APAC Working Group Event: Tech Opportunities in Indonesia

Dr. Desra Percaya

Ambassador, Republic of Indonesia to the UK, Ireland, and the IMO. 

Dr. Desra Percaya is the current Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Kingdom, accredited to Ireland and the International Maritime Organization. 

Previously, Dr. Desra spent three years (2016-2020) as the Director General for Asia Pacific and Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  

He was the Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to the UN in New York from 2012-2016 and the Ambassador/Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to the UN in Geneva from 2009-2011. 

Dr. Desra first joined MFA in 1986. He was Director for International Security and Disarmament from 2007-2009 and Chief-of-Staff in the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and acted as Spokesperson from 2005-2007. 

Dr. Desra Percaya holds a Doctorate Degree from Durham University (England), a Master’s Degree from Birmingham University (England) and a Bachelor’s Degree from University of Airlangga (Indonesia). 

Siti Tiefryani (Dhynda) Fahlyah

Director, Indonesia Investment Promotion Centre (IIPC)

Academic Background

• International Relations, Padjadjaran University, Bandung (S.IP)
• International Political Economy, Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (M.Sc.)

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Debby Davidson

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Acclime

Debby has over 16 years’ professional services experience. Debby initially worked as a senior associate in the corporate finance team of a Magic Circle law firm in London and Hong Kong before developing and managing two separate trust and corporate services businesses in 2009: Nova Sage (an offshore incorporation service provider) and AFP Group (a trust and fiduciary service firm).

In these roles, she was instrumental in leading the regional expansion of the two businesses and consistently delivering year on year double digit revenue and profit growth, whilst increasing brand awareness and market share. As an owner manager, Debby also led on corporate governance compliance. Debby has a track record in managing regional teams, and successfully exited both her prior ventures in 2012 and 2015, respectively.

Debby has experience in a broad spectrum of business disciplines including corporate, debt finance, capital markets and private equity transactions. She has a particular focus on ultra-high net worth families in respect of which she has gained a sound understanding of their needs and demands. She is also well acquainted with the front and back office operations of their wealth managers and family offices. More specifically, Debby regularly advises clients on corporate structures, exit strategies, succession planning, trust, cross-border taxation issues and other relevant commercial and private wealth matters.

Debby holds a law degree from the University of Oxford and is admitted to the Law Society of England and Wales.

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Sarah Lau

Head of China and ASEAN Desk, Irwin Mitchell

Sarah advises on multiple aspects of law, including corporate, commercial, real estate, immigration, employment, and crime.

She has a background in International Commercial Law, and recently led the legal team who managed the reporting and corporate work of the £1 million partnership between Innovate UK, the UK government’s innovation arm, and TusPark UK, China’s largest innovation ecosystem. This delivered the first UK-China investment and accelerator programme.

Sarah was also Manchester’s first Chinese Barrister-at-law, called to the English Bar in 1998 and was a practising barrister for 11 years. 

She speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese fluently and is well placed to advise Chinese and East Asian clients with complex needs, on the best practices for working in the UK. Sarah also assists UK corporations and organisations who would like to expand their global footprint in China via joint venture, trade, or the establishment of a subsidiary office.

She can advise on cultural best-practices for conducting business in China and East Asia. Sarah is passionate about social causes and is on the Board of Trustees for Wai Yin Society, a Chinese-founded charity in Manchester. It’s now one of the largest BME centres in Manchester providing employment, education and community services for Chinese men and women and all ethnic minority groups.

She is passionate about social causes and on the Board of Trustees for Wai Yin Society, a Chinese-founded charity in Manchester, one of the largest BME centres in Manchester providing employment, education and community services for Chinese men and women and all ethnic minority groups.

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Matthew Borthwick

Co-Founder and CEO, SCALERR

Scalerr is led by its focus on serving high-growth technology start-ups and scale-ups.

We provide cutting edge talent, organisational growth advisory to expand our clients global footprint, enabling their technology to change the world.

Scalerr provides a complete talent strategy solution to support growth. We work with founders, senior leadership teams and VC’s to develop talent acquisition & management plans that achieve short, mid and long-term objectives, both locally and abroad.

We specialise in enabling scale for Seed to Series C through people, with the ultimate goal of growing a company's valuation in a quick and sustainable manner. This is achieved through managing the talent side of a company's operations, all the way from organisational design, talent acquisition to staff retention strategy.

Scalerr’s team has been purpose-built to service the specific talent-led needs of the demanding world of high-growth tech. Our team casts a wide and diverse net across specific tech verticals to allow for deep partnerships with our clients.

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