The Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Trisakti University held a FGD (Focus Group Discussion) to support the MBKM Green Technopreneurship Program on Wednesday and Thursday, 6 – 7 July 2021. The Green Technopreneurship Program is one of the series of the Merdeka Campus Competition Program in the Industrial Engineering Department FTI Usakti which aims to develop students’ interest in becoming technology-based entrepreneurs by paying attention to the “green business” aspect.

The FGD which invited several resource persons as partners of the Green Technopreneurship Program and Lecturers working in the field of Entrepreneurship aims to obtain input and proposals for curriculum and collaboration patterns from A-B-C-G-M partners (Academics, Business, Community, Government, Media) in supporting the implementation of the Green Technopreneurship Program. The resource persons who attended the FGD event on the first day (6 July 2021) were Budi Priatna (Chairman of APEK), Budi Adji AG (President Director of PT. Rekayasa Otomasi Indonesia), Sara Dwanto (Founder Duithape), and Akhamd Bakir (Advisor of Yadul Ulya Islamic Boarding School). ). While the speakers on the second day (7 July 2021) were Didi Diarsa (Founder of KAYUH Indonesia Laminated and CEO of Code Margonda Creative Hub), Nandi Pratyaksa (VP Finance Business Partner Network, IT, Digital and B2B Telkomsel), Agung Hartanto (Founder of Agripreneur Ganesha) , Hafiz Riza (Community I Love Solar Energy), Ambiya Pietoyo (South East Asia Green Network), and Chandra Marsono (Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Astronaut).

This FGD went smoothly with the realization of collaboration between the Department of Industrial Engineering and partners as mentors, resource persons, appraisers, and potential investors. In addition, this FGD also received input on learning outcomes for the Green Technopreneurship Program, the equality of activities with the semester credit system, KPI Program, as well as the scope of activities for 6 months running the Program. It is hoped that with this FGD, the Green Technopreneurship Program can run smoothly and can produce start-ups based on Green Technopreneur.