people
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Steve Park
General Chair
Chairman of Youth and Future Committee, K-Policy Platform
Author, The Great Illusion, The Right Future
Fmr. Public Policy Director, Meta

Jeffrey Jones
Chair
Chairman, Ronald McDonald House Charities Korea
Chairman, Partners for The Future Foundation
Foreign Attorney, Kim and Chang

Yasushi Kobori
Chair
Public Policy Director, SmartNews
Fmr. Head of Japan Public Policy, Meta
Fmr. Director of Government and Public Business, Fujitsu

Jason Chua
Director of Programs
Lecturer,
Weill Cornell Medicine School
Fellow, Leonine Forum
Fmr. Director, KORE Consulting

Rick Aseltine
Director of Operations
Development Director, Evergreen Fund
Fmr. COO, ddbliss Group
Fmr. Sales Director, RailComm

Seonghwan Jeon
Director
Fmr. Head of Public Policy and Business Development for Korea, Japan and Emerging Markets, Tesla
Fmr. Head of Automotive Industry, European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK)

Chris Kim
Director
Head of Vertical Industries in Korea, Meta
Fmr. Global Client Partner, Meta
Fmr. Manager, Cheil Worldwide, Samsung Group

Byungjoo Kim
Director
Head of Government Relations
for the Asia-Pacific, Matchgroup
Vice-Chairman, AI Human Society
Fmr. Policy Director,
Macoll Consulting Group

Junbum Jo
Researcher
PhD Candidate, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) College of Business
ADVISORY BOARD

Allison Hooker
Senior Advisor
Fmr. Senior Director of Asia, White House National Security Council (NSC)
Fmr. Senior Director of the Korean Peninsula, White House NSC

Anthony Ruggiero
Senior Advisor
Fmr. Senior Director of Counterproliferation and Biodefense, White House NSC
Fmr. Director of North Korea, White House NSC

Amb. Kurt Tong
Senior Advisor
Managing Partner, The Asia Group
Fmr. US Consul General and Chief of Mission in Hong Kong and Macau

Benjamin Ginsberg
Senior Advisor
Johns Hopkins University
David Bernstein Professor
Chair, Center for Advanced Governmental Studies
Author, The Dark Side of Politics: Essays on the Unpleasant Realities of Political Life

Amb. Joseph Yun
Senior Advisor Emeritus
US Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
to the Republic of Korea
Fmr. US Special Representative
for North Korea Policy