Sachin Gopalan

Sachin Gopalan is Co-Founder Indonesia Economic Forum, which brings together high-profile government officials and business leaders to discuss and seek solutions to the challenges faced by the Indonesian nation.

He is also Founder of Chairos International Ventures (CIV), a digital media and content consultancy focusing on startups and venture incubation. Co-founder of several startups such as, Orbit Ventura, a science & technology empowerment company; InAvi, an in-store digital audio visual company; Electric Ocean, an entertainment company; and Mad About Comedy, a digital marketplace for stand-up comedy. He moved to Indonesia in 1997 to join as Marketing Director of CastleAsia, Indonesia’s leading business information company.

In 2010, this media company was acquired by the Lippo Group and Gopalan was appointed as the CEO of their newly re grouped media organization called BeritaSatu Media Holdings with a portfolio that included Television and Radio channels, Newspapers, Magazines, News portals, Mobile Apps, and Social Media products. He also built BMH, Indonesia’s first multimedia integrated newsroom that is multi-cycle, multi-platform, multi-language and multi-brand.