Latest Activities Seoul Financial Forum

event_available Activities in 2023

In 2023, the Forum was able to normalize key programs including breakfast seminars and lectures. In 2024, the Forum plans to resume and/or strengthen other key programs such as international networking and policy dialogue sessions with policymakers and regulators.

Breakfast Seminars for Members

• January 10

  Kisun Bang, 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, "Economic Outlook for 2023 and Policy Directions"

• February 14

  Junggun Oh, President, FICA, "Directions and Challenges for Financial Innovation in the Hyper Connectivity and Convergence Era."

• March 14

  Frederic Neumann, Managing Director, HSBC, "Global Economic Outlook for 2023."

• April 11

  Soomin Kim, Partner, UCK Partners, "Private Equity Market--Approach and Case Studies."

• May 9

  Tom Byrne, President, The Korea Society, "The Korean Economy in the World and Looming US Debt Ceiling Crisis."

• June 13

  Tae-hyun Kim, Chairman & CEO, National Pension Service (NPS), "NPS: Growth to Date, Current Status, and Challenges."

• July 11

  Yongbeom Kim, President, Hashed Open Research, "The Future of FInance: Changes Driven by AI and Blockchain."

• November 14

  Sangyun LEE, Partner, McKinsey & Company, "The Next Era of Value Creation for Korea Banks."

Lectures for Members

• September 5

  Bokhyun LEE, Governor, Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), “Recent Financial Environment & Challenges for the FSS.”

• October 24

  Chang Yong RHEE, Governor, Bank of Korea, "The BOK’s CBDC Pilot Trial to Test Tokenized Deposits."

• November 24

  Takehiko NAKAO, Chairman, Mizuho Research and Technologies (former President, Asian Development Bank), "Current Challenges to Global Economy and Possibility of China's Japanification."

• December 7

  So Young KIM, Vice Chairman, Financial Services Commission (FSC), "Challenges for Korean Finance and FSC Policy Directions."

Policy Dialogue Session

• November 2

  Policy Dialogue Session with Ji-Young CHOI, Deputy Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Economy and Finance,
  - Date: November 2, 2023
  - Topic: Regulatory Reform of Korean Foreign Exchange Market