Forum Overview

                  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

Forum Schedule

Time

Program

Content

9:20

Opening

Opening & Congratulatory Address

Opening Speech                          Yong-Joong Joo  |  CEO, TV CHOSUN

Congratulatory Remarks          Kim Sung-sik  | Vice Chair, National Economic Advisory Council


9:30

Keynote Speech

Anne O. Krueger  |  Senior Research Professor of International Economics, 

                                     School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University

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

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

                                                               Ewha Womans University

                                                               Former President of the Korea Association of International Studies

                               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

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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


15:10

Break Time


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



※ Panels and Programs are subject to change.

※ Registration begins at 9:00 AM, simultaneous translator will be provided during the conference.


9:20 - 9:30

[Opening]

Opening Ceremony

Yong-Joong Joo  |  CEO, TV CHOSUN


Congratulatory Remark

Sungsik Kim | Vice Chairperson, National Economic

                             Advisory Council (NEAC)


9:30 - 10:30

[Keynote Speech]

Anne O. Krueger | Senior Research Professor of International Economics, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins 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 - 12:00

[Session 1]

Renewed Super-Power Competition:

Self-strengthening strategy for security 

and solidarity

Moderator           

Song Minsoon  |  Former Foreign Minister


Panel                  

Ihn-hwi Park  |  Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University

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

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


12:00 - 13:30

[Luncheon]


13:30 - 15:00

[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 (via Zoom)        

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

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 Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University


15:10 - 15:20

[Break Time]


15:20 - 17:00

[Session 3]

Local Power in the Global Era: 

Key Success Factors for ‘Mega-Cities’

Moderator    

Lee, Dalgon | Chairman, Korea Commission For Corporate Partnership & Former Minister of Public Administration and Security


Presenter (via Zoom)        

Matsuoka, Kyomi | Professor, Department of Public Policy, 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


※ Panels and programs are subject to change.

※ Registration begins at 9:00 AM, simultaneous translation

     machines will be provided during the conference.