EPIK Young Leaders Conference 2014 was held at Kukdo Hotel on 13th August. This annual academic conference has been organized by EPIK Spiders consisting of EAI interns since 2010. Four papers were presented followed by panel discussions. The panelist for discussions included former EPIK Spiders members, EPIK award winners, and EAI interns.

Program

Opening Session

13:30-13:35 Opening Address

Min Seon Ku, Yonsei University; President of 2015 EPIK Spiders Committee

13:35-13:40 Welcoming Address

Sook-Jong Lee, President of EAI

Session 1

13:40-15:30 Presentation and Discussion

Moderator

Prof. Ji Yeoun Song, Sogang University

Presentation
“The Influence of Followership on Organizational Identification and the Mitigating Effect of Communication Climate”
Hyunsu Lee, University of Amsterdam

“Leadership in Context of Followership: the Cooperative Role in Addressing the Global Problem of Climate Change”
Eun Seo Kim, Oxford University

Discussion
Inho Choi, Seoul National University

Yun Suk Chung, Yale University
JungHee Hyun, Yonsei University
Min Seon Ku, Yonsei University

15:30-15:50 Coffee Break

Session 2

15:40-17:40 Presentation and Discussion

Moderator

Prof.Heon Joo Jung, Yonsei University

Presentation
“Followership in International Relations: East Asia in the 21st Century”
Na Young Lee, Seoul National University

“Followership in U.S. Military Interventions in the post-Cold War Era”
Raphael Kunz, Seoul National University

Discussion
Sung Pyo Hong, Seoul National University
Hyun Min Kang, Korea University

Hyejin Park, Oberlin College
Jung Min Yeo, Georgetown University

17:40-17:50 Awarding Ceremony