D-8 Business  Forum
D-8 CCI
14 April 2026 · Fairmont Hotel, Jakarta

D8‑CCI Business Forum 2026

Connecting D-8 Business for Sustainable and Resilient Growth

The D8‑CCI Business Forum 2026 convenes 300 CEOs and Business from D‑8 member countries to strengthen economic collaboration, address regulatory and market-access barriers, and produce practical, actionable solutions that will be formally brought to D‑8 Heads of State at the 11th Summit.

Speakers background

High-Level Keynotes

H.E. Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim*

H.E. Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim*

Prime Minister of Malaysia

H.E. Prabowo Subianto

H.E. Prabowo Subianto

President of the Republic of Indonesia

H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi*

H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi*

President of the Arab Republic of Egypt

H.E. Shehbaz Sharif*

H.E. Shehbaz Sharif*

Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Speakers & Panellists

H.E. Rosan Roeslani*

H.E. Rosan Roeslani*

Minister of Investment & Head of BKPM

Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri*

Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri*

Deputy Minister of Trade

Anindya Bakrie

Anindya Bakrie

President of D-8 CCI

Ambassador Sohail Mahmood

Ambassador Sohail Mahmood

Secretary General of D-8 CCI

Dr. James T. Riyadi

Dr. James T. Riyadi

Coordinating Vice Chairman for Foreign Affairs, KADIN Indonesia

Andi Anzhar Cakra Wijaya

Andi Anzhar Cakra Wijaya

Vice Chairman for Multilateral Diplomacy

Rifat Hisarciklioglu

Rifat Hisarciklioglu

Chairman of TOBB Republic of Türkiye

Dato Seri N Gobalakrishnan

Dato Seri N Gobalakrishnan

Chairman, National Chamber Malaysia

Atif Ikram

Atif Ikram

Chairman of FPCCI Pakistan

Jani Ibrahim

Jani Ibrahim

Chairman, NACCIMA Nigeria

Ahmad El-Wakil

Ahmad El-Wakil

Chairman of FEDCOC

Mohamad Bawazeer

Mohamad Bawazeer

Chairman, Standing Committee D-8 KADIN

Nita Yudi

Nita Yudi

Chairwoman of IWAPI

Irawati Hermawan

Irawati Hermawan

CEO of Hermawan Juniarto & Partners

Samad Hassanzadeh

Samad Hassanzadeh

Chairman of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA)

Abdur Karim

Abdur Karim

Administrator of Bangladesh Chambers

Niyaz Ali-Zada

Niyaz Ali-Zada

President The Azerbaijan Republic Chamber of Commerce and Industry

300

CEOs & Business

9

D-8 Member Countries

7

Key Business Priorities

1

Women Alliance Launch

Key Highlights

  • Cross-border business cooperation and B2B / B2G engagement
  • Identifying solutions to regulatory barriers and market-access issues
  • Supporting D‑8 chairmanship priorities including sustainability and food security
  • Launch of the D‑8 Women Business initiative & D‑8 Women Alliance

Event Agenda

“Connecting D-8 Business for Sustainable and Resilient Growth”

14 April 2026 · Fairmont Hotel, Jakarta

12.30 – 12.55 p.m.

Registration

12.55 – 01.00 p.m.

Forum to Commence by Master of Ceremony

01.00 – 01.05 p.m.

Introduction

  • Andi Anzhar Cakra Wijaya, Organizer, Vice Chairman for Multilateral Diplomacy, KADIN Indonesia
01.05 – 01.10 p.m.

Opening Remarks

  • H.E Ambassador Sohail Mahmood*, Secretary General of D-8
01.10 – 01.15 p.m.

Welcoming Remarks

  • Anindya N. Bakrie, President of D-8 Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Chairman of Kadin Indonesia; CEO of Bakrie and Brothers
01.15 – 01.30 p.m.

Keynote Remarks

  • H.E Prabowo Subianto*, President of the Republic of Indonesia
01.30 – 02.00 p.m.

Country Leaders Speech

  • H.E Abdel Fattah el-Sisi*, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
  • H.E Anwar Ibrahim*, Prime Minister of Malaysia
  • H.E Shehbaz Sharif*, Prime Minister of Pakistan
  • Other D-8 Country Leaders
02.00 – 02.15 p.m.

Business MoU Signing

02.15 – 03.15 p.m.

Panel Discussion: Strategic Downstreaming for Trade and Investment to Support Sustainable, Resilient Growth and the Blue Economy

  • Keynote Remarks: H.E Rosan Roeslani*, Minister of Investment and Downstreaming/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board
  • Mr. Rifat Hisarciklioglu*, Chairman, Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye
  • Dato Seri N Gobalakrishnan*, Chairman of National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia
  • Mr. Jani Ibrahim*, Chairman of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce Industry, Mines and Agriculture
  • Dr. James Riady, Coordinating Vice-Chairman for Foreign Affairs of Kadin Indonesia
  • Moderator: Sunita Rajan*, Managing Director of APAC Media Sales and Marketing at Bloomberg Media
03.15 – 04.15 p.m.

Panel Discussion: Promoting Innovation and Levelling Up SMEs in Halal Economy Across D-8 Members States

  • Keynote Remarks: Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri*, Vice-Minister of Trade of The Republic of Indonesia
  • Mr. Ahmed El-Wakil*, Chairman of Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce (FEDCOC)
  • Mr. Atif Ikram, President of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI)
  • Mr. Samad Hassanzadeh*, Chairman of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA)
  • Mr. Niyaz Ali-Zada*, President of The Azerbaijan Republic Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • Mr. Md. Abdur Rahim Khan*, Administrator of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI)
  • Moderator: Mr. Mufti Hamka, Head of the Permanent Committee for International Treaties of Kadin Indonesia
04.15 – 04.30 p.m.

Launching D-8 Women Business Alliance

  • Mrs Nita Yudi, Chairwoman of Indonesian Women Entrepreneurs
  • Mrs. Irawati Hermawan, CEO Hermawan Juniarto & Partners
04.30 – 04.35 p.m.

Closing

  • Mohamad Bawazeer, Vice Head Steering Committee
05.00

Forum Close

Organizing Committee

Andi Anzhar Cakra Wijaya

Andi Anzhar Cakra Wijaya

Head of Steering Committee

Mohamad Bawazeer

Mohamad Bawazeer

Deputy Head of Steering Committee

Irawati Hermawan

Irawati Hermawan

Head of Organizing Committee

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