The 10th TV CHOSUN International Forum

           Global Order in Great Transition: 

         Korea’s Strategy and Policy Choices

                 Date : Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 9:20 - 17:00

                 Location : Grand Ball Room, FKI Conference Center

Time

Program

Content

9:20

Opening

Yong-Joong Joo  |  CEO, TV CHOSUN

Sungsik Kim  |  Vice Chairperson, National Economic Advisory Council (NEAC)


9:30

Keynote Discussion

Anne O. Krueger  |  The Herald and Caroline Ritch Emeritus Professor, Stanford University

                                        Former First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF); 

                                        Former Chief Economist and Vice President, World Bank

Jun Kwang-woo  |  Chairman & CEO of the Institute for Global Economics (IGE)

                                        Former Chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC)


10:30

Session 1

Renewed Super-Power Competition:Self-strengthening strategy for security and solidarity

Moderator        Song Minsoon  |  Former Foreign Minister, 

                                                                 Former President of University of North Korean Studies

Panel                 Ihn-hwi Park  |  Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies, 

                                                             Ewha Womans University; Former President of the

                                                             Korean Association of International Studies (KAIS)

                            Sohn Yul  |  Professor of the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) 

                                                    at Yonsei University

                                                    Former President of the East Asia Institute (EAI)

                            Lee, Nam Ju  |  Professor, Sungkonghoe University Department of Chinese Studies

                                                           Former member of the Presidential Commission on Policy Planning

 



12:00

Luncheon


13:30

Session 2

Trade Rules Under Strain: Korea’s Policy Options in a Fragmenting Global Economy

Moderator        Hyun, Jung Taik  |  Visiting Professor, International Trade Department, Inha University,                                                                                    Former President, Korea Development Institute

Presenter          Randall Jones  |  Distinguished Non-resident Fellow, Korea Economic Institute

(via ZOOM)                                        Former Senior Counsellor for East Asia and as Head of the Japan/Korea Desk                                                                  at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 

Panel                   Sung Jin Kang  |  Professor, Korea University, Department of Ecocomics

                                                             Former President, Korean Economic Association

                              Hye Min LEE  |  Visiting Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Former G20 Sherpa

                              Byung-il Choi  |  President, Trade Strategy & Innovation Hub, BAE, KIM & LEE LLC

                                                                Former Professor and Dean &Former Graduate School of 

                                                                International Studies, Ewha Womans University


15:20

Session 3

Empowering Regions in a Global Era: Keys to Mega City Success

Moderator          Lee, Dalgon  |  Chairman, Korea Commission For Corporate Partnership, 

                                                              Former Minister of Public Administration and Security

Presenter           Matsuoka, Kyomi | Professor, Department of Public Policy,

(via ZOOM)                                                Kyoto Prefectural University

Panel                    Park, Seung-joo   Chairman Sejongro National Policy Forum, 

                                                                       Former Secretary to the President for Government Innovation 

                                                                       and Local Decentralization

                                So, Soonchang   |  Professor, Konkuk University Department of Public Adiministration 

                                                                      Former President of Korean Association for Local Government Studies

                                Choi, Jin-Hyuk   President of Daejeon Research Institute

                                                                    Former Professor, Dept. of Autonomy and Urban Administration

   The 9th TV CHOSUN International Forum

  Unprecedented 2024:

  Three Major Threats in Korea

  and the Role of National System


   Date : Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 9:30 - 17:00
   Location : Grand Ball Room, FKI Conference Center


9:30 - 9:40

[Opening]

Yong-Joong Joo  |  CEO, TV CHOSUN

Joo-Sun Park  |  President, Korea Petroleum Association & Former Deputy Speaker, National Assembly


9:40 - 10:20

[Keynote]

James A. Robinson  |  Professor, University of Chicago

Kwang-Woo Jun  |  Chairman and CEO, K-Policy Platform & Former Chairman, Financial Services Commission


10:20 - 12:00

[Session 1]

Rising Populism: Strategies to Combat


Presenter

Daniel Stockemer  |  Professor, University of Ottawa


Chairman

In-Sill Yi  |  President, Korean Peninsula Population Institute for Future


Panel

Chrysostomos Tabakis  |  Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management                

Woo-Cheol Kim  |  Professor, University of Seoul 

Jhung-Soo Park  |  Professor, Ewha Womans University


12:00 - 14:00

[Luncheon]


14:00 - 15:30

[Session 2]

Political Polarization: The Democracy Trap


Presenter

Kyu-Sup Han  |  Professor, Seoul National University


Chairman

Hyeong-Jun Kim  |  Chair Professor, Pai Chai University


Panel

Seok-Ho Kim  |  Professor, Seoul National University 

Jin-Mi Song  |  Legislative Research Officer, National Assembly Research Service

Jin Park  |  Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management


15:30 - 17:00

[Session 3]

Trump’s Re-election: Threat or Opportunity?


Chairman

Kak-Soo Shin  |  Former Vice Minister, Foreign Affairs and Trade 


Panel

Ryo Sahashi   |  Professor, University of Tokyo

Seong-Whun Cheon  |  Former President, Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU)

Tae-Yong Jung   |  Professor, Yonsei University

Heungchong Kim  |  Former President, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy



Host