Talk: Undergraduate Application
1 - 2.30pm
Why Studying in the US
Derianto Kusuma
Stanford University
Community College
Edwin Wibowo
Diablo Valley College, University of California Berkeley
Freshman Application
Jourdan Hussein
Wesleyan University
Undergraduate Scholarship
Gandabhaskara Saputra
AMINEF
Moderated by:
Marsha Sugana
Vanderbilt University
Talk: Graduate Application
3.30 - 5pm
Science and Engineering School
Willy Wiyatno
Stanford University
Business School
Danu Wicaksana
Wharton School of Business - University of Pennsylvania
Law School
Tiza Mafira
Harvard Law School
Graduate Scholarship
Gandabhaskara Saputra
AMINEF
Moderated by:
Stevia Angesty
Stanford University
Speaker and Moderator Bio
Derianto Kusuma
A geek by nature, Derianto has shown strong interests in programming since a young age, before finally obtaining a scholarship to study in the US. After graduating with a B.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University, he worked at Microsoft and LinkedIn, and only recently returned to Indonesia to start his own startup. He is passionate about making difference in Indonesia through tech entrepreneurship.
Edwin Wibowo
Edwin received both his B.S. and M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley. Additionally, he also acquired a certificate in the Management of Technology program from the same university. His current interest includes technology and startup business. He currently manages his own start-up company.
Jourdan Hussein
Jourdan graduated from Wesleyan University, majoring in Government with a Certificate in International Relations. With the generosity of Freeman Asian Scholarship and the flexibility of a liberal arts curriculum, he spent 4 years taking classes ranging from economics to Chinese to taiko drumming and concert choir. He also spent a semester studying abroad in Amman, where Jourdan learned Arabic and Middle Eastern studies. Jourdan now works for the government and is interested in traveling in and out of the Nusantara archipelago.
Marsha Sugana
Marsha Sugana is currently a third year undergraduate student at Vanderbilt University, majoring in Finance and Public Policy. Her passion lies in the intersection between law, finance and business.
Willy Wiyatno
Willy Wiyatno graduated from Stanford University with MS and PhD and from University of Wisconsin-Madison with BSc, all in Chemical Engineering. He started his career working in a biotech company in San Francisco area. He then moved to a venture capital / debt company in Palo Alto after completing his CFA certification. He moved back to Indonesia to join McKinsey & Company and he is currently the Vice President Director of AMEC Berca Indonesia.
Danu Wicaksana
Danu Wicaksana earned his bachelor and master degree in Chemical Engineering from ITB and University of Birmingham in the UK. He moved back to South East Asia in 2007, but instead of becoming an engineer as what his dad wanted, he joined McKinsey & Company as a management consultant. He spent 3.5 years there working for many clients from different industries. He is currently an MBA student at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Business School. In addition to presiding over Wharton Southeast Asia Club, he is also a summer associate at Principia Management Group - Quvat, based in Jakarta and Singapore.
Tiza Mafira
Tiza Mafira received her Bachelor of Laws (S.H.) degree in 2006 from Universitas Indonesia, and her Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in 2010 from Harvard Law School. She is currently a corporate attorney in Jakarta, specializing in project finance, foreign direct investment, and energy/renewable energy projects. Her passion is in environmental law and climate change. She is an experienced debater and mooter with various awards to her name, and is still actively coaching university students.
Stevia Angesty
Stevia Angesty earned her M.S. in Material Science and Engineering from Stanford University in 2012 and B.S.(Hon) in Chemistry with dual minor in Business and Materials Science and Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign in 2010. She has strong interests in technology, business strategies, entrepreneurship, and culinary. She will be joining McKinsey & Company in 2012.
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