WKF2019

Niklas Östberg

Delivery Hero
Founder and CEO

Samuel Ahn

Hyperconnect
CEO and co-founder

Ahn Ho-Young

University of North Korean Studies
President

Ahn Choong-yong

Chung-Ang University
Distinguished Professor

Esko Aho

The 37th Prime Minister of Finland

Bruce Anderson

Global Electronics Industry of IBM
Global Managing Director

Robbie Antonio

Revolution Precrafted
Founder and CEO

Hidetaka Aoki

Global Brain Corporation
Partner in charge of Space & Robotics

Richard Baldwin

Professor of International Economics at the Graduate Institute, Geneva
Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the policy portal VoxEU.org

Ban Ki-moon

The 8th Secretary General of the United Nations/ Co-Chair of the World Knowledge
Chairman of the National Council on Climate and Air Quality(NCCA)

Eric Benhamou

BGV
Founder & General Partner

Fatih Birol

International Energy Agency
Executive Director

Olivier Blum

Schneider Electric
Chief Human Resources Officer

Boo Kyung-jin

Seoul National University
Professor

Robert C. Bordone

Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program
Founder

Sujoy Bose

National Investment and Infrastructure Fund of India
CEO

Tom Bossert

Former Homeland Security Advisor

Nick Bostrom

Oxford Future of Humanity Institute
Director

Vincent K. Brooks

United Nations and all U.S. Forces in Korea
Retired Four-Star General

Richard Browning

Gravity Industries
Founder and Chief Test Pilot

Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum
Co-Founder and Inventor

Thomas J. Byrne

Korea Society
CEO

Antoine Calendrier

Edelman
Head of Reputation, North Asia

Richard Cantor

Moody′s Investors Service
Chief Credit Officer

Cao Xiaohui

Managing Director, Fosun Group
Executive President, Fosun Automation and Robotics Group

Mario Capizzani

IESE Business School
Professor

Federico Casalegno

Samsung Electronics
SVP, Head of Samsung Design Innovation Center

James Cathey

Qualcomm Technologies
SVP & President of Global Business

Håkan Cervell

Ericsson-LG
CEO

Victor Cha

CSIS
Senior Adviser and Korea Chair

Cha Sang Kyun

Seoul National University
Founding Director of Big Data Institute

John Chambers

NYU Stern School of Business
Professor

Chang Dae-Whan

Founder of World Knowledge Forum
Chairman of Maekyung Media Group

Chang Hong Sung

SK Telecom IOT/Data Biz Division
EVP

Steve Chen

Co-Founder of Youtube
EIR of Google Ventures

Jack Ting-Ju Chiang

Guanghua School of Management, Peking University
Professor

Cho Yongsung

KEEI
President

Choi Wonsik

McKinsey & Company’s Korea office
Senior Partner

Choi Seunghyuk

McKinsey & Company’s Korea office
Partner

Chung Byung-Hoon

D.STREET
CEO

Euihae Cecilia Chung

Presidential Committee on New Southern Policy
Policy Coordinator

Karen Chupka

Consumer Technology Association (CTA)
EVP

Alliott Cole

Octopus Ventures
CEO

Gary Davis

McAfee
Chief Consumer Security Evangelist

Thierry de Montbrial

French Institute of International Relations(Ifri)
Chairman

Doranda Doo

iFLYTEK
Senior Vice President

Rajeev Dubey

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Group President

Brian Duperreault

AIG
President & CEO

Gabriel Dye

Model and MC

John Patrick Ellis

C88 Financial Technologies (Group)
Founder and CEO

Markus Engelberger

Creative Tribe
Founder and Artist

Yigal Erlich

Yozma Group
Chairman

Alexandra Ettlin

St. Gallen Symposium
Vice President

Eum Kyungsoon

IBM Korea
CTO

Jay Eum

Translink Capital
Co-Founder & Managing Director

Niall Ferguson

Stanford University
Senior Fellow at The Hoover Institution

Paul Ferrarese

Whitehaven Asset Management
Senior Partner

Rafael Ferreira

IE Business School
Professor

Edwin Feulner

Heritage Foundation
President

Pierre-Etienne Franc

Air Liquide
Vice President

Herman Franssen

Energy Intelligence Group
Executive Director

Carl Frey

Martin School, Oxford University
Professor

Fu Sheng

Cheetah Mobile
Founder and CEO

Ignacio Garcia Alves

Arthur D. Little(ADL)
Chairman & CEO

Frédéric Godart

HEC Paris
Professor

Sang Han

Cento Ventures
Partner

Han Sung Joo

Professor Emeritus, Korea University
Chairman, Asan Institute for Policy Studies

Herbjorn Hansson

Nordic American Tankers Ltd.
Chairman

Dinh Thi Tam Hien

Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Investment Counsellor

François Hollande

The 24th President of the French Republic

Hong Daesoon

Global Institute for Strategy & Policy
President

Hong Seung Ho

Hanyang University
Professor

Thai Huong

TH Group
Founder and Chairman of Strategy Committee

Hwang Chang-Gyu

KT
CEO

Tim Hwang

FiscalNote
Founder and CEO

Robert Ilatov

former Member of Knesset
Chairman of the High Tech Lobby in the Knesset

Motoshige Itoh

Gakushuin University
Professor of International Social Sciences

Thanasorn Jaidee

True Digital Park
President

Kriti Jain

IE Business School
Professor

KwangHee Jang

GE Healthcare Korea
Chief Growth Officer

Jang Gyeong-deok

Maeil Business Newspaper
Chief Editorial Writer & Columnist

Jang Dong Hun

Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA)
Chief Investment Officer

Jia Qingguo

School of International Studies of Peking University
Professor and former Dean

Jia Jiang

Author of ′Rejection Proof′
Founder & CEO of Wuju Learning

Donald Johnston

OECD
The 4th Secretary-General

James L. Jones

The 22nd United States National Security Advisor
Founder and President of Jones Group International

Randall Jones

OECD
Former Head of the Korea/Japan Desk

Joo Hyung Chul

Chairman of Presidential Committee on New Southern Policy

Jae Jung

McKinsey & Company
Partner

Jung Hoon

Hana Institute of Finance
General Director of Data Science

Bruce Kasman

J.P. Morgan
Managing Director and the Chief Economist

Taiyo Kawai

Toyota Motor Corporation
Project General Manager

Andrew Kim

Former Head of CIA’s Korea Mission Center

Kim Tae hyung

Urban Space Improvement Bureau in Seoul
Architect, Director-General

Kim Sungjoo

National Pension Service (NPS)
Chairman and CEO

Kim Young-Mok

Grace & Mercy Foundation, Korea
President

Byung-Yeon Kim

Seoul National University
Professor

Kim Sooyeon

IBM Korea GBS
Associate Partner, AI & Analytics Consulting/Implementation Service Leader

Kim Hyungsik

Qraft Technologies
CEO

Kim Seiyong

SH Corporation
Chairman

Anthony Kim

The Heritage Foundation
Senior Policy Analyst

Kim Suk-hwan

Yes24
CEO

Kim Yeong-jun

Architect

Kim Won-soo

Yonsei University
Professor

Kim Yura

YouTube Channel ′Korea Grandma′
Creator

Kim Kiseon

GIST
President

Kim Bongjin

Woowa Brothers
CEO & Co-Founder

Kim Sang Hyup

Sustainable Development Research Center, KAIST
Director

Han Kim

Altos Ventures
Co-Founding Managing Director

James Kim

AMCHAM Korea
Chairman & CEO

Eugene Kim

SparkLabs
General Partner

Kim Hyoungmin

H LAB
Founder and CEO

Kim Hongil

Banks Foundation for Young Entrepreneurs
Managing Director

Timothy King

Principal Consultant of Babcock International Group
Author of Managing Data Quality: A practical guide

Jean Pierre Kloppers

BrandsEye
Group CEO

Marc Knapper

U.S. State Department
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Korea and Japan, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Kono Masamichi

OECD
Deputy Secretary-General

Koo Sunggy

Samsung Electronics
VP, Home IoT

Robert Koopman

WTO(World Trade Organization)
Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division

Helena Kosinski

Nielsen Music - Global
Vice President

Anatole Krattiger

Prisma Innovations LLC (Switzerland)
Founding Partner

Eric Léger

Schneider Electric
Senior Vice President, Global Marketing

Reuben Lai

Grab Financial Group
Senior Managing Director

Alex Lalumiere

HP’s 3D Printing Category & Alliances in Asia Pacific and Japan
Director

Tom Lawrence

The Eden Group
Chairman

Daeyeol Lee

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine & Krieger School of Arts and Science
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor

Yang W. Lee

Northeastern University
Professor

Lee Sung Jun

Pensées
Founder & CEO

Lee Soo Man

SM Entertainment
Executive Producer

Jay Lee

Distinguished Professor of University of Cincinnati
Vice Chairman of Foxconn Technology Group

Lee Myung Jae

Yulchon LLC
Partner

Lee Choong Lyol

Korea University
Professor

Lee Kang-man

Hanwha
Vice President

Lee Jaehyon

Asian Institute for Policy Studies
Senior Fellow

Lee Duhee

LikeLion
Founder and President

Lee Junehee

Samsung
Senior Vice President, Head of Technology Strategy Team Mobile Communications Business

Thomas Trikasih Lembong

Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board
Chairman

Diajeng Lestari

HIJUP.com
CEO

Li Tiantian

DXY and DX Doctor
Founder

Roger Li

Founding & Managing Partner of IPV Capital
Venture Partner of Greenspring Associates

Joshua Lim

EDB Singapore
Regional Director

Justin Yifu Lin

National School of Development Peking University
Professor

Gary Liu

South China Morning Post (SCMP)
CEO

Patrick F. J. van der Loo

Pfizer Hospital Business Unit
Regional President

Rose Luo

INSEAD
Professor

Lily Lyu

CCTV
Anchor

Jo Malone CBE

Jo Loves
Founder and Creator

Terry Martin

DW News
Senior Anchor

Julio M. Mayol

Hospital Clinico San Carlos
CMO, Chief Medical Officer

Kathleen Mitford

PTC
Executive Vice President

Tom Moffat

CBRE
Executive Managing Director-Head of Capital Markets, Asia

Ryan Moon

Edelman
Advisor

Jan Mrosik

Siemens Digital Industries
Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Kieran Murphy

GE Healthcare
President & CEO

Ken Nah

Hongik University
Professor

Tae Hea Nahm

Storm Ventures
Co-Founding Managing Director

Ben Nelson

Minerva
Founder and CEO

UiPath
Vice President, UiPath APAC

Robin Niblett

Chatham House
Director

Tetsuo Ochi

MCP Group
Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer

Oh Miyeon

Atlantic Council
Director and Senior Fellow

Elena Okorochenko

S&P
CEO of AP

Paik Keun-Wook

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES)
Senior Research Fellow

Park In-Kook

Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies
President

Park Chung-Gyu

Seoul National University College of Medicine
Professor of Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Park Soon Chan

Hyundai Motor Company
Vice President & Head of Fuel Cell Business Group

Park Soohong

Bagel Labs
Founder and CEO

Daniel Kyungdeock Park

KAIST
Professor

Park Mak-rye

YouTuber

Park Chang Ha

KDB
Senior Manager

Hadi Partovi

Code.org
CEO

Barry Pavel

Atlantic Council
Senior Vice President

Fleur Pellerin

Korelya Capital
Founder and CEO

Pham Quy Long

Deputy Director General of Institute for Northeast Asian Studies (INAS)

Silvio Pietroluongo

Billboard
Senior Vice President

Reince Priebus

The 27th White House Chief of Staff
Chairman of the Republican National Committee (2011-2017)

Sripriya Ranganathan

Embassy of India
Ambassador

Alex Rappaport

Flocabulary
Co-Founder and CEO

JB Rhyu

Mesh Korea
CEO

Fernando Romero

FR-EE
Founder and Director

Mike Rosenberg

IESE Business School
Professor

Kenn Ross

Minerva
Managing Director of Asia

Nouriel Roubini

NYU Stern School of Business
Professor

Meeta Roy

Fashion Institute of Technology
Professor

Todd Ruppert

Venture Partner of Greenspring Associates
CEO of Ruppert International

Andreas Saari

Slush
CEO

David Sax

The Revenge of Analog
Author

Jeffrey J. Schott

Peterson Institute at International Economics
Senior Fellow

Gudo Shelley

YouTuber

Poornima Shenoy

THE GAIN
Co-Founder & CEO

Ethan M. Shevach

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Chief of the Cellular Immunology Section

Mordechai Sheves

Weizmann Institute of Science
Vice President

Shin Jang-Sup

National University of Singapore
Professor

Haku Shinkun

Member of Japan′s House of Councillors

Jasjit Singh

INSEAD
Professor

Young Sohn

Samsung Electronics
President and Chief Strategy Officer

Brian Sohn

T.I.M Solution
CFO

Hong Song

Institute of World Economic and Politics Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Deputy Director General

Song Hee Kyoung

The Co-chair of the National Assembly Forum on the 4th Industrial Revolution

Song Kyungjin

International Cooperation of Innovative Economy
Chair

Srini R Srinivasan

Chairman & CEO of LUMIUM DESIGN, Inc.
President-Elect, World Design Organization (WDO)

Kathleen Stephens

The 29th U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (2008-2011)
President & CEO of Korea Economic Institute

Philip Stevens

Geneva Network
Executive Director

Kristie Lu Stout

CNN
Anchor

John Studzinski

PIMCO
Vice Chairman

Sun Xiansheng

IEF(International Energy Forum)
Secretary General

Suphajee Suthumpun

Dusit International Group
Chief Executive Officer

John Talburt

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Professor of Information Science

TAN Kok Yam

Smart Nation and Digital Government Group in Prime Minister Office, Singapore,
Deputy Secretary

Aaron Tan

Carro
Founder and CEO

George Tanasijevich

President and Chief Executive Officer, Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd
Managing Director – Global Development, Las Vegas Sands Cor

Oliver Tonby

McKinsey & Company, Asia
Chairman

Ivan Tonkikh

RasonConTrans
CEO

David Urban

Chair of American Battle Monuments Commission

Ott Vatter

Estonia
Entrepreneur in Residence

Albert Veksler

Dep.-Director Global Aliyah
JPB Co-Founder and Director

San Dar Nyunt Wai

360 Degree EduTech Company Limited
Chief Operations Officer

Tricia Wang

Sudden Compass
Co-founder

Richard Wang

MIT Chief Data Officer and Information Quality (CDOIQ) Program
Director

Wang Wei

Yili Group
Vice President

Wang Jia Rui

Vice Chairman, 12th National Committee of the Chinese People′s Political Consultative Conference
Chairman, China Soong Ching Ling Foundation

Michael Witt

INSEAD
Professor

Jonathan Woetzel

McKinsey Global Institute
Director

Bob Woodward

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist
Associate Editor of the WP

Jerry Yang

Founder of Yahoo
Founding Partner of AME Cloud Ventures

Hon S. Yi

Tytus3D
Co-Founder and VP

Daniel Tehyok YI

Yulchon LLC
Partner

Yi Insill

President of Korean Economic Association
Professor of Graduate School of Economics, Sogang Unviersity

Yoo Jang-Hee

Professor Emeritus of Ewha Womans University
Executive Advisor of Maekyung Media Group

Jae S. Yoon

New York Life Investment Management
CIO

Yu Jeong Joon

SK E&S
President & CEO

Eric Yuan

Zoom
Founder & CEO

Joseph Yun

Former U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy

Zhu Feng

Nanjing University
Director and Professor for Institute of International Studies