Bali – The President-elect for the 2024-2029 term, Prabowo Subianto, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk met in Balangan, Bali, on Sunday evening (19/5), during the opening events of the 10th World Water Forum (WWF).
The meeting took place around 7:30 PM local time. It began with a Balinese Kecak dance performance that accompanied Prabowo and Elon as they entered the meeting room.
“Welcome to Bali, Elon Musk!” Prabowo posted on Instagram @prabowo.
During the event, Prabowo also introduced some of his colleagues to Elon, including Recapital founder Rosan Roeslani, the Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and CEO of PT Bakrie & Brothers Tbk (BNBR), Anindya Bakrie, and the politician and businessman, Maruarar Sirait.
Both Prabowo and Elon, along with other guests, were dressed in batik. This moment was also shared by Anindya on his personal Instagram account. He described how Elon Musk wore a Sulawesi Tengah bomba batik at the dinner, while Prabowo also wore a brown batik.
Anindya mentioned that many topics were discussed between Prabowo and Elon Musk during their meeting, including potential cooperation opportunities in Prabowo’s forthcoming government.
“A lot was discussed by Mr. Prabowo with Elon. Regarding potential investment cooperation opportunities with Elon’s multinational companies in Indonesia,” he revealed.
Furthermore, Anindya expressed hope for a fruitful cooperation between Prabowo and Elon Musk in the future. “Hopefully, this meeting will lead to good cooperation in the future, which will positively impact the progress and welfare of Indonesia,” he concluded.