Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue 2023: Energy Security

Grand Ballroom, The Plaza Seoul
119 Sogong-Ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

Co-hosted by the Korea Environment Institute (KEI),
the Korea Energy and Economics Institute (KEEI), and
the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI)

Master of Ceremonies: Hannah Jun, Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University

8:30-9:00
Registration

Opening Session

9:00–9:10 
Welcome Remarks
Ban Ki-moon, The 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chairman of the Ban Ki-moon Foundation For a Better Future
Gi-Wook Shin, Director of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and Korea Program, Professor of Sociology, William J. Perry Professor of Contemporary Korea, and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University

9:10–9:30
Congratulatory Remarks
Kim Jin-pyo, Speaker of the National Assembly, Republic of Korea
Cha In-pyo, Actor, Director, and Honorary Ambassador of the Trans-Pacific Sustainability Dialogue
Teruo Fujii, President of the University of Tokyo

Plenary 1: World Leaders Session

9:30–9:35
Moderator 
Gi-Wook Shin, Director of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and Korea Program, Professor of Sociology, William J. Perry Professor of Contemporary Korea, and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University

9:35–10:15
Keynote Speakers
Ban Ki-moon, The 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chairman of the Ban Ki-moon Foundation For a Better Future
Zandanshatar Gombojav, Chairman of the State Great Hural of Mongolia
Steven Chu, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Physics, of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, and of Energy Science and Engineering at Stanford University; former U.S. Secretary of Energy; and 1997 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics
Woochong Um, Managing Director General of the Asian Development Bank

10:15–10:45
Q&A

10:45–11:00
Coffee and Tea Break

Plenary 2: Global Picture for Energy Security
Organized by the Ban Ki-moon Foundation For a Better and Korea Environment Institute

11:00–11:05
Moderator
Chang Hoon Lee, President of the Korea Environment Institute

11:05–11:15
Keynote Speaker
Hyun Jae Kim, President, Korea Energy Economics Institute, Republic of Korea

11:10–11:45
Panelists
Sung Jin Kang, Director, Global Energy Technology Policy Professionals Program, Korea University
Jong Soon Im, Executive Vice President, Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS)
Oyun Sanjaasuren, Director of External Affairs, Green Climate Fund

11:45–12:15
Q&A

12:30–14:00
Luncheon
Hosted by the Korea Energy and Economics Institute (KEEI) 

Plenary 3: Geopolitics and Energy Sustainability
Organized by the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center of Stanford University

14:00–14:05
Moderator
Joon-woo Park, Former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the European Union, Belgium, and Singapore, former Senior Secretary to the President for Political Affairs at the Blue House, former Chairman of The Sejong Institute, former Visiting Professor at the Institute for State Governance at Yonsei University, and former Koret Fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University

14:05–14:45
Panelists
Thomas Fingar, Fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University, former U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Analysis, Director of the Office of Analysis for East Asia and the Pacific, and Chief of the China Division, former Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis, and Chairman of the National Intelligence Council
Undraa Agvaanluvsan, President of the Mitchell Foundation for Arts and Sciences, President of the Green Building Council of Mongolia, Co-Chair of the Mongolia Chapter of the Women Corporate Directors, Affiliate at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University, and former Member of Parliament of Mongolia
Gita Wirjawan, Research Scholar at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University, former Minister of Trade and former Chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board of the Republic of Indonesia, and Founder of Ancora Group and Ancora Foundation
Scot Marciel, Oksenberg-Rohlen Fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University and former U.S. Ambassador to Myanmar, Indonesia, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

14:45–15:15
Q&A

15:15–15:30
Coffee and Tea Break

Plenary 4: Energy Security Through Clean Energy Solutions in Asia and the Pacific
Organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

15:30–15:35
Moderator
Kee-Yung Nam, Principal Energy Economist, Energy Sector Group, Sectors Group of the Asian Development Bank

15:35–16:25
Panelists
Hongpeng Liu, Director, Energy Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Joel Abraham, Chief Executive Officer, Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission
Priyantha D.C. Wijayatunga, Senior Director, Energy Sector Group, Sectors Group of the Asian Development Bank

16:25–16:45
Q&A

16:45–17:00
Coffee and Tea Break

Plenary 5: Clean Energy and Co-Benefits
Organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea

17:00–17:05
Moderator
Hyoeun Jenny Kim, Ambassador and Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea

17:05–17:45
Panelists
Nabeel Munir, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the Republic of Korea
Tamara Mawhinney, Ambassador of Canada to the Republic of Korea
Hamza Ali Malik, Director of Macroeconomic Policy and Financing, Development Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Tae Yong Jung, Professor of Sustainable Development at the Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University

17:45–18:15
Q&A

Reception and Dinner
This is an invitation-only dinner.

Maple Hall
The Plaza Seoul
119 Sogong-Ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

Hosted by the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center of Stanford University

18:30–19:00
Reception

19:00–19:05
Welcome Remarks
Gi-Wook Shin, Director of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and Korea Program, Professor of Sociology, William J. Perry Professor of Contemporary Korea, and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University

19:05-19:15
Congratulatory Remarks
Kim Hyong-O, Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Republic of Korea, and former Visiting Scholar at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University
Jae Youl Kim, Vice President of Stanford Club Korea, President of Global Strategy Group at Samsung Global Research, and President of the International Skating Union

19:15–19:30
Keynote Speaker
Steven Chu, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Physics, of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, and of Energy Science and Engineering at Stanford University; former U.S. Secretary of Energy; and 1997 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics 

19:00–20:30
Dinner

Lee Sam Bong-Hall, Ewha Campus Complex, Level B4
Ewha Womans University
52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul

Hosted by Center for Climate/Environmental Change Prediction Research at Ewha Womans University

Master of Ceremonies: Hannah Jun, Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University

8:30-9:00
Registration

Opening Session

9:00–9:30
Welcome Remarks
Ban Ki-moon, The 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chairman of the Ban Ki-moon Foundation For a Better Future
Eun Mee Kim, President of Ewha Womans University, Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies, and Director of the Ewha Global Health Institute for Girls and Women, Ewha Womans University

Plenary 6: Pursuit of Energy Security With Energy Efficient Technologies and Solutions
Organized by Samsung Electronics America

9:30–9:35
Moderator
Celeste Crystal, Sustainability Lead for Device Solutions America Memory, Samsung Electronics America

9:35–10:35
Panelists
Ken Haig, Head of Energy and Environmental Policy, APAC, Amazon Web Services
Ji-Hee Son, Director of the Center for Institutional Innovation, National Institute of Green Technology
Marijn Vervoorn, Director of ESG Sustainability Strategy, ASML

10:35–10:45
Q&A

10:45–11:00
Coffee and Tea Break

Plenary 7: The Political Economy of Renewable Energy and Energy Security
Organized by the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center of Stanford University

11:00–11:05
Moderator
Kiyoteru Tsutsui, Deputy Director of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and Director of the Japan Program, Faculty Co-Director of the Center for Human Rights and International Justice, Professor of Sociology, and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University

11:05–11:45
Panelists
Jin Hur, Associate Professor of Climate and Energy Systems Engineering at Ewha Womans University; Member of the Renewable Energy Policy Council at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy; Committee Member at the Korea Power Exchange; and Senior Member of IEEE Power and Energy Society
Naoko Ishii, Executive Vice President, Professor at the Institute for Future Initiatives, and Director of the Center for Global Commons at the University of Tokyo; former CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility; former Deputy Vice Minister of Finance of Japan; and former Country Director of Sri Lanka at the World Bank
Hardy T.S. Kagimoto, Chairman of the Board of PowerX, Inc. and Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Healios
Yao Lixia, Senior Research Fellow and Head of Energy Security Division at the Energy Studies Institute of the National University of Singapore

11:45–12:15
Q&A

12:30–14:00
Luncheon
Hosted by Ewha Womans University

Plenary 8: Environment and Energy Security: Dialogue With the Future Generation
Organized by the Graduate School of International Studies at Yonsei University

14:00–14:05
Moderator
Tae Yong Jung, Professor of Sustainable Development at the Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University

14:05–14:45
Panelists
Haksik Yoo, Research Fellow, Korea Energy Economics Institute, Republic of Korea
Sang Cheol Kim, Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy and Stanford Emerging Technology Review (SETR) Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Kenji Kimura, Senior Researcher, Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
Prem Kumar Pokhrel, PhD Candidate, Global Energy Technology Policy Professionals Program, Korea University

14:45–15:15
Q&A

15:15–15:30
Coffee and Tea Break

Plenary 9: Education and Energy Security: Dialogue With the Future Generation
Organized by the Center for Climate/Environmental Change Prediction Research at Ewha Womans University

15:30–15:35
Moderator
Yong-Sang Choi, Director of the Center for Climate/Environmental Change Prediction Research, Ewha Womans University

15:35–16:25
Panelists
Jeonghoon Shin, Director General and Head of Future Grid Research Center, Korea Electric Power Corporation Research Institute
Baehyun Min, Associate Professor of Climate and Energy Systems Engineering, Ewha Womans University
Dong Joo Kang, Director of the Research Institute at HAEZOOM, Inc.
SungUn Chang, CEO of YOLK Solar Energy
Nuri Bae, PhD Student, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University

16:25–16:45
Q&A

16:45–17:00
Coffee and Tea Break

Plenary 10: Equality and Energy Security: Dialogue With the Future Generation
Organized by the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center of Stanford University

17:00–17:05
Moderator
Cheryll Alipio, Associate Director for Program and Policy at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University

17:05–17:45
Panelists
Sanghun Lee, Assistant Professor of Climate and Energy Systems Engineering at Ewha Womans University
Nomin Badam, Former Renewable Energy Coordinator at the Ministry of Energy of Mongolia and Project Analyst, Newcom Group
Ekaterina Azarova, PhD Candidate in International Business, Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University
Niña Alexandria R. Agustin, Campaign and Advocacy Officer at the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities, Philippines

17:45–18:15
Q&A

Closing Session

18:15–18:30
Closing Remarks
Kim Bong-hyun, Former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Australia, former President of Jeju Peace Institute, and Advisor to Mr. Ban Ki-moon, the 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations at the Ban Ki-moon Foundation For a Better Future
Kiyoteru Tsutsui, Deputy Director of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and Director of the Japan Program, Faculty Co-Director of the Center for Human Rights and International Justice, Professor of Sociology, and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
Yong-Sang Choi, Director of the Center for Climate/Environmental Change Prediction Research and Professor of Climate and Energy Systems Engineering, Ewha Womans University