Nobel economics prize laureate Paul Milgrom, World Bank vice president Carmen Reinhart, and Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin will offer insights on post-pandemic global economic order at this year¡¯s World Knowledge Forum (WKF) next month. Carmen Reinhart, vice president and chief economist at the World Bank, will join the podium with Professor Cho Dong-chul of state-run Korea Development Institute and Professor Yifu Lin of Peking University to forecast the pandemic impact on the global economy. Wall Street chief strategists and leading financiers including David Kelly, chief global strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Luke Ellis, CEO of global investment firm Man Group, and Peter Oppenheimer, chief global equity strategist at Goldman Sachs will discuss the changes on the global financial markets. Vitalik Buterin, founder of Ethereum blockchain network, will offer his visions on the future of blockchain, and Hans Tung, global investment managing partner at GGV Capital and Hemant Taneja at General Catalyst will share venture investment tips. This year¡¯s World Knowledge Forum running for three days from September 14 at nine conference halls set up in Jangchung-dong, central Seoul, will feature 160 offline sessions. The forum¡¯s official opening ceremony will kick off at 8:00 a.m. on September 14 at Jangchung Arena, followed by lectures from U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Harvard professor Michael Sandel. Due to limited seating under Covid-19 preventive measures, those who wish to attend offline lectures must apply in advance at the WKF¡¯s website or application from 10:00 a.m., September 6. All sessions will be streamed online in real time and will be available on VOD services until the end of this year. Individual program schedules are soon to be released at the WKF¡¯s official website. By Song Min-geun, Choi Seung-jin and Lee Soo-min[¨Ï Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea & mk.co.kr, All rights reserved]
2021.09.03
The World Knowledge Forum has picked Desmond Tay, chief executive of Singapore¡¯s digital solution company GUUD; Noor Helmi, chief executive of Malaysia¡¯s global virtual network operator IX Telecom; and Le Hong Thuy Tien, chief executive of Vietnam¡¯s retail company Imex Pan Pacific Group as the final winners for ASEAN Entrepreneurs Award this year. The WKF will take place on Sept. 14-16 in Seoul. [¨Ï Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea & mk.co.kr, All rights reserved]
2021.09.03
Makeup artist-turned-beauty mogul Bobbi Brown who founded her namesake brand Bobbi Brown Cosmetics will meet with Korea¡¯s makeup artist star Risabae at this year¡¯s World Knowledge Forum held in Seoul next month. The two will share insights on beauty industry trends, lifestyle and business prospects and talk about the huge potential and influence of K-beauty.[¨Ï Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea & mk.co.kr, All rights reserved]
2021.09.03
Global entrepreneurs will share their visions on environment, society and governance (ESG), the bedrock of sustainable and responsible management, and give tips to companies on how to deal with business-critical issues such as climate change, accountability and labor rights at this year¡¯s World Knowledge Forum held in Seoul next month. Marcus Wallenberg, a key member of the Wallenberg family who also heads Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB), is among the invites to the 22nd annual international forum hosted by the Maekyung Media Group. Sweden¡¯s wealthiest business and philanthropy family Wallenberg, well-known in Korea as a role model of Samsung Group and other family-owned enterprises, has worked hard for more than 160 years to build and maintain long-term business sustainability. The family business has survived for five generations on a responsible governance model which strictly divides ownership and management rights. It returns most of its dividends to society every year, which are used to fund research projects at the Wallenberg Foundations. Jesper Brodin, CEO of Ingka Group, formerly known as IKEA Group, will speak on its net-zero commitments to tackle climate change. Ingka Group, the owner of Sweden¡¯s furniture giant IKEA, has been active on the ESG front for years in a bid to make IKEA ¡®climate positive¡¯ by 2030, reducing greenhouse gas emissions more than what the entire IKEA value chain emits. The furniture maker is also using materials that come from more sustainable sources like wood, paper and cardboard and has set a goal to sell home solar across its global markets enabling people to produce their own renewable energy. Jim Goodnight, CEO of the world¡¯s leading business analytics software developer SAS, will also join the forum to share his insights with businesses and government institutions on responding to new common challenges for humanity through data analytics. Another person under the spotlight is Bob Sternfels who took office last month as global managing partner of the world¡¯s top consulting firm McKinsey & Company. He will offer tips and strategies that can help companies ramp up their ESG competitiveness and survive through the uncertain period. The Maekyung Media Group will feature major speakers joining this year¡¯s World Knowledge Forum, which kicks off on September 14, at its YouTube channel in a series titled ¡®Knoweldgist.¡¯ By Song Min-geun and Lee Soo-min[¨Ï Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea & mk.co.kr, All rights reserved]
2021.09.03
Jiboongi, the owl mascot of this year¡¯s World Knowledge Forum, features in casual games created by three kids at Wizlab, a software platform of WizSchool. Maeil Business Newspaper commissioned the kids developers at WizSchool to create casual games with Jiboongi to promote the World Knowledge Forum to be held on Sept. 14-16 in Seoul for greater youth awareness. The games are available at wizlab.net/game for free. [¨Ï Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea & mk.co.kr, All rights reserved]
2021.09.03