Dibalik berkembangnya Komunitas Indonesian Future Leaders ada 7 orang yang menjadi komponen penting, dan menjadi motor penggerak komunitas ini. They INITIATE, ACT, SHARE, AND INSPIRE. They are the founders! Siapa saja mereka? Simak profil mereka

Muhamad Iman Usman

President

“Think Big, and Make It Happen! To make it to the first mile, we always have to start with one simple step.”

The very inspiring sentence above is the words of Billy Boen’s, the writer of a best-selling psychology book Young on Top. It is also so far a sentence that inspires Muhamad Iman Usman, the president of the Indonesian Future Leaders, the most.

Born on the 21st of December 1991, the immensely energetic boy has accomplished abundantly prodigious achievements, such as being elected as the Mondialogo Junior Ambassador (the title was given to young leaders who had succeeded running a collaborative project with schools overseas and had been able to promote intercultural dialogues by bridging differences) in October 2008, the Indonesian Young Leader in July 2008, and last but indubitably not least, the ASEAN-Indonesia Youth Ambassador in December 2009.

“I believe that there is no such thing as barrier that can possibly obstruct you if you really intend to contribute for your society, even when you are still considered too young by most of the people around you,” said the 18 years old downright neighborly boy. That optimism has most probably been the main elucidation why the unpresumptuous has successfully—and formidably—broken out of the edge. He refuses to be a mediocre part of stereotype in the society. On contrary, he dares to be different; therefore, he irreproachably stands out from the crowd.

Besides having congeries of non-academical accomplishments, he is also brilliant at school. He was once awarded the West Sumatera Students Scholarship by the government of West Sumatera due to his multitudinous achievements during his high school time and myriad contributions for West Sumatera, one of which was that he had promoted the imposingly exotic tourism region nationally and internationally. He also acquired the West Sumatera Best Student Award from the Department of Education of West Sumatera for both of his manifold academical and non-academical attainments.

“When a person becomes successful, I believe that he has been through an arduous test in his process to achieve that his success. No triumph in this world can be achieved instantly. What a person may do in his attempt to run after his success is to accelerate his run to the finish line,” said the Italian cuisine lover judiciously. He chiefly believes that hard work is the most prominent key to achieve success. Thus, he highly values discipline and punctuality. He is also very much agile and rigorous in playing his role as the president of the Indonesian Future Leaders.

Muhamad Iman Usman is surely a striving yet zealous figure. We sure need more youth like him in this global era.

More about him, check on his personal blog

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Niwa Rahmad Dwitama

Vice President

Having an incredibly lengthy list of exalted achievements, Niwa Rahmad Dwitama is a living manifestation of discernment, perspicacity, and courteousness. His concern towards an improvement of the community has eventually lead this keyboardist into being involved in inumerable activities, which actually share the same goals of excelling the quality of the community, such as the Mondialogo World School Project, which was held in Beijing, World leadership Conference (WLC) in Singapore, SYC (Sunburst youth camp), which was aimed for cultural exchange and friendship bonding, also in Singapore, and the iEARN. Tama also was one of three Indonesia’s Representative on Asia Youth on Biodiversity Conference in Japan 2009 on behalf his title as IEARN Youth Representative for Indonesia. Besides zillion of conferences he has attended inside and outside the country, Tama, that is how he is usually called, also has so many remarkable academic achievements that oftenly mesmerizes his peers and lecturers at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Indonesia; he is ranked the 5th highest SMA UN (National Examination) scorer in Padang, entitled The Outstanding student and awarded a course scholarship by LBA LIA Padang 4 times in a row, selected as the 1^st winner of an English debate on economics and management held by Padang State university, and many other achievements, such as achieving a super high TOEFL score that exceeded 645. Tama has always radiated a young man’s free spirit, filled all in all with high curiosity and never-ending determination and commitment that eventually has brought him into being such an impressive person with such an imposing personality. He is surely every youth’s role model.

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Andhyta Firselly Utami

Secretary

Preoccupied by sundry social activities and community service involvements, Andhyta Firselly Utami, often called as Afu, has a prodigious empathy and awareness that the life of the underpriviliged people exigently needs to be improved. This 18 years-old violinist has previously been rewarded multidunous awards, such as the gold medal in 6th International Turkish Language and Culture Olympiad 2008 in Turkey, silver medal in IYIPO (International Young Inventors Project Olympiad) 2007 in Georgia, and a bronze medal in I-SWEEEP (International Sustainable Energy, Engineering, Environment Project Olympiad) 2008 in Texas, USA. Exceptionally interested in languages as well as social issues, she’s currently taking International Relations as her major in University of Indonesia. Being a classic music admirer, Afu possesses an insatiable desire of creating more and more positive change towards her surroundings. She has also continuously been sharpening her leadership skill that she has been engaged in various voluntary activities and has held many strategic positions in many organizations. Attitude and reliability are two main properties she’s attached to. The indefatigable girl who once received the 3-year full-scholarship to study in Kharisma Bangsa High School for her achievements in field of mathematics is surely one obvious example of a prominent Indonesian youth who can unceasingly be a role model for those who seek for a balanced academical and non-academical life.

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Dian Aditya Ning Lestari

Treasurer

Meet this impervious yet impressive young lady: Dian Aditya Ning Lestari (often called Diku). Currently studying at the Faculty of Social and Political Science of the University of Indonesia, majoring in International Relations, the immensely amicable girl, who was once given the honor of being an Indonesian Representative on the AFS YPscNH exchange to The Netherlands, is generally noted for her astounding interest in English Debating. She has achieved a great deal of awards in the world of debating in her hometown as her insouciant struggle has made her the winner of multifarious provincial English debating competitions and in national-scale she is also listed among the Top 24 Best Speakers on the Indonesian School Debating Championship 2006. She herself was the President of her high school’s SMAN 17 Makassar English Debating Club. Having interest in conferences since childhood, she was also chosen as her province’s representative in BOBO National Children Conference on Environment during her fifth class of elementary school, and furthermore she continues her passion to be more involved in international panel by taking part in the 2010 Emirates International Model United Nation Conference, Dubai.

The artsy yet voguish girl who possesses a strikingly remarkable talent in art and illustration has also devoted herself to many social activities in which she can both channel her need of expressing her social awareness and being engaged in a more immense scope of networking. Her artistic vivacity has brought her to won the first place in the 2008 Carolusschoon Poster Project, Helmond, The Netherlands. Also interested in writing, she has also written several reports in regional newspaper such as the well-known East Indonesia’s newspaper Tribun Timur. She adores classic literature, music, and history, and is highly inspired by those who have brought great movements and changes to the world and has brought the world so far. Contained by energetic spirit, strong determination, and numerous experiences and achievements, Diku is surely a promising Indonesian future leader.

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Rafika Primadesti

Creative Director

Rafika Primadesti, or usually called Fika by her friends and relatives, is another prominent young figure that has both quality and capability as an Indonesian future leader. Majoring in Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Indonesia, this Debussy’s aficionado has undergone a balanced life academically and non-academically. Her GPA in the first semester of her college study exceeded 3.70 (on a 4.00 scale) whilst her co-curricular activities were also undertaken seriously. She was also entitled the best student in her elementary school and the third highest SMA UN scorer in her junior high school. She once held the position of the chairman of her junior high school’s Paskibra extracurricular in 2004-2005 and was also honored as the Secretary of the Student Council of SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta, her senior high school. Her devotion to community quality enhancement has been embedded in her for a long time as she was trusted to be the Project Officer of her senior high school’s annual project Klinis (Klinik Gratis; Free Clinic) which purpose was to give free medical check-ups and medications to the people residing at the location near from the school.

Besides frequently being involved in community improvement and social development activities, she also has a special interest in music. She currently plays oboe for her university’s orchestra, the Mahawaditra Symphony Orchestra, and was also a 4 times performer on the Yamaha Music School Piano Concert. The young alluring lady, who is also an expert in creative writing, has indubitably proven herself that she is worth to be considered as a renowned leading figure in the society who will surely portray a great role in Indonesian Economics. Her dream is to either the next Sri Mulyani Indrawati (Indonesian current Finance Minister) or the chairman of the Bank of Indonesia. She is indeed a perfect combination of beauty meets brain and behavior which such quality is now unmistakably lacking in the present generation. She does not only argue; she does tangible contributions to the society. Rafika Primadesti is surely a preeminent figure that is essentially exemplary.

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Stephanie Hardjo

Publication and Docs

Stephanie Hardjo, born on the 16th of September 1991 in Wollonggong, Australia, is now currently an 18 year old college student at the University of Indonesia that has an exceedingly high interest in international relations. Although majoring in economics, Stephanie enjoys reading Indonesian and English literatures the most, especially poetry. As a fan of literature, Stephanie is proud to be a Winner of ‘Generation Green’ Essay Writing Constest held by the National Council for Science and the Environment of the United States of America. Besides literature, the violin player in her university’s orchestra, the Mahawaditra Symphony Orchestra, has a great engrossment towards musical activities. Academically, she is very compelling. She was entitled the Best Student of SDK Santo Markus 1, her elementary school. She was also the second highest Junior Secondary School National Examination scorer in her junior high school, SMP Negeri 49 Jakarta. Moreover, she also succeeded to make it to the top 25 on the Chemistry and Astronomy National Science Olympiad First Round Selection when she was in high school.

Having a great fondness in international relations, Stephanie has participated in a lot of international events and accomplished marvelous achievements. She was given the Merit Award from the Government of Singapore in 2006 and was designated as one of the Indonesian representatives for the Youth Engagement Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2009. With such an incredible proficiency at such an early age, Stephanie will surely become an influential yet respected figure in the future. She will also surely take significant part and play a consequential role in the process of making the world a better place. What she has grasped by now has just probably been a tip of an iceberg; her career is surely still going to emerge to an even brighter stage in the course of time.

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Audry Maulana

Head of Public Relations

Born in Jakarta, May 3 1991, Audry Maulana, usually called Audry, has plunged into the world of journalism ever since he was in high school. His exceptional talent in writing is his main competitive advantage that it has eventually led him to win several prestigious awards, including being the third-place winner of Lomba Apresiasi Minat Baca tingkat SLTA Se-Kotamadya Jakarta Selatan in October 2007 and the First Runner Up of Pemilihan Abang dan None Buku Se-DKI Jakarta in September 2007. Regardless of his excellency in mixing and matching one word with another outstandingly, Audry is also known for his involvement in various subjects, varying from broadcasting to community service. This ex-School-Radio-DJ upheld the title of the Vice President of the Student Organization (OSIS) of SMA Negeri 32 Jakarta, his senior high school, from 2007 until 2008, in which his strong leadership skill and maturity in thinking had been built. His brilliant talent has also been sharpened by numerous trainings he had through freelancing in some medias, including Komunitas Historia Indonesia and Media Indonesia Newspaper. All the experiences he has had has obviously resulted in a mixture of virtuous personality and enchanting way of thinking of his. That is surely a combination that is necessary for every of those who are willing to be influential figures in the future.