Mr. Dida Gardera^*

Mr. Dida Gardera serves as Senior Advisor for Connectivity and Service Sector at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Government of the Republic of Indonesia — the ministry that coordinates Indonesia's whole-of-government economic policy, including the palm oil export levy architecture, the B50 biodiesel programme, and the Indonesian Palm Oil Bourse (BKDI) price-setting framework.

His remit spans trade connectivity, service-sector policy, and cross-ministry coordination on strategic commodity value chains. He joins GLOBOIL India 2026 as a panelist on the Day 3 Food vs Fuel — The Biofuel Demand Shock power debate, bringing the Indonesian coordinating-ministry perspective on B50, the export levy architecture and how it lands on the global vegoil complex.