Speakers of 2014
Speakers of 2014

Kang Tae Young
POSCO Research Institute
Vice President
Vice President

Kang Young Chul
Head of Regulatory Reform Office
Office of Government Policy Coordination
Office of Government Policy Coordination

Kang Yeonsik
Kookmin University
Assistant Professor Department of Automotive Engineering
Assistant Professor Department of Automotive Engineering

Kang Joon-ho
Seoul National University
Professor
Professor

Gayle Allard
IE Business School
Professor of Economics
Professor of Economics

Gordon Smith
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Canada
Former Deputy Minister
Former Deputy Minister

Gonzalo Garland
IE Business School
Professor
Professor

Gu Baochang
Center for Population and Development Studies, Renmin University of China
Professor of Demography
Professor of Demography

Gunter Pauli
"Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives" (ZERI)
Founder
Founder

Glenn August
Oak Hill Advisors
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO

Kim Byung-Yeon
Seoul National University (SNU)
Professor in Department of Economics
Professor in Department of Economics

Kim Rando
Seoul National University
Professor
Professor

Kim Choong Soo
Visiting professor, University of Pennsylvania
Former Governor, Bank of Korea
Former Governor, Bank of Korea

Kim Sung-Hwan
Seoul National University
Chair, Institute for Global Social Responsibility and Distinguished Visiting Professor of
Chair, Institute for Global Social Responsibility and Distinguished Visiting Professor of

Kim HanGon
Yeungnam University
Professor, Department of Sociology
Professor, Department of Sociology

Kim Hee Kyong
MBN
Anchor
Anchor

Kim Jun Il
Bank of Korea
Deputy Governor
Deputy Governor

Kim Seong Hoon
KT
charge of smart energy business
charge of smart energy business

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

Kim Heesu
Economics and Management Research Institute at KT
Deputy Director
Deputy Director

Kim Woo Choong
Daewoo Group
Former Chairman
Former Chairman

Noni Sri Ayati Purnomo
Blue Bird Group Holding
President Director/CEO
President Director/CEO

Nii Narku Quaynor
Ghana Dot Com Ltd
GCIC Commissioner
GCIC Commissioner

Nicolas Sarkozy
President of the French Republic
(2007-2012)
(2007-2012)

Nik Gowing
International broadcaster

Daniel Altman
NYU Stern
Professor
Professor

Dudley Poston
Texas A&M University
Professor of Sociology & Abell Endowed Professor of Liberal Arts
Professor of Sociology & Abell Endowed Professor of Liberal Arts

Dave McClure
500 Startups
Founding Partner
Founding Partner

David Epstein
Sports Gene
Author
Author

Donald Johnston
Former Secretary General of the OECD

Laurence Golborne
Republic of Chile
Former Minister of Mines
Former Minister of Mines

Reiner Mittelbach
Geopolitical Information Service AG
CEO
CEO

Lanny A. Breuer
Covington & Burling LLP
Vice Chairman
Vice Chairman

Leon Sigal
Social Science Research Council
Director, Northeast Asia Cooperative Security Project
Director, Northeast Asia Cooperative Security Project

Laura DeNardis
American University
Professor
Professor

Laurence Kotlikoff
Boston University
Professor of Economics
Professor of Economics

Robert Einhorn
The Brookings Institution
Senior Fellow
Senior Fellow

Robert C. Merton
Professor of Finance, MIT Sloan School
Nobel Laureate in Economics 1997
Nobel Laureate in Economics 1997

Robert Johnson
Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET)
President
President

Roger Ver
MemoryDealers.com
CEO
CEO

Ryu Yongwook
Australian National University
Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations
Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations

Ryu Jung-hee
FuturePlay Inc.
Partner and CEO
Partner and CEO

Li Yining
Peking University
Honorary Dean at Guanghua School of Management
Honorary Dean at Guanghua School of Management

Li Xiaoyang
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Professor
Professor

Li Kan
Long Capital & Partners, Managing Partner
CKGSB EMBA Student
CKGSB EMBA Student

Liu Qiao
Peking University, Guanghua School of Management
Professor of Finance
Professor of Finance

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

Manuel Sosa
INSEAD
Associate Professor of Technology and Operations Management
Associate Professor of Technology and Operations Management

Massimiliano Castelli
UBS
Head of Global Sovereign Market Strategists
Head of Global Sovereign Market Strategists

Matsumura Shun-ichi
Teijin Limited
Technical Director and Advisor
Technical Director and Advisor

Michael Chertoff
Former Secretary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security
GCIG Commissioner
GCIG Commissioner

HSH Prince Michael of Liechtenstein
Geopolitical Information Service AG
Chairman
Chairman

Michael Brown
George Washington University
Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs
Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs

Mark Tilden
Robotics Physicist / Industrialist / Design Consultant

Martin Hauske
Accenture’s Smart Grid business in Asia Pacific
CEO
CEO

Menas C. Kafatos
Chapman University
Professor
Professor

Mo Jongryn
Yonsei University
Professor
Professor

Park Jaehang
Korea Automotive Research Institute
Director, Future Research Group
Director, Future Research Group

Bernard Charles
Dassault Systemes
President & CEO
President & CEO

Bernard Garrette
HEC
Professor
Professor

Ben Casnocha
Best Selling Author and Tech Entrepreneur

Ben Goertzel
OpenCog Foundation
Chairman
Chairman

Benjamin Johnson
American Immigration Council
Executive Director
Executive Director

Sanjay Ramesh
CISCO
Managing Director for Smart + Connected Communities/IoE
Managing Director for Smart + Connected Communities/IoE

Suh Eunkook
Yonsei University
Professor
Professor

Sarah Lewis
Bestselling Author, Curator

Shen Dingli
Institute of International Studies, Fudan University
Professor and Associate Dean
Professor and Associate Dean

Susan Yang
Chapman University
Professor
Professor

Sultan Al Qassemi
Founder and Chairman, Barjeel Securities
GCIG Commissioner
GCIG Commissioner

Chenggang Xu
University of Hong Kong
Quoin Professor in Economic Development
Quoin Professor in Economic Development

Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh
NYU Stern School of Business
Professor
Professor

Stefan Schaible
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
Deputy CEO and member of the GEC
Deputy CEO and member of the GEC

Stephen Dunbar-Johnson
International New York Times
President
President

Shirakawa Masaaki
Bank of Japan
Former Governor
Former Governor

Colonel Cyril Barth
St Cyr Foundation
Director
Director

Shin Sunghwan
College of Business, Hongik University
Professor
Professor

Shin Wonjae
GM Korea Company
Intermediate Lead of Electric Systems
Intermediate Lead of Electric Systems

Shin Kwanho
Korea University
Professor
Professor

Shin Jang Sub
National University of Singapore
Professor
Professor

Amitava Chattopadhyay
INSEAD
Professor
Professor

Avishai Abrahami
Wix
CEO & Co-Founder
CEO & Co-Founder

Akio Takahara
Graduate School of Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo
Professor
Professor

Ahn Choong Young
National Commission for Corporate Partnership
Chairman
Chairman

Ahn Hongchul
KIC (Korea Investment Corporation)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Ahn Jae-Hung
Ajou University
Professor
Professor

Andrew McAfee
MIT Sloan School of Management
Principal Research Scientist
Principal Research Scientist

Eric J. Kim
Goodwater Capital
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Eric Jackson
CapLinked
CEO and Co-founder
CEO and Co-founder

Eric John
President, Boeing Korea
Vice President, Boeing nternational
Vice President, Boeing nternational

Tetsuo Ochi
MCP Asset Management Co. Ltd.
Managing Partner & CEO
Managing Partner & CEO

Miki Watanabe
House of Representatives, Japan
Member
Member

Jörg Dietzel
Audi Korea
Head of Marketing Communications
Head of Marketing Communications

Johannes Baillou
Merck
Chairman of the Board of Partners
Chairman of the Board of Partners

Woo Sang-Sun
HYOSUNG R&D Center
President (CTO)
President (CTO)

Walter Rusell Mead
Bard College
Professor
Professor

You Jongil
KDI School of Public Policy and Management
Professor
Professor

Yoo Janghee
Maeil Business Newspaper
Executive Advisor
Executive Advisor

Jay Eum
TransLink Capital
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Co-Founder & Managing Director

Lee Wonjae
The Yozma Group
Country Head, South Korea
Country Head, South Korea

Lee Jisoon
Seoul National University
Professor
Professor

Jinyoung Lee Englund
Bitcoin Foundation
Director of Marketing & Communications
Director of Marketing & Communications

Lee Chung Min
Yonsei University
Professor of International Relations
Professor of International Relations

Lee Sang Yup
KAIST
Professor
Professor

Lee Jiyoon
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), Seoul
Managing Director
Managing Director

Yigal Erlich
Yozma Group
Founder and Managing Director
Founder and Managing Director

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

Ian Macfarlane
Goldman Sachs
Advisor
Advisor

Ian Morris
Stanford University
Professor
Professor

In Hoh
Korea University
Professor
Professor

Xavier Boute
HEC Paris and Academic Dean, Ecole militaire
Professor
Professor

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

Jean-Claude Trichet
European Central Bank(ECB)
Former President
Former President

Chon Kilnam
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Professor
Professor

Jun Kwang-woo
Yonsei University
Distinguished Professor
Distinguished Professor

Jeong Jaeseung
KAIST
Associate Professor
Associate Professor

Jeong Jaehong
GE Oil & Gas
Director
Director

Jeremy Rifkin
The Foundation on Economic Trends
President
President

Jason Portnoy
Subtraction Capital
Founding Partner
Founding Partner

Jason Davis
INSEAD
Professor
Professor

Jacob A. Frenkel
JPMorgan Chase International
Chairman
Chairman

James Galbraith
University of Texas at Austin
Professor
Professor

James Kynge
Financial Times
Emerging Markets Editor
Emerging Markets Editor

Jeff Jarvis
City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism
Professor
Professor

Joseph Pistrui
IE Business School
Professor of Entrepreneurial Management
Professor of Entrepreneurial Management

Cho Yoon Je
Sogang University
Professor
Professor

Cho Wondong
Chung-ang University
Chaired Professor
Chaired Professor

Cho Hyun Jae
MBN
President
President

Jonathan Teo
Binary Capital
Founder & Managing Partner
Founder & Managing Partner

Jonathan Mark Southurst
CoinDesk
Asia Region Editor
Asia Region Editor

Josef C. Brada
Arizona State University
professor of Economics emeritus
professor of Economics emeritus

Joel Wit
U.S. Korea Institute at SAIS, Johns Hopkins University
Senior Fellow
Senior Fellow

George Tanasijevich
Marina Bay Sands
President & Chief Executive Officer
President & Chief Executive Officer

Joseph Pfeifer
New York City Fire Department
Chief of Counterterrorism and Emergency Preparedness
Chief of Counterterrorism and Emergency Preparedness

John Richard Childress
Global Leadership Advisory
Chairman
Chairman

Jigmi Thinley
Bhutan
Former Prime Minister
Former Prime Minister

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

Gene Sperling
Fomer Director of the National Economic Council

Charles Dallara
Partners Group
Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Americas
Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Americas

Charles Leadbeater
′We-think′
Author
Author

Siow Yue Chia
Singapore Institute of International Affairs
Senior Research Fellow
Senior Research Fellow

Kanishk Parashar
Coin
CEO and Founder
CEO and Founder

Carl Bildt
Former Prime Minister of Sweden
GCIG Commissioner
GCIG Commissioner

Kenneth Rogoff
Harvard University
Thomas D Cabot Professor Public Policy
Thomas D Cabot Professor Public Policy

Ken Miller
Gem
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Operating Officer

Xiaozhong Yang
Trina Solar
Vice President
Vice President

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

Tyler Cowen
George Mason University
Professor of Economics
Professor of Economics

Tony Tyler
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
CEO
CEO

Thomas Piketty
Paris School of Economics
Professor
Professor

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

Fan Gang
National Economic Research Institute, China
Director
Director

Pindar Wong
Chairman of Consultancy at VeriFi (Hong Kong) Limited
GCIC Commissioner
GCIC Commissioner

Phillip Perrier
Renault Samsung
Vice President
Vice President

Koichi Hamada
Yale University
Tuntex Professor emeritus of Economics
Tuntex Professor emeritus of Economics

Hatoyama Yukio
The 93rd Prime Minister of Japan

Han Sung Joo
Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
Chairman
Chairman

Hur Kyungwook
Professor of KDI School of Public Policy
Former Ambassador of the Permanent Delegation of Korea to the OECD
Former Ambassador of the Permanent Delegation of Korea to the OECD

Herbjorn Hansson
Nordic American Tankers Ltd
Chairman and CEO
Chairman and CEO

Henrich Greve
INSEAD
Professor of Entrepreneurship
Professor of Entrepreneurship

Hong Won-Pyo
Samsung Electronics and the Head of its Media Solution Center
President
President

Hong Daesoon
Arthur D. Little Korea
Vice Chairman
Vice Chairman