ThemeTrump 2.0 & New KOREA: Overcoming Crisis
DateMay 7th, 2025, Wed. 08:30 ~ 16:30
VenueGrand Ballroom (B1), Fairmont Ambassador Seoul Hotel, Yeouido, Seoul
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Registration |
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| 08:30~09:00 |
Opening Speech |
Lee YoungseoupCEO of News1 Korea |
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Congratulatory Speech |
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| 09:00~09:30 |
Keynote 1Trump 2.0, China, and Korean Peninsula |
Randall G. SchriverFormer Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs (Chairman of Project 2049 Institute) |
| 09:30~10:00 |
Special Discussion |
KIM HyunwookPresident of Sejong Institute Randall G. SchriverFormer Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs (Chairman of Project 2049 Institute) |
| 10:00~10:30 |
Keynote 2Xi Jinping's New Era and International Relations, Korea-China Relations |
WANG YiweiDirector of the Institute of International Affairs, Renmin University of China (Vice President of the Academy of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era) |
| 10:30~11:00 |
Keynote 3US-Korea Cooperation in an Era of Great Power Competition |
Troy StangaroneDirector of Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy, the Wilson Center |
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Session 1. Finding the Diplomatic and Security Coordinates of the Korean Peninsula |
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| 11:00~11:40 |
Panel Discssion |
Moderator : Park WongonDirector of the Institute of Unification Studies, Ehwa Womans University WANG YiweiDirector of the Institute of International Affairs, Renmin University of China (Vice President of the Academy of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era) Troy StangaroneDirector of Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy, the Wilson Center Kim GunnRanking member of the National Assembly Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee (People Power Party) Cha DuhyeognVice President of The Asan Institute for Policy Studies |
| 11:40~13:00 |
Lunch Time |
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| 13:00~13:20 |
Special LectureTrump's Tariffs: Unpacking the Global Effects |
Kwon NamhoonPresident of the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade |
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Session 2. How Politics Can Recover from Extreme Confrontation Ahead of the Presidential Election? |
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<Introduction Video> |
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| 13:20~14:00 |
Discussion |
Moderator : Seo JungkunPresident of the Korean Association of Party Studies Panel : Lim MyeongmookAuthor of <Thinking of K> |
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Session 3. The Era of Total War: The Evolution of the K-Defense Industry |
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<Introduction Video> |
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| 14:00~14:15 |
K-Defense Industry in the World |
Seok JonggunMinister of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration |
| 14:15~14:35 |
Autonomous unmanned systems: Changing the Landscape of Modern Warfare |
Shin YonghwaSenior Vice President(SVP) of Future Warfare Business, LIG Nex1 |
| 14:35~14:55 |
Star Wars Has Become Reality |
Colonel Minpo “Po” ShiueDirector of Warfighter Integration Office, Space Systems Command |
| 14:55~15:15 |
Return to the Era of War and the Direction of K-Maritime Defense Industry |
Chun JungsooExecutive Vice President of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Special Ship Business Division(Retired Rear Admiral) |
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Session 4. Humanoids and AI - Global competition |
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<Introduction Video> |
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| 15:15~15:35 |
Super AI Humanoids Facing the Singularity |
Cha SangkyunFounding Dean of Graduate School of Data Science, Seoul National University |
| 15:35~15:55 |
The New Evolution of Humanoid Robots with AI |
Kim IgjaeDirector-General of the AI . Robot Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) |
| 15:55~16:15 |
Challenges of the K-Humanoid Industry |
Eum YounsealCEO of AeiROBOT |
| 16:15~16:35 |
Lecture |
Baek SeungminLab Leader of the Advanced Robotics Lab, LG Electronics |
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Closing |
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※ The above schedule is subject to change.
※ Simultaneous interpretation is provided.