Chairman, Nusantara National Capital Authority Indonesia Profile / Bio Profile / Bio Bambang Susantono is the Chairman of the Nusantara National Capital Authority of the Republic of Indonesia since March 2022. The agency, a ministerial-level body directly under the President, is in charge of planning and constructing Indonesia’s new capital, as well as overseeing the government’s transition to the new city and eventually becoming its administrator. Among other activities in international organizations, he currently serves as a member in the United Nations’ High-Level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters, the Islamic Development Bank Institute’s board of trustees, Bloomberg New Economy Council for Cities, and Tech for Good Institute’s advisory board. Mr. Bambang Susantono served as the Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Prior to this, Mr. Susantono was the Vice-Minister of Indonesia’s Ministry of Transportation and Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. He has extensive experience providing policy advice to government, private sector organizations and international institutions. He chaired several research institutes and taught in universities. He was also Commissioner for the airline, port, telecommunications, and media companies. He served as the President of Indonesia Intelligent Transport Society; Vice President of East Asia Society of Transportation Studies based in Tokyo, Japan; and a member of the Board of Trustee of the SouthSouthNorth Foundation in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mr. Susantono holds a Ph.D. in Infrastructure Planning and Master’s degrees in Transportation Engineering, and City and Regional Planning from the University of California Berkeley. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Bandung Institute of Technology. Follow on Materials Title Date Learning Materials Topics Welcome Remarks - External Support for Decentralization Reforms and Local Governance Systems in the Asia-Pacific: Better Performance, Higher Impact? 25 August, 2015 Document Governance and Public Sector Management Welcome Address - Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy 24 May, 2016 Document Finance, ICT Keynote Statement 5 September, 2016 Document Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management Keynote Statement 5 September, 2016 Multimedia Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management Welcome Remarks during the 2nd Asia Finance Forum 8 November, 2017 Slides Finance, ICT Opening Remarks 2 October, 2018 Slides Water Welcome Remarks 6 November, 2018 Slides Capacity Development, Knowledge Management Welcome Remarks: The Power of People through Partnership 18 June, 2019 Slides Energy Opening Remarks - 8th International Skills Forum 27 August, 2019 Slides Capacity Development, Education, ICT Nonperforming Loans in Asia: Issues and Challenges 10 February, 2020 Slides Economics, Finance Opening Remarks 7 August, 2020 Slides ADB Administration and Governance Building Asia and the Pacific Back Better 20 August, 2020 Slides Water, Health, Disaster Risk Management, ADB Administration and Governance Transport in Developing Asia’s New Normal 28 August, 2020 Slides ADB Administration and Governance, Transport Fast Tracking the SDGs: Driving Transformations in Asia and the Pacific 2 September, 2020 Slides Capacity Development, Health, Knowledge Management International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 2020: Clean Air for a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous Society 7 September, 2020 Slides Climate Change, Environment Closing Remarks: Promoting Gender Equality in COVID-19 Response and Recovery 10 September, 2020 Slides Gender Equality Health Ministers Meeting on Universal Health Coverage on Asia and the Pacific 14 September, 2020 Slides Health Opening Remarks 19 March, 2021 Document Agriculture and Natural Resources Keynote Speech 19 April, 2021 Slides Governance and Public Sector Management Creating Livable Asian Cities (Speech) 29 April, 2021 Document Urban Development, Environment, ICT, Energy, Transport VPKM Bambang Susantono for IDAHOTB 2021 14 May, 2021 Multimedia Gender Equality Remarks 28 June, 2021 Multimedia Agriculture and Natural Resources Setting the Scene: A Just and Affordable Transition toward Net Zero 22 July, 2021 Slides Climate Change, Energy, Environment Opening Remarks 23 August, 2021 Slides Education Opening Remarks 29 September, 2021 Slides ADB Administration and Governance Opening Remarks: ADB Strategy 2030 2030―A Full Spectrum of Finance + Knowledge 4 October, 2021 Slides Agriculture and Natural Resources, Knowledge Management Welcome Remarks 25 October, 2021 Slides Governance and Public Sector Management, ADB Administration and Governance 16th Global Forum on Human Settlements 27 October, 2021 Slides Urban Development [VIDEO] Closing Session 25 November, 2021 Multimedia ADB Administration and Governance [SPEECH] Closing Remarks 25 November, 2021 Multimedia Gender Equality Remarks: ADB's Support on UN Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016 2025) 2 December, 2021 Slides Agriculture and Natural Resources, Health, Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection Opening Plenary, Inspiring Keynote Speech, and Seaside Chat 26 January, 2022 Multimedia Environment, Finance, ICT, Water Toward a more natural cityscape | SDG Action (sdg-action.org) 27 February, 2022 Document Environment Featured Keynote (Afternoon Session) 30 March, 2023 Multimedia Private Sector, Climate Change, Energy, Environment