On Thursday, October 17th, 2013, at the Royal Ambarrukmo Hotel, Laksda Adisucipto 81 streets, Jogjakarta; the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Deputy for the Coordination of Commerce and Entrepreneurship, together with the Indonesian Cocoa Board, held a WORKSHOP TO GROW INVESTMENT AND ENTERPRISES IN THE COCELAT SECTOR. This workshop was held in the context of developing regional economic potential and increasing investment and exports through productive businesses. The workshop was attended by around 80 participants from micro, small, and medium industries around Jogjakarta. The workshop materials were as follows:
| no. | materials | presenters |
| a | Welcome and Opening | Deputy Coordinator for Commerce and Entrepreneurship, Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs |
| b | History and Condition of Indonesian Cocoa | Chairman of the Indonesian Cocoa Board |
| c | Cocoa Downstreaming Policy and Micro Industry Development | Director General of Agro and Chemical Industry, Ministry of Industry |
| d | Chocolate Entrepreneurship Development | Executive Secretary of the Indonesian Cocoa Board |
| e | Investment Opportunities in Chocolate Entrepreneurship | Assistant Deputy for Investment Climate Development, Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs |
| f | Utilization of Small Business Credit for Entrepreneurship: SME Expectations and Support by Banks | Bank Rakyat Indonesia |
| g | Basic Introduction to Cocoa as a Raw Material for Chocolate until it becomes market-ready Chocolate | Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research Center |
| h | Experience as a Chocolate Entrepreneur | Director of PT Cokelat Monggo |
| i | Chocolate and Health Benefits | Indonesian Nutrition Awareness Society |
On Tuesday, January 21, 2014, at the Ministry of Trade, Jl. M.I. Ridwan Rais No. 5 Jakarta; the Indonesian Cocoa Board was invited by the Ministry of Trade and the World Bank to a Roundtable Workshop on Developing a Road Map for the Cocoa Sector in Indonesia. The speakers in the workshop were:
- Dr. Bayu Krisnamurti, Deputy Minister of Trade
- Mr. Nathan M. Belete, World Bank
- Dr. Ir. Zulhefi Sikumbang, Chairman of the Indonesian Cocoa Association
- Dr. Soetanto Abdoellah, Chairman of the Indonesian Cocoa Board
- Dr. Daniel Hazman, Cocoa Sustainability Partnership/IDH
- Francois Ruf, CIRAD
- Dr. Musdhalifah Machmud, Ministry of Economic Affairs
- Fabrizio Bresciani, World Bank
