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Louise has worked for the Civil Service in London for the past five and a half years, spending one year in the Cabinet Office covering justice and home affairs issues, and the rest of her time in the Department of Energy and Climate Change. She is currently working as a political counsellor in the British Embassy in Jakarta on temporary basis, and will return to her role as Head of Domestic and International Gas Network Regulation in London in 2016.

Indonesia
Imperial College London
Nava Neilulfar Alvi aims to combat Indonesia's climate crisis. Her goal is to pursue net-zero policy goals and enhance public participation and performance management to protect her region from climate change impacts.

Robbie Thomson is a Glasgow based artist and theatre maker who works with kinetic sculpture, music, lighting design and technology. He is a member of artists’ collective 85A, and was involved in setting up the Glue Factory, an independent arts venue in Glasgow. Since 2013 Robbie has been a Cryptic Associate.

Country Director Indonesia & Director South East Asia, British Council

Summer Xia is the British Council Country Director for Indonesia and Director for Southeast Asia, leading the organisation’s strategic vision and impact across the ASEAN region. With over 20 years of global experience in international cultural relations, Summer has held senior leadership roles across China, Turkmenistan, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Azerbaijan, Jordan, and the British Council Headquarters in London.

Tanti is the only female maker in the exhibition. She is currently working in Labtek Indie, a research, design and development company for technology related products through human-centered design approach. She is currently interested in an environmental issue and how technology can help raise the awareness or improve the quality of life. Tanti made a mobile installation which turns cigarette buds into music for her master degree programme in Barcelona.

Moderator

Toar Sumakul, a lecturer and researcher at Satya Wacana Christian University (UKSW) in Salatiga, Indonesia, also serves as the Director for Cooperation. His focus includes Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), technology in education, and AI integration in EFL classrooms. He has published articles and presented on AI in language learning and is a board member of iTELL – Indonesia Technology-Enhanced Language Learning.

UK: Curious Ear

Indonesia: Ethnictro

Inspired by a shared interest in experimental guitar and ways to think ecologically about future creative works, this project hopes to explore ways to harness motion and energy for performance. The project will begin in Europe, exploring different energy sources, with a final performance in the UK.

Ms. Desi Anwar is a renowned Indonesian national broadcaster in television journalism and news production. 

She started her career as a reporter, anchor and producer with Indonesia’s first commercial TV channel. She pioneered the country’s leading prime time news programme, interviewing some of the world’s most inspiring and influential figures. Currently, she is a senior anchor/journalist in CNN Indonesia and is hosting a daily programme, ‘Insight with Desi Anwar’.

Indonesia: Biennale Jatim
UK: Radio Amnion 

Hantu Laut Reverb will explore the echoes of the non-human world through collaborations between Jol Thoms, Ismal Muntaha, Eiko Soga, George Clark and Waft-lab.  The project will amplify ecological issues and how people interact with the ocean from Gresik in East Java to the Berwick coastline in the UK. It prioritises community storytelling, both from humans and the marine ecosystem.