On September 14, the BCCK will host a Breakfast Forum
focused on providing an insight on newly elected President Moon’s
economic policy and the impact it will bring to Korea’s economic and
financial markets. The Forum will be moderated by Bryan Harris, Seoul
Bureau Chief for the Financial Times and include a presentation and
discussion from Chonghoon Park, Head of Research, Standard Chartered Bank
Korea and ByoungJoo Kim, PhD, Chief Executive Partner from Kim, Lee &
Partners (KL&P). This event will explore:
1.
Macro
outlook of US, China, EU and Korea;
2.
Financial
market forecast : FX, rates and commodity;
3.
Global
geopolitical issues and their impact on financial markets;
4.
North
Korea and regional geopolitical concerns;
5.
Korean
government’s planned departure from nuclear energy (intentions, policy
direction, impact on nuclear energy exports, alternatives);
6.
The
Moon Government's First Four Months: Overview : Moon's Key Policy
Agenda & Style of Governing So Far; Case 1) North Korea - Dialogue
vs. Deterrence; Case 2) Energy Policy - Nuclear vs. Renewable
ChongHoon Park
ByoungJoo Kim
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ChongHoon Park, Head of Research,
Standard Chartered Bank Korea
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Chong Hoon joined Standard Chartered Korea in 2009 and
currently heads their Korea research team. He provides in-depth analysis
on the Korean economy to Standard Chartered Bank clients and at business
functions.
He worked as a senior research fellow/ head of telecommunication policy
at Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI) for six years
and as the Executive Vice President at SK Broadband (former Hanaro
Telecom) for four years in Seoul. Chong Hoon has a wealth of knowledge
and experience as a researcher and strategist. He completed his doctorate
degree specialising in international economics and development from
Northwestern University.
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ByoungJoo Kim, PhD, Chief
Executive Partner, Kim, Lee & Partners
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Byoung-Joo Kim is a well-known face and a familiar voice
in the Korean expat community. Through Arirang TV, KBS World, TBS-eFM,
and other media outlets, he explains Korea’s politics and economy to
foreign audiences. For nearly a decade and half, he has been leading his
consulting firm, Kim, Lee & Partners (KL&P), advising
international businesses interested in the political-economic and
policy-regulatory affairs of Korea.
Prior to his career in consulting, Dr. Kim was a diplomat serving Korea's
Trade Ministers as the Policy Counsellor and Special Assistant. Prior to
that, he spent years in Washington DC as a foreign lobbyist representing
Korea’s business and economic interests. During the early part of his
career, he also worked at the World Bank as a researcher. He has taught
at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and is now a visiting professor
at the KDI School of Public Policy & Management. B.J. Kim received
his Ph.D. from M.I.T.'s Department of Political Science.
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Bryan Harris, Seoul Bureau Chief,
Financial Times
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