2022 World Emerging Security Forum

WESF ROUNDTABLE

Prior to the 2022 World Emerging Security Forum,
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a WESF round table on Thursday, May 26, 2022,
to raise and invigorate the discussion of domestic awareness of Emerging Security Threats
along with The Korean Institute of Communications & Information Science, Korean Association of World Politics of Information,
and Korea National Diplomatic Academy. (Language of videos is only be serviced in Korean)

Opening Ceremony

WESF Roundtable Opening Ceremony with Domestic Experts of Emerging Security
  • Opening Remarks : Ham Sang-Wook, Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Congratulatory Remarks : Yoan Shin, President of The Korean Institute of Communications & Information Sciences (KICS)
  • Congratulatory Remarks : Sangbae Kim, Vice President of Korean Association of World Politics of Information

SESSION 1

The Ukraine Crisis and its Implications for Cybersecurity

The discussion involved CYBER-ATTACKS that have occurred during the war in Ukraine, psychological warfare using social media and increasing the role of Non-state actors in cyberspace.
  • Presenter : So Jeong Kim, Director of International Security Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Panel : Ki-Hyung Kim, Professor of Department of Cyber Security at Ajou University
  • Panel : Tae-Eun Song, Asistant Professor of Department of National Security and Unification Studies at Korea National Diplomatic Academy
  • Panel : Hanbyeol Sohn, Associate Professor of Department of Military Strategy at Korea National Defense University
  • Moderator : Sangbae Kim, Vice President of Korean Association of World Politics of Information

SESSION 2

Security Consensus on Emerging Technologies and the Future of Global Governance

To respond to the uncertainties and potential threats posed by emerging technologies, we discussed the ways to increase the responsible development and use of technologies through building governance based on norms and values.

  • Presenter : Een-Kee Hong, Executive Vice President of The Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
  • Panel : Seung-joo Lee, Professor of the Department of the Poltical Science and International Relations at Chung-Ang University
  • Panel : Junghyun Yoon, Research Fellow at Department for Security Strategy / Center for Science and Technology and Cyber Security (INSS)
  • Panel : Seunghyun Nam, Associate Professor of Korea National Diplomatic Academy
  • Moderator : Jang-ho Park, Deputy Director-General of International Organization Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs