Community
This page highlights my recent and upcoming engagements with policy communities, broadly defined. Please email me to explore potential collaborations in related research areas.
Later this year, I’ll also be teaching graduate courses on sustainability-related topics, which include elements of theory and practice. I welcome (1) scholars working on relevant papers and (2) practitioners with direct experience who are willing to share their work with my students, either in person (if you’re in Jakarta) or virtually (if you’re based elsewhere). In the past, my courses have featured guest speakers from the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and other institutions.
Upcoming
August 20, 2026
I’ll be chairing the “Climate Finance and Investment” panel at the Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (AAERE) conference in Jakarta. I’ll also be presenting preliminary findings from a new paper.
August 21, 2026
I’m looking forward to attending INDEF’s FGD ahead of its flagship Sarasehan 100 Ekonom Indonesia.
September 14-16, 2026
I’m planning to present at the 27th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation in Berlin, Germany. Organized by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), this year’s theme is “Fiscal Instruments for International Climate Action.”
September 21-23, 2026
Good news – my collaborative project on climate politics and policies with Quynh Nguyen and Phan Thi Thuc Anh has been awarded funding by the Leading House Asia Pacific. We’ll kick off the project with a workshop in Bern, Switzerland.
October 2026
I’m tentatively scheduled to fly down to Monash’s Clayton campus in Melbourne for about a week. Together with Sharyn Davies, my colleague Perdana Putri and I will organize the inaugural Indonesia Sustainability Update workshop. More details to come!
November 24-25, 2026
I’ve been invited to join an international workshop at Monash Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, focused on the role of science in shaping the next global sustainable development agenda.
Past year
August 10-11, 2026
I joined the Rebana Energy Transition Workshop, co-organized by The Australia-Indonesia Centre, Monash Energy Institute, and Monash Indonesia. I only recently learned about the Rebana economic development and metropolitan corridor, built around three strategic anchors: Cirebon, Patimban, and Kertajati.
June 24, 2026
I was invited to give a talk on disaster finance at the Directorate General of Fiscal Balance, Ministry of Finance.
June 3, 2026
I participated in the Global Seminar Series to discuss my newly published BIES article (co-authored with Thomas Pepinsky). This virtual event was organized by the ANU Indonesia Project and the Forum Kajian Pembangunan (FKP). Watch the recording here.
April 28-29, 2026
Together with colleagues at Monash Indonesia, I led a workshop for senior officials at the Ministry of Home Affairs as part of their national leadership training. This workshop examined disaster response and mitigation from multiple perspectives, and my session focused on the financial dimensions. Download my presentation slides here.
April 8-9, 2026
I visited several factories and recycling centers in Indonesia, including Nike, KMK, and RCI. The visits were organized by colleagues from Monash Australia as part of their circular economy project.
January 22, 2026
Co-chair (with Thomas Hilde) of the Monash–UMD joint workshop “Exploring the Interface Between Bottom-Up Sustainability and Top-Down Policy.” Read the news coverage here.
January 7, 2026
External examiner for a dissertation prospectus at the Department of Economics, Universitas Indonesia.
November 14, 2025
Speaker at the public dialogue “Suara Selatan Selatan: Ekonomi Restoratif sebagai Solusi,” organized by Lingkar Temu Kabupaten Lestari, as part of the Jakarta International Literary Festival.
September 6, 2025
Speaker at the public discussion “Understanding and engaging with Indonesia’s crisis,” organized by the Indonesian Association at Cornell (IAC).
August 30, 2025
Speaker at the public discussion “Polemik Tunjangan Wakil Rakyat,” co-organized by PERMIAS and PERMIKA. Watch the recording here.