WKF 2025

WORLD KNOWLEDGE FORUM 2025

New Odyssey:
Navigating the Great Transition

September 9-11, 2025
Jangchung Arena · The Shilla Seoul

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WORLD KNOWLEDGE FORUM 2025

New Odyssey:
Navigating the Great Transition

September 9-11, 2025
Jangchung Arena · The Shilla Seoul

2024 HIGHLIGHTS

2025 brochure

WORLD KNOWLEDGE FORUM 2025

New Odyssey:
Navigating the Great Transition

September 9-11, 2025
Jangchung Arena · The Shilla Seoul

2024 HIGHLIGHTS

2025 brochure

WORLD KNOWLEDGE FORUM 2025

New Odyssey:
Navigating the Great Transition

September 9-11, 2025
Jangchung Arena · The Shilla Seoul

2024 HIGHLIGHTS

2025 brochure

66,022 Participants

6,058 Speakers

86 Countries

1,903 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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Day1
Tuesday, September 9

Day2
Wednesday, September 10

Day3
Thursday, September 11

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Jangchung

Shilla Hotel

Dynasty A

Dynasty B

Emerald

Ruby

Topaz

Garden Stage

The-K Hotel Gyeongju

Geomungo Hall

08:30 - 09:50

[2026 WKF Opening Ceremony] New Odyssey: Navigating the Great Transition

10:00 - 10:50

Europe at a Crossroads: The Path to Revival

10:00 - 10:50

AI & Energy Shift: Opportunities in the U.S. Nuclear Market

10:00 - 10:50

Journey Towards Sovereign AI

10:00 - 10:50

Why India Matters Now

10:30 - 11:20

[Open Session] How Cryptocurrency Is Shaping the Future of Assets

11:00 - 11:50

Investment Upheaval: Changing Global Industry

11:00 - 11:50

Surviving Great Power Turmoil in Northeast Asia

11:00 - 11:50

Digital Silk Road vs Silicon Valley: China’s Innovative Drive and U.S. Tech Rivalry

12:30 - 17:00

Boost Your Health Score with a Pack of Maeil Soymilk Lentil

13:00 - 17:00

When AI Plays Your Emotions: The Moment Your Own Music Begins

13:30 - 14:20

Gyeongju 01. Inclusive Growth Led by Inclusive Growth

14:00 - 14:50

[Special Session] National Urban Competitiveness Rankings

14:00 - 14:50

[Open Session] An Era of Upheaval: The Fall and Rise of Civilizations

14:00 - 14:50

2026: Private Equity’s Next Frontier

14:00 - 14:50

Global Defense Industries Outlook

14:00 - 14:50

Crypto Revolution: Stablecoins and Institutional Investment

14:00 - 16:00

Rediscovering Tradition with a Modern Twist: Have You Heard of Nerd Brewery?

14:00 - 16:00

Baking Happiness Every Day: The Story of Tous Les Jours

14:30 - 15:20

Gyeongju 02. The Future of APEC and the Global Geoeconomic Order

15:00 - 15:50

E-Mobility: Game Changers of Future Industry

15:00 - 15:50

Why We Must Rethink Open Source for the AI Revolution

15:00 - 15:50

Eliminating Pseudo-Work

15:00 - 15:50

[Open Session] A Meeting of Global Leaders in Quantum Computing

15:00 - 15:50

Rearming Europe

16:00 - 16:50

Return of Shipbuilding’s Golden Era

16:00 - 16:50

[Open Session] Content Is King: The A to Z of Filmmaking

16:00 - 16:50

The Strategic Edge: National Security, Enterprise Innovation, and Investment in the AI Era

16:00 - 16:50

Understanding of Xi Jinping and the Communist Party

16:00 - 17:00

Future of Innovative Cleantech

16:00 - 17:00

In the Heart of Napa Valley: A Tasting with Robert Mondavi Winery

16:30 - 16:50

Book Signing/ James Robinson (Why Nations Fail)

17:00 - 17:50

Building a world where AI innovation, data ownership and human creativity coexist

17:00 - 17:50

AI-Era Talent Profile and Education

17:10 - 18:00

Energy Transition: Batteries

09:00 - 09:50

Global Economic Outlook 2026

09:00 - 09:50

Cleantech and Trump 2.0

09:00 - 09:50

Emerging Asia: The Next Investment Frontier

09:30 - 10:20

[Open Session] Dopamine & the Modern Trap

10:00 - 10:40

AI and Cybersecurity: Securing the future, from an end-to-end perspective, in the AI era

10:00 - 10:50

The Future of AI and Investment

10:00 - 10:50

Redefining Boundaries in the Age of AI

10:10 - 11:00

Finding Fintech in ASIA

10:20 - 10:50

Book Signing/ Anna Lembke(Dopamine Nation)

11:00 - 11:50

[Open Session] The Rise of a New K-Beauty Powerhouse

11:00 - 11:50

Monetary Policy and Income Inequality

11:00 - 11:50

New Odyssey: The AI-Powered Frontier of Cybersecurity in Korea

11:00 - 11:50

America’s Future: Vision from the Trump Think Tank

11:00 - 12:00

Polluted Earth: Questions for Humanity

11:10 - 12:00

Tariffs, Tensions, and the Future of Global Trade

12:00 - 12:30

Egypt, Key to Gaza

12:00 - 12:30

AI and Diversity: Highlighting the Strength of the Autism Spectrum

12:30 - 17:00

Boost Your Health Score with a Pack of Maeil Soymilk Lentil

13:30 - 14:20

The Twenty Year Build-Up to the AI Era

13:30 - 14:20

[Open Session] Edward Lee’s Food and Culture

13:30 - 14:50

[Korea Conference] Korean Startups Reaching for the World

14:00 - 14:50

The World of Washington Lobbyists

14:00 - 15:00

The World Forged by Chip 4 Alliance

14:00 - 16:00

A Culinary Journey into Deep Flavors: The Taste of Yukmi Bon-ga

14:00 - 16:00

Rediscovering Tradition with a Modern Twist: Have You Heard of Nerd Brewery?

14:30 - 15:20

[Open Session] The Secret Behind Obama’s Captivating Speeches

14:50 - 15:10

Book Signing/ SHIRAKAWA Masaaki(Tumultuous Times: Central Banking in an Era of Crisis)

15:00 - 15:50

The Capabilities and Limitations of AI and the Development of Artificial Intelligence Into Authentic Intelligence

15:00 - 15:50

SMR takes off with AI wings

15:00 - 15:50

Lessons from Japan’s 30-Year Economy

15:10 - 16:10

Mobility 2.0: Driving the Electric Future

16:00 - 16:50

60 Years of Korea–Japan Ties: Toward Stronger Business Cooperation

16:00 - 16:50

Virtual twins, the New Growth Engine

16:00 - 17:00

In the Heart of Napa Valley: A Tasting with Robert Mondavi Winery

16:30 - 17:20

K-Pop on the Wings of Technology

17:00 - 17:50

Lessons of the Ukraine War

17:20 - 18:10

18th Women Leaders Forum

18:30 - 20:00

World Knowledge Forum Gala Dinner

09:00 - 09:50

AI Power Game: National Strategies and Innovation

09:10 - 10:10

Future of Human-Centric AI

09:30 - 11:20

How far have AI diagnostics and treatments come

10:00 - 10:50

The Evolution of Smart Livestock Farming Through AI

10:20 - 11:20

Strategies for Fostering the SMR Ecosystem

10:30 - 11:20

Trump 2.0 and the MAGA Economic Policy

10:30 - 11:20

Unlocking New Medicines with AI

11:00 - 12:00

Managerless Management

11:00 - 12:00

14th Korea Knowledge Awards

11:30 - 12:20

Recent U.S. Trade Policy and the Restructuring of Global Supply Chains

11:30 - 12:20

The Future of Cell Therapy

14:00 - 14:50

K-Bio’s Competitiveness Through the Eyes of Global Media

15:00 - 15:50

The World of Quantum Computers

15:00 - 15:50

Global Pharma-Bio Industry Trends and Opportunities for K-Bio

17:00 - 17:25

Initiatives of K-Pharma Bio & Global Firms

WORLD KNOWLEDGE FORUM Main Speakers of 2025

Justin Trudeau
The 23rd Prime Minister of Canada

Jared Diamond Bestselling author of “Guns, Germs, and Steel”
Professor Emeritus at UCLA

Charles Michel
Former President of the European Council

Robert F. Smith Vista Equity Partners
Chairman

Nazir Razak Chairman of Ikhlas Capital
Former Chairman of CIMB

Ashishkumar Chauhan National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)
CEO

Anne Corona Aon
CEO of Enterprise Clients

Marisa Chearavanont Special Advisor to CP Group
Founder of Chef Cares Foundation

Anna Lembke Bestselling author of “Dopamine Nation”
Professor at Stanford University

Kurt Björklund Permira
Chairman

Ian Horrocks University of Oxford
Professor

James Robinson 2024 Nobel Laureate
Professor at The University of Chicago

John Mearsheimer The University of Chicago
Professor

Subodh Kulkarni Rigetti Computing
President & CEO

Herbert Diess Chairman of Infineon Technologies
Former CEO of Volkswagen AG

Edward LEE Chef

Martin Eberhard Tesla
Founder, Original Chairman & CEO

SHIRAKAWA Masaaki
Former Governor of the Bank of Japan

Pascal Daloz Dassault Systèmes
CEO

SHIN Hak Cheol LG Chem
Vice Chairman

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2023-11-29

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KNOWLEDGE ARCHIVE

It is a space where global speakers of the World Knowledge Forum can meet the knowledge shared at past forums so that they can face the present and see the future based on the past.

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