Victor CHA is President of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department, and Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Dr. Cha is also a Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Government at Georgetown University. He previously served on the Defense Policy Board for the Biden administration and on the National Security Council for the George W. Bush administration. He received his Ph.D., MIA, and B.A. in political science from Columbia University and a B.A. with honors from Oxford University.

Kelly Ann SHAW is Partner at Akin Gump and Senior Adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). A leading expert on international trade, global economics, and national security, she previously served as Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, where she led U.S. international economic policy and served as U.S. Sherpa for the G7, G20, and APEC, playing a key role in the U.S.-China Phase One Agreement and the USMCA. Earlier, she served as Trade Counsel to the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee and as Assistant General Counsel at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, representing the United States in over 40 WTO disputes. She also teaches as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Law School. She holds a J.D. from Columbia Law School, an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics, and a B.A. from the University of Washington.

CHOI Jong Kun is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science and International Studies at Yonsei University. He previously served in the Blue House as Secretary for Peace & Arms Control and Peace Planning, where he played a key role in inter-Korean and ROK–U.S. diplomacy, and later as South Korea’s First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. He is the author of Power of Peace and From the Periphery to the Core (co-authored with former President Moon Jae-in), both of which became bestsellers in South Korea. He earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from Ohio State University, his M.A. in Political Science from Yonsei University, and his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Rochester.

HORII Akinari is Special Advisor and a member of the Board of Directors of the Canon Institute for Global Studies. He is also a member of Keizai Doyukai; the Trilateral Commission; and the Board of Councillors of the Institute for International Monetary Affairs. Akinari Horii was a central banker until he stepped down as Assistant Governor of the Bank of Japan in 2010, i.e., G7D and G20D of the BOJ. After he left the Bank, he was a member of the audit and supervision board at Tokio Marine Holdings; advisor to Nomura Securities; a member of the advisory board at Japan International Cooperation Agency; Deputy Chaiman of the US-Japan Foundation, et al. Mr. Horii received his MBA with distinction from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and his BA in Economics from the University of Tokyo.

Barry EICHENGREEN is George C. Pardee & Helen N. Pardee Chair and Distinguished Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught since 1987. He is a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (Cambridge, Massachusetts) and Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (London, England). In 1997-98 he was Senior Policy Advisor at the International Monetary Fund. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (class of 1997). Professor Eichengreen is the convener of the Bellagio Group of academics and economic officials and chair of the Academic Advisory Committee of the Peterson Institute of International Economics. He has held Guggenheim and Fulbright Fellowships and has been a fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (Palo Alto) and the Institute for Advanced Study (Berlin). He is a regular monthly columnist for Project Syndicate. He was awarded the Economic History Association\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Jonathan R.T. Hughes Prize for Excellence in Teaching in 2002 and the University of California at Berkeley Social Science Division\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2004. He is also the recipient of a doctor honoris causa from the American University in Paris. His books include The Populist Temptation: Economic Grievance and Political Reaction in the Modern Era (2018), Ноw Global Currencies Work: Past, Present, and Future, with Livia Chitu and Arnaud Mehl, (2017), The Korean Economy: From a Miraculous Past to a Sustainable Future (Harvard East Asian Monographs) with Wonhyuk Lim, Yung Chul Park and Dwight H. Perkins, (2015), Renminbi Internationalization: Achievements, Prospects, and Challenges, co-edited with Masahiro Kawai, (2015), Hall of Mirrors: The Great Depression, The Great Recession, and the Uses-and Misuses-of History, (2015).

HORII Akinari is Special Advisor and a member of the Board of Directors of the Canon Institute for Global Studies. He is also a member of Keizai Doyukai; the Trilateral Commission; and the Board of Councillors of the Institute for International Monetary Affairs. Akinari Horii was a central banker until he stepped down as Assistant Governor of the Bank of Japan in 2010, i.e., G7D and G20D of the BOJ. After he left the Bank, he was a member of the audit and supervision board at Tokio Marine Holdings; advisor to Nomura Securities; a member of the advisory board at Japan International Cooperation Agency; Deputy Chaiman of the US-Japan Foundation, et al. Mr. Horii received his MBA with distinction from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and his BA in Economics from the University of Tokyo.

Jeffrey FRANKEL is James W. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth at Harvard Kennedy School. He is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, where he also co-chairs the International Seminar on Macroeconomics. He previously served on the U.S. President’s Council of Economic Advisers under President Bill Clinton and was Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. His temporary appointments include the Federal Reserve System, the International Monetary Fund, the University of Michigan, Yale University, the Peterson Institute for International Economics, the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee, and the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Mauritius. He is a regular columnist for Project Syndicate and holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

KWON Goohoon is Senior Asia Economist covering Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam, as well as key regional economic themes. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2007 as Executive Director and was named Managing Director in 2010. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, he worked at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), serving as IMF Resident Representative in Ukraine and Russia, and as Senior Economist and Strategist at ABN AMRO in London, covering Turkey, Russia, and Kazakhstan. Earlier, he worked on economic reform projects in Russia with the Harvard Institute for International Development. He also served as Non-Executive Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Northern Economic Cooperation of the Republic of Korea. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University and his B.A. in Economics from Seoul National University. He is a CFA charterholder.

Daniel B. PONEMAN is Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). From 2015 to 2023, he served as President and CEO of Centrus Energy Corp., where he launched the first U.S. production of high-assay low-enriched uranium. Previously, he served as Deputy Secretary of Energy, and as Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. Department of Energy. In prior tours in government, he served as Special Assistant to the President for Nonproliferation and Export Controls at the National Security Council. He was a Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School. He holds an M.Litt. in politics from the University of Oxford and a J.D. and an A.B. with honors from Harvard University.

Jarrod AGEN is Deputy Assistant to the President and the Executive Director of the National Energy Dominance Council (NEDC). Prior to assuming this position in April 2025, he served as Vice President of Global Media and Digital Communications at Lockheed Martin. During the first Trump administration, he served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Communications Director for Vice President Mike Pence. He previously served as Chief of Staff to Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan.

MAEDA Tadashi is a senior executive at the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), where he has held a range of leadership positions, including Director-General of the Energy and Natural Resources Finance Department, Managing Executive Officer of the Infrastructure and Environment Finance Group, Senior Managing Director, CEO and Executive Managing Director, and Governor. From 2010 to 2012, he served as Special Advisor to the Cabinet of the Government of Japan, and was reappointed to this role from 2022 to 2024. He was a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Council from 2014 to 2017, and since 2020 has served as a member of the Global Advisory Board of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in India.

LIM Seungyeol is Senior Vice President of the Overseas Business Development Department at Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (KHNP). Since 2018, he has spearheaded South Korea’s major international nuclear projects, overseeing the entire lifecycle of initiatives in Egypt, the Czech Republic, and Romania. Mr. Lim played a decisive role in successfully securing and finalizing the contracts for the Cernavoda Unit 1 Refurbishment and Refueling project and the Tritium Removal Facility (TRF) in Romania, as well as the Turbine Island construction for the El Dabaa project in Egypt. In the Romanian market, he orchestrated a key strategic partnership with Candu Energy, strengthening industrial ties with North American entities. Furthermore, he leads KHNP’s strategic investment and technological cooperation with TerraPower in collaboration with SK Group, focusing on the deployment of Generation IV advanced reactors. Previously, he served as Vice President of the Global Business Strategy Division (2018) and Head of the Overseas Business Department (2020), where he was instrumental in fostering the global nuclear ecosystem.

Amir VEXLER is President and Chief Executive Officer of Centrus Energy Corp. and serves on its Board of Directors. He has extensive experience in the nuclear fuel industry, spanning manufacturing, engineering services, commercial operations, and business development. He previously served as President and CEO of Orano USA and spent 20 years at General Electric, where he held senior leadership roles including CEO, Chairman, and COO of Global Nuclear Fuels (GNF), a GE–Hitachi joint venture and global nuclear fuel provider. He holds a B.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto and an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University.

KIHARA Shinichi is Director-General for Energy and Environmental Policy at Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). A specialist in international energy and climate policy, he previously served as Deputy Director-General for Environmental Affairs, leading the G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in Sapporo, and as Deputy Commissioner for International Affairs at the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy. He also served as Senior Energy Analyst at the International Energy Agency in Paris, contributing to the World Energy Outlook. Since joining METI in 1993, he has held senior posts across trade and international policy divisions, including Director for the Policy Planning and Coordination Division of the Trade Policy Bureau. He holds an MBA from Cornell University and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Tokyo.

HWANG Yongsoo is Distinguished Professor at the KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School (KINGS). He has more than four decades of experience in the nuclear fuel cycle, U.S.–ROK nuclear cooperation, export control and promotion, and nuclear nonproliferation and security. He previously served as President of the Korean Nuclear Material Management Society (KNMM), President of the Korea Institute of Nuclear Account and Control (KINAC), Senior Vice President of the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), and Technical Advisory Member of the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission of the Republic of Korea. He also served as an Advisory Member of the IAEA Multilateral Nuclear Agreement (MNA) during the first Iranian nuclear crisis. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. from the University of California, Berkeley.

Patrick M. CRONIN is the Asia-Pacific security chair at Hudson Institute. Previously, he was the senior director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS); senior director of the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) at the National Defense University, where he simultaneously oversaw the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs; director of studies at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS); senior vice president and director of research at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS); and director of research at the US Institute of Peace.

KIM Gunn is a member of the 22nd National Assembly, representing the People Power Party. He serves as the Ranking Member of the National Assembly Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee. Previously, he served as Head of the Korean Peninsula Peace Negotiation Headquarters, Deputy Minister for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and Ambassador for International Security Affairs. He has also held key roles in North Korean nuclear diplomacy and North American affairs. He holds an M.A. in Political Science from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a B.A. in Political Science from Seoul National University.

Markus GARLAUSKAS is Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security of the Atlantic Council, where he leads work on conflict and nuclear deterrence, U.S. strategy, and cooperation with allies and partners across the Indo-Pacific. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University’s Security Studies Program. Prior to joining the Atlantic Council, he served in the U.S. government for nearly twenty years. From 2014 to 2020, he was a member of the Senior National Intelligence Service and served as National Intelligence Officer for North Korea on the National Intelligence Council. Earlier in his career, he spent nearly twelve years overseas in Seoul at the headquarters of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and U.S. Forces Korea. He earned his M.A. from Georgetown University’s Security Studies Program and his B.A. in History from Kent State University.

JIMBO Ken is Professor of International Relations at Keio University and Managing Director of Programs at the International House of Japan (IHJ/I-House). He also serves as an adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS). He previously served as Special Advisor to the Minister of Defense and Senior Advisor to Japan’s National Security Secretariat. His research focuses on international security, Japan–U.S. security relations, and Japan’s foreign and defense policy, and his policy writings have appeared in RAND Corporation, NBR, the Stimson Center, Pacific Forum CSIS, The Japan Times, Nikkei, Yomiuri, Asahi, and Sankei Shimbun.

KIM Jungsup is a Senior Research Fellow at the Sejong Institute. His research focuses on the U.S.–ROK alliance, North Korea’s nuclear issues, and the geopolitics of Northeast Asia. Prior to joining the Sejong Institute, he served in various senior positions at the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Korea, where he was responsible for security strategy, budget planning, and organizational affairs, eventually retiring as Deputy Minister for Planning and Coordination. He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Oxford and a B.A. in Political Science from Seoul National University.

Sydney A. SEILER is Senior Advisor to the Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), with over four decades of expertise on Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia security, political, economic, and socio-cultural issues. He previously served as National Intelligence Officer for North Korea at the National Intelligence Council and as U.S. Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks and was Director for Korea Affairs on the White House National Security Council staff. He was also a member of the Senior National Intelligence Service. His awards include the Presidential Rank of Meritorious Senior National Intelligence Officer, the National Intelligence Superior Service Medal, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award, and the Republic of Korea’s Cheonsu Medal of the Order of National Security Merit.