as one of Forbes Indonesia PROgressive Figures through her inspiring work in education and microfinance area, who also brings YCAB Foundation from nonprofit into a social enterprise. During the event, she explained more about YCAB Foundation and its programs, expecting that the foundation would be able to reachmore than 1 million families and support 3 millions school drop-outs by 2018.
All of Forbes Indonesia PROgressive Figures were given Samsung Galaxy Note PRO. They took a picture together as a closing of the ceremony.Left to right: President Director Samsung Electronics Indonesia Yoo Young Kim,
The Forbes Indonesia PROgressive Figures:
Mike Wiluan, Chief Executive Officer of Infinite Frameworks, a multi award winning media company that is one of Asia’s leading producers of Film, TV and New Media content for a global audience,
Najwa Shihab, an accomplished and renowned news anchor and television journalist with an experience of 15 years,
Chairul Tanjung, the Founder and Chairman of CT Corp, Indonesia’s leading consumer focused business group and is the fifth richest Indonesian in Forbes Indonesia’s 50 Richest in 2013,
Veronica Colondam, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of YCAB Foundation, an influential education and microfinance charity based in Jakarta,
Yoris Sebastian, a young entrepreneur that co-founded OMG (Oh My Goodness) Creative Consulting that inspired young people to be creative, and Chief Editorial Advisor Forbes Indonesia Justin Doebele.