Speakers of 2013
Speakers of 2013


Abe Shuhei
SPARX Asset management
Founder
Founder

Amr Awadallah
Cloudera
Co-founder and CTO
Co-founder and CTO

Vincent Bastien
HEC
Professor of Luxury Marketing
Professor of Luxury Marketing

Peter Baumann
Swarthmore College
Professor of Philosophy
Professor of Philosophy

Padma Bhamidipati
Infosys Limited
Principal and Brand Manager
Principal and Brand Manager

Fatih Birol
IEA
Chief Economist
Chief Economist

Charles-Edouard Bouée
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Asia
President
President

Emmanuel Bouvier
Renault SA
Global Chief Marketing Director for EV
Global Chief Marketing Director for EV

John Bruton
Former Prime Minister of Ireland

Oliver Burkeman
The Guardian
Feature Writer
Feature Writer

Gemma Calvert
Neurosense Ltd.
Founder and Managing Director
Founder and Managing Director

K. C. Chan
Secretary of Financial Services & the Treasury of Hong Kong

Chang Dae Whan
Founder of World Knowledge Forum
Chairman of Maekyung Media Group
Chairman of Maekyung Media Group

Chang Byeong Hee
Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Executive Director of Aeronautics Technology Laboratory
Executive Director of Aeronautics Technology Laboratory

Cho Man
KDI School of Public Policy and Management
Professor
Professor

Jinsoo Cho
Hanyang University
Ph.D. Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering

Choi Byung-il
Korea Economic Research Institute
President
President

Choi June Chul (J.C.)
Korean Air
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President

Ming-po, Shirley Chu
Hong Kong Police Force
Deputy Director of Hong Kong Police College
Deputy Director of Hong Kong Police College

Chun Yung-woo
Former Senior Presidential Secretary for Security and Foreign Affairs

Chung Hae Moon
ASEAN-Korea Centre
Secretary General
Secretary General

Chung Tae Myung
Sungkyunkwan University
Head of software department
Head of software department

Alan Cloete
Deutsche Bank
Co-CEO of Asia Pacific
Co-CEO of Asia Pacific

Tyler Cowen
George Mason University
Professor of Economics
Professor of Economics

Meir Dagan
Mossad
former Director
former Director

Fraser Doherty
SuperJam
Founder
Founder

Claire Doussard
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Landscape Engineer
Landscape Engineer

Yves Doz
INSEAD
Emeritus Professor
Emeritus Professor

Jean-Michel Dumont
Ruder Finn Asia
Chairman
Chairman

Nick Edwards
South China Morning Post
Business Editor
Business Editor

Mayooran Elalingam
Deutsche Bank Group
Asia Head of Mergers & Acquisitions
Asia Head of Mergers & Acquisitions

Stephen Engle
Bloomberg Television
Anchor
Anchor

Fan Gang
National Economic Research Institute, China
Director
Director

Richard Florida
Professor, University of Toronto and NYU
Senior Editor The Atlantic
Senior Editor The Atlantic

Pat Gaines
Boeing Korea
President
President

Ignacio Garcia Alves
Arthur D. Little
Global Chairman and CEO
Global Chairman and CEO

Bernard Garrette
HEC
Associate Dean
Associate Dean

Goodwin Gaw
Gaw Capital Partners
Chairman & Managing Principal
Chairman & Managing Principal

Edward Glaeser
Harvard University
Professor of Economics
Professor of Economics

Nik Gowing
BBC
Anchor
Anchor

Hahn Kyu Sup
Seoul National University
Associate Professor of Communication
Associate Professor of Communication

Herbj©ªrn Hansson
Nordic American Tankers Ltd
Chairman and CEO
Chairman and CEO

Burt Herman
Storify
Co-founder
Co-founder

Christopher Hill
University of Denver
Dean of Josef Korbel School of International Relations
Dean of Josef Korbel School of International Relations

Hong Daesoon
Arthur D. Little Korea
Vice Chairman
Vice Chairman

Hori Yoshito
Founder of Globis University Graduate School of Management
Chairman of Globis Capital Partners
Chairman of Globis Capital Partners

John C. Howe
Patriot Group
Chief Executive & Investment Officer
Chief Executive & Investment Officer

Kai Huang
Blue Goji
Co-founder
Co-founder

José Ignacio Gafo
IE Business School
Professor
Professor

Ishikawa Takashi
Nagoya University
Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Professor of Aerospace Engineering

Iwata Kazumasa
Japan Center for Economic Research
President
President

Jonathan Jaglom
Stratasys
General Manager, Asia Pacific & Japan
General Manager, Asia Pacific & Japan

Jang Sung Sub
Korea Aerospace Industries
Senior Executive Vice President
Senior Executive Vice President

Abhas Jha
Transport¤ýUrban¤ýDisaster Risk Management Team of World Bank
East Asia and Pacific Sector Manager
East Asia and Pacific Sector Manager

Jia Qingguo
Peking University
Associate Dean of the School of International Studies
Associate Dean of the School of International Studies

Jeremy Johnson
2U
Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer
Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer

Peggy Johnson
Qualcomm
President of Global Market Development
President of Global Market Development

Donald Johnston
Former Secretary General of the OECD

Kang Inbyeong
LG Display
senior vice president and laboratory chief
senior vice president and laboratory chief

Robert D. Kaplan
Stratfor
Chief Geopolitical Analyst
Chief Geopolitical Analyst

Salman Khan
Khan Academy
Founder
Founder

Eric Kim
Maverick Capital
Managing Director
Managing Director

Kim Hong Sun
AhnLab
CEO
CEO

Kim Sang Hyup
Graduate School of Green Growth, KAIST
Professor
Professor

Kim Kyung-hwan
Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements
President
President

Kim Haksun
Samsung Display
Senior Vice President of Core Technology Team
Senior Vice President of Core Technology Team

Kim Jun Il
Bank of Korea
Deputy Governor & Chief Economist
Deputy Governor & Chief Economist

Kim Jong Han
Paul Hastings
Partner and Chair of Seoul Office
Partner and Chair of Seoul Office

Kim Yong Chil
Engineering Design Deivision of Hyundai Motor Company
Vice President
Vice President

Carl Kock
IE Business School
Professor
Professor

Daphne Koller
Coursera Inc.
Co-founder
Co-founder

Hariprasad Reddy Kondamadugula
Wipro Limited
Head of Knowledge Management
Head of Knowledge Management

Robert Lawrence Kuhn
Intl. Corporate Strategist and Investment Banker
China Expert, Creator and Host of ¡ÇCloser To Truth¡Ç
China Expert, Creator and Host of ¡ÇCloser To Truth¡Ç

Peter Kuo
Lazard Beijing
Managing Director
Managing Director

Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew
Country Heights Group of Companies
Founder
Founder

Lee Jong-Wha
Korea University
Professor of Economics
Professor of Economics

Jeannie Cho Lee
AsianPalate.com
Founder
Founder

Lee Jinha
Samsung Electronics (MIT Media Lab)
Ph.D. Candidate
Ph.D. Candidate

Lee Sang-goo
Seoul National University
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

Jean Lee
CEIBS
Professor of Management
Professor of Management

Lee Jangwoo
Kyungpook National University
Professor
Professor

Danny Leipziger
George Washington University
Professor of International Business
Professor of International Business

Yves Leterme
OECD
Deputy Secretary-General
Deputy Secretary-General

Liu Jian
School of Architecture, Tsinghua University
Associate Dean
Associate Dean

Kishore Mahbubani
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Dean, Professor in the Practice of Public Policy
Dean, Professor in the Practice of Public Policy

Gregory Mankiw
Harvard University
Professor of Economics
Professor of Economics

Andrea Masini
HEC
Associate Professor
Associate Professor

Viktor Mayer-Schönberger
Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think
Author
Author

Cheri F. McGuire
Symantec Corporation
Vice President of Global Government Affairs and Cybersecurity Policy
Vice President of Global Government Affairs and Cybersecurity Policy

Frank Meehan
General Partner of SparkLabs Global
Founder of Kuato Studios
Founder of Kuato Studios

Manoj Shreedharan Menon
Frost & Sullivan (S) Pte Ltd
APAC President
APAC President

Shlomo Mintz
Violinist

Thierry De Montbrial
French Institute of International Relations(IFRI)
President
President

Bernard Moon
SparkLabs Global Ventures
Co-founder
Co-founder

Jeff Moss
ICANN
Chief Security Officer
Chief Security Officer

Serguei Netessine
INSEAD
Professor of Technology
Professor of Technology

Nikkaku Akihiro
Toray Industries, Inc.
CEO&COO
CEO&COO

Ochi Tetsuo
MCP Asset Management Company Limited
CEO & Managing Partner
CEO & Managing Partner

Oh Jaehak
Korea Transport Institute
Senior Research Fellow
Senior Research Fellow

Ehud Olmert
Former Prime Minister of Israel

Vaidyanathan Padmanabhan
INSEAD
Professor
Professor

Paik Man-Gi
Kim & Chang
Senior Attorney and Advisor
Senior Attorney and Advisor

George Park
IPVALUE Management
Director, Development
Director, Development

Park Han Jin
Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency(KOTRA)
Head of China Business Dept.
Head of China Business Dept.

Park Choong-soo
Intellectual Discovery Co.
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President

Humbert Peng
Gaw Capital
Managing Principal & Head of China
Managing Principal & Head of China

Hilke Plassman
INSEAD
Professor
Professor

Sanjay Pradhan
Knowledge and Learning of the World Bank
Vice President for Change
Vice President for Change

Ryu Yong wook
The Australian National University
Professor in the Department of International Relations
Professor in the Department of International Relations

Kay Segler
BMW Group
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President

Susanna S C Shen
The Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd
Head of Corporate Information Technology / Chairman – Continuing Transformation Office
Head of Corporate Information Technology / Chairman – Continuing Transformation Office

Shin Je-Yoon
Financial Services Commission
Chairman
Chairman

Thaksin Shinawatra
Former Prime Minister of Thailand

Alexander Shulgin
rASiA.com
Founder
Founder

Hermann Simon
Simon Kucher & Partners
Chairman
Chairman

Saul Singer
Start-up Nation
Author
Author

Paul Smith
CFA Institute, Asia-Pacific
Managing Director
Managing Director

Sohn Jie-ae
Arirang TV & Radio
President & CEO
President & CEO

Eugene H. Spafford
Purdue University
Professor of Computer Sciences
Professor of Computer Sciences

Jeannie Suk
Harvard Law School
Professor of Law
Professor of Law

Lawrence H. Summers
The 8th Director of the National Economic Council

Ruihong Tang
Brain Intelligence Neuro-Consultancy Ltd.
Founder
Founder

Tatsuo Suzuki
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
Managing Executive Officer
Managing Executive Officer

Jonathan Taub
Acacia Research Group LLC
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President

Jonathan Thorpe
Gale International
Senior Executive Vice President(Chief Investment Officer)
Senior Executive Vice President(Chief Investment Officer)

Skylar Tibbits
Self-Assembly Lab, MIT
Director
Director

Arnaud Vaissié
International SOS
Co-founder, Chairman and CEO
Co-founder, Chairman and CEO

Mark Valencia
Nautilus Institute
Senior Research Associate
Senior Research Associate

Antonio Villaraigosa
former Mayor of Los Angeles, California

Roland Villinger
McKinsey & Company
Senior Partner
Senior Partner

Peter Voser
Royal Dutch Shell plc
CEO
CEO

Ingo Walter
NYU Stern School of Business
Vice Dean of Faculty
Vice Dean of Faculty

John White
Applied Materials
Vice President of Engineering and Product Technology Development
Vice President of Engineering and Product Technology Development

Woo Sang-Sun
Hyosung R&D Center
President
President

Stephen Woo
Samsung Electronics System LSI Business
President & General Manager
President & General Manager

Robert Hong Xiao
Perfect World Co. Ltd.
CEO
CEO

Charles J. Yang
T&D Asset Management
Chief Investment Officer(CIO)
Chief Investment Officer(CIO)

Yoo, Pil Hwa
SKK Graduate School of Business
Dean and Professor of Marketing
Dean and Professor of Marketing

Juan Humberto Young
IE Business School
Professor
Professor

Jeffrey R. Young
Chronicle of Higher Education
Senior Editor
Senior Editor

Gino Yu
Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design
Associate Professor
Associate Professor

Gregory M. Zeluck
Carlyle Asia Partners
Managing Director and Co-Head
Managing Director and Co-Head

Lifen Zhang
Financial Times
Associate Editor, Financial Times; Editor-in-Chief, FTChinese.com
Associate Editor, Financial Times; Editor-in-Chief, FTChinese.com

Zhang Yan
Beijing Pangu Investment Group
General Manager
General Manager

Zhou Changting
Chinese Embassy to Korea
Minister-counselor
Minister-counselor

Adam Zhu
International Management Group (IMG) Greater China
Chairman and CEO
Chairman and CEO