At the Board of Governors Meeting, representatives from 13 governor companies and two special member organizations attended to discuss the changes in the industry environment, how to meet the expectations of consumers, and specific priority areas for future initiatives. In addition, the participants engaged in lively discussions with the aim to further revitalize the WINA's activities.

All member companies and organizations of WINA were invited to the General Meeting. It was a unique online event with speeches being made online from Tokyo, Thailand, and other locations on a virtual stage produced by Indofood. At the beginning of the meeting, Mr. Axton Salim, representative of Indofood, gave his opening remarks as Director General of WINA, and welcomed all members to this first online summit. He also stated that he would like to discuss sustainable solutions to various issues surrounding the instant noodle industry, including challenges for food system and nutrition. This was followed by Mr. Koki Ando, Chairman of WINA talking about contribution of Instant Noodles to Well-Being. As a positive attitude to address the challenges and responsibilities of the instant noodle industry, he proposed “Challenge to Noodle Positive” and mentioned that we would like to work together with the members to make instant noodles a “timeless food" that will be loved by people all over the world. The discussions focused on four key areas for the industry's future initiatives: "Nutrition/Health," "Environmental-sustainability," "Food safety," and "Solving other social issues. “Nutrition/Health" and "Environmental-sustainability” were the two major values added to the “five key development principles of instant noodles” at the previous summit, and the participants confirmed that the industry would continue to fulfill its responsibilities, taking into account recent social trends. The participating member companies gave positive feedbacks regarding the future direction of the industry, including comments such as “Empathize with it very much”, “Agree with it and would like to support the industry”.

① Webinar “Food Security and Nutrition”
Prof. Purwiyatno Hariyadi, faculty member of IPB University and researcher at the Southeast Asian Food & Agricultural Science & Technology (SEAFAST) Center, addressed challenges to the Food Processing Industry and highlights its contribution to food nutrition and security.

② Video presentation “Demystifying Gen Z”
Mr. Damon Hakim, Managing Partner of Red Asia Inc., a leading digital agency in Indonesia, gave a presentation with video to clarify the myths and facts of digital native Zoomers (also known as Gen Z).

③ Panel discussion “Nutrition and Well-being”
Dr. Naoko Yamamoto, Assistant Director General of WHO, Dr. Kenji Shibuya, Research Director of the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research, and Mr. Kazuo Tase, CEO of SDG Partners, Inc. (moderator) were invited. They discussed the expected role of the instant noodle industry, focusing on well-being, which has become an important keyword recently, together with Mr. Koki Ando, Chairman of WINA.