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My Learning Journey: The Golden Bridge #10

Invited guest on Prof. Riri Fitri Sari's My Learning Journey podcast series, on building deep tech from Indonesia and widening access to education.

Poster for My Learning Journey: The Golden Bridge #10

I joined My Learning Journey Series: The Golden Bridge as the invited guest for episode #10, a live session hosted by Prof. Dr. Ir. Riri Fitri Sari, M.M., M.Sc and moderated by Raul Fadila Bagus Sumaryada. It ran on Sunday, 16 August 2026, 16.00–17.30 WIB, streamed on Zoom and on the host's YouTube channel, under the #NextGoldenGen banner.

What we talked about

The session was framed around scaling practical AI and widening educational access across Indonesia: how an electrical engineering graduate from FT UI ends up doing deep tech at a Y Combinator-backed startup, why that led towards building an edtech company rather than away from one, and what innovation, resilience, and a global career actually look like from Jakarta.

From the session

Opening of The Golden Bridge #10 on Zoom
The session opens — Prof. Riri Fitri Sari hosting, Raul Sumaryada moderating.
Discussion during The Golden Bridge #10
Talking through the route from electrical engineering to deep tech.
Zoom grid of participants
Participants joining from across Indonesia.
Q&A during the session
Questions from the floor.
Later portion of the session
The Poetry Reading Society Indonesia room, later in the session.
Closing discussion
Closing discussion with the host and guests.
Certificate shared on screen during the session
The certificate presented live at the end of the session.

Recognition

The organisers issued a Certificate of Appreciation for the session, recognising the contribution as an “Inspiring NextGen Figure”.

Certificate of Appreciation for Alfian Firmansyah
Certificate of Appreciation, The Golden Bridge #10, Jakarta, 16 August 2026.

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