Speakers of 2025
Speakers of 2025
KANG Young-Chul
KDI Graduate School
Professor
Professor
KO Younghee
aSSIST University
Professor
Professor
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 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
KIM Jihoon
BCG Korea
Senior Partner
Senior Partner
KIM Jongdo
Korea University
Director of the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies
Director of the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies
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
TAMATSUKA Genichi
LOTTE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
President & CEO
President & CEO
Dennis Nørmark
Nordic-based anthropologist
Bestselling author
Bestselling author
Devin Mancuso
Character.ai
Head of Product and Design
Head of Product and Design
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
Distinguished Fellow
Distinguished Fellow
LIU Xueliang
BYD
General Manager of APAC
General Manager of APAC
Jin Roy Ryu
The Federation of Korean Industries(FKI)
Chairman
Chairman
Richard Teng
Binance
CEO
CEO
Richard Jhang
StratMinds
CEO & General Partner
CEO & General Partner
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
Co-founder
Co-founder
Martin Kon
Cohere
President & COO
President & COO
Murali Subramanian
Ocior Energy
Co-Founder & COO
Co-Founder & COO
MIN Yongtaek
aSSIST University
Professor
Professor
Baris Özistek
Bogazici 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 Sunghyun
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
Senior Vice President of Global Business Development
Senior 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
Summer Kim
StratMinds
UX Partner
UX Partner
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
Stephen Piron
Pickford AI
Co-Founder
Co-Founder
Steven Hellman
TerraPower
CFO
CFO
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
Arié Fisher
StratMinds
Partner
Partner
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
AN Jihwan
POSTECH
Professor
Professor
Anton Borzov
StratMinds
Partner
Partner
Alex Mashrabov
Higgsfield AI
Founder
Founder
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
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
EOM Eunsang
Team Monolith
CEO
CEO
Edward Lee
Chef
Eric Du
Huawei Korea
Sr. EVP
Sr. EVP
YEO Han-koo
Trade Minister for South Korea
Trade Minister for South Korea
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
YOUN Sangbo
Galaxy Corporation
Deputy CEO
Deputy CEO
YOON Songyee
Principal Venture Partners
Founder
Founder
Jay Eum
GFT Ventures
Co-Founding Managing Partner
Co-Founding Managing Partner
LEE Da-Hoon
LetiTU
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
Youngro Lee
Managing Director and Head of BitGo Asia
CEO of BitGo Singapore
CEO of BitGo Singapore
LEE Cheol-woo
Governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do
Scott Lee
Solana Superteam Korea
Country Lead
Country Lead
YI Wonjae
Hanwha Aerospace
Senior Executive Director
Senior Executive Director
LEE Jinsu
Hanwha Ocean
Executive Director
Executive Director
LEE Sung-gi
KOTRA
Head of the Customer Value Office
Head of the Customer Value Office
Yigal Erlich
Yozma Group
Founder & Managing Partner
Founder & Managing Partner
Ignacio Garcia Alves
Arthur D. Little
Global Chairman & CEO
Global Chairman & CEO
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
Global AI Advisor
Former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI
Former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI
JEON Dongkeun
Quantum Aero
CEO
CEO
Euihae Cecilia Chung
ROK Special Representative for Indo-Pacific
JEONG Eun-bo
Korea Exchange (KRX)
Chairman & CEO
Chairman & CEO
JUNG Woosung
KOFAC
Chairperson
Chairperson
CHUNG Chul
Korea Economic Research Institute
President
President
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 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 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
CHO Sunyoung
Kwangwoon University Foundation
Chair
Chair
Joseph Yun
U.S. Embassy in Seoul
Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
Joseph Torigian
American University
Professor
Professor
John Mearsheimer
The University of Chicago
Professor
Professor
John Beakle
Eli Lilly Korea
President & General Manager
President & General Manager
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
JIN Daehwa
Alvarez & Marsal(A&M) Asia
Partner
Partner
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
Roim Rachok
Co-founder & CEO
Co-founder & CEO
Terry Martin
TV News Anchor
TV News 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
PUREVDORJ Bukhchuluun
Parliament of Mongolia
Deputy Speaker
Deputy Speaker
Pushan Dutt
INSEAD
Professor
Professor
Fleur Pellerin
Korelya Capital
CEO
CEO
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
HAN Woong
Ylem Invest
Chief Executive
Chief Executive
HAN In Suk
Head of K-Bio Lab Hub Project Initiative
Founding President, University of Utah Asia Campus
Founding President, University of Utah Asia Campus
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
Keil Hur
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
