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                  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

Yong-Joong Joo  |  CEO, TV CHOSUN

Congratulatory Remarks | TBD

9:30

Keynote Speech

Charles Michel  |  Former Prime Minister of Belgium,

                                 Former President of the European Council

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

                               Lee, Nam Ju  |  Professor, Sungkonghoe University Department 

                                                          of Chinese Studies

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 

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

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

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

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,

                                                                  Kyoto Prefectural University

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

                               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 translator will be provided during the conference.

9:20 - 9:30

[Opening]

Opening Ceremony

Yong-Joong Joo  |  CEO, TV CHOSUN

Congratulatory Remarks: TBD

9:30 - 10:30

[Keynote Speech]

Charles Michel     |  Former Prime Minister of             Belgium, Former President of the European Council

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]

The Return of Superpower Hegemony: 

A Roadmap for Self-Reliance in 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] 

Shifting Dynamics of Free Trade and Vanishing Rules: Finding a Breakthrough for the Korean 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


Panel                  

Sung Jin Kang | Professor, Korea University Department of Ecocomics

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

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

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

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.