Another extraordinary achievement was again made by a lecturer of the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS). Catur Sugiarto, S.E., M.SM., M.Rech., Ph.D., CDMP., who currently also serves as Head of Business Incubator UNS Innovation Hub, was appointed as the Chairman of the Indonesian Business Incubator Association (AIBI) for the period 2023-2027.
The assignment was handed over symbolically by Prof. Hadi K. Purwadaria the Founder of AIBI, through a short procession in the opening of the ISSIE 2023 International Seminar and AIBI 2023 Annual Congress, Saturday, May 27, 2023, at de Tjolomadoe, Karanganyar.
In his short speech, Dr. Catur expresses his gratitude to the participants who have been attending the ISSIE agenda and AIBI annual congress. He also expressed his gratitude for the trust placed in the elected officials for the period 2023-2027. “Thank you for the trust shown in us as the managing committee of AIBI, an organization that has been established since 1995. I would like to invite all AIBI members and administrators to keep on developing the nation and state through innovation. Let’s welcome new ideas and constructive challenges. Let’s continue to build AIBI into a great association and steer us into a bright future.”
Other than Dr. Catur, Dr. Harry (Kiwi) Aliwarga, currently CEO and Founder of UMG Idealab, was also appointed as the AIBI Secretary General.
The ISSIE and AIBI Annual Congress presented two keynote speakers and three invited speakers. The hybrid event held in De Tjolomadoe Karanganyar, which is also available through Zoom Cloud Meeting and Youtube Live Streaming, was attended by more than 300 participants both online and on-site. Attendees consisted of AIBI boards and members, startup entrepreneurs, business incubators, entrepreneurship observers, students, and the general public.
Congratulations to Dr. Catur Sugiarto, may he successfully fulfill his duties!



Regarding the important role of startup business, this international seminar is also expected to be a medium to build networks between startups, by fostering opportunities for new challenges, media exchange of ideas, and exchange of experiences. Similar notions were expressed by Prof. Venty Suryanti, S.Si., M.Phil., Ph.D., Director of the UNS Directorate for Innovation and Downstreaming, through her opening remark.


The inauguration ceremony was held at the UNS G.P.H. Haryo Mataram Auditorium and was broadcasted through the Universitas Sebelas Maret YouTube Channel on Tuesday (23/5/2025). After the inauguration ceremony, a celebration was held in the Lobby of the Soeharno TS Building.

This message was conveyed by Reza Anglingkusumo, Plt. (acting officer) for the Head of the BI Statistics Department, in a Public Lecture entitled The Role of Surveys in Policy Formulation at Bank Indonesia. The Public Lecture was hosted by the Development Economy Study Program (DESP), Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), Friday, 26/5/2023 at the Suhardi Building Hall FEB UNS.
As an illustration, BI conducts several surveys related to the real sector to obtain relevant early information as input to the formulation of monetary policy. The survey includes Consumer Survey, Retail Sales Survey, and Business Sector Activity Survey, which monitors the latest domestic economic developments, and then serves as the input for pre-emptive and forward-looking monetary policy formulation.
Prof. Agung Nur Probohudono, the 20th professor in FEB UNS and the 260th in UNS, delivered his inaugural speech entitled Humanitarian-Based Accounting and Business Communication Disclosure Practices.


