Ordered by last name
Click ABOUT WKF > PAST FORUMS for speakers information of 2000-2010.
Dirk Ahlborn
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies CEO
Ahn Dong-Hyun
Korea Capital Market Institute President
Ignacio Garcia Alves
Arthur D. Little Global Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Bruce Anderson
Global Electronics Industry of IBM Global Managing Director
Yoshitaka Aranishi
Toray Industries General Manager
Zeti Akhtar Aziz
Former Governor,Central Bank of Malaysia
Baak Saang Joon
Waseda University Professor
Rolf Bachmann
St. Gallen Symposium Vice President
KEE-SEUNG(David) BAIK
Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) President & CEO
Ban Ki-moon
Former United Nations Secretary-General
Bark Taeho
Lee&Ko Seoul Global Commerce Institute President
Robert Barro
Harvard University Professor
Graeme Beardsell
Akamai Technologies, Inc. Managing Director, Asia Pacific & Japan
Bruce Bennett
RAND Senior International/Defense Researcher
Carl Bildt
The 39th Prime Minister, Sweden Foreign Minister, Sweden
Fatih Birol
International Energy Agency Executive Director
Steven Blockmans
Centre for European Policy Studies Senior Research Fellow / Head of EU Foreign Policy Unit
Yann Boquillod
AirVisual CEO
Nick Bostrom
Oxford Future of Humanity Institute Director
Nick Bradstreet
Savills Asia Pacific Managing Director
Elizabeth Bramson-Boudreau
MIT Technology Review Publisher & CEO
Rutger Bregman
Utopia for Realists Author
Mark Bregman
NetApp CTO
Arturo Bris
IMD World Competitiveness Center Director
Tom Byrne
Korea Society President
Chang Dae-Whan
Founder of World Knowledge Forum Chairman of Maekyung Media Group
Chang Young-Keun
Korea Aerospace University Professor
Chang Tuwon
Hyosung Vice President (CTO)
Harry Chemay
Clover.com.au Co-Founder
Chey Tae-won
SK Chairman
Chi Fulin
China Institute for Reform and Development (CIRD) President and Chief Researcher
Cho Byung-je
Korea National Diplomatic Academy Chancellor
Cho Kwangsu
Yonsei University Professor
Cho Hyun Jae
Gwangju University Professor
Cho Hwan-Eik
Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) President & CEO
Choi Jun Kyun
KAIST Professor
Choi Gongpil
KIF Center for Finance and Technology and the Asian Prime Collateral Forum Director
Chong Hyon Yong
Macrogen Inc. CEO
Chung Bo Ra
ebay korea CPO
Hae Kyung Evelyn Chung
Coinplug, Inc. CMO
Chung Duck-koo
Former Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy of Korea Chairman of North East Asia Research (NEAR) Foundation
Hillary Rodham Clinton
The 67th United States Secretary of State
Carol Fishman Cohen
iRelaunch CEO & Co-founder
Meredith Crowley
University of Cambridge Faculty
Bruce Cumings
University of Chicago Swift Distinguished Professor
Dandapani
Hindu Priest
Andrew Darwis
Kaskus Founder and CCO
David LEE Kuo Chuen
Singapore University of Social Sciences Professor
Denis Depoux
Roland Berger Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Andreas Dombret
Deutsche Bundesbank Member of the Board
Tim Draper
Draper Associates and DFJ Founding Partner
Yigal Erlich
Yozma Group Chairman
Arda Ermut
Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey (ISPAT) President
Jay Eum
Translink Capital Co-founder & Managing Director
Rafael Martínez Ferreira
IE Business School Professor
Carl Frey
Oxford University Co-Director and Oxford Martin Citi Fellow
Fujimoto Mamoru
SBI Holdings Executive Officer, Head of Blockchain promotion dept.
Robert Gallucci
US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins SAIS Chairman
Reinaldo Garcia
GE Power Grid Solutions CEO
Jeffrey Godsick
SONY Pictures Motion Picture Group Executive VP
Arancha Gonzalez
International Trade Centre Executive Director
Stephen Gordon
Clarksons Research Managing Director
Nik Gowing
International Broadcaster
Maria Guadalupe
INSEAD Professor
Hahn Sunku
Han Min Koo
Seoul National University Professor
David Hanson
Hanson Robotics Limited Founder and CEO
Oliver Hart
Callum Henderson
Eurasia Group, Global Markets Asia Pacific Managing Director
Hans-Martin Henning
Fraunhofer ISE (Institute for Solar Energy Systems) Director
Christopher Hill
University of Denver Josef Korbel School of International Studies Dean
Francois Hollande
The 24th President of France
Nick Holzherr
Whisk.com CEO
Honda Keiko
MIGA, World Bank Group CEO
Michael Honda
Former US Congressman
Hong Daesoon
Ewha Womans University Professor
Hori Yoshito
GLOBIS University; GLOBIS Capital Partners President; Managing Partner
Hu Weiwei
Mobike Founder & President
Hur Kyung-Wook
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC Senior Advisor
Hwang Seung Ho
Hyundai Motor Executive Vice President
Hyun Jung Taik
Korea Institute for International Economic Policy President
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Former President of Estonia
Tomohiro Inoue
Komazawa University Associate Professor
Jang Yong Suk
Yonsei University Professor of Department of Public Administration
Jang Woongjun
Hyundai Motor Company Head of ADAS Development Group
Michael Jarrett
Jeon Hongbeom
Infra Lab., Institute of Convergence Technology, KT Executive Vice President
Donald Johnston
Former Secretary-General of the OECD Consultant Lawyer
Milo Jones
Henry Joo
Mercedes-Benz Korea Director of Business Innovation
Jerry Jordan
Former Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Dong Jun
THTI Holdings Co., Ltd. Board Chairman
Hoon Jung
Data analytics and Business Intelligence, Hana Institute of Finance General Director
Menas C. Kafatos
Chapman University Professor
Shoeb Kagda
Globe Asia Magazine Chief Editor
Kang Youngchul
KDI School of Public Policy and Management Prefessor
Jason Kang
Illumina Korea CEO
Kang Tae Young
POSCO Research Institute President
Kazuyuki Motohashi
University of Tokyo Professor
William Kim
AllSaints CEO
Kim Heungkyu
Ajou University Professor
Kim Seungjoo
Graduate School of Information Security, Korea University Professor, Department of Cyber Defense
Han J. Kim
Altos Ventures Managing Director and Co-Founder
Kim Young Joon
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP Partner, Representative Foreign Legal Consultant
Kim DoHoon
Kyunghee University Professor
Kim Byoung Soo
Robotis Ltd. CEO
Kim Kyoung Hyeok
Samsung Heavy Industries EVP and Head of Marketing Division
Choong-soo Kim
Governor of Bank of Korea (2010-2014)
Kim Sung-han
Korea University Professor
Kim InChul
Sungkyunkwan University Professor Emeritus
Kim Yonghwan
Seoul National University chair of the Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
Kim Jung Ha
Kookmin University Professor
Bowon Kim
KAIST Associate Vice President of the Office of Planning and Budget
Kim Byoung Yoon
KAIST Director of Institute of Entrepreneurship and Professor of Physics
Kim Sohee
Kim Sohee Trend Lab CEO
Kim Tai-Yoo
Seoul National University Professor of Economics at the Department of Industrial Engineering
Chang-Beom KIM
Curriculum Vitae of Ambassador
Kwang-ho KIm
Natioanl Security Research Institute Former President
Tsuneo Kita
Nikkei Chairman
Mari Kiviniemi
OECD Deputy Secretary-General
Bruce Klingner
The Heritage Foundation Senior Research Fellow for Northeast Asia
JP Kloppers
BrandsEye CEO
Urho Konttori
Varjo Technologies CEO
Koo Sunggy
Samsung Electronics VP, Smart Appliances & Home IoT, Digital Appliance
Robert Koopman
World Trade Organization Chief Economist
Omer Krieger
Stratasys Asia Pacific President
Kwon Do Youp
Former Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs.
Lee Daeyeol
Yale School of Medicine Professor
Christian Lee
WeWork Asia Managing Director
Lee Jeong-Dong
Jenna Lee
AIM Founder and CEO
Lee Jung-Hoon
John Lee
Meritz Asset Management CEO
Lee Hye Min
G20 Sherpa
Lee Jong-Wha
David Yong-Duk Lee
NVIDIA KOREA General Manager
Lee Min Seob
Eone Diagnomics Genome Center (EDGC) CEO
Lee Tai Sik
Hanyang University Professor
Lee Young-Seak
Chungnam National University Professor
Lee Hakku
KTB Asset Management Executive Vice President
Lee Hee-sung
Knight Frank Korea CEO
Enrico Letta
Former Prime Minister of Italy
Richard B. Levin
Polsinelli PC Chairman Financial Services Technology (FinTech) and Regulation Practice
Antony Lewis
R3 Director of Research
Towia A. Libermann
Harvard Medical School Associate Professor
Mark Lippert
United States Ambassador to the Republic of Korea(2014~2017)
Hod Lipson
Columbia University Professor
Jack C. Liu
OKLink Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer
Liu Zhen
Tsinghua University Professor
Linda Liukas
Author of ¡ÇHello Ruby¡Ç
Lily Lyu
CCTV Anchor
Damian Madden
Woolmark Company Global Digital Manager
Durga Prasad Malladi
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Senior Vice President, Engineering
Christian Mancini
Savills Asia Pacific Chief Executive Officer
Danny Manu
Mymanu Founder & CEO
Brian Markwalter
Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Senior Vice President
Takaaki Marumo
Nissan Senior Vice President, Product Planning for Asia and Oceania
Scott A. Mather
PIMCO CIO U.S. Core
Lukas May
TransferWise Head of Banking
Jim McIlvenny
Dow President, Asia Pacific
Robert C. Merton
MIT Sloan School of Management/ Dimensional Fund Advisors Distinguished Professor of Finance/Resident Scientist
Judith Miller
Commentator of Fox News Fellow of Manhattan Institute
Thierry de Montbrial
French Institute of International Relations(Ifri) Executive Chairman
Kyung-Won Na
Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
Yoshino Naoyuki
Asian Development Bank Institute Dean
Hubert Neiss
IMF¡Çs Asian and Pacific Department Former Director
Yuki Nishio
Harvest Global Investments Limited Vice President
Tetsuo Ochi
Managing Director, CEO, MCP
Paul Oh
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Professor, Unmanned Aerial System
Oh Suktae
Société Générale based in Seoul Chief Korea Economist
Olivia Onderdonk
Deputy Executive Director NewCities Foundation
Paik Keun-Wook
Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES) Senior Research Fellow
Ana Palacio
Council of State of Spain former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Gian Paolo Bassi
Solidworks CEO
Park Cheol Hee
Seoul National University Director of Graduate School of International Studies
Park Sangook
Soongsil University Professor
Park Seung-Yong
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group Executive VP, Chief Marketing Officer
Park Jee-Hyeong
Park In-kook
Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies President
Park Chong Rae
Professor, Seoul National University Editor of CARBON
Jean-Vincent Placé
Former Minister for Government Reform and Simplification of France
Jonathan Pollack
Brookings Institution Senior Fellow
Reince Priebus
Former White House Chief of Staff (2017) Chairman of the Republican National Committee (2011-2017)
Professor Einstein¢â (Robot)
Hanson Robotics
Qing Sude
China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) Senior Engineer
Randall R. Rader
Former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Professor, The George Washington University
Nirmala Rao
Asian University for Women Vice Chancellor
Rhee Jaehoon
Gyeongbuk Techno Park President
Ian Robertson
Trinity College Dublin Professor
John Rodriguez
Confido Advisors CEO & Founder
John Rogers
Local Motors CEO
Henk Rogers
The Blue Planet Foundation Chairman
Tamer Saka
Kibar Group Chief Executive Officer
Gary Samore
Harvard Belfer Center Executive Director for Research
Mathis Schulte
HEC Paris Associate Professor
Seo Jungjin
Celltrion Chairman
Dillon Seo
VoleR Creative CEO
Seo Jeongmin
Head of Dept. of Middle East & African Studies(HUFS) Professor
Peter Sharp
Taubman Asia President
Amnon Shashua
CEO & CTO of Mobileye Senior Vice President of Intel Corporation
Mordechai Sheves
Weizmann Institute of Science Vice President of The Weizmann Institute of Science
Kathryn Shih
UBS President of Asia Pacific and a Member of the UBS Group Executive Board
Shim Youngtack
IP Law at Seoul National University Professor
Shim Junbo
BlackPearl Security CTO
Shin Jaiwon
NASA Associate Administrator for Aeronautics
Shin Kak-Soo
Former Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Shin Sung-Chul
KAIST President
Carmen Simon
Memzy Cognitive Neuroscientist
Tim Smith
Chief Representative for North Asia of Maersk Group Chairman of Maersk China Ltd.
Scott Snyder
Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow
Young Sohn
President and Chief Strategy Officer,Samsung Electronics Chairman of the Board, Harman International
Song Young Gil
The Presidential Committee on Northern Economic Cooperation Chairperson
Song SK
FutureRobot CEO
Song Kyungjin
Institute for Global Economics (IGE) President
Sophia (Robot)
Mark Stabile
Michael Stirling
Stirling Infrastructure Partners Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of Editorial Board
Sugiura Tomio
Sugiura Machinery Design Office CEO and CTO
Suh Jeong-in
Mission of the Republic of Korea to ASEAN Ambassador
Suh Suk-Hwan
POSTECH Professor and Founding Dean of Graduate School of Engineering Mastership
Sung Nak-in
Seoul National University President
Cliff Tan
Global Markets Research of The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd, East Asian Head
Yiombi Thona
Yu Tiejun
The Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Peking University Vice President
Tsukasa Jonen
Audit & Analysis Co. Japanese Economist
Beat Ulrich
St. Gallen Foundation & St.Gallen Symposium CEO
Abel Kiwoong Um
Law Firm Mundus Apertus Managing Partner
Hunter S. URM
Head of DSME R&D Institute, DSME Executive Vice President
Wilfried Vancraen
Materialise CEO
Ingo Walter
New York University Stern School of Business Professor Emeritus of Finance
Wang Jisi
The Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Peking University President
Randy Williams
Keiretsu Forum Founder & CEO
Michele Wucker
¡ÇGray Rhino¡Ç Author
Xu Jinghong
Tsinghua Holdings Co Ltd. Chairman
Xu Chenggang
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Professor
Phil S. Yang
TK Net and CKT Development Chairman
Hon S. Yi
Tytus3D Co-Founder and VP
Yoo Janghee
Maeil Business Newspaper Executive Advisor
Yoo Il-ho
Former Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs
Yoon, Young-kwan
Professor Emeritus of Seoul National University Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, ROK
Yoon Yoonjin
YU Jianlong
China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC) Secretary General
Yun Byung-se
Former Foreign Minister of Korea
Zhai Xin
Guanghua School of Management, Peking University Associate Professor
Zhang Ya-Qin
Baidu President
Zhang Tuosheng
China Foundation for International and Strategic Studies Senior Fellow and Chairman of the Academic Committee
Zheng Yuhuang
Vicki Zhou
WiseBanyan Co-Founder
Zhu Feng
Institute of International Studies in Nanjing University Director