Korea-EU Relations at 55: Leveraging ASEM in Uncertain Times

Programme:

14.00 – 14.05 Welcome remarks: Dr Ramon Pacheco Pardo, KF-VUB Korea Chair, Institute for European Studies, VUB

14.05 – 14.15 Opening address: HE Kim Hyoung-zhin, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Belgium and the EU

14.15 – 15.30 Panel 1: ASEM & Korea-EU Political and Security Cooperation: Moving to the Next Level

Chair: Dr Tongfi Kim, Senior Researcher, KF-VUB Korea Chair, Institute for European Studies, VUB & Assistant Professor, Vesalius College

Speakers:
Ms Shada Islam, Director of Policy, Friends of Europe
Dr Jun Hae-won, Associate Professor, Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security, Korea National Diplomatic Academy
Professor Kim Sung-han, Dean, Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University & Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea, 2012-13

15.30 – 16.00 Coffee break

16.00 – 17.15 Panel 2: Korea-EU Economic Relations & ASEM: Strengthening Bilateral and Inter-regional Ties

Chair: Dr Tereza Novotna, Academic Collaborator, Institute for European Studies, ULB & Korea Foundation Fellow, EU Centre, Seoul National University

Speakers:
Dr Kim Heungchong, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
Ms Nevena Mateeva, Policy Officer for Korea and Japan, DG Trade, European Commission
Professor Moon Woosik, Professor of International Finance, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University

17.15 – 17.30 Closing address: Dr Steven Everts, Senior Advisor on ASEM – Alternate Senior Official (SOM), European External Action Service

17.30 – 18.30 Reception

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