Yogyakarta, 14 November 2018- Soprema 2018 was officially ended during the Awarding Night and the Closing Ceremony. The event, which was entitled “The Culture of Nusantara”, was held in the Auditorium on the 4th floor of FISIPOL UGM on Wednesday (14/11) evening. Gede Jamur (Bali) managed to finish at the first place in the Start Up category, which was followed by 21 Points Group (East Borneo) in the second place and Sudut Lombok (West Nusa Tenggara) in the third place. From the Kick-Off category, NARAY (Special Region of Yogyakarta) emerged victorious in the first place, followed by Kepul (North Sumatra) in the second place and followed by Tani Jiwo (Central Java) in the third place. Both categories also produced three commendation awardees. For the Start Up Category, Design for Dream (Special Region of Yogyakarta) received the first commendation award, followed by Arum Dwi Nastiti (Central Java) and Zairi/Kelas Entrepreneur (Bengkulu) that received second and third commendation awards respectively. Meanwhile from the Kick-Off category, FLOS (Central Java) won the first commendation award, while Tun Jang Coffee (Bengkulu) and SAHKALI (Banten) snatched the second and third commendation awards respectively.
The last day of Soprema on Wednesday (14/11) commenced with the presentations of the semifinalists in the Start Up and Kick-Off categories in the morning. Start Up and Kick-Off participants that did not pass to the final round were obliged to participate in the coaching clinic session, which was conducted by Mohammad Genta Mahardika, S.E. MBA dan Moch Andriza Syarifudin, ST. This year’s incubation participants also participated in the Investor Pitching session that was mentored by the representatives of Usaha Desa, TunaiKita, Pinjam.co.id, Plug and Play, and the Indonesian Agency for Creative Economy (BEKRAF). This year’s Soprema Expo was closed with the sixth Soprema Talks (Birema) entitled “Millennial Sociopreneur: Collaboration in Business Ideas in the Digital Era” and a performance from Tricotado.
The Awarding Night and the Closing Ceremony were the main events on the last day of Soprema 2018. Entitled “The Culture of Nusantara”, Soprema invited all participants to celebrate Indonesia’s diversity by wearing traditional costumes that reflect the culture of each participant. This year’s Soprema was participated by 60 semifinalists from 29 provinces in Indonesia. The Deputy of Youth Development of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Dr. H.M Asrorun Ni’am Sholeh, MA, stated that “youth entrepreneurship is the modern definition of heroism, as young entrepreneurs help the nation to create jobs and education access for Indonesians through innovations and creativity.”
Translated by : Ariq Dmitri Andrei