Plaza Indonesia secara resmi menggelar Next Gen Festival. Acara ini memiliki konsep diskusi atau talkshow beserta presentasi bersama para ahli inspiratif di berbagai bidang dari industri kreatif dan bisnis. 

General Manager Marketing Plaza Indonesia, Zamri Mamat mengungkapkan, Plaza Indonesia gak cuma sebagai pionir industri ritel dan gaya hidup prestisius tapi juga membawa value yang bermanfaat bagi generasi di masa depan. 

“Ini berkaitan dengan tren yang sedang terjadi atau yang akan dibutuhkan di masa depan. Kita mau sharing knowledge apa pun, mulai dari seni, personal branding, wellness dan sebagainya,” ungkap Zamri dalam Press Conference Plaza Indonesia Next Gen Festival, di Ganara Art Plaza Indonesia, Jakarta. 

Gelaran ini bertajuk "Expertise For The Future". Next Gen Festival diharapkan memberikan semangat kepada generasi Z dalam mengembangkan ide-ide inovatif serta potensi dalam diri, guna perubahan positif di masa depan.

“Sebab gen Z dan milenial mewakili 50 persen dari populasi. Nah generasi tersebut akan menjadi pemimpin ke depannya," tutur Zamri.

Next Gen Festival akan digelar mulai dari 22-27 Mei 2023 di The Warehouse, Plaza Indonesia. Istimewanya, acara ini digelar secara gratis hanya dengan mendaftarkan keikutsertaan lewat nextgenfestival.plazaindonesia.com.

Plaza Indonesia Next Gen Festival menghadirkan 25 sesi dengan 29 pembicara. Setiap agenda membahas ragam topik terkait berbagai industri sehingga meningkatkan pengetahuan dan keterampilan generasi muda.

Lengkapnya, berikut ini daftar dan jadwal pembicara di Plaza Indonesia Next Gen Festival. 

Senin, 22 Mei 2023

• Andandika Surasetja & Radhitio Anindhito (Creative Director & Brand Director Studio Moral) – Fashion & Friends (10.30--11.30 WIB)
• Suhaila Nordin (Brand Strategist) – The He(Art) of storytelling, How to Tell a Captivating Story (14.00--15.00 WIB)
• Rudi Hidayat (Founder and CEO of V2 Indonesia) – The Revolutionary of Storytelling Technology (16.00--17.00 WIB)
• Erwin Gunawan (Chief Business Officer of GREENS) – From Metafarm to a Bowl of Goodness (19.00--20.00 WIB)

Selasa, 23 Mei 2023

• Firman Aldianto (Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer of Suasana Kopi) – Inside Out: Amplifying the Voice through Collaboration (10.30 - 11.30 WIB)
• Linda Anggreaningsih (CEO and Creative Director of Buttonscarves) – Innovate, Elevate, and Celebrate: The Journey of Buttonscarves (14.00 - 15.00 WIB)
• Adityalogy/Anugrah Aditya (Lead Marketing Communication Jakarta Sneakers Day and Content Creator) – Build Your Brand & Intellectual Properties, Sell to The Moon (16.00 - 17.00 WIB)
• Hadi Ismanto (Co-Founder of Manual Jakarta) – Media Perspective on Creative Business & Its Economics (19.00 - 20.00 WIB)

Rabu, 24 Mei 2023

• Stephen Ng (CEO PT Metaverse Indonesia Makmur (Nusameta) – Fashion Metaverse: The Future of Virtual Fashion Industry (10.30 - 11.30 WIB)
• Guillaume Oger (Fashion Designer and Program Coordinator ESMOD) – Consumer Future Behavior and The Link With Fashion and Technology (14.00 - 15.00 WIB)
• Glenn Marsalim (Business Owner of MGKYM) – "Keep it Small and Slay" Entrepreneurship (16.00 - 17.00 WIB)
• Firman (CEO of OPPAL Multi-Platform Media) – Being & Spread Positivity is a Cool Thing! (19.00 - 20.00 WIB)

Kamis, 25 Mei 2023

• Tita Djumaryo (Founder & CEO of Ganara Art Space) – Art for Life 'How Art Inspire Us To Create and Innovative Everyday (10.30 - 11.30 WIB)
• Kristy Iskandar (Strategic Planning Director of Dentsu Creative, Indonesia) – Be The Consumer Whisperer in Building Your Brand (14.00 - 15.00 WIB)
• Bill Satya - Photography (16.00 - 17.00 WIB)
• Suhaila Nordin (Brand Strategist) – Personal Branding 'What's in it For Me' (19.00 - 20.00 WIB)

Jumat, 26 Mei 2023

• Fitri Irmawati (Managing Partner ISP Law Firm & Senior Advisor Sustain Consulting Firm) – Know Your Legal Rights (10.30 - 11.30 WIB)
• Chef Adrian Aryo Bisma & Ade Putri Paramadita (Chef & FnB Consultant and Culinary Storyteller) – The Past, Present, and Future of Culinary Storytelling (14.00 - 15.00 WIB)
• Cindy Gozali (Founder & CEO Wellness Inc.) – The Future of Leader: Be Well, Lead Well, Do Well (16.00 - 17.00 WIB)
• Hetty Awi (Founder 3Mongkis) – From Humble Beginnings to Big Dreams (19.00 - 20.00 WIB)

Sabtu, 27 Mei 2023

• Cissylia Stefani Van-Leeuwen (Brand Director BASE and Fashion Enthusiast) – 5 Essentials components To Build Womens Nowadays (11.00 - 12.00 WIB)
• Kerry Na Basaria (Tobatenun) – Regeneration: Bridging A Generation Gap in the Traditional Arts (13.00 - 14.00 WIB)
• Dizkoria (Moigros, Bangsop & Dinya – Co-founder) – Unveiling The Beat of K-pop Wave, Culture and Creativity (14.30 - 15.30 WIB)
• Ian Eryanto Wongso (Founder JKTGO.com) – How Business Stays Relevant in Today’s Market (16.30 - 17.30 WIB)
• Anton Wirjono (Founder Brightspot Market) – The Local Buzz: Creating a Buzzworthy Market & Levelling Up Local Brand in Brightspot Market 18.30 - 19.30 WIB)