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 & former 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, Institut d’etudes europeennes, Uni- versité libre de Bruxelles & 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
