Tami Overby, Vice President of the Asia Division of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and President of the U.S. Korea Business Council, reflects on the first two years of the Korea-U.S Free Trade Agreement (KORUS). Have Korean and U.S. firms gained increased market access? Ms. Overby addresses opportunities for investment and new partnerships. […]
Korea, rich in a talented workforce that is driven and globally minded, appears attractive for start-ups and innovative entrepreneurs. David Lee, CEO of Shakr Media, discusses innovation and entrepreneurship and why Korea is attractive for global venture capitalists, incubators, and start-ups. Thursday, February 20, 2014 | 5:30 PM $10 Members, $20 Guests Explorers and […]
Over the last 15 years, Jung-kyu Kim has traveled extensively throughout Asia and worked in the U.S., Canada, Japan, and Singapore. In 2008, he was one of the founding directors of ACA Investments, a Pan-Asian private equity firm headquartered in Singapore, and has a unique perspective on the development of the private-equity industry in Asia. […]
Examine the growth of Green Korea through financing and legal aspects of the new Green Climate Fund. headquartered in Incheon; the UN-mandated GCF aims to mitigate the urgent and serious challenge of climate change. Granville Martin, head of JP Morgan’s Office of Environmental Affairs, explores green climate financing and the GCF’s evolution. John Sohn of […]
The Korea Society’s national programs took place in Florida’s dynamic centers for arts, security and international trade. The Korea Society Chairman and senior director at McLarty Associates addressed 25 senior military and corporate leaders of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce on The Korean Peninsula and Strategic Risk. The President of The Korea Society, Ambassador Mark […]
Heritage Senior Research Fellow in Northeast Asia and blog-force Bruce Klingner opines on recent challenges on the Korean Peninsula and implications for those assessing strategic risk on the Peninsula and in Northeast Asia. Klingner is a former intelligence official, Intellibridge executive and Eurasia Group analyst, and is a frequent voice on Capitol Hill and in […]
Nicholas Bratt, Managing Director at Lazard and a member of the Board of Lazard Asset Management Pacific, was Scudder’s breakout force in Korean investment and in opening Korea’s markets to international investment. His work in the 1970s helped define investment norms and new areas for growth and opportunity. Trailblazer Nicholas Bratt reflects on the challenges […]
Boston Consulting Group and Bloomberg LLP list Korea and the U.S. as the top-two global innovators. An example lies in efforts at building knowledge bridges, with Korea’s high-tech Songdo, Incheon availing itself of Silicon Valley great Cisco. Cliff Thomas, Managing Director at Cisco, and Tom Murcott, Executive Vice President and Global Foreign Investment Officer at […]
Chairman Park Jong Soo of the Korea Financial Investment Association and the International Council of Securities Associations addresses Korea’s growing investments in America and opportunities for Americans in Korea. The U.S. is Korea’s number-one investment destination at over $17 billion a year, and growing through new partnerships and across diverse areas, including financial markets. Chairman […]
Former senior advisor to the late corporate maverick Chung Ju Yung of Hyundai, Dr. Kim Yung Duk, a trained engineer, served as an executive vice president of Hyundai Engineering Construction Company, executive vice president of Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s largest shipbuilder, and president and CEO of Hyundai Corporation USA. In conversation with The Korea […]
