Speakers of 2025
Speakers of 2025

KANG Young-Chul
KDI Graduate School
Professor
Professor

KO Younghee
aSSIST University
Professor
Professor

GONGOR Damdinnyam
Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources of Mongolia

KOO Won-Mo
Mckinsey & Company
Partner
Partner

Gulshan Vashistha
Global Green Growth Institute
Regional Investment Lead for Asia
Regional Investment Lead for Asia

Gregorio Bustos
IE Business School
Professor
Professor

KIM Jungsang
Professor at Duke University
Former CTO of IonQ
Former CTO of IonQ

KIM Sungwoo
Kim & Chang
Head of Environment & Energy Research Institute
Head of Environment & Energy Research Institute

KIM Jeyoung
LG Energy Solution
CTO
CTO

Jeff KIM
Yanolja Cloud
CEO
CEO

KIM Hyungtaek
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
Principal Research Engineer in the Naval & Special Ship Business Unit
Principal Research Engineer in the Naval & Special Ship Business Unit

KIM Yongsuk
Permira
Head of Korea
Head of Korea

KIM Yeonsu
Hancom Inc.
CEO & President
CEO & President

KIM Jinhoon
LIG Nex1
Head of D2C Research Center
Head of D2C Research Center

KIM Chang-gil
Scholar in SNUAC
Former President of KREI
Former President of KREI

KIM Daeyoung
Hanwha Ocean
Vice President
Vice President

KIM Sunwoo
Deep BIO
CEO
CEO

KIM Chiweon
Kakao Ventures
Vice President
Vice President

KIM Jongwoo
Doosan Enerbility
Managing Director
Managing Director

KIM Yongsoo
KHNP
Director of the SMR Business Division
Director of the SMR Business Division

RAH Seungyun
Oratio
CEO
CEO

Nazir Razak
Chairman of Ikhlas Capital
Former Chairman of CIMB
Former Chairman of CIMB

NI Pengfei
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Director of Center for City and Competitiveness
Director of Center for City and Competitiveness

Daniel Egel
RAND Corporation
Director of Economic Strategy Unit
Director of Economic Strategy Unit

TAMATSUKA Genichi
LOTTE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
President & CEO
President & CEO

Dennis Nørmark
Nordic-based anthropologist
Bestselling author
Bestselling author

David Flores
BioCentury Inc.
CEO
CEO

Dmytro Kuleba
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Dylan Jones
Boeing
Director of Korea Engineering and Technology Center
Director of Korea Engineering and Technology Center

Larry Hatheway
Franklin Templeton Institute
Global Investment Strategist
Global Investment Strategist

Robert DeNight Jr.
PSEG
VP of Nuclear Engineering
VP of Nuclear Engineering

Robert Wexler
Ballard Partners
Partner
Partner

Robert Hoste
Wageningen Social & Economic Research
Senior Pig Production Economist
Senior Pig Production Economist

Robert F. Smith
Vista Equity Partners
Chairman
Chairman

Robin Niblett
Chatham House
Fellow
Fellow

RYU Young-Kwan
Hanwha Aerospace
Vice President
Vice President

LIU Xueliang
BYD
General Manager of APAC
General Manager of APAC

Richard Teng
Binance
CEO
CEO

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

Marius Skuodis
Member of the Board of Lietuvos bankas
Former Minister of Transport and Communications of Lithuania
Former Minister of Transport and Communications of Lithuania

Mike Boots
Former Executive VP of Breakthrough Energy
Former Executive VP of Breakthrough Energy

Mike Stetz
PwC
Partner
Partner

Michael Chin
Vingroup, Line Man Wongnai, Pepper Savings Bank
Independent Director
Independent Director

Michael Reiterer
Former EU Ambassador to South Korea
Former EU Ambassador to South Korea

Michael JEON
Solasta Ventures
Managing Partner
Managing Partner

Martin Eberhard
Tesla
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO

Martin Kon
Cohere
President & COO
President & COO

Murali Subramanian
Ocior Energy
Co-Founder & COO
Co-Founder & COO

MIN Yongtaek
aSSIST University
Professor
Professor

Barış Özistek
Boğaziçi Ventures
CEO & Managing Partner
CEO & Managing Partner

Wouter van Wersch
Airbus
President of International
President of International

PARK Kyung Ryul
KAIST
Professor
Professor

PARK Ki Young
Yonsei University
Professor
Professor

PARK sung hyun
Rebellions
Co-founder & CEO
Co-founder & CEO

PARK In-Sik
KHNP
Vice President of Overseas Business Division
Vice President of Overseas Business Division

PARK Jee-Hyeong
Seoul National University
Professor
Professor

PARK Kichan
Institute for Industrial Policy Studies
President
President

PARK Jung-hoon
Woori Finance Research Institute
CEO
CEO

PARK Sunyoung
Dongguk University
Professor
Professor

PARK Yuhyun
DQ Institute
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO

PAE JoonBeom
Mayer Brown
Partner
Partner

Benjamin Reinke
X-energy
Vice President of Global Business Development
Vice President of Global Business Development

Burak Daglioglu
Türkiye Investment Office
President
President

Brad Harris
HEC Paris
Professor
Professor

Bruno Cohen
Galien Foundation
Chairman
Chairman

Brigitte Posch
Apollo Global Management
Partner
Partner

Samuel Morillon
Siemens Energy
VP of Sub-Region Pacific
VP of Sub-Region Pacific

Sayasat Nurbek
Minister of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan

Simon Green
Palo Alto Networks
President of JAPAC region
President of JAPAC region

Sanford Panitch
Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group
President
President

Charles Michel
Former President of the European Council
Former President of the European Council

SUH Beomseok
Lunit
CEO
CEO

SEO Man-Hyung
MtreesN Co., Ltd.
CEO
CEO

SEOK Chaok
Galux
CEO
CEO

SEONG Jeongmin
McKinsey Global Institute
Partner
Partner

Subodh Kulkarni
Rigetti Computing
President & CEO
President & CEO

Sven Utermöhlen
RWE Offshore Wind
CEO
CEO

SUZUKI Kazuto
The University of Tokyo
Professor
Professor

Stella HSU
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Head of Global Real Estate Investment
Head of Global Real Estate Investment

SHIRAKAWA Masaaki
Former Governor of the Bank of Japan
Former Governor of the Bank of Japan

Sear Rithy
WorldBridge International Group
Founder & Chairman
Founder & Chairman

SHIN Hak Cheol
LG Chem
Vice Chairman
Vice Chairman

SHIN Woojin
Nelson Mullins
Senior Partner
Senior Partner

SHIN Dongjo
Hyundai Motor Company
VP of Electrification Manufacturing Engineering Center
VP of Electrification Manufacturing Engineering Center

SSIN
Beauty Creator
STUDIO SSIN CEO
STUDIO SSIN CEO

Anindya Ghose
NYU Stern
Professor
Professor

Anil Achyuta
Energy Impact Partners
Partner
Partner

Adam Roach
BeOne Medicines
Head of JAPAC
Head of JAPAC
Ashishkumar Chauhan
National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)
CEO
CEO

Ashim Mathur
Dolby Laboratories
VP of APAC Marketing
VP of APAC Marketing

AHN Hoyoung
Professor of Kyung-Nam University
Former Korea’s Ambassador to the U.S
Former Korea’s Ambassador to the U.S

AN Yujin
McKinsey & Company
Associate Partner
Associate Partner

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

Anne Corona
Aon
CEO of Enterprise Clients
CEO of Enterprise Clients

Andrew Kim
Former Assistant Director of CIA
Former Assistant Director of CIA

Anthony Atala
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Professor & Director
Professor & Director

Alan Bekker
eSelf AI
CEO
CEO

YAMADA Seigo
Yaskawa Electric Korea Corporation
CEO
CEO

Yair Adato
Bria AI
Co-founder & CEO
Co-founder & CEO

YANG Heedong
President of KASBA
Professor at Ewha Womans University
Professor at Ewha Womans University

Edward LEE
Chef

Eric DU
Huawei Korea
Sr. EVP
Sr. EVP

Jens Orfelt
RWE
President of Asia-Pacific Offshore Development
President of Asia-Pacific Offshore Development

OH Miyeon
RAND
Chair in Korea Policy & Security and Defense Researcher
Chair in Korea Policy & Security and Defense Researcher

OH Younghoon
Governor of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province

OH Jongwook
Wavebridge
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO

OH Seong-Ik
Vice Chair of OECD Regional Development Policy Committee
Director General for the Office of Central Land Tribunal at MOLIT
Director General for the Office of Central Land Tribunal at MOLIT

Oren Cass
American Compass
Founder & Chief Economist
Founder & Chief Economist

Olivia White
Director of McKinsey Global Institute
Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company
Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company

WON Jongpil
Konkuk University
President
President

Wendy Cutler
Asia Society Policy Institute
Vice President
Vice President

William LEE
Milken Institute
Chief Economist
Chief Economist

Yuval Beiski
Rafael
Vice President
Vice President

Jae Yoon
Former NY Life Investments CIO
Former NY Life Investments CIO

YOON Sangbo
Galaxy Corporation
Deputy CEO
Deputy CEO

Jay EUM
GFT Ventures
Co-Founding Managing Partner
Co-Founding Managing Partner

LEE Da-Hoon
RetiTU
CEO
CEO

LEE Sanghyun
Guardian AI
CEO
CEO

LEE Seongho
Korea F&B Partners (KFP)
CEO
CEO
LEE Soo-inn
Enuma
CEO
CEO

LEE Soohyung
Bank of Korea
Member of the Monetary Policy Board
Member of the Monetary Policy Board

LEE Jongmoo
Galaxy Corporation
Global Marketing Officer
Global Marketing Officer

LEE Changsoo
Allganize
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO

LEE Cheol-won
Balancehero
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO

LEE Woo Hyun
OCI Holdings
Chairman
Chairman

LEE Yuncheol
Korea Aerospace University
Professor
Professor

LEE Mingu
Cleveland Avenue
Managing Partner
Managing Partner

RHEE Byung Geon
IVI Korea Support Committee
Chairman
Chairman

LEE Na-kyung
Seoul National University
Professor
Professor

LEE Cheol-woo
Governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do

Ibrahim Mahlab
Head of Bayt El Khebra
Former Prime Minister of Egypt
Former Prime Minister of Egypt

Ian Horrocks
University of Oxford
Professor
Professor

LIM Cheolil
Seoul National University
Professor
Professor

Ingo Walter
NYU Stern
Professor
Professor

CHANG Yoosoon
Indiana University
Professor
Professor

JANG Sang-Sik
KITA
Head of International Trade Research Institute
Head of International Trade Research Institute

ZHANG Ya-Qin
Tsinghua University
Dean of Institute for AI Industry Research
Dean of Institute for AI Industry Research

ZHANG Weining
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Associate Professor of Accounting
Associate Professor of Accounting
Jared Diamond
Bestselling author of “Guns, Germs, and Steel”
Professor Emeritus at UCLA
Professor Emeritus at UCLA

Zack Kass
AI Consultant
Former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI
Former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI

JEON Dongkeun
Quantum Aero
CEO
CEO

JUNG Woonsung
Dassault Systémes Korea
Managing Director
Managing Director

Euihae Cecilia CHUNG
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Former Director-General for ASEAN
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Former Director-General for ASEAN

JEONG Eun-bo
Korea Exchange (KRX)
Chairman & CEO
Chairman & CEO

JUNG Woosung
KOFAC
Chairperson
Chairperson

Jenny CHU
Korea Conference
Founder
Founder

Jake Baskin
Computer Science Teachers Association
Executive Director
Executive Director

James Robinson
2024 Nobel Laureate
Professor at the University of Chicago
Professor at the University of Chicago

James Forsdyke
LR Maritime Decarbonisation Hub
Managing Director
Managing Director

James Allworth
Cloudflare
Head of Innovation
Head of Innovation

James J. Yoo
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Professor & Associate Director
Professor & Associate Director

Jeff Herbst
GFT Ventures
Co-Founding Managing Partner
Co-Founding Managing Partner

Jeffrey Miller
Terra Power
VP of Business Development
VP of Business Development

Jeffrey Godsick
Sony Pictures
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President

Cenk Bayrakdar
Revo Capital
Founding Partner & Managing Director
Founding Partner & Managing Director

CHO Hyunbum
aSSIST University
Director of the Real Estate Center
Director of the Real Estate Center

CHO Dongsung
Dean of the NeoHorizon School of Business (Dubai)
Professor at aSSIST University
Professor at aSSIST University

JO Hyungjin
Kearney Korea
Head of Strategy Consulting
Head of Strategy Consulting

JO Inho
Korean Fund for Regenerative Medicine (KFRM)
CEO
CEO

Joseph Torigian
American University
Professor
Professor

John Mearsheimer
The University of Chicago
Professor
Professor

John Wing Yui CHAN
Novartis
Head of digital, informatics and AI
Head of digital, informatics and AI

Justin Trudeau
The 23rd Prime Minister of Canada
The 23rd Prime Minister of Canada

Jim Moran
Head of Moran Global Strategies
Former U.S. Congressman
Former U.S. Congressman

Zongyuan Zoe LIU
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow for China Studies
Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow for China Studies

CHA Kwang-ryul
CHA Bio Group
Head of the Global Research Institute
Head of the Global Research Institute

Chad Wolf
American First Policy Institute(AFPI)
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President

CHEUN Juhyuck
Goodai Global
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO

CHOI Ilkyeong
KHNP
Construction Division Director
Construction Division Director

Kurt Björklund
Permira
Chairman
Chairman

Kennix CHAN
Victory Securities Holdings Company Ltd.
Deputy CEO
Deputy CEO

Kevin Baragona
DeepAI
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO

Cody Keenan
Former White House Director of Speechwriting
Former White House Director of Speechwriting

Quinn LI
Qualcomm Ventures
Chief VP & Global Head
Chief VP & Global Head

Craig Torgius
Aon Asia Pacific
Chief Client Officer(CCO)
Chief Client Officer(CCO)

Craig H. Lipset
Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance
Co-Founder & Co-chair
Co-Founder & Co-chair

Chris Stewart
Former U.S. Congressman
Former U.S. Congressman

Chris Miller
Tufts University
Professor
Professor

Keith Lee
PEN Ventures
Director
Director

Tal Vardi
“Beyond the Horizon” & “Roim Rachok”
Co-founder & CEO
Co-founder & CEO

Terry Martin
DW News
Anchor
Anchor

Torsten Sløk
Apollo Global Management
Partner & Chief Economist
Partner & Chief Economist

Toby Walsh
University of New South Wales
Professor
Professor

Thierry de Montbrial
Institut Français des Relations Internationales
Founder & Chairman
Founder & Chairman

Tipsuda Thavaramara
Former SEC Thailand Deputy Secretary-General
Former SEC Thailand Deputy Secretary-General

Fabio Donati
IBS Center for Quantum Nanoscience
Deputy Director
Deputy Director

Pascal Daloz
Dassault Systèmes
CEO
CEO

Pushan Dutt
INSEAD
Professor
Professor

Pinelopi Goldberg
Yale University
Professor
Professor

Philippe A. Schaison
Chairman of Raziel Therapeutics
Former Allergan Global President
Former Allergan Global President

Philippe Vallée
Thales, Cybersecurity & Digital Identity
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President

HA Changhoon
Doosan Enerbility
Head of PM
Head of PM

Hal Brands
Professor at Johns Hopkins SAIS
Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute
Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute

Harry Wingo
Vice President of Circadence Corporation
Former Deputy National Cyber Director
Former Deputy National Cyber Director

HUR Keil
KPMG Seoul
Director
Director

Herbert Diess
Chairman of Infineon Technologies
Former CEO of Volkswagen AG
Former CEO of Volkswagen AG

Herbjørn Hansson
Nordic American Tankers
Chairman
Chairman

Heiko Zimmermann
Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT
Executive Director
Executive Director

Henry Stewart
Happy Ltd.
Founder & Chief Happiness Officer
Founder & Chief Happiness Officer

Henry Haggard
Former Director at National Security Council
Former Director at National Security Council

HONG Daesoon
Kwangwoon University
Professor
Professor

HWANG seiwoon
Korea Capital Market Institute
Senior Research Fellow of Fund & Pension Division
Senior Research Fellow of Fund & Pension Division