EAI, in cooperation with the Presidential Committee for Unification Preparation and the Ministry of Unification, held an international conference entitled “Preparing for a Peaceful Unification of Korea” at the Westin Chosun Seoul Hotel on November 13, 2015.
During this international conference, experts from South Korea, the U.S, China, Japan, and Europe in addition to private experts discussed the current situation in Northeast Asia and preparation for unification of the Korean Peninsula, the challenges for peaceful unification, supporting economic development in North Korea, and North Korea’s peaceful use of the border area.
Hosted by Presidential Committee for Unification Preparation, Ministry of Unification
Organized by EAI
09:00-09:30
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Registration
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09:30-10:20
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Opening Ceremony
Opening Remarks
CHUNG Chong Wook Vice Chairperson, PCUP (Republic of Korea)
Congratulatory Address
CHUNG Ui-hwa Speaker, National Assembly
Keynote Address
HAN Sung-Joo Former Minister , Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of Korea)
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10:30-12:00
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Session 1: Preparing for Korean Unification amid a Changing Northeast Asia
Moderator
Ha Young-Sun Chairman, EAI & Professor Emeritus, Seoul National University (Republic of Korea)
Presenter
CHUN Chaesung Professor, Seoul National University (Republic of Korea)
Panelist
Francois GODEMENT Director, Asia/ China Programme, European Council on Foreign Relations (France)
SHEN Dingli Professor/Associate Dean of the Institute of International Studies, Fudan University (China)
Scoot SNYDER Senior Fellow for Korea Studies & Director of the Program on U.S-Korea Policy Council On Foreign Relations (United States)
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12:10-13:30
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Luncheon
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13:30-15:10
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Session 2: Assisting North Korea’s Economic Development
Moderator
KIM Joo-Hyun Advisory, Hyundai Research Institute (Republic of Korea)
Presenter
KIM Byung-Yeon Professor, Seoul National University (Republic of Korea)
Panelist
FUKAGAWA Yukiko Professor, Waseda University (Japan)
Marcus NOLAND Executive Vice President and Director of Studies, Peterson Institute for International Economics (United States)
Yury SIGOV U.S Bureau Chief, “Business People” Magazine (Russia)
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15:10-15:30
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Break
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15:30-17:10
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Session 3: Peaceful Cooperation in the Border Areas
Moderator
KIM Jae Chang Chair, Council on Korea-U.S Security Studies (Republic of Korea)
Presenter
Jung Tae Yong Professor, Yonsei University (Republic of Korea)
Panelist
CHOE Jae Chun President, National Institute of Ecology (Republic of Korea)
Norman P. NEUREITER Senior Adviser, Academic Association for the Advancement of Science (United States)
Jean-Paul PADDACK Director of International Business Development, World Wide Fund for Nature (Switzerland)
Aynal HASAN Representative of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) East and North-East Office
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17:10-17:30
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Closing
Closing Address
LEE Sook-Jong President, EAI (Republic of Korea)
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