Speakers of 2015
Speakers of 2015

KV Rao
Tata Sons Limited
Resident Director - ASEAN
Resident Director - ASEAN

Takao Kashiwagi
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Professor
Professor

Kang Young Chul
Office for Government Policy Coordination
Deputy Minister for Regulatory Reform
Deputy Minister for Regulatory Reform

So-Young Kang
Awaken Group
Catalyst & CEO
Catalyst & CEO

Kang Jong Koo
Korean Air Tech Center
VP/Engineering
VP/Engineering

Wondo Kang
Samsung Electronics
Director
Director

Kang Young Seog
Hyundai Heavy Industries
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President

Ko San
ATEAM Ventures
CEO / Founder
CEO / Founder

Fumitake Koga
Co-author of The Courage to be Disliked

Ken Koyama
The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ)
Chief Economist & Managing Director
Chief Economist & Managing Director

Kwag Jinoh
Samsung Display
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President

Guo Wanda
China Development Institute
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President

Kwon Ohjoon
POSCO
CEO
CEO

Gregory Mankiw
Harvard University
Professor
Professor

Ichiro Kishimi
Co-author of The Courage to be Disliked

Kim Rando
Seoul National University
Professor
Professor

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

Kim Younkyoo
Hanyang University
Professor
Professor

Kim Yong Jin
Sogang University
Professor
Professor

Kim Yongbeom
Financial Services Commission
Standing Commissioner of Securities and Futures Commission
Standing Commissioner of Securities and Futures Commission

Kim Jinill
Korea University
Professor
Professor

Kim Choong Soo
Bank of Korea
Governor of Bank of Korea (2010-2014)
Governor of Bank of Korea (2010-2014)

Jeffery Kim
Sung Kyun Kwan University
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus

Yonghwan Kim
Seoul National University
Professor
Professor

Kim, Seung Jo
Seoul National University
Professor
Professor

Kim Joo-ha
MBN
Anchor
Anchor

Kim Ho-Cheol
IBM
Energy Research Manager
Energy Research Manager

Kim Hee Kyong
MBN
Anchor
Anchor

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

Na Kyung-Won
Foreign Affairs & Unification Committee
Chairperson
Chairperson

Theresa Rah
Oratio
Co-CEO
Co-CEO

Navanethem Pillay
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights(2008~2014)
Retired
Retired

Nathan Nunn
Harvard University
Professor of Economics
Professor of Economics

Nathan Blecharczyk
Airbnb
Co-founder
Co-founder

Net Jacobson
Sparklabs Global Ventures
Co-founder and Partner
Co-founder and Partner

Nouriel Roubini
Roubini Global Economics
Chairman
Chairman

Nicolas Sarkozy
The 23rd President of the France

Tsuyoshi Takashiro
Takashiro Tokyo
CEO
CEO

Danny Leipziger
Growth Dialogue
Managing Director
Managing Director

Daniel Thomsen
Stratasys Korea
General Manager
General Manager

David Yermack
New York University Stern School of Business
Chairman of Finance Department
Chairman of Finance Department

David Christian
Macquarie University, Sydney
Professor
Professor

David Chon
Pioneer Investors
CEO
CEO

Donald Johnston
Secretary-General of the OECD (1996-2006)
CONSULTANT LAWYER
CONSULTANT LAWYER

Don Tapscott
The Tapscott Group
CEO
CEO

Raghu Krishnamoorthy
GE
Vice President, Executive Development & Chief Learning Officer
Vice President, Executive Development & Chief Learning Officer

Rajeev Dubey
Member of the Group Executive Board, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Group President (HR & Corporate Services) & CEO (After-Market Sector)
Group President (HR & Corporate Services) & CEO (After-Market Sector)

Larry Ellison
Oracle Corporation
Chairman and CTO
Chairman and CTO

Le Luong Minh
Secretary General
ASEAN
ASEAN

Remo Giuffre
General Thinking & TEDxSydney
Founder & Director
Founder & Director

Lei Sihai
China Radio International
Chief Commentator
Chief Commentator

Roni A. Einav
Einav Hi-Tec Assets
Chairman
Chairman

Laurence Kotlikoff
Boston University
Professor of Economics
Professor of Economics

Robert Riener
ETH Zurich
Professor
Professor

Roberto Brazzale
Brazzale group
Chairman
Chairman

Robin Li
Baidu
Chairman and CEO
Chairman and CEO

Rolf Strom-Olsen
IE Business School
Professor
Professor

Liu Chen
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Professor, Director
Professor, Director

Liu Qiao
Peking University, Guanghua School of Management
Professor
Professor

Wei Liu
iMakr
Chief Operations Officer
Chief Operations Officer

Li Xiangyang
National Institute of International Strategy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Director
Director

Li Xiguang
Tsinghua University International Center for Communication Studies
Professor / Director
Professor / Director

Li Guanghui
Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, MOFCOM
Vice President
Vice President

Leon Panetta
U.S. Secretary of Defense (2011-2013)
U.S. Secretary of Defense (2011-2013)

Richard Koo
Nomura Research Institute
Chief Economist
Chief Economist

Richard Branson
Virgin Group
Founder
Founder

Ma Jia
CAPI
Chairman
Chairman

Manoj Menon
Frost & Sullivan
Senior Partner & Asia Pacific Managing Director
Senior Partner & Asia Pacific Managing Director

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

Marcelo Cummins
GE’s Asia Pacific Renewables Sales Team
Technical Leader
Technical Leader

Yoichi Masuzoe
Governor of Tokyo

Mike Herrington
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
Executive Director
Executive Director

Michael Brecht
Doodle
CEO
CEO

Michael Bradshaw
Warwick Business School
Professor of Global Energy
Professor of Global Energy

Michael Pich
INSEAD
Dean of Executive Education
Dean of Executive Education

Michael Porter
Harvard University
Professor
Professor

Milo Jones
IE Business School
Professor
Professor

Mark Buchanan
Forecast: What Physics, Meteorology and the Natural Sciences Can Teach Us About
author
author

Matthieu A Van Bilsen
IBM Asia Pacific
Industrial Sector Leader
Industrial Sector Leader

Melito S. Salazar, JR.
Manila Bulletin
Vice President
Vice President

Myung, Seungeun
VentureSquare
CEO
CEO

Mordechai Sheves
Weizmann Institute of Science
Vice President for Technology Transfer
Vice President for Technology Transfer

Moon Chung-In
Yonsei University
Professor
Professor

Moon Seung Il
Seoul National University
Professor
Professor

Park Daesu
KT Economics & Management Research Institute
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President

Park Won-soon
Mayor of Seoul

Bahk Jaewan
Sungkyunkwan University
Dean, Graduate School of Governance
Dean, Graduate School of Governance

Sang Jin Park
Samsung Electronics
President
President

Balagopal Vissa
INSEAD
Professor of Entrepreneurship
Professor of Entrepreneurship

Bae Kyoung Yul
Sangmyung Univ
Professor
Professor

Pae YoungWoo
IBM
Client Technical Advisor
Client Technical Advisor

Paik Keun-Wook
Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES)
Senior Research Fellow
Senior Research Fellow

Ben Chung
Cisco GCoE (Global Center of Excellence)
Center Manager
Center Manager

Benjamin Butler
Emerging Future Institute
Futurist
Futurist

Bill Gates
Microsoft Corporation
Co-founder
Co-founder

Shanker Singham
Competitiveness and Enterprise Cities at Babson Global
Managing Director
Managing Director

Suh Jeong-in
Mission of the Republic of Korea to ASEAN
Ambassador
Ambassador

Suh Eunkook
Yonsei University
Professor
Professor

Suh Il Hong
Hanyang University
Professor
Professor

Sung Taeyoon
Yonsei University
Professor
Professor

Sonny Vu
Misfit
CEO
CEO

Song Minsoon
University of North Korean Studies
President
President

Song Yong Kyu
Korea Aerospace University
Professor
Professor

Subrata Bhattacharjee
Borden Ladner Gervais
Partner
Partner

Shin Kwanho
Korea University
Professor
Professor

Shin Hyung-kwan
Mnet Contents Business
President
President

Shin Changho
IBM Intellectual Property
IP Executive
IP Executive

Ami H. Orkaby
MAC Fund
Co-Chairman and Co-Founder
Co-Chairman and Co-Founder

Azaraimy Haji Hasib
Borneo Bulletin, Brunei Press
Chief Reporter
Chief Reporter

Andrei Lankov
Kookmin University
Professor
Professor

Aldo Flores-Quiroga
IEF
Secretary General
Secretary General

Alexander Panov
Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Head of the Department of Diplomacy
Head of the Department of Diplomacy

Alan Willits
Cargill Asia Pacific Holdings Pte Ltd
Chairman, Asia Pacific
Chairman, Asia Pacific

Alan Greenspan
The 13th Chairman of Federal Reserve Board

Yang Woong Chul
Hyundai Motor Group
Vice-Chairman
Vice-Chairman

Edmund Phelps
2006 Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics

Eric Van der Kleij
Entiq (Level39)
Co-founder / Managing Director
Co-founder / Managing Director

Eswar Prasad
Cornell University & Brookings Institution
Professor
Professor

Esko Aho
Prime Minister of Finland (1991-1995)

Eugenia Kalnay
University of Maryland
Distinguished University Professor
Distinguished University Professor

Eileen Donahoe
Human Rights Watch
Director of Global Affairs
Director of Global Affairs

Oh ChangHo
LG Display
CTO
CTO

Oh Jun Ho
KAIST
Professor
Professor

Akihiro Omura
Toray Industries, Inc.
General Manger, Manufacture Division
General Manger, Manufacture Division

Otman Basir
IMS
CEO
CEO

Haruki Wada
Tokyo University
Emeritus Professor
Emeritus Professor

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

Won Youn-Sang
Samsung Heavy Industries(SHI),
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President

Ingo Walter
Stern School of Business, New York University
Professor
Professor

Will Graylin
LoopPay
CEO
CEO

William Pesek
Syndicated Columnist
Syndicated Columnist

Yoo Janghee
Maeil Business Newspaper
Executive Advisor
Executive Advisor

Yoon Chi-won
UBS Group
President Asia-Pacific
President Asia-Pacific

Yoon Kwang Joon
Smart Drone Center
Director
Director

Nguyen Huu Ninh
Center for Environment Research, Education and Development (CERED)
Chairman
Chairman

Yi Gao
State Power Economic Research Institute
Senior Engineer
Senior Engineer

Yi Kyongsu
Seoul National University
Professor
Professor

Lee Ilhoung
KIEP
President
President

Lee Sang Yup
KAIST
Distinguished Professor and Director
Distinguished Professor and Director

Juyeol Lee
Bank of Korea
Governor
Governor

Changhee Lee
Seoul National University
Professor
Professor

Rhie, Won-bok
Duksung Women′s University
President
President

LEE, Kang Yoon
IBM
Executive
Executive

Lee Jong-Wha
Korea University
Professor of Economics
Professor of Economics

Yigal Erlich
Yozma Group
Chairman
Chairman

Ignacio Garcia Alves
Arthur D. Little
Global CEO
Global CEO

Yvo de Boer
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
Director-General
Director-General

Hiroshi Ishiguro
Osaka University
Professor
Professor

Kazumasa Iwata
Japan Center for Economic Research
President
President

Lee Zoonky
Yonsei University
Professor/CIO
Professor/CIO

Lim Chae-Un
Small and medium Business Corporation(SBC)
President
President

Jagdeesh Prakasam
Rotella Capital Management
Co-Chief Investment Officer
Co-Chief Investment Officer

Jang Dayk
Seoul National University
Professor
Professor

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

Chang Sungsup
KAI
Vice-President
Vice-President

Jan Jones Blackhurst
Caesars Entertainment
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President

Zhou Chunsheng
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB)
Professor
Professor

Zhou Qiren
Peking University
Professor
Professor

Kaye Chon
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dean and Chair Professor of School of Hotel & Tourism Management
Dean and Chair Professor of School of Hotel & Tourism Management

Zheng Yuhuang
Tsinghua University
Professor
Professor

Jung Yooshin
Sogang University
Professor
Professor

Chung Jae-ho
Seoul National University
Professor of International Relations, Director of the Program on US-China Relations
Professor of International Relations, Director of the Program on US-China Relations

Jung Eun Seung
Samsung Electronics
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President

Choung BooMann
National Information Society Agency
Executive director
Executive director

Jason Pontin
MIT Techonology Review
Editor in Chief
Editor in Chief

James Green
Rosetta Capital Management
CEO
CEO

Cho Wondong
Chung-ang University
Chaired Professor
Chaired Professor

Cho Young Hoon
SK telecom
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President

Cho Gwang Rae
Korea Aerospace Research Institute
President
President

Jungho Cho
Ontario Teachers′ Pension Plan (Asia) Ltd
Senior Principal
Senior Principal

Lee Jonathan
Boeing
Director
Director

Joseph Foo
Jason Marine Group
Chairman
Chairman

Joseph Abraham
ANZ Indonesia
CEO
CEO

Joseph E. Stiglitz
2001 Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics

George Soros
Soros Fund Management
Chairman
Chairman

John Rice
GE
Vice Chairman
Vice Chairman

John Mearsheimer
University of Chicago
Professor
Professor

John Register
United States Olympic Committee
Associate Director Community and Military Programs
Associate Director Community and Military Programs

Jon L. Stein
Kettera Strategies LLC
CEO
CEO

John Paul Dejoria
John Paul Mitchell Systems
Chairman
Chairman

Ju Chulki
Cheong Wa Dae
Senior Secretary to the President for Foreign Affairs and National Security
Senior Secretary to the President for Foreign Affairs and National Security

Joo Hyeonghwan
Ministry of Strategy and Finance
1st Vice Minister
1st Vice Minister

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

Chad Williams
Phnom Penh Post
Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief

Chen Weidong
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC)
Chief Economist
Chief Economist

Chun Yung-woo
Korean Peninsula Future Forum
Chairman and Founder
Chairman and Founder

Choi Dosoung
Gachon University
Vice President, Professor of Finance
Vice President, Professor of Finance

Choi DooWon
Hyvision system
CEO
CEO

Ching W. Tang
University of Rochester / Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Professor
Professor

Kasper Yttesen
Siemens Wind Power Offshore
Director of Offshore Strategy
Director of Offshore Strategy

Carl Bildt
Former Prime Minister, Sweden(1991-1994)
Foreign Minister, Sweden
Foreign Minister, Sweden

Karl Hedrick
Dept of Mechanical Engineering UC Berkeley
Professor
Professor

Colin Powell
The 65th United States Secretary of State

Chris Ryan
MSCI
Managing Director & Head of Asia Pacific
Managing Director & Head of Asia Pacific

Chris Faulkner
Breitling Energy
CEO
CEO

Christopher Hill
University of Denver
Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies
Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies

Christof Kutscher
AXA Investment Managers S.A.
Chairman
Chairman

Tatina Mitrova
Energy Research Institute Russian Academy of Sciences
Head of Oil and Gas Department
Head of Oil and Gas Department

Tal Ben-shahar
Happier TV
Chief Learning Officer
Chief Learning Officer

Theo Waigel
German Minister of Finance (1989-1998)
German Minister of Finance (1989-1998)

Tony Blair
The 73rd Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Thomas Piketty
Paris School of Economics
Professor
Professor

Thomas N. Rollinger
Red Rock Capital LLC
CIO
CIO

Timothy Geithner
75th United States Secretary of the Treasury (2009-2013)
President, Warburg Pincus
President, Warburg Pincus

Thierry Montbrial
French Institute of International Relations (Ifri)
Executive Chairman
Executive Chairman

Tim Gould
International Energy Agency
Head of Unit, Resources and Investment
Head of Unit, Resources and Investment

Tim Hwang
FiscalNote
CEO
CEO

Peter Tyroller
Robert Bosch GmbH
Chairman of Asia-Pacific
Chairman of Asia-Pacific

Paul Kennedy
Yale University
Professor of History
Professor of History

Paul Krugman
City University of New York
Professor
Professor

Fran Rosch
Norton Business Unit
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President

Peter Sykes
The Dow Chemical Company
President, Asia Pacific
President, Asia Pacific

Pindar Wong
VeriFi
Chairman of Consultancy
Chairman of Consultancy

Philip Anderson
INSEAD
INSEAD Alumni Fund Chaired Professor of Entrepreneurship
INSEAD Alumni Fund Chaired Professor of Entrepreneurship

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

Hasnudin Hamzah
Permanent Mission of Malaysia
Permanent Representative
Permanent Representative

Han Sung Joo
Korea University
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus

Joon Han
Yonsei University
Professor
Professor

Han Duck-Soo
Prime Minister of Korea (2007~2008)

Harry S. Dent, Jr.
Dent Research
Senior Editor / Author of The Demographic Cliff
Senior Editor / Author of The Demographic Cliff

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

He Liping
Beijing Normal University
Professor
Professor

Hermawan Kartajaya
MarkPlus Inc
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO

Herbjørn Hansson
Nordic American Tankers
Chairman
Chairman

Hyun Oh-Seok
Korea National Diplomatic Academy
Chair Professor
Chair Professor

Hori Yoshito
GLOBIS University
President
President

Hong Daesoon
Ewha School of Business
Professor
Professor

Hong Sungjoo
SK Hynix
Executive Vice President Head of R&D
Executive Vice President Head of R&D

Hwang Seiwoon
KCMI
Chief Economist
Chief Economist

Hu Angang
Institute for Contemporary China Studies, Tsinghua University
Dean
Dean

Hooi Den Huan
Nanyang Technological University
Director of Nanyang Technopreneurship Center
Director of Nanyang Technopreneurship Center