Hardi has known Zak for 25 years collaborating in Indonesia with Mandarin Oriental and Tanzania and Zambia with the Harmony Project. Attending Semarang State University, majoring in English Language and Literature, Semarang-Central Java on scholarship between 1994-1997. He is uniquely qualified:  

Currently engaged in Community Development focusing on the cultural heritage preservation of the Gajihan Village, Java Indonesia, the center of the Hindu Kingdom 700-900. Dispersed carved stone building fragments of this era are now studied and gathered for preservation and interpretation, generating keen interest within the community for its sense of history, place, and purpose. Hardi facilitates the community steering committee and liaises with local authorities executing event planning and cultural center design and development for a planned cultural center. 

• Previously he was Group Director of Talent, Culture, and Business Support for Dafam Hotel Management, Indonesia 2017. Group Director of Human Resources and Brand Implementation, Hospitality House Africa 2016.

• Aman Resorts Area Human Resources Director, Indonesia 2014. Harmony Project HR Director East Africa 2009. Director of Human Resources, The Beach House, Maldives 2008. Indonesia Regional Human Resources Director, Swiss-Belhotel International Group with oversight of 12 properties in the region, 2007. Director of Human Resources, Melia Purosani Yogyakarta, 2005 – 2007. Director of Human Resources, Hyatt Regency Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia; Human Resources Manager; The OberoiLombok, Lombok/Bali, Indonesia. Training and Development Manager, Mandarin Oriental Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia.