WKF 2023

WORLD KNOWLEDGE FORUM
2023

September 12 - 14

2022 HIGHLIGHT

2022 BROCHURE

WORLD KNOWLEDGE FORUM
2023

September 12 - 14

2022 HIGHLIGHT

2022 BROCHURE

WORLD KNOWLEDGE FORUM
2023

September 12 - 14

2022 HIGHLIGHT

2022 BROCHURE

59,218 Participants

5,518 Speakers

82 Countries

1,701 Sessions

The World Knowledge Forum which is

held by Maekyung Media Group, was launched in 2000 to pursue balanced global
development and prosperity based on knowledge sharing.

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PROGRAM

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Day1
Tuesday, September 20

Day2
Wednesday, September 21

Day3
Thursday, September 22

Day4
Friday, September 23

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Jangchung

Shilla Hotel

Dynasty A

Dynasty B

Emerald

Ruby

Topaz

Lounge
(Dynasty C)

Garden Stage

DDP

Art Hall 1

Art Hall 2

08:00 - 08:30

[K01] World Knowledge Forum 2022 Opening Plenary

08:30 - 09:30

[K02] Europe, at its Turning Point: Beyond Conundrum Toward Prosperity

09:40 - 09:45

[K03] Commitment for Climate Action

09:45 - 10:25

[K04] Conversation with John Bolton: China and East Asia after The Russia-Ukraine War

10:30 - 11:15

[T14] Cloud Innovation and the Future of Aerospace

10:40 - 10:55

[K06] Resilience in Our Evolving Business Environment

11:10 - 12:10

[E01] Global Economic Outlook 2023: Risks of Tightening

11:30 - 12:30

[G19] The Abraham Accords and the Changing Shape of the Middle East

12:25 - 12:45

[K05] Toward Rebuilding Ukraine

12:50 - 13:30

[E17] The Secrets to Investing In Uncertain Times

13:00 - 14:00

[E02] Inflation: When Will It Come to an End?

13:00 - 14:00

[M01] Conversation with Min Jin Lee

13:30 - 14:30

[N07] Oat Drinks Showcase: Have A Taste Of Sustainable Drink

13:40 - 14:10

[B20] Where Fashion Meets Technology

13:40 - 14:20

[C10] Need for Speed: Accelerating Asia Pacific’s Green Energy Transition

13:40 - 14:40

[G11] Out of Pyongyang: Dialogue with Former European Ambassadors to North Korea

13:45 - 14:45

[G01] Geopolitical Outlook 2023: Cold War Redux

14:15 - 14:55

[E11] Special Lecture by Paul Krugman: War and Globalization, and Inflation

14:15 - 14:55

[M03] Minerva: Preparing Today's Learners for the World of Tomorrow

14:30 - 15:10

[F01] Conversation with Maria Ressa: Freedom of the Press and Social Media

14:30 - 15:30

[Z10] UAV and Drones: Technology that will Rule the Skies of the Future

14:50 - 15:30

[T10] Confronting a Grey Rhino: Finding Solutions for Tomorrow's Families in Today's World

15:00 - 16:00

[B04] New Corporate Culture that Appeals to Millenials & GenZ: HR Trends of Great Companies to Work For

15:00 - 16:00

[N05] Book Signing: Min Jin Lee, Author of Pachinko

15:05 - 16:05

[C03] The role of enterprises in the low-carbon transition - Powered by OECD

15:10 - 16:00

[Z09] Building a corporate core strategy for safe digital assets - Powered by MBN

15:30 - 16:30

[B09] What Is Sustainable Luxury?

15:40 - 16:10

[C05] Fulfilling the Promise of Offshore Wind by not Repeating Past Mistakes

16:00 - 17:00

[N01] Now, the reason to taste traditional Korean liquor

16:15 - 17:15

[G02] Future of Global Security after the Ukraine War

16:15 - 17:15

[T04] Bulls vs Bears: The Next 12 Months of Crypto

16:20 - 17:40

[Z02] Yongsan’s Renaissance : Yongsan & Future City

16:55 - 17:25

[C14] Solutions for overcoming the climate crisis: Mission and role of climate technology companies

16:55 - 17:55

[E07] The Future of Trade: Supply Chain Reorganization and New Trading System -Powered by Seoul Forum for International Affairs

17:30 - 18:10

[T29] How does the Internet of Value power the Web3 Economy?

17:30 - 18:30

[E04] Risk Update 2023: Threats of Depression

17:50 - 18:10

[M06] Conversation with Princess Haifa Al-Saud: The Future of Travel, Tourism and Culture

09:00 - 09:30

[T12] Sustainable Fashion with Maximilian Bittner

09:00 - 09:30

[F03] Special Lecture by John Taylor: Towards Economic Freedom And Prosperity

09:00 - 09:30

[C08] Sustainable Finance: Turning Climate Challenges into Growth Opportunities

09:00 - 09:40

[G05] Conversation with Joseph Nye: America’s Leadership in a Divided World

09:00 - 10:00

[E08] Market Update 2023: New Wealth Equation

09:00 - 10:00

[C11] Lower Carbon and Affordable Energy Transition

09:30 - 10:10

[WKF&TX1] South Summit in Seoul

09:45 - 10:15

[B17] ReCulturing: How To Build Successful Cultures Through Learning

09:45 - 10:15

[C07] Climate Infrastructure – The Global Net Zero Investment Opportunity

09:45 - 10:45

[F04] Market Economy and Liberal Democracy: Challenges Upon Us

09:55 - 10:35

[G17] Conversation With Sung Y Kim: Insights into U.S. DPRK Policy

10:10 - 10:40

[N06] Conversation with SangHyup KIM, Co-Chairperson, Presidential Committee for Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth

10:15 - 11:15

[B05] Future of Work: Changing Jobs and Working Environments

10:15 - 11:15

[T02] Legends in the Making: The Future of Web 3.0 Gaming

10:20 - 11:20

[WKF&TX2] Space Tech: Finding the Best Way to Go to Space

10:30 - 11:30

[B03] [NYU Stern MBA] Applications of AI, Data Science, and Mobile in Marketing

10:30 - 11:30

[E18] China Economic Outlook 2023: Reopening

10:30 - 11:30

[N03] Alternative Meat Showcase: Eco-friendly Food

10:50 - 11:50

[C01] Energy Transition and Sustainable Corporate Management -Powered by McKinsey & Company

11:00 - 11:40

[E16] Conversation with Bob Moritz: Stakeholder Capitalism and ESG

11:30 - 12:10

[Z18] 2030 Busan: Navigating toward a Better Future

11:30 - 12:25

[WKF&TX3] The Funding Winter Is Coming: How global top-tier venture capital firms see the future

11:30 - 12:30

[B06] Future of Food: Alternative Meat and Veganism Emerging as the New Trend in the Food Industry

11:35 - 12:00

[B24] Book Signing: Meet with Anindya Ghose

12:05 - 13:05

[G08] The Future of the ROK-U.S. Alliance - Powered by CAPS

12:35 - 13:20

[WKF&TX4] Threat to a Hyper-connected Society: Cyber Security Technologies Challenges

13:00 - 13:40

[C02] Future of New Energy

13:00 - 14:00

[M02] 'Solitary Gourmet' Yutaka Matsushige meets Kim Seung-woo: Finding Pleasure From Food and The Competitiveness of K-food

13:30 - 14:10

[WKF&TX5] Try Unicorn : From Startup To unicorn

13:30 - 14:30

[N08] Oat Drinks Showcase: Have A Taste Of Sustainable Drink

13:40 - 14:40

[B12] [IE MBA 1] From Digital Transformation, to Web 3 and the Metaverse

13:40 - 14:40

[G04] The Future of Globalization: Reorganization of the Global Value Chain

13:40 - 15:10

[Z07] Korea-Japan Business Forum : Battery technology in the era of electric vehicles (EV)– its future, challenges, and global cooperation

13:55 - 14:25

[B22] Listen Up!: How to Tune In to Customers and Turn Down the Noise

14:00 - 15:25

[WKF&TX6] Try Everything Opening Ceremony

14:05 - 15:25

[T09] U.S 'CHIPS Act' and Korea's Response [Powered by Gyeongbuk]

14:15 - 15:15

[T07] The Future of Space Economy and the Role of Entrepreneurs

14:30 - 15:05

[WKF&TX7] XTC Tech for Good: Transforming the Future of Digital Health

14:50 - 15:50

[G03] Economic Weaponry: Economy, Trade, and Energy as Security Means - Powered by CAPS

14:55 - 15:55

[B13] [IE MBA 2] De-constructing the Sharing Economy

14:55 - 15:55

[Z03] ASEAN Entrepreneur Award Winners’ Reunion – Businesses in a Post-Pandemic ASEAN: Opportunities and Risks -Powered by ASEAN-Korea Centre

15:10 - 15:40

[WKF&TX8] Big Tech and Innovation: Are Big Tech Blocking Startups?

15:25 - 16:25

[Z05] Technology, the driving force of improving public health - Can it be applied to the tobacco industry?

15:30 - 16:10

[B25] Conversation with Tony Fernandes: Business in the Post-Pandemic World

15:35 - 16:15

[Z32] Semiconductor Industry at a Turning Point: Opportunities and Threats -Powered by Gyeongsangbuk-do

16:00 - 17:00

[N02] Korean Wine Showcase: Exploring the Attractiveness of Korean Wine

16:00 - 17:30

[WKF&TX9] XTC Korea-ASEAN Regional Competition by KDB NextRound

16:05 - 17:05

[E10] Money Move: Investment in a time of rising interest rates

16:10 - 17:10

[G09] A New Approach to Korea-Japan Relations: Strategic Cooperation

16:10 - 17:10

[T18] Capital Markets in a Post-Pandemic World: Digital Solutions for a Global Audience

16:35 - 17:35

[G06] China after the Pandemic

16:40 - 17:20

[C12] Capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at climate-relevant scale

17:20 - 18:20

[E03] Interest Rate Forecast: What is the reasonable level of interest rate?

17:25 - 18:25

[T11] Robots and Restaurant, Revolution in Food Service Industry

17:25 - 18:25

[T20] Data-Driven Agriculture Revolution

17:35 - 18:15

[T26] How DAOs are Reshaping Investment

17:40 - 19:00

[WKF&TX10] GENIE Forum STORAGE Demoday

17:50 - 18:40

[T06] Beyond Gravity: A New Paradigm for Aerospace and Defense

09:00 - 09:30

[E13] The Threat of Fiscal Imbalances and Demographic Trends to Future Prosperity -Powered by R. K. Cho Economics Prize

09:00 - 09:55

[T27] The Future of Liberalism and Climate Politics in the New Cold War Era

09:00 - 10:00

[G07] East Asian Security Updates: Quads, AUKUS, and ASEAN

09:00 - 10:00

[C04] Climate Tech Innovations: The Role of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) and Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) in Net Zero Pathways

09:00 - 10:00

[F02] Conversation with Francis Fukuyama: Restoring Liberalism

09:30 - 10:10

[WKF&TX11] Future of AI: How Far Will AI Evolve

09:35 - 10:05

[E14] The Effect of Macroeconomic Uncertainty on Household and Firm Decisions -Powered by R. K. Cho Economics Prize

10:05 - 10:35

[C09] The New Standard of Meat

10:15 - 11:00

[B01] Conversation with Philip Kotler: Sustainable Marketing to Create and Deliver Value

10:15 - 11:15

[G10] North Korea Provocations

10:15 - 11:15

[T08] Secrets of Digital Humans and Metaverse

10:15 - 12:15

[Z04] The current and future use of statistical data through innovation

10:20 - 10:50

[M05] Mecenat: Artistic Inspiration Of The Medici

10:20 - 11:40

[WKF&TX12] KDB NextRound Scale-up IR Competition

10:30 - 11:30

[N04] Alternative Meat Showcase: Eco-friendly Food

10:50 - 11:20

[B26] UAM: Aerial Ridesharing in Korea

11:00 - 11:30

[T28] Humanizing Artificial Intelligence: Your Role in the Future of Healthcare

11:15 - 11:55

[B10] Aesthetic Intelligence: How to Boost It and Use It in Business and Beyond

11:30 - 12:30

[E12] Conversation with Ray Dalio: ‘Big Cycle’ of the Global Economy

11:50 - 12:40

[WKF&TX13] Future of Entertainment brought by NFT

12:10 - 12:40

[E21] Strengths of Real Estate Investment during the current environment

12:25 - 12:50

[T19] Unlocking the Future of Design for Digital Transformation

13:00 - 13:40

[M08] Power of K-Contents

13:00 - 13:50

[WKF&TX14] Going Beyond Our Solar System to the Stars

13:00 - 14:00

[G16] Special Lecture by Edwin Feulner: America’s Leadership in a Divided World

13:00 - 14:00

[T03] How AI is Helping Elderly and Single-Person Household? Global Case Studies Including Korea

13:40 - 14:00

[B18] Brunello Cucinelli: My Idea of a New Social Contract with Creation

13:40 - 14:40

[Z12] Looking Into The Future Based On Big Data Analysis

13:55 - 14:55

[T05] Why Community is Key in Web 3.0

14:00 - 14:15

[B02] Building Better Futures: Why Creativity, Technology & Communications Play a Crucial Role in Economic and Social Growth

14:10 - 15:00

[WKF&TX15] Special Lecture by Philip Rosedale: About the Metaverse

14:15 - 14:55

[B27] Digital Economy In Asia: Online Education, Business, And Startups

14:15 - 15:00

[T17] Unlocking Crypto: Globally Regulating with Local Regulators

14:25 - 14:55

[M04] Leisure Life Of The Super-Rich: What Changed In A Post-Pandemic World

14:25 - 14:55

[Z17] "We Don’t Just Sell Clothes”: A Change In Fashion Paradigm Chasing for Sustainability

14:55 - 15:25

[T21] The Paradigm Shift in Healthcare Industry

15:00 - 16:30

[N09] Oat Drinks Showcase: Have A Taste Of Sustainable Drink

15:10 - 15:40

[B07] The Future of Food is Female: How Women Are Rising Up to Reinvent the Food System

15:10 - 16:00

[B23] [CKGSB MBA] China's Common Prosperity Drive

15:10 - 16:10

[C13] The New Opportunity of SMR(Small Modular Reactor)

15:10 - 16:10

[T22] Next Generation Drug Development: How is Innovation in New Drug Development Possible?

15:15 - 15:45

[WKF&TX16] Edutech: Challenge For A Better World

15:15 - 16:00

[T25] The Art of Living Physically in Two Worlds - Between Real and Metaverse

15:40 - 16:10

[T31] Manufacturing in Transition: The Future of AI Smart Factories

15:45 - 16:15

[N06] Book Signing: Meet with Jennifer Stojkovic

15:55 - 16:25

[Z19] Combining AI and Music: The Perfect Blend for Progress

16:00 - 18:00

[WKF&TX17] The 4th Kyowon Deep Change Startup Prize

16:15 - 16:45

[B28] Special Lecture by Maurice Levy: Tech companies in economic uncertainty

16:15 - 17:00

[E20] Conversation with Mark Mobius: Finding Opportunities in Uncertainty

16:20 - 16:35

[B14] Shoppertainment: The Transformation of Digital Content

16:25 - 16:50

[T15] How to Improve Current Deep Learning’s Blackbox Approach to AI

16:25 - 17:25

[Z06] Nordic Talk : Nordic innovation for Circular economy

16:40 - 17:40

[G13] Next Pandemic: Vaccine Inequality, Mutant Virus, and Joint Response from the International Community

16:45 - 17:15

[G18] Cyber Security for National Security and Cyber Warfare

16:55 - 17:20

[T24] Special Lecture by Eric Daimler: What the Board Needs to Know about AI

17:00 - 17:40

[E15] Conversation with Russell Napier: Common Denominator In Financial Crisis

17:25 - 17:50

[T30] No-Code AI is Eating the World, in All Sectors, Silently

09:30 - 11:50

[WKF&TX18] National Entrepreneurship Audition

12:10 - 12:50

[WKF&TX19] On-Site Coaching from Noom CEO Saeju Jeong, Man who Built Mega-Unicorn Company from the Scratch

13:00 - 13:40

[WKF&TX20] Agriculture as a High-Tech Industry

14:00 - 16:00

[WKF&TX21] Rising Impact with COMEUP

WORLD KNOWLEDGE FORUM Past Main Speakers

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Bill Gates Microsoft Corporation
Co-founder

George W Bush The 43rd President of the United States

Hillary Rodham Clinton The 67th United States Secretary of State

Richard Branson Virgin Group
Founder

Tony Blair The 73rd Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Mike Pompeo The 70th United States Secretary of State

Janet L. Yellen The 78th United States Secretary of the Treasury

Nathan Blecharczyk Airbnb
Co-Founder

Colin Powell The 65th United States Secretary of State

Kersti Kaljulaid The 5th President of Estonia

Gregory Mankiw Harvard University
Professor

Jack Welch General Electric
Former Chairman

Nicolas Sarkozy The 23rd President of the Frence

Alan Greenspan The 13th Chairman of Federal Reserve Board

Francois Hollande
The 24th President of France

Gerhard Schroder The 7th Chancellor of Germany

Paul Krugman City University of New York
Distinguished Professor

Steve Chen Youtube
Co-founder

Michael Porter Harvard University
Professor

Marcus Wallenberg Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Chair of the Board of Director

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