Speakers of 2019

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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 Youtube
Co-founder

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
Excutive Chairman & former 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 The Hoover Institution
Senior Fellow

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