2026 국제 한반도 포럼 (Global Korea Forum 2026)

Keynote Speech

Keynote
Jared Mason DIAMOND

Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography, UCLA
Dialogue
LEE Heajeong

Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Chung-Ang University

Session 1 Changes in North Korea, the United States, and the Global Order: Prospects and Challenges for Peaceful Coexistence on the Korean Peninsula

Moderator
MOON Chung-in

Professor Emeritus, Department of Politics and Diplomacy, Yonsei University
Panel
KWON Man-hak

President, Korea Institute for National Unification
Panel
Charles KUPCHAN

Professor, Department of Government, Georgetown University
Panel
SHEN Zhihua

Professor, Department of History, East China Normal University
Panel
HIRAIWA Shunji

Professor, Faculty of Policy Studies, Nanzan University
Panel
VORONTSOV Aleksandr

Head, Department of Korea and Mongolia, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences

Session 2 New Approaches to the Peace Regime on the Korean Peninsula and North Korean Nuclear Issue in a Changed Strategic Environment

Moderator
KIM Yeon Chul

Professor, Inje University
Former Minister of Unification
Presenter
KOO Kab-woo

Professor, University of North Korean Studies, Kyungnam University
Presenter
CHOI Yonghwan

Vice President, Institute for National Security Strategy
Presenter
Jeffrey LEWIS

Senior Research Scholar and William J. Perry Lecturer, Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), Stanford University
Presenter
LEE Jungchul

Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Seoul National University
Discussant
GONG Keyu

Director, Center for Korean Peninsula Studies, Shanghai University
Discussant
VORONTSOV Aleksandr

Head, Department of Korea and Mongolia, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences
Discussant
NISHINO Junya

Professor, Department of Political Science, Keio University
Director, Institute of East Asian Studies
Discussant
PAIK Seung Joon

Research Fellow, Unification Policy Research Division, Korea Institute for National Unification

Session 3 Paradigm Shift in Inter-Korean Relations: Reshaping the Model for a Peaceful Coexistence and Its Implementation

Moderator
KWON Man-hak

President, Korea Institute for National Unification
Presenter
CHOI Cheol Young

Professor, Department of Law, Daegu University
Presenter
LEE Sock Bum

Member, Unification Law Research Committee, Korean Bar Association
Presenter
CHEONG Wooksik

Director, Hankyoreh Peace Institute
Discussant
JANG Soyoung

Managing Partner, LawfirmJR LLC
Discussant
Cheehyung Harrison KIM

Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Discussant
Hannes B. MOSLER

Professor, Institute of Political Science, University of Duisburg-Essen
Discussant
DO Kyung-ok

Associate Professor, Chungnam National University Law School

Session 4 The Future of the Korean Peninsula: AI, Climate Change, and Technology

Moderator
CHOI Hyun Kyoo

Research Fellow, Division of AI and Data, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI)
Panel
CHUN Chaesung

President, East Asia Institute
Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Seoul National University
Panel
CHOI Jaesik

CEO, INEEJI Co.,Ltd.
Professor, Kim Jaechul Graduate School of AI
Panel
MYEONG Soojeong

Chief Research Fellow, Water and Land Research Group, Korea Environment Institute
Panel
PARK Seongwon

President, The Korea Association for Futures Studies
Panel
SEO Soyoung

Associate Research Fellow, Global Cooperation Research Center, Korea Information Society Development Institute

Session 5 A New Paradigm for Economic Cooperation with North Korea: Developing Models for Mutually Beneficial Multilateral Cooperation

Moderator
YANG Moon-soo

Professor, University of North Korean Studies
Presenter
JOUNG Eunlee

Director&Research Fellow, North Korean Research Division, Korea Institute for National Unification
Presenter
AHN Byung-min

Research Fellow, The Institute for Far Eastern Studies
Presenter
Jenny TOWN

Director, 38 North
Senior Fellow, Stimson Center
Presenter
KIM Soojung

Team Leader, North Korea and Northeast Asia Team, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade
Discussant
YOON In Joo

Research Fellow, Marine Economy Research Division, Korea Maritime Institute
Discussant
ZHANG Huizhi

Deputy Director, Northeast Asian Research Center, Jilin University
Discussant
CHOI Jangho

Senior Research Fellow, International Cooperation for Korean Unification Team, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
Discussant
Dean J. OUELLETTE

Professor, Department of Politics and Diplomacy, Kyungnam University

Session 6 Navigating North Korea's Sociocultural Trends: New Path for Cooperation

Moderator
KIM Jin Hwan

Visiting Scholar, The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies Seoul National University
Panel
KIM Jihon

Chief of Policy, UNESCO Policy & Agenda Center, Korean National Commission for UNESCO
Panel
SEONG Mun Jeong

Principal Researcher, Department of Sport Policy R&D, Korea Institute of Sport Science
Panel
Bernhard SELIGER

Director, Washington Office, Hanns Seidel Foundation
Panel
HA Seunghee

Research Professor, The Institute of North Korean Studies, Dongguk University
Panel
JEONG Eunmee

Director&Research Fellow, Human Rights Research Division, Korea Institute for National Unification

Session 7 Global Voices: Perspectives from Foreign Residents and Naturalized Citizens on Peaceful Coexistence on the Korean Peninsula

Panel
BELYAKOV Ilya

Assistant Professor, Department of Russian Language, The University of Suwon
Panel
SINASI Alpago

Foreign journalist
Panel
Peter BINT

Broadcaster