Prabowo Meets 12 US Investment Titans, Pledges Open Door Policy

WASHINGTON, Investortrust.id — Prabowo Subianto meets 12 of the largest US investment executives on Friday, Feb 20, 2026 in Washington DC to open wider access for foreign capital, strengthen legal certainty, and position Indonesia as a new global growth hub, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya says, a move expected to deepen strategic partnerships and boost job creation.

The meeting brought together leaders managing a combined $16 trillion in assets under management, underscoring the scale of potential capital flows discussed during the two hour session.

Teddy said the executives had previously worked with Danantara Indonesia, the country’s sovereign investment vehicle overseeing major state owned enterprise assets.

“President Prabowo opens investment opportunities as wide as possible to build as many economic value chains and jobs that benefit domestic interests in Indonesia,” Teddy said in a written statement.

A Shift From Sleeping Giant to Active Player

Investment Minister and Danantara Chief Executive Rosan Roeslani said Prabowo delivered a clear message that Indonesia was no longer a passive emerging market.

“He said that Indonesia may have been known as a sleeping giant, but we are not sleeping anymore. Now is the time to rise together and accelerate economic development,” Rosan told reporters after accompanying the President.

Among those present were Todd L. Boehly of Eldridge Industries, Armen Panossian of Oaktree, Martin Escobari of General Atlantic, Jeffrey Perlman of Warburg Pincus, and Seth Bernstein of Bernstein Equity Partners, alongside senior executives from KKR, BlackRock affiliated Global Infrastructure Partners, Stonepeak, Thrive Capital, Related Fund Management, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, and Kayne Anderson.

Rosan said the investors responded positively to Danantara’s structure and saw it as a credible local partner capable of co investing domestically and abroad.

“They see Danantara as a potential strategic partner that provides comfort and confidence, because we can invest together not only in Indonesia but also outside Indonesia,” he said.

Chief Investment Officer Pandu Sjahrir said legal certainty dominated the discussion and shaped investor sentiment.

“Many of them used terms like confidence building, and they highly appreciated the President’s emphasis on strengthening the legal system and regulatory certainty,” Pandu said.

He added that several executives were considering establishing representative offices in Indonesia as a signal of long term commitment.

“Boots on the ground are very important for them, and they appreciated that the President personally received them,” Pandu said.

Kadin Indonesia Chair Anindya Bakrie, who also attended the session, said governance and rule of law were central themes throughout the meeting.

“We saw firsthand that Danantara was highly appreciated as a trading partner, and the President strongly underlined corporate governance and legal certainty, which were clearly well received,” Anindya said.

The Washington engagement formed part of a broader economic diplomacy push as Jakarta sought to attract long term institutional capital into downstream processing, infrastructure, and strategic industries.

Officials said the meeting signaled Indonesia’s transition into what they described as a more confident, stable, and outward looking economy ready to play a larger role in global capital allocation.