SMU hosted about 50 MBA and EMBA students from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania as they commenced their five-day visit to Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia for his or her Global Modular Course on ‘Maintainable Growth in ASEAN’.
On the course’s opening session at College Lounge, RGE (Royal Golden Eagle) Founder and Chairman, Sukanto Tanoto, was invited to be the keynote speaker to share his views and experience running a large group of resource-primarily based manufacturing firms which include APRIL and Asian Agri in the region. With almost 50 years of profitable entrepreneur experience underneath his belt, Mr Tanoto shared candidly about his journey as an entrepreneur and the way he scaled and diversified his businesses.
Besides his achievements within the business world, Sukanto Tanoto is a known philanthropist. Tanoto Basis is a non-profit organisation that focuses on poverty alleviation by means of Education, Empowerment and Enhancement. Tanoto Foundation scholars in SMU (Cindy Pratiwi from the School of Accountancy, and Joshua Jo and Jessica Chandra from the Lee Kong Chian School of Business) were invited to the occasion where they met their scholarship sponsor for the first time.
My first encounter with Pak Sukanto in particular person was both humbling and eye-opening. He spoke passionately about RGE, its ups and downs throughout the years, and key takeaways that he has realized all through these years. One inspiring story that he shared was the wrestle he went through during the disaster and how in such a desperate time period, his household acted as his pillar of support. By the disaster, Pak Sukanto learned that diversification in a enterprise is essential as a way to reduce the exposed danger of a company.
Pak Sukanto shows his great values by being a great leader who cares about his enterprise, a generous philanthropist who cares about his society, and a responsible world citizen who cares in regards to the planet. Pak Sukanto was additionally extraordinarily humble and was not hesitant to mingle and share his experiences with different attendees of the events.
It was my first time meeting Pak Sukanto in person and it was such an insightful encounter for me. Pak Sukanto and family had been so humble and prepared to share their experiences with us. Folks might look as much as them but they by no means look down on anyone. For me, Pak Sukanto is an effective dwelling example of methods to live a meaningful life; care about household and society.
As explained candidly by Pak Sukanto, learning doesn't cease when one ends university. Instead, it continues throughout one’s life. Because the world is repeatedly changing, we now have to keep our minds open and be receptive to new inputs. I personally believe that schooling is essentially the most highly effective tool you should utilize to alter the world. Sooner or later, I hope to be a profitable man who can start his personal Basis, just like Tanoto Foundation, and do my part to enhance society.
Additionalmore, we were very lucky to be able to interact with Wharton executive MBA students. The event offered us a uncommon learning alternative and highlights the varied learning platforms that Tanoto Foundation can provide to its scholars.
On the course’s opening session at College Lounge, RGE (Royal Golden Eagle) Founder and Chairman, Sukanto Tanoto, was invited to be the keynote speaker to share his views and experience running a large group of resource-primarily based manufacturing firms which include APRIL and Asian Agri in the region. With almost 50 years of profitable entrepreneur experience underneath his belt, Mr Tanoto shared candidly about his journey as an entrepreneur and the way he scaled and diversified his businesses.
Besides his achievements within the business world, Sukanto Tanoto is a known philanthropist. Tanoto Basis is a non-profit organisation that focuses on poverty alleviation by means of Education, Empowerment and Enhancement. Tanoto Foundation scholars in SMU (Cindy Pratiwi from the School of Accountancy, and Joshua Jo and Jessica Chandra from the Lee Kong Chian School of Business) were invited to the occasion where they met their scholarship sponsor for the first time.
My first encounter with Pak Sukanto in particular person was both humbling and eye-opening. He spoke passionately about RGE, its ups and downs throughout the years, and key takeaways that he has realized all through these years. One inspiring story that he shared was the wrestle he went through during the disaster and how in such a desperate time period, his household acted as his pillar of support. By the disaster, Pak Sukanto learned that diversification in a enterprise is essential as a way to reduce the exposed danger of a company.
Pak Sukanto shows his great values by being a great leader who cares about his enterprise, a generous philanthropist who cares about his society, and a responsible world citizen who cares in regards to the planet. Pak Sukanto was additionally extraordinarily humble and was not hesitant to mingle and share his experiences with different attendees of the events.
It was my first time meeting Pak Sukanto in person and it was such an insightful encounter for me. Pak Sukanto and family had been so humble and prepared to share their experiences with us. Folks might look as much as them but they by no means look down on anyone. For me, Pak Sukanto is an effective dwelling example of methods to live a meaningful life; care about household and society.
As explained candidly by Pak Sukanto, learning doesn't cease when one ends university. Instead, it continues throughout one’s life. Because the world is repeatedly changing, we now have to keep our minds open and be receptive to new inputs. I personally believe that schooling is essentially the most highly effective tool you should utilize to alter the world. Sooner or later, I hope to be a profitable man who can start his personal Basis, just like Tanoto Foundation, and do my part to enhance society.
Additionalmore, we were very lucky to be able to interact with Wharton executive MBA students. The event offered us a uncommon learning alternative and highlights the varied learning platforms that Tanoto Foundation can provide to its scholars.
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