Turning a promising digital idea into a viable business often requires more than technology. Startups need investors, companies need practical solutions, and innovators need access to markets beyond their immediate networks. Bali Tech Week 2026 aims to bring these groups together, creating opportunities for Indonesia’s digital ecosystem to connect with industry demands and explore regional and global markets.
Organized with the involvement of Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi), the five-day event runs from October 19 to 23, 2026, in Bali. It is designed to encourage collaboration among stakeholders who have often met through separate forums and industry events. By creating a shared platform, the initiative aims to turn discussions, ideas, and potential partnerships into concrete projects and business opportunities.
Edwin Hidayat Abdullah, Director General of the Digital Ecosystem at Komdigi, highlighted the importance of bringing these groups together during the event’s opening ceremony in Denpasar on Monday, October 19, 2026.
“Bali Tech Week is a concrete manifestation of our collective efforts to build Indonesia’s digital ecosystem. The government, industry, startup founders, investors, academics, and communities each have their own role in advancing this ecosystem. When we come together across sectors, we can find partners, solve problems, and turn our shared ambitions into concrete action,” Edwin said.
The event’s approach goes beyond showcasing technological developments. Komdigi wants interactions among participants to lead to practical outcomes, including business partnerships, investment opportunities, and solutions that address industry needs.
To support this objective, more than 900 business meetings have been scheduled to connect startups, investors, and technology companies. These meetings are intended to create opportunities for participants to explore commercial partnerships, discuss investment prospects, exchange experiences, and engage with digital policy issues.
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HUB.ID is one of the programs helping make these connections possible. The initiative brings together startups, investors, and companies, helping bridge the gap between technological innovation and real business requirements. During Bali Tech Week 2026, HUB.ID has facilitated the scheduling of more than 900 formal meetings. Informal discussions taking place alongside these meetings are also expected to open doors to additional partnerships.
Edwin emphasized that the value of these interactions should extend beyond the event itself.
“The program is designed to ensure that the connections established deliver tangible benefits. Bali Tech Week is not merely a series of discussions or an event for showcasing technology. It is a platform for targeted meetings, business exploration, policy discussions, and exchanges of ideas between local and international participants,” he said.
The event brings together 13 main activities covering different segments of the digital economy. Its agenda includes startups and investment, gaming, artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, digital assets, business development, and digital policy. Each activity serves a particular focus and community, but all are connected by the broader goal of expanding professional networks and creating opportunities for collaboration.
This structure allows participants from different areas of the technology sector to engage with one another rather than remain within their own professional circles. A startup founder, for example, may have opportunities to connect with investors or established companies, while businesses can explore innovations that respond to their operational needs. The wider program also provides space for policy discussions and exchanges between participants from Indonesia and overseas.
As the first edition of Bali Tech Week, the event aims to attract extensive participation from both domestic and international technology communities. Organizers expect an average of 1,800 participants per day. International attendees account for 27% of the expected participants, with more than 35 countries represented.
The program also features more than 200 speakers, over 80 startups, and more than 100 investors. A network of 13 event partners supports the activities, adding to the range of organizations and stakeholders involved.
For Edwin, the diversity of participants is a major advantage. People working across different markets and industries bring distinct experiences, business needs, and ideas. Bringing them together can help digital ecosystem stakeholders understand potential partners more clearly, expand access to strategic relationships, and identify opportunities to develop Indonesian innovations for regional and international markets.
This ambition is captured in the event’s theme, “Archipelago Ascending: Advance Together, Innovate Further.” The theme highlights the importance of connecting Indonesia’s talent, potential, and local strengths across its many regions. The objective is to help the benefits of the digital economy reach more communities and support more evenly distributed economic growth.
The focus on collaboration also reflects the opportunity to connect local innovation with broader markets. By helping founders meet potential partners and investors, while giving business leaders access to new ideas and people, Bali Tech Week seeks to create relationships that can continue producing value after the five-day program ends.
Edwin closed with a message to both innovators and business leaders, encouraging them to use the event as a starting point for future collaboration.
“To Indonesia’s founders and innovators, I hope you leave Bali with new networks, broader perspectives, and opportunities to reach regional and global markets. To investors and business leaders, I hope these meetings connect you with people and ideas worth pursuing after the event concludes,” he said.
Through its business meetings, sector-specific activities, and international participation, Bali Tech Week 2026 seeks to strengthen the links between Indonesia’s digital innovators and the businesses, investors, and markets that can help them grow. Its success will depend not only on the number of participants or meetings held, but also on whether those connections lead to lasting partnerships, practical solutions, and wider opportunities for Indonesian innovation.
