2019 Programs

January 29, 2019
Seminar
FKI-Global Commerce Institute-Asia Society Korea joint seminar
2019 Global Trade; Challenges and Tasks Ahead
Panelists:
Dukgeun Ahn, Professor, Seoul National University Graduate School of International Studies
Seokyoung Choi, Senior Advisor, Lee&Ko/ Former Korean Ambassador to the WTO
Wendy Cutler, Vice President, Asia Society Policy Institute
Yoon Heo, Professor, Sogang University Graduate School of International Studies
Chull Cheong, Vice President, Korea Institute of Economic Policy
Moderator:
Taeho Bark, President, Global Commerce Institute, Lee&Ko/Former Minister for Trade

February 26, 2019
Monthly Luncheon
The Korean Economy in 2019: Challenge and Opportunity
Panelists:
Seokyoung Choi, Senior Advisor, Lee&Ko
Peter Pae, Seoul Bureau Chief, Bloomberg
Wonjae Lee, CEO, LAB2050
Jaemin Lee, Professor, SNU School of Law
Moderator:
Michael Breen, CEO, Insight Communications Consultants

March 14, 2019
Monthly Luncheon
Moving the Dial on Malnutrition in the DPR Korea
Mr. Praveen Agrawal, Representative, World Food Programme DPR Korea

March 21, 2019
Special Dinner
Dinner in honor of new ambassadors

March 22, 2019
Chazen Global Study Tour Students Mentoring Program

April 24, 2019
Monthly Luncheon
After Hanoi: US-ROK and US-Japan Relations Following the February Summit
Mr. Marc Knapper, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Japan and Korea, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State

May 14, 2019
Monthly Luncheon
Trade Wars or Trade Truce: Off-the-Record Conversation with Wendy Cutler
Wendy Cutler, Vice President, Asia Society Policy Institute

June 18, 2019
Monthly Luncheon
Art & Culture During the Reign of King Sejong
Song-mi Yi, Global Council Member, Asia Society Global and Professor Emerita of Art History, The Academy of Korean Studies

June 28, 2019
2019 Asia Society Korea Leo Gala

August 28, 2019
Voice of Youth
Program that supports students’ researches on diverse issues that impact both South Korea and the world

September 24, 2019
Monthly Luncheon
"The Great Successor": Understanding Kim Jong Un and North Korea
Anna Fifield, the Beijing Bureau Chief, The Washington Post

October 31, 2019
Monthly Luncheon
Brexit: What it means to Korea and the Asia-Pacific
H.E. Simon Smith, Ambassador, British Embassy in Seoul

November 19,2019
Monthly Luncheon
Korea 2019: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Panelists:
Mason Richey, Associate Professor of International Politics at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS)
Andrew Salmon, Journalist & Author
Moderator:
Michael Breen, CEO, Insight Communications Consultants