May 19, 2025 - Dr. Kyungjin Song participated as the moderator for the panel discussion at the 1st ASEAN-ROK Think-tank Dialogue on Economic and Trade Policy (AKTD) Conference, held on May 14 in Jeju, Korea. The conference was co-hosted by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade (KIET), bringing together over 100 participants from think tanks across Korea and the ten ASEAN member countries. Attendees also included representatives from The Asia Foundation, the ASEAN Secretariat, the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Yonsei University, and the Korea-Southeast Asia Policy Cooperation Center. Dr. Song moderated a panel session titled "Expanding ASEAN-ROK Economic Cooperation," which featured in-depth discussions among panelists, including Mr. Ahmad Zafarullah, Director at the ASEAN Secretariat; Prof. Youngkyung Ko of Yonsei University; Dr. Youngho Lee of KIET; and Mr. Joon Park of KCCI. The conference marked the first ..

Dr. Kyungjin SONG will present on advancing U.S.-ROK cooperation through strategic technology partnerships at the ITIF-KAIST Forum 2025 on national strategic technology & innovation on May 22, 2025. Registration is available via the QR code below by May 20, 6 PM. Please see the attachment for the details.

April 22, 2025 - Dr. Kyungjin SONG was invited to speak as the keynote speaker at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) Economic Forum in January 2025. After the forum, the CCC interviewed Dr. Song about the topic of "What are the right reforms for transformational growth?" Please click the link below to see the full interview. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkmdxBBmJEE&list=PLRZiVG2TmMkfuiKqDDiF5BraGlvZCdG-L&index=1 Photo from a YouTube interview video by Economy.lk, Sri Lanka Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (screenshot)

March 28, 2025 — Dr. Kyungjin Song moderated the first session of the Korea-India Economic Partnership Forum, which was co-hosted by the Embassy of India in Seoul and the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) on March 27. Dr. Song moderated the first session on “Strategic Importance of Korea-India Relations in the Indo-Pacific.” The discussions focused on past and present changes in the Indo-Pacific region and the development of Korea-India relations. The session panels include Yeon-Jung Ji (Republic of Korea Naval Academy), Won-Deuk Cho (Korea National Diplomatic Academy), and Commodore R. Seshadri Vasan (Chennai Centre for Chinese Studies). The panels emphasized the growing importance of maritime security and the roles of key countries in the Indo-Pacific region. They noted that, amid the weakening of the U.S.-led international order and the rise of non-aligned forces, cooperation among U.S. allies and partner countries will become increasingly crucial. They also mentioned that..