Arief Yahya

1967 - 1979 Primary & Secondary education in Banyuwangi; SMA Negeri 1 Banyuwangi, graduated 1979; 1979 - 1986 Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering, Bandung Institute of Teknologi (ITB); 1991 -1994 Master of Science (Telecommunications/Telematics), University of Surrey, UK; Doctorate (Doctor of Business Management), Padjajaran University, Bandung, completed 2014

1986 Joined Telkom Indonesia; 2005 - 2012 Director of Enterprise & Wholesale, Telkom; 2012 - 2014 President Director / CEO, Telkom Indonesia; 2014 - 2019 Minister of Tourism of Indonesia; 2020 - present Commissioner, PT. Visi Media Asia Tbk and PT Intermedia Capital, Tbk.

Various speeches, interviews, and ministerial publications on digital transformation and tourism development (emphasis on “digital tourism”, “Tourism 4.0”, and digital platforms in tourism industry; focus on human resources (SDM) readiness, changing consumer behavior, and digital marketing; advocacy for technology use across the tourism ecosystem: travel agents, accommodations, tourists’ digital behaviors; recognition that transformation needs to be holistic, not just marketing but services, platforms, ecosystems)

Promoter of national tourism development programs such as '10 New Balis'; contributor to innovation in public sector leadership

Satyalencana Pembangunan, 2006; 25 Business Future Leaders, SWA Magazine; Best Innovative BUMN CEO 2012; Economic Challenge Award, 2012; Most Innovative Minister, 2016; ASEAN Engineering Award, 2018

Board and commissioner roles in several corporations.

Transformation of Telkom Indonesia into a digital company, Development of Indonesia’s tourism sector and international branding

Indonesian, English

Public speaking and advisory roles in digital innovation and tourism

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