The Story Behind Luhut and Elon Musk's Meeting at Tesla Headquarters

The meeting between Elon Musk and the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan is still a hot topic. It turned out that according to the story of Shinta Widjaja Kamdani, Chair of B20 Indonesia and Coordinator of Deputy General Chair III of the Kadin for Maritime, Investment and Foreign Affairs, the meeting had been planned for a long time. "Mr Luhut's side has been in touch with the Elon Team for a long time and in the future there will be a technical team that will come to Indonesia to follow up on yesterday's meeting," said Shinta to CNBC Indonesia, Thursday (28/4/2022). Meanwhile, Shinta and Kadin were present in the United States (US) for the B20 and G20 roadshows. On that occasion, Shinta also revealed that there was hope from the G20, that Elon Musk could attend the G20 Summit in November. "In addition to exploring the investment carried out by Pak Luhut, we have been trying to find out how Elon can join the G20 at the summit in November," explained Shinta. On the other hand, as a follow-up to Elon and Luhut's meeting, Elon invited Jokowi to the Tesla office. Therefore, Shinta hopes that by the time of B20 there will be clarity on the investments that Elon Musk wants to invest. Shinta and Kadin Indonesia are currently conducting a roadshow representing Indonesia for the sake of exploring investment. Apart from the US and Canada, in the near future, Shinta and the team will also visit several European countries, Japan, and South Korea. "We want to use the B20 and G20 presidencies as well as possible and show Indonesia's potential," concluded Shinta. On the other hand, Anindya Novyan Bakrie, CEO and President Director of PT Bakrie & Brothers Tbk (BNBR) also attended the meeting. Through her personal Instagram account, Anindya told the contents of the meeting. "Thank God, I had the opportunity to meet with Elon Musk accompanying Coordinating Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan with the Marinvest team, Ambassador Rosan Roeslani and several business friends at the newest Tesla Gigafactory (1,000 Ha) in Austin, Texas," said Anindya, as quoted from her Instagram account. . The caption said, the purpose of the meeting was to convince Tesla to explore cooperation with Indonesia regarding the supply and processing of nickel as a raw material for making Battery Cells based on good and sustainable ESG (Environment, Social and Governance). "We also get a rare Tour inside the Tesla car and battery factory. It's amazing how effective and tidy the supply chain arrangement is at the Tesla factory!," added Anin, Anindya's nickname.The Indonesian delegation on this occasion, said Anin, explained the G20/B20 program, including inviting Elon Musk to join the International Advisory Caucus B20 and attend the B20 event in mid-November. Anin also said during the meeting, Elon Musk's plan to acquire Twitter for US$ 44 billion was accepted by the company and became the new owner of a company whose one of the largest users is Indonesia.