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The World Knowledge Forum Secretariat5FL. Maekyung Media Center Bldg. 190, Toegye-ro,Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea 04627Tel : 82-2-2000-2411 8 Fax : 82-2-2000-2419Website : www.wkforum.orgGeneral Inquiry : knowledge@mk.co.kr

WORLDKNOWLEDGEFORUMHIGHLIGHTS03 WKF Introduction04 The 19th WKF05 InvitationIntroduction06 History of the WKF08 The 18th WKF Summary10 Speakers at the 18th WKF14 MBA Courses & Book Signing Events15 Open Sessions17 Selected Speakers from Past ForumsThe World Knowledge Forum is a non-profit entity, which aims to promote balanced global growth and prosperity throughknowledge-sharing. As the largest business forum in Asia, the World Knowledge Forum brings together global leaders to addressthe importance of knowledge in meeting the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly changing world.The World Knowledge Forum was conceived as part of the Vision Korea Project, a campaign launched by Maeil BusinessNewspaper in 1997, to propose new visions for development to Korea and to the global community. The first World KnowledgeForum, entitled ‘Shaping the New Millennium with Knowledge,’ took place in 2000, shortly after the Asian financial crisis.Partnering with the Financial Times, Bloomberg, Nikkei and Dow Johns, the Forum has now grown to encompass 1,053 sessionsfeaturing over 4,028 speakers in total from all around the world.

THE 19thWORLDKNOWLEDGEFORUMSave the DateFounder, The World Knowledge ForumChairman, Maekyung Media GroupCHANG Dae-whan Ph.D.October 10th - 12th, 2018SEOUL, KOREAInvitationWith gracious support and enthusiasm from many knowledge seekers around the world, the World Knowledge Forum has growninto one of the most prominent knowledge hubs in the world. Each year, the World Knowledge Forum has been developing itscontents and addressed numerous global agendas with approximately 250 speakers and 4,000 audiences.World Knowledge ForumSecretariat82.2.2000.2411 8wkforum.orgIn order to meet the encouragement and expectations of many who wait for the World Knowledge Forum every October, we haveset the stage again for the best speakers and themes to look ahead of time this year. The 19th World Knowledge Forum is scheduledto take place from October 10th through 12th in 2018, and we will attempt to come up with action plans for important globalissues at hand. There will be in-depth discussions regarding geopolitical, economic, business, and social issues at the 19th WorldKnowledge Forum.I invite you to join us at the 19th World Knowledge Forum.General Inquiryknowledge@mk.co.kr04World Knowledge Forum Highlights05

History ofThe World 0072014The Vision Korea Project was launched.Young Knowledge Leader (YKL) program was launchedto spread knowledge among students.The official Season Two of the World KnowledgeForum began at the brand new venue, ShillaHotel, Seoul. Pre-event was held featuring ThomasPiketty, Professor at the Paris School of Economics,in September to mark its beginning. Open sessionswere provided to the public at Hanuel Theatre atNational Theatre of Korea, and live streaming servicewas introduced.1998The World Knowledge Forum Secretariat wasestablished. CHANG Dae-whan, Chairman ofMaekyung Media Group and founder of the WorldKnowledge Forum, presided over the Forum’sExecutive Committee.20081999The World Knowledge Forum hosted a Luxury WatchExhibition, featuring a number of prestigious brands.The first Knowledge Management Award Ceremony wasestablished together with Booz Allen & Hamilton Inc.20001,053SessionsT he first World Knowledge Forum was held, featuring32 sessions led by 90 panelists.2001 artnerships with Financial Times, Bloomberg, andPCNBC were established. The World Knowledge Corpswas created.2002INSEAD’s first session (Best of Management) was heldat the World Knowledge Forum.WorldKnowledge Forumin Numbers (2000 2017)200373CountriesThe Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises(MAKE) Award was established and the award wasgiven to the world’s leading knowledge-drivenorganizations.2005‘ Newspaper in Education(NIE)’ agreement was signedto invite university student delegates to the WorldKnowledge Forum.The first ‘Woman Leaders Forum’ was held at theWorld Knowledge Forum.20092010New York University Stern School of business FinanceMaster session was held for the first time at the WorldKnowledge Forum.2011IE Business School’s first session was held at the WorldKnowledge Forum.2012The 13th World Knowledge Forum offered 92sessions graced by the presence of 200 panelistsincluding Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank;Condoleezza Rice, Former Minister of State of theUnited States of America; and Paul Krugman, 2008Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics. 3,000 attendeesfrom around the world participated in the Forum.2013HEC Paris and CEIBS newly joined the WorldKnowledge Forum as a knowledge partner andhosted a special session for the audience. TechnologyFrontier sessions were newly launched, coveringindustrial issues such as big data, 3D & 4D electric car,carbon fiber, display, and aerospace.2015Another prestigious venue, Jangchung Arena wasnewly added, reaffirming the reputation of the WKFas the biggest and the most prominent forum inAsia. Jangchung was equipped with a state-of-theart gigantic screen (55meters by 8meters). Also, WKFsuccessfully hosted open sessions in which over 3,500participants attended.2016The contents of the World Knowledge Forumwere vastly upgraded. Representatives of the U.S.Republican Party and the Democratic Party attendedthe forum and held fiery discussions regarding the U.S.Presidential Election. Global Money Show was hostedwithin the forum and reputable businessmen wereawarded the “Asian Business Award”.2017The number of sessions and speakers reached arecord high for the 18th World Knowledge Forum,amounting to 104 sessions and 256 speakers.30-minute impactful, short, relay lecture seriescalled INSIGHT 30’ was newly launched to the forumprogram. In addition to diverse, timely contents, robotemcee which was used for the first time attractedmuch attention from both the audience and thespeakers.World Knowledge Forum Highlights07

THE 18thWORLDKNOWLEDGEFORUMSUMMARYOctober 17th 19th, 2017Jangchung Arena & The Shilla Seoul, KOREAInflection Point:Towards New ProsperitySearching for New Global LeadershipShifting Paradigm in Global EconomyDiscovering 4IR HypostasisInvestment Strategy under New EnvironmentSeeking Ways to One AsiaCollective Intelligence for New Life08

2017Speakersat the 18th WKFHillary Rodham ClintonFormer U.S. Secretary of State10FranÇois HollandeZhang Ya-QinFormer President of FrancePresident of BaiduOliver HartXu JinghongReince PriebusTsuneo KitaWinner of the 2016 Nobel Prizein Economic SciencesChairman of Tsinghua HoldingsFormer White House Chief of StaffChairman & Group CEO of NIKKEIWorld Knowledge Forum Highlights11

2017Speakersat the 18th WKFFatih BirolExecutive Director ofInternational Energy AgencyDirk AhlbornCEO of Hyperloop TransportationTechnologies12Wang JisiPresident of the Institute ofInternational and Strategic Studies,Peking UniversityAmnon ShashuaDavid HansonCEO & CTO of Mobileye,Senior Vice President of IntelFounder & CEO of Hanson RoboticsHu WeiweiNick BostromFounder & President of MobikeDirector of Oxford Future ofHumanity InstituteWorld Knowledge Forum Highlights13

2017Open SessionsWilliam Kim, CEO of AllSaints, Hu Weiwei, Founder andPresident of Mobike, Seo Jungjin, Chairman of Celltrion,and John Lee, CEO of Meritz Asset Management sharedtheir valuable insights to the participants. Over 3,500 WKFparticipants comprised of businessmen and studentsparticipated in the open sessions held at Jangchung Arena.Top MBA CoursesMBA sessions of top universities such as New York UniversityStern School of Business, INSEAD, IE Business School, TsinghuaUniversity, Peking University, and CKGSB are some of the mostpopular sessions at the World Knowledge Forum.Book Signing EventsWKF speakers held special book signing events at the venuethis year. It was a great opportunity for the participants to meetglobal leaders including Nick Bostrom and Michele Wucker.14World Knowledge Forum Highlights15

Past Main Speakers2016Photos fromThe 18thWorld KnowledgeForumGerhard SchröderFormer Chancellor of GermanyLuis Guillermo SolísPresident of the Republic of Costa RicaPedro DomingosProfessor at University ofWashingtonMasaaki ShirakawaGovernor of the Bank of Japan,Professor at Aoyama Gakuin University16Aiming for the GREAT INSTAURATIONDick CheneyFormer U.S. Vice PresidentStrobe TalbottPresident of The BrookingsInstitutionPeter PaceFormer Chairman ofU.S. Joint Chiefs of StaffEdwin FeulnerFounder of The Heritage FoundationDavid RubensteinCo-Founder and Co-CEO of TheCarlyle GroupHoward CharneySenior Vice President of CiscoGeorge PapandreouFormer Prime Minister of GreeceRobert BarroProfessor at HarvardUniversityWendy ShermanFormer U.S. Under Secretary ofState for Political AffairsJohn B. TaylorProfessor at StanfordUniversityWorld Knowledge Forum Highlights17

2015Tony BlairFormer Prime Minister ofGreat Britain and Northern IrelandTheo WaigelFormer German Ministerof Finance20142013Mapping the ZEITGEISTTimothy GeithnerLeon PanettaNathan BlecharczykFormer U.S. Secretaryof the TreasuryFormer U.S. Secretaryof DefenseCo-Founder of AirbnbNouriel RoubiniPaul KennedyHu AngangDean of Institute forContemporary China Studiesat Tsinghua UniversityChairman of Roubini GlobalEconomicsProfessor atYale UniversityThomas PikettyGene SperlingYukio HatoyamaProfessor at Paris Schoolof EconomicsFormer Director of the U.S. NationalEconomic CouncilFormer Prime Ministerof JapanJeremy RifkinJean-Claude TrichetPresident of the Foundationon Economic Trends18Tatiana MitrovaHead of Oil and Gas Department atEnergy Research Institute ofRussian Academy of SciencesFormer Presidentof the ECBLi YiningHonorary Dean at GuanghuaSchool of Management,Peking UniversityJohannes BaillouChairman of the Boardof Partners of MerckLarry SummersProfessor at Harvard UniversityK. C. ChanSecretary of Financial Services & theTreasury of Hong Kong2012Invigorating the Global EconomyFormer Presidentof the French RepublicNicolas SarkozyLe Luong MinhSecretary General of ASEANCarl BildtFormer Prime Minister ofSweden GCIG CommissionerSarah LewisBestselling Author, CuratorThe One Asia MetamorphosisGregory MankiwProfessor at Harvard UniversityKishore MahbubaniDean of Lee Kuan YewSchool of Public PolicyMeir DaganSalman KhanCEO of Royal Dutch Shell plcFormer Director of MossadFounder of Khan AcademyIwata KazumasaThaksin ShinawatraPeter VoserPresident of Japan Centerfor Economic ResearchFormer Prime Ministerof ThailandThe Great Breakthrough: New Solutions for Global Crisis(Leadership, Integrity, Creativity, and Happiness)Paul KrugmanNouriel RoubiniMalcolm GladwellPresident of World BankProfessor at PrincetonUniversityProfessor at NYU Stern School of BusinessJournalist at the New YorkerDani RodrikDaron AcemogluTyler CowenCondoleezza RiceJim Yong KimProfessor at HarvardUniversityEdward GlaeserAuthor of ‘Triumph of the City’Professor at MITProfessor at George MasonUniversityFormer Secretary ofUnited States of AmericaMartin WolfChief EconomicsCommentator at Financial TimesJose Maria AznarFormer Prime Minister ofSpainWorld Knowledge Forum Highlights19