Please see below for Zoom links to individual sessions.

May 25, 2021 – 6:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. (Washington, DC)
May 26, 2021 – 7:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (Seoul, South Korea)

6:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
(Washington, DC)

7:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
(Seoul, South Korea)

Opening remarks

Minister Sung-hwan Kim
Chairman, East Asia Foundation
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea 

Mr. Damon Wilson
Executive Vice President
Atlantic Council

Panel Discussion 1
“The Moon-Biden Summit: Key Takeaways and Next Steps”

The Hon. Ami Bera
Representative (D-CA 7th District)
US House of Representatives

H.E. Tae-yong Cho
Lawmaker (People Power Party)
National Assembly of the Republic of Korea 

The Hon. Young Kim
Representative (R-CA 39th District)
US House of Representatives

H.E. Kun-young Youn
Lawmaker (Democratic Party of Korea)
National Assembly of the Republic of Korea 

Moderated by:

Amb. Mark Lippert
Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy, APAC, YouTube
Senior Advisor, Korea Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Former US Ambassador to the Republic of Korea


PASSCODE: 1 2 5 8 1 6

Panel Discussion 2
“The Future of US-ROK Economic Cooperation: Innovation, Technology, and Global Supply Chains”

H.E. Jae-il Byun
Lawmaker (Democratic Party of Korea)
National Assembly of the Republic of Korea

Minister Jong-hoon Kim
Chairman of the Board, SK Innovation
Special Advisor, Hyundai Motors
Former Minister for Trade, Republic of Korea
Former Chair of UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific  

Dr. Chang-han Lee
Vice Chairman
Korea Semiconductor Industry Association

Mr. John Neuffer
President and CEO
Semiconductor Industry Association

Amb. Susan Schwab
Professor Emerita, University of Maryland
Strategic Advisor, Mayer Brown LLP
Former US Trade Representative


Moderated by:

Dr. Miyeon Oh
Director and Senior Fellow, Asia Security Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
​​​​​​Atlantic Council


Closing remarks

Dr. Miyeon Oh
Director and Senior Fellow, Asia Security Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
​​​​​​Atlantic Council


PASSCODE: 3 6 7 3 0 7

8:20 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
(Washington, DC)

9:20 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
(Seoul, South Korea)

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative

The Indo-Pacific Security Initiative works with US, allied, and partner governments and other key stakeholders to shape strategies and policies to mitigate the most important rising security challenges facing the region, including China’s growing threat to the international order and North Korea’s destabilizing nuclear weapons advancements. IPSI also addresses opportunities for cooperation in the region, such as transforming regional security architectures, harnessing emerging technologies, and developing new mechanisms for deterrence and defense cooperation.

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