2024 World Emerging Security Forum
SPEAKERS
Opening Ceremony (10:00-10:30)
2024 World Emerging Security Forum
CHO Tae-yul
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Republic of Korea
Dan SMITH
Director,
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Kwang Hyung LEE *Video
President,
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Carl BILDT *Video
Co-Chair, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) /
Former Prime Minister, Sweden
James Andrew LEWIS
Senior Vice President,
Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
LIM Jong-in
Special Advisor to the President for Cyber, Republic of Korea
SESSION 1 (10:40-13:10)
AI and Technologies: Anticipating Global Security Challenges
SESSION 1-1 (10:40-11:50)
AI, Quantum and Space: How can we boldly go?
YOUN Jong Kwon
Director General for International Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
Ariel CONN
Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Consultant,
Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA)
Zena ASSAAD
Senior Lecturer,
Australian National University
Kyunghyun CHO *Virtual Live
Professor of Computer Science and Data Science,
New York University (NYU)
Thompson CHENGETA
Professor of International Law and AI Technologies,
School of Law, Liverpool John Moores University
Jongjin KIM
Senior Vice President,
Hanwha Systems
Dan SMITH
Director, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
SESSION 1-2 (11:50-13:10)
AI-WMD Nexus: Risks and Responses
Wilfred WAN
WMD Programme Director and Senior Researcher, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
James Andrew LEWIS
Senior Vice President, Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
Nobumasa AKIYAMA
Professor, Hitotsubashi University / Director, Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology, Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA)
Laura GREGO
Senior Scientist and Research Director, Union of Concerned Scientists
Jimena VIVEROS
Managing Director and CEO, IQuilibriumAI
Ylli BAJRAKTARI *Virtual Live
President and CEO, Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP)
Michael KARIMIAN
Director, Digital Diplomacy, Microsoft
SESSION 2 (14:10-15:40)
Defending Cyberspace: Understanding the Evolution of Cyber Threats
Sohyun SHIN
Research Fellow, Asan Institute for Policy Studies
Neil J. WALSH
Executive Secretary - GlobE Anti-Corruption Network, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) / Chief, Law Enforcement and Strategic Networks
Allison PYTLAK
Senior Fellow and Cyber Program Director, Stimson Center
Manon LE BLANC
Coordinator for Cyber Issues, European External Action Service (EEAS)
Irene CORPUZ
Strategic Steering Committee (SSC) Member, Global Forum for Cyber Expertise (GFCE)
SESSION 3 (15:50-17:00)
The Battle for Technological Dominance: Competition in Mineral, Chips, and Batteries
Jingdong YUAN
Director, China and Asia Security Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Sophia KALANTZAKOS
Global Distinguished Professor, Environmental Studies and Public Policy, New York University (NYU) Abu Dhabi
Frank UMBACH
Head of Research of European Cluster for Climate, Energy and Resource Security (EUCERS), Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS), University of Bonn
Junhyeok PARK
Senior Researcher, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM)
Zainab USMAN
Senior Fellow and Director, Africa Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
YU Jie
Senior Research Fellow on China, Chatham House
Closing Ceremony (17:00-17:10)
2024 World Emerging Security Forum
RHEE Dong-yeol
Ambassador for International Cyber Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
Dan SMITH
Director, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)