To help examine the opportunities, challenges, and agenda for the upcoming G20 Seoul Summit, The Korea Society convened a three-part executive breakfast signature series featuring Dr. Colin Bradford, a leading voice on the “new dynamics of summitry” and a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and the Centre for Global Governance Innovation, and Dr. […]
William Rhodes, retired senior advisor at Citigroup and board member of The Korea Society, will discuss his newly released Banker to the World on July 21 at noon. Ambassador Thomas Hubbard, chairman of The Korea Society, will moderate the discussion as Rhodes reflects on decades of experience in international finance, especially the lessons learned […]
President of the Korea Capital Market Institute, Dr. Hyoung-Tae Kim, addresses recent innovations in the Korean financial environment. Dr. Kim discusses the birth of hedge funds, the Korean derivative markets, and reforms affecting investment banks operating in the various Korean markets. The discussion will be moderated by Charles T. Kimball, Managing Director of the Korea […]
The Korea Society brings to various cities public policy and business discussion, art, and film to broaden American knowledge of and grow appreciation for the Korean brand. The dramatic growth of Korean populations and corporations in various U.S. locales, as well as the growth in American corporations doing business in Korea, increase the need for […]
Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-Soo discusses the role of Korea in a globalized world. As a strategic hub and home to Samsung, Hyundai-Kia Motors, LG Electronics, and LG Display, Gyeonggi Province recorded $41.4 billion in exports for the first half of 2010. Governor Kim will speak about developing Korea as a key economic hub in […]
The Korea Society, the nation’s premiere non-profit dedicated to enhanced understanding between the peoples of the United States and Korea, presents its next Korea Day March 16 in Pittsburgh. Following on its national outreach effort in Atlanta, The Korea Society identified Pittsburgh given its emergence as a top-ten U.S. growth city, center for research and […]
Join Ambassador Thomas Hubbard, Chartis’ Jeffrey Hayman, J.P.Morgan’s Samuel Nam, and Citigroup’s Evan Alexander for a luncheon and panel discussion on the benefits of the KORUS FTA for the insurance industry and commercial and investment banks. The group will explore the the anticipated impact of the FTA on financial regulation relative to regulatory changes made […]
Dr. Colin Bradford, senior fellow at The Brookings Institution and the Centre for Global Governance Innovation, addresses “hub” Korea’s recent success in hosting the G20 summit and offers insights into Korea’s growing global leadership role and the challenges still facing institutional and global governance. Dr. Colin Bradford and Dr. Stephen Noerper, senior vice president of […]
On December 9, 2010, The Korea Society and the World Affairs Council of Atlanta presented a panel on “Doing Business with Korea” at The Commerce Club in Atlanta, Georgia. Ambassador Thomas Hubbard, Chairman of The Korea Society, moderated the panel, which included Ambassador Han Duk-soo, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States; […]
On November 18, 2010, Ambassador Thomas Hubbard, Chairman of the Korea Society, hosted a discussion of the economic, trade, and regulatory issues covered at the G-20 Summit. The panel included Ambassador Young-Mok Kim, Consul General of The Republic of Korea in New York, William Rhodes, senior advisor to Citigroup and a G-20 participant, and James […]
