It is our pleasure to invite you to the Brussels Korea Forum: Partners in global challenges and 60th anniversary of EU-ROK diplomatic relations. The Forum is the preeminent event to enhance understanding of Korean affairs among a Brussels and European audience and has been held annually since 2021.
As the primary contact point in Europe on policy issues related to Korea, the KF-VUB Korea Chair at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) of the Brussels School of Governance organises the Forum to serve as the leading venue to address pertinent global issues and South Korea-Europe relations. This year we also celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between South Korea and the European Union.
The Forum brings together high-level European experts and policy makers with their Korean counterparts to discuss Indo-Pacific and global security challenges and its impact on Korea-Europe relations, as well as shared challenges in global economic security and governance, and in mitigating climate change and energy security risks.
It will take place on 19th October at the Stanhope Brussels hotel. This event is generously sponsored by the Korea Foundation.
Save the date! Seats are limited, so please register in advance here.
Programme
09.00-09.30 Event Check-in
9.30-9.35 Welcome Remarks
Luis Simon, Director, Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS), Brussels School of Governance
09.35-09.45 Opening Remarks
Kim Gheewhan, President, Korea Foundation
Karel De Gucht, President, Brussels School of Governance & Former European Commissioner for Trade
09.45-10.00 Congratulatory Speech
10.00-11.15 Panel 1: South Korea and Europe in Indo-Pacific and Global Security
- Yun Byung Se, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea
- Karel De Gucht, President, Brussels School of Governance & Former European Commissioner for Trade
- Lee Chung Min, Senior Fellow, Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Ramon Pacheco Pardo, Chairholder, KF-VUB Korea Chair, CSDS, Brussels School of Governance
- Moderator: Luis Simon, Director, Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS), Brussels School of Governance
11.15-11.30 Coffee break
11.30-12.45 Panel 2: South Korea and Europe in Global Economic Security and Governance
- Kang Yoo-Duk, Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
- Malorie Schaus, Research Fellow, GRID Unit, CEPS
- Cho Sunghun, Associate Research Fellow, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
- Francoise Nicolas, Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Center for Asian Studies, French Institute of International Relations
- Moderator: Eva Pejsova, Japan Chair, CSDS, Brussels School of Governance
12.45-14.00 Lunch break
14.00-15.15 Panel 3: South Korea and Europe Cooperation in Climate Change and Energy Security
- Chung Suh-Yong, Professor, Korea University
- Ahn Se Hyun, Professor, University of Seoul
- Romana Vlahutin, Former Ambassador At Large EU Special Envoy for Connectivity
- Moderator: Giulia Tercovich, Assistant Director, CSDS, Brussels School of Governance
15.15-15.25 Closing Address
H.E. Ryu Jeong-hyun, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the European Union, Belgium and to NATO
15.25-15.30 Closing Remarks
Ramon Pacheco Pardo, KF-VUB Korea Chair, CSDS, Brussels School of Governance
15.30 Event End
