AHN Ho-Young is currently a Chair Professor at Kyungnam University. He was a career diplomat who formerly served as ROK Ambassador to the United States. Previously, he served as 1st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Min- ister for Trade at MOFA, ROK Ambassador to Belgium and the Korean Mission to the European Union. He holds an Hon- orary Doctorate in political science from Kyungnam University, an M.A. from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, and a B.A. in political science from Seoul National University.

AHN Seryoung is a Korean diplomat currently serving as Economic Minister at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Washington, DC since February 2024. Before starting her sec- ond tour in the United States, she was Director-General for International Economic Affairs (2022-2024) in Seoul, in which she oversaw Korea’s participation in multilateral fora such as G20, APEC, and OECD. Throughout her career, she has been responsi- ble for various economic and trade issues, including the KORUS FTA negotia- tions. She previously served as Director for North American and European Union Economic Affairs, and undertook overseas missions, including in El Salva- dor, Germany and Chennai, India.

AKIYAMA Masahiro currently serves as President of Akiya- ma Associates and as Chairman of the Society of Security and Diplomatic Policy Studies. President Akiyama’s professional career in government spans a number of senior positions, in- cluding Head of the Banking Investigation Division and Direc- tor-General of Tokyo Customs. After moving to the Defense Agency in 1991, he served as Director-General of the Defense Policy Bureau, the Finance Bureau, and as the Administrative Vice-Minister of Defense before re- signing from the agency in 1998.

Allison HOOKER is Senior Vice President at American Glob- al Strategies, overseeing the firm’s Indo-Pacific practice. She pre- viously served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asia at the NSC, where she led U.S. policy coordi- nation for the Indo-Pacific region. Prior to that, she was Spe- cial Assistant to the President and Senior Director for the Korean Peninsula, focusing on U.S. policy toward the Korean Peninsula. She holds an M.A. in international affairs from George Washington University and a B.A. in political science and public administration from Georgia College and State University.

Andrew YEO is Senior Fellow and the SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies at the Brookings Institution’s Center for East Asia Policy Studies. He is also Professor of Politics at the Catholic University of America. He recently wrote a book titled State, Society, and Markets in North Korea. He holds a Ph.D. in government from Cornell University and a B.A. in psychology and international studies from Northwestern University.

Andy KIM is a U.S. Senator from New Jersey. Before his elec- tion to the Senate, he represented New Jersey’s 3rd Congres- sional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for three terms, serving parts of Burlington, Ocean, Mercer, and Mon- mouth Counties. Senator Kim has an extensive background in public service, working across bipartisan administrations at USAID, the Pentagon, the State Department, and the NSC. He also served as an advisor to Generals Petraeus and Allen in Afghanistan. He holds a D.Phil. and a M.Phil. from Magdalen College, Oxford, and a B.A. from the University of Chicago.

Ann BLUNTZER is Executive Director at the Hamm Institute for American Energy at Oklahoma State University. A busi- ness-minded educator, Dr. Bluntzer specializes in nurturing leaders within the energy sector. She has been a faculty member at Texas Christian University since 2013, where she also served as Executive Director of the Ralph Lowe Energy Institute, Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Management, Executive Educa- tion Professor at the Neeley School of Business, and Director of the Energy MBA and Evening Graduate Programs. She holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Manage- ment and Education Administration from the University of South Carolina.

Anshu ROY is Founder and CEO of Rhombus Power Inc. From 2011 to 2016, Dr. Roy focused on Rhombus’s efforts to help the ongoing cleanup at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Pow- er Plant in Japan, through his invention called MercuryTM – Rhombus’s patented platform for solid-state subatomic parti- cle detection. Rhombus enters its second decade, having grown into an entity trusted and relied on by the United States Government, from the Air Force to SPACECOM. He holds a his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.

Anthony KIM is a Research Fellow, Editor of the Index of Eco- nomic Freedom, and Manager of Global Engagement for the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at the Heritage Foun- dation. Previously, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Dr. Edwin Feulner, Founder of the Heritage Foundation. As an editor, he manages the production of the Heritage Founda- tion’s annual Index of Economic Freedom. He holds an M.A. from George Wash- ington University and studied economics at Rutgers University in New Bruns- wick, New Jersey.

Barry PAVEL Barry PAVEL is a RAND vice president, and director of the RAND National Security Research Division (NSRD). He also directs the National Defense Research Institute (NDRI), a federally funded research and development center. Before joining RAND, Mr. Pavel was founding director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council. Before that, he was special assistant to the president and senior director for defense strategy and policy on the National Security Council (NSC) for Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. He holds both MPA and M.A. from Princeton University and a B.A. in applied mathematics and economics from Brown University.

Blu HULSEY is the Senior Vice President of Government Re- lations and Regulatory Affairs at Continental Resources. Mr. Hulsey is responsible for advising corporate leadership and implementing strategy to influence government and regulato- ry actions. He is a registered lobbyist in North Dakota, Mon- tana and Oklahoma. Prior to joining Continental Resources, he served as the City Manager for the Cities of Bixby and Skiatook, Oklahoma. He also served as Council for the Senate Environment and Public Works Com- mittee for Senator Inhofe in Washington, DC and as a field representative in the Senator’s Tulsa office. He holds a degree from University of Tulsa, School of Law, and B.S. in business management from Oklahoma State University.

Bruce KLINGNER specializes in Korean and Japanese affairs as Senior Research Fellow for Northeast Asia at the Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center. Mr. Klingner’s analyses and writings about the Korean Peninsula and Japan, as well as related issues, are informed by his 20 years of service at the Central Intelligence Agency and Defense Intelligence Agency. He is a distinguished graduate of the National War College, where he received his M.A. in national security strategy. He also holds an M.A. in strategic intelligence from Defense Intelligence College and a B.A. in political science from Middle- bury College in Vermont.

Carrie FILIPETTI is the Executive Director of the Vanden- berg Coalition who formerly served as Deputy Assistant Sec- retary for Cuba and Venezuela in the Bureau of Western Hemi- sphere Affairs. Prior to this position, she served as a Senior Policy Advisor for the United States Mission to the United Nations (USUN), where she advised U.S. Ambassador Nikki R. Haley on issues related to counterterrorism, the Middle East, and the Western Hemisphere. She holds a B.A. in religious studies from the University of Virginia.

Charles A. FLYNN FLYNN is a retired U.S. Army General who last served as Commanding General of U.S. Army Pacific from 2021 to 2024. General Flynn previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Training of the Army Staff. He is the younger brother of Lieutenant General Mi- chael T. Flynn, President Donald Trump\'s first National Secu- rity Advisor. He received an M.A. in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College and an M.S. in joint campaign planning and strategy from the Joint Advanced Warfighting School, National Defense University.

CHEY Tae-won is Chairman of the Chey Institute for Ad- vanced Studies and Chairman and CEO of SK Group, a global conglomerate with nearly 150 affiliates spanning energy, ICT, semiconductors, and bio industries. He also serves as Chair- man of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Korea’s largest business organization, representing over 190,000 member companies. Under his leadership, KCCI plays a key role in trade promotion, economic diplomacy, and fostering international cooperation. Additionally, he is Chairman of the 2025 APEC CEO Summit, which will be held in Korea.

CHO Hyun-dong is Korean Ambassador to the United States. Since joining MOFA in 1985, Amb. Cho served various key roles, including Deputy Minister for Planning and Coordi- nation, Deputy Chief of Mission of the ROK embassy in the U.S., and Minister Counselor at the ROK Embassy in India. Prior to his current role, he held the position of First Vice Min- ister of Foreign Affairs. He also served as the representative of the Korea Invest- ment Promotion Office for the United Nations Industrial Development Organi- zation (UNIDO).

CHOI Byung-il is Professor Emeritus at Ewha Womans Uni- versity and Vice President of the UN Korean Association. He is a former Dean of the Graduate School of International Stud- ies at Ewha Womans University. A renowned expert in interna- tional trade, Prof. Choi served as Korea’s chief negotiator for the WTO telecom talks and contributed to the Korea-U.S. and Korea-EU telecom agreements. He also served as President of the Korea Founda- tion for Advanced Studies (KFAS) and Korea Economic Research Institute (KERI). He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Yale University and a B.A. in eco- nomics from Seoul National University.

CHOI HyungDu is a member of the Korean National As- sembly, representing the Masanhappo District. He currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Science, ICT, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee and as a member of the Emergency Measures Committee. Previously, he was a spokes- person for the National Assembly and held key roles in the Presidential Office as well as the Office of the Prime Minister, including Secre- tary of the President for Public Relations Planning. He holds an M.A. in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a B.A. in sociology from Seoul National University.

CHOI Joon is Executive Vice President in charge of global growth strategy at SK Hynix. Dr. Choi joined SK Hynix in 2021 as Head of Marketing after serving as Chief of Staff to the SK Group Chairman. Since joining SK Group in 2012, he has assumed various roles in developing global investment oppor- tunities and business development. Prior to joining SK Group, he was a partner at Booz & Company. He received his Ph.D., MBA and M.S. in management information systems, as well as a B.S. in business administration, from Boston University.

Christopher JOHNSTONE is Managing Principal at The Asia Group. Previously, Mr. Johnstone served as Senior Advi- sor and Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and Interna- tional Studies (CSIS). He also served in government for 25 years in a variety of senior positions with a focus on U.S. policy toward Japan and the Indo-Pacific. He served twice on the NSC, as Director for East Asia and Director for Japan and Oceanian Affairs. In the Office of the Secretary of Defense, he led offices with responsibility for South and Southeast Asia and East Asia. He has an MPA from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs and a B.A. from Swarthmore College.

Christopher MILLER Christopher MILLER is Senior Advisor at Prescentus, a strategic advisory firm. He served as Acting United States Secretary of Defense from November 9, 2020, to January 20, 2021. Prior to this role, he was Director of the National Counterterrorism Center from August to November 2020. A retired U.S. Army Special Forces Colonel, he participated in combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. He holds an M.A. in national security studies from the Naval War College and a B.A. in history from George Washington University

Chuck HAGEL served as the 24th U.S. Secretary of Defense. Mr. Hagel’s current commitments include service on the Board of Trustees of RAND Corporation, Centennial Scholar at Georgetown Walsh School of Foreign Service, Distin- guished Statesman at Atlantic Council, Chairman of the Vet- eran’s Justice Commission, Board of Governors of PBS, and Board of Visitors of West Point Military Academy. He also served two terms in the U.S. Senate, representing Nebraska, during which he was a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Intelligence Committees. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska Omaha.

Cory GARDNER is a former U.S. Senator who represented Colorado from 2015 to 2021. In late 2024, Senator Gardner was named Chairman of the Board of the Senate Leadership Fund. During his time as Senator, he was selected to serve as Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. He also served on powerful Senate Committees including the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Prior to being elected to the Senate, he represented Colorado’s 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015.

Dan SULLIVAN is an American politician, attorney, and Ma- rine Corps veteran who has been serving as a United States Senator from Alaska since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Senator Sullivan previously served as Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources from 2010 to 2013 and as Alaska Attorney General from 2009 to 2010. He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1993 after completing his law and for- eign service degrees. He was on active duty from 1993 to 1997, when he transi- tioned to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. He holds a joint Law and M.S. degree from Georgetown University and a B.A. in economics from Harvard University.

Daniel B. PONEMAN is Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). From 2015 to 2023, he served as Pres- ident and CEO of Centrus Energy Corp. 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 a White House Fellow and on the National Secu- rity Council. He was a Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and Inter- national 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.

Edwin FEULNER is the Founder and former President of the Heritage Foundation. Dr. Feulner formerly served as Execu- tive Director of the Republican Study Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. He earned his Ph.D. from the Uni- versity of Edinburgh, an MBA from the University of Pennsyl- vania’s Wharton School of Business, and a B.A. from Regis University. He also attended London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) prior to his Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh.

ENDO Ken is Chair and Professor of International Politics at the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Law. Previously, Prof. Endo was a Professor of International Politics at School of Law and Dean of the Graduate School of Public Policy at Hokkaido University. He is also an Adjunct Fellow at the Japan Institute for International Affairs and has served in the policy planning unit within the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He holds a D.Phil. in politics from St Antony’s College, Oxford.

Eric BRECKENFELD is Director of Technology Policy at NVIDIA, leading policy efforts on semiconductor supply chains and artificial intelligence. Previously, he worked at the Semiconductor Industry Association, where he assisted with the passage and early implementation of the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act. He also served as a subject matter expert at DAR- PA, an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow for the White House’s Na- tional Nanotechnology Initiative, and a National Research Council Fellow at the Naval Research Laboratory. He holds a Ph.D. in materials science and engineer- ing from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a B.S. in physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Eric CANTOR is Vice Chairman and Managing Director at Moelis & Company and serves as a member of its board of di- rectors. He advises clients on issues spanning the intersection of public policy and industry. Mr. Cantor, who has more than 30 years of political and business experience, was formerly United States Representative from Virginia from 2000-2014. A Republican, Cantor served as House Majority Leader from 2011 to 2014, and as House Minority Whip from 2009 to 2011. He holds a M.S. in real estate devel- opment from Columbia University, a J.D. from the College of William and Mary, and a B.A. from the George Washington University.

Evan MEDEIROS is Professor and Penner Family Chair in Asia Studies in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He previously served for six years on the staff of the National Security Council as Director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia and then as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asia. In the latter role, he was President Obama’s top advisor on the Asia-Pacific. He holds a Ph.D. in international rela- tions from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

FUJISAKI Ichiro is President of the American Japan Society. Amb. Fujisaki previously served as Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. and Japanese representative to the United Nations and World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva. His other posts within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs include Deputy Director-General for Asian Affairs, Director-General for North American Affairs, Deputy Foreign Minister, and personal representative of the Japanese Prime Minister for the G8 Summit.

G. John IKENBERRY is the Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University in the Department of Politics and the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He is also Co-Director of Princeton’s Center for International Security Studies. His most recent book is A World Safe for Democracy: Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order. During 2023-24, he was a visiting fellow at the University of Oxford. Among his many activities, Professor Ikenberry served as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations Task Force on U.S.-European re- lations, a member of an advisory group at the State Department in 2003-04, and a member of the Policy Planning Staff in 1991-92.

Harold HAMM is the Founder and Chair of the Board of Di- rectors of Continental Resources. Chairman Hamm also serves as Executive Chairman of Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (DEPA) which he co-founded. Through DEPA, he is widely recognized for working tirelessly to help lift America’s 40-year-old ban on U.S. crude oil exports. A national leader in promoting health, education, and the energy industry, he has given generously to numerous causes and is committed to solving humanity’s greatest challenges in- cluding diabetes, energy poverty, literacy, and education. He is the best-selling author of Game Changer: Our 50-Year Mission to Secure American’s Energy Inde- pendence.

HAYASHI Yoshimasa is Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan and concurrently holds the post of Minister in charge of the abduction issue. Mr. Hayashi previously held five cabinet posi- tions which include Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2023, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology from 2017 to 2018, Minister of Agriculture, For- estry and Fisheries from 2012 to 2014 and in 2015, Minister of State for Eco- nomic and Fiscal Policy in 2009, and Minister of Defense in 2008. He holds a M.P.A. from Harvard Kennedy School and a L.L.B. from University of Tokyo.

HIRAI Hirohide currently serves as Vice President and Ex- ecutive Officer at Hitachi since April 2024. Previously, Mr. Hirai served as Special Advisor to the Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade & Industry (METI). He has held various se- nior roles at METI, including Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Director-General of the Economic and Industrial Poli-cy Bureau, and Director-General of the Commerce and Information Policy Bu- reau. He played a key role in government-wide economic growth strategy as Se- nior Counselor at the Cabinet Secretariat. He received his M.Sc. in international relations from London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

IN Namsik is Director-General for Strategic Region Studies at Korea National Diplomatic Academy\'s IFANS. Professor In’s academic expertise focuses on Middle Eastern and Islamic affairs, as well as U.S. foreign policy towards the Middle East. He has served on various policy advisory boards, including Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Addition-ally, he has been an active board member of several academic associations, in- cluding Korean Association of International Studies, Korean Association of Middle East Studies, and Korean Association of Islamic Studies. He holds a Ph.D. in Middle East politics from Durham University and an M.A. in political science from Yonsei University.

Jae LEE is CEO and Co-Founder of Twelve Labs, an AI com- pany specializing in video understanding. Previously, he worked as a Lead Data Scientist at the ROK Cyber Operations Command within the Ministry of National Defense, where he received an award for highest distinction in software develop- ment, becoming the first corporal in the command’s history to earn the honor. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the Uni- versity of California, Berkeley.

James KIM is Director of Public Opinion and External Rela- tions at Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI). Dr. Kim also serves as a lecturer in the Executive Master of Public Pol- icy and Administration Program at Columbia University. Pre- viously, he was a Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Center for Regional Studies and the Center for Public Opin-ion Research at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies. He was also an Assistant Professor of Political Science at California State Polytechnic University (Pomo- na). He holds his Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University, and an M.S. and a B.S. in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University.

James LANDAY is Professor of Computer Science and the Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan Professor in the School of Engineering at Stanford University. He is Co- Founder and Denning Co-Director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI). Professor Landay was previously a tenured faculty member at Cornell Tech, the University of Washington, and UC Berkeley. He was also Director of Intel Labs Seattle and Co-Founder of NetRaker. He is a member of the ACM SIGCHI Academy, an ACM Fellow, and was awarded the ACM SIGCHI Life- time Research Award. He holds a Ph.D. and a M.S. in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University and a B.S. in EECS from UC Berkeley.

James STEINBERG is Dean of Johns Hopkins School of Ad- vanced International Studies. Previously, he served as Profes- sor of Social Science, International Affairs, and Law at Syra- cuse University, where he was Dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs for five years. He also served as Deputy Secretary of State to Secretary Hillary Clinton. From 2005-2008, he was Dean of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas. He holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and an A.B. from Har- vard College.

Jane NAKANO is Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and specializes in U.S. ener- gy policy, energy geopolitics, and energy security and climate issues in Asia-Pacific. She has testified before Congress on China’s competitiveness in energy technology manufacturing and exports, U.S. LNG exports, and U.S.-China nuclear ener- gy engagement. Prior to joining CSIS, she worked in the Office of International Affairs in the U.S. Department of Energy. She holds an M.A. from Columbia Uni- versity’s School of International and Public Affairs and is a graduate of George- town University’s School of Foreign Service.

Jing QIAN is Co-Founder of the Center for China Analysis (CCA) at the Asia Society Policy Institute. As Managing Di- rector of CCA, he leads its strategy, research, and policy work on China, which includes the coordination of a series of Track 1.5/2 dialogues. He also co-leads the Decoding Chinese Poli- tics and Cure4Cancer International Clinical Trials Collabora-tion projects. He serves as an Advisory Board Member of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum and is a founding member of both the Bloomberg New Econo- my International Cancer Coalition and the AstraZeneca Global Health Equity Advisory Board. He is also Senior Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto.

Joe WANG is Senior Advisor to the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP), where he leads the Foreign Policy team and International Strategy Forum fellowship program. Prior to SCSP, he was Senior Advisor at the U.S. National Se- curity Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) and previously served on the U.S. National Security Council staff as Director for Russia and Deputy Senior Director for Europe and Russia. At the U.S. Department of State, he served as Senior Advisor to the Coordinator for Sanctions Policy, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and other positions in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. He was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kyrgyzstan. He holds a M.S. in foreign service from Georgetown University and a B.A. in economics and psychology from the University of Connecticut.

John J. MEARSHEIMER is the R. Wendell Harrison Distin- guished Service Professor of Political Science and Co-Direc- tor of the Program on International Security Policy at the Uni- versity of Chicago. In 2020, he won the James Madison Award. He has written extensively about security issues and interna- tional politics. Among his six books, The Tragedy of Great Pow- er Politics won the Joseph Lepgold Book Prize and The Israel Lobby and U.S. For- eign Policy with Stephen M. Walt, made the New York Times bestseller list. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from Cornell University and is a graduate of West Point.

Jon OSSOFF is a U.S. Senator from Georgia. Before his elec- tion to the Senate, he led a team that exposed ISIS war crimes, atrocities committed by peacekeeping troops, human traffick- ing, and murder as the CEO of Insight TWI. He serves on the Senate Judiciary; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Home- land Security and Governmental Affairs; and Rules Commit-tees. He is also the Chair of the Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. He holds an M.S. from London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a B.S. from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

KANG Kyung-hwa is President and CEO of the Asia Society. President Kang served as the first female Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2021. A veteran diplomat for the Korean Foreign Ministry and the United Nations, she has held senior leadership positions in Seoul, New York, and Geneva. In addition, she served as Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Ewha Womans University and is Distinguished Professor at the Institute for Glob- al Engagement & Empowerment at Yonsei University. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in international and intercultural communication from the University of Massa- chusetts, and a B.A. in political science and diplomacy from Yonsei University.

Kathleen STEPHENS is Chair of The Korea Society and for- mer President and CEO of the Korea Economic Institute of America. She was a career diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service and was the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea from 2008 to 2011. She served in a number of policy positions in the U.S. State Department and the White House, including as Acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. She holds an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School.

Kevin KIM is China Coordinator and Deputy Assistant Sec- retary for China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and Taiwan in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the U.S. Depart- ment of State. Prior to this role, he served as a professional staff member for the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Ser- vices. From 2021 to 2022, he was a national security fellow in the office of Senator Bill Hagerty. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Catholic University of America. He holds an M.A. from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University.

KIM Byung-Yeon is Distinguished Professor in the Depart- ment of Economics and Director of the Institute for Future Strategy and the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies at Seoul National University. His research interests lie in the field of transition economics focusing on North Korea, Russia, and China. He has received the National Academy of Sciences Academic Award, the SNU Award for Distinguished Researcher, and the T. S. Ashton Prize. He has served as a member of various government committees in- cluding the National Economic Advisory Council, Policy Advisory Committee for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Unification. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford, and his M.A. and B.A. from Seoul National University.

KIM Chang-beom is currently Vice Chairman and CEO of the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI). Mr. Kim previ- ously served as an Advisor to the Center for Strategic and Cul- tural Studies (CSCS). He also served as the Korean Ambassa- dor to Indonesia, the European Union, and Belgium. Throughout his 38-year career in the foreign service, he made significant contributions to strengthening Korea’s partnerships with the EU and ASEAN, particularly through summit meeting preparations and advancements in trade, investment, and people-to-people exchanges. He holds an M.A. from Johns Hopkins SAIS and a B.A. from Seoul National University.

KIM Dong Wook is Executive Vice President of Hyundai Motor Group and Vice Chairman of the Korea-Japan Eco- nomic Association. He previously held leadership roles at Hyundai Auto Canada Corporation, Korea Automobile & Mobility Association, and Hyundai Motor Company. He has also served as Vice Chairman of Korea-U.S. Economic Coun-cil and Korea International Trade Association. He is a civilian member of the Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth and has re- ceived the Dongbaek Medal for his contributions in this field. He holds a Ph.D., an M.A., and a B.A. in economics from Yonsei University.

KIM Gunn is a member of the 22nd National Assembly, rep- resenting the People Power Party. He serves as the Ranking Member of the National Assembly Foreign Affairs and Unifi- cation Committee. Previously, he was the Head of the Korean Peninsula Peace Negotiation Headquarters, Deputy Minister for Political Affairs of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador to the Unit- ed 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 Buf- falo and a B.A. in political science from Seoul National University.

KIM Hyoung-zhin is Visiting Researcher at the Institute for Future Strategy of Seoul National University and Senior Poli- cy Advisor at the Korea Institute of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control. He retired from government in May 2022 after 38 years of service, with his last position as Deputy National Security Advisor to the President. He served as Ambassador to the EU, NATO, Belgium, and Luxembourg and held overseas assignments in Washington, D.C., Accra, Beijing, and Brussels. He completed his Ph.D. course- work in the Global Governance Program at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo, and holds an M.A. in public affairs from Princeton Uni- versity, and a B.A. in economics from Seoul National University.

KIM Jaechun is Professor of International Relations and Dean of Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) at Sogang University. Prof. Kim is a member of the advisory boards for Korea’s National Security Council, the Ministry of National Defense, and the Ministry of Unification. He also chairs the Subcommittee for International Cooperation of the Unified Future Planning Committee. He previously served as an advisory mem- ber to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as a member of the Government Per- formance Evaluation Committee and the Presidential Committee for Unification Preparation. He holds his Ph.D., M.Phil., and M.A. in political science from Yale University, and his B.A. in political science from Yonsei University.

KIM Jiyoon is Senior Advisor at the Institute of Democracy and Education. Dr. Kim is also the host of Jiyoon Kim’s Knowl- edge Play, a YouTube channel with 1.12 million subscribers that explores international politics, American politics, history, and culture. She was previously a Senior Research Fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies. Her research interests in- clude elections and voting behavior, American politics, and political methodol- ogy. She has held multiple advisory positions across government committees and currently serves as advisor to the ROK-US Combined Forces Command. She holds a Ph.D. in political science from MIT, an M.A. in public policy from UC Berkeley, and a B.A. from Yonsei University.

KIM Sung-han is Professor of International Relations at the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) at Korea University. Professor Kim has held key positions in govern- ment, including National Security Advisor and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He chaired the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Weapon of Mass Destruc- tion and served as Director of the Ilmin International Relations Institute. Earlier in his career, he was a professor at the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Texas at Austin.

KIM Sung-Hwan is President of the Taejae Future Consensus Institute, and Chairman of the East Asia Foundation and the Beautiful Mind Charity Foundation. A former career diplo- mat, he served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 2010 to 2013. He also held senior diplomatic roles, in- cluding Senior Secretary to the President for Foreign Affairs and National Security, Vice Minister of MOFAT, Ambassador to Austria, and Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna. He holds an M.A. in English literature from the University of London and a B.A. in economics from Seoul National University.

KIM Yoon is Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and President of Twelve Labs, an AI company specializing in video understand- ing. Prior to this role, he was a Partner at Saehan Ventures, re- sponsible for global investment of deep tech startups in AI and the metaverse. Before his role at Saehan Ventures, he served as CTO at SK Telecom, leading R&D and innovations in AI and 5G for hyperconnected intelligence applications in security, data analytics, me- dia, cloud, and new mobility. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.

KIM Yoosuk is President of Chey Institute for Advanced Studies (CHEY) and Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies (KFAS). He has been with SK for more than 15 years, serving in numerous key positions, which include Executive Vice President of SK Inc, CFO at SK On (EV Battery Business), CFO at SK Energy (Oil Refinery and Marketing), and Vice President of SK China. Before joining SK, he was the Director of Alternative En- ergy Division at bp plc., and a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. His career began as a diplomat in the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. President Kim holds an MBA from Yale University and a B.A. in philoso- phy from Seoul National University.

KONO Taro is an eight-term Member of the House of Repre- sentatives. He previously served as Japanese Minister of De- fense, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister of Digital Transformation, serving since 2019. He has also held key posi- tions, including Chairman of National Public Safety Commis- sion, Minister for Administrative Reform, Civil Service Re- form, Regulatory Reform, Consumer Affairs and Food Safety, and Disaster Management during the Abe administration. He also served as Parliamentary Secretary for Public Management as well as Senior Vice Minister of Justice dur- ing the Koizumi administration. He holds a B.S. from Georgetown University\'s School of Foreign Service.

Kurt CAMPBELL is Chairman and Co-Founder of The Asia Group. Most recently, Dr. Campbell served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of State. Prior to his role as Deputy Secretary, he was Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs at the NSC and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. He is a for- mer CEO and Co-Founder of the Center for a New American Society and was awarded the Secretary of State’s Distinguished Service Award for his advancement of a comprehensive U.S. strategy in Asia. He received his Ph.D. in international relations from Brasenose College at Oxford University and B.A. from the University of California, San Diego.

KWON Koohoon is Chief Korea Economist, Strategist, and Co-Head of Korea Research at Goldman Sachs, where he has been since 2007. He served as Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Northern Economic Cooperation from 2018 to 2021. Prior to Goldman Sachs, he worked at the Interna- tional Monetary Fund (IMF), leading teams for countries in the Caribbean and serving as IMF Resident Representative to Russia and Ukraine. He also held a senior economist role at ABN AMRO. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University and a B.A. in economics from Seoul Na- tional University.

LEE Chung Min is Senior Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Until recently, he was a University Profes- sor at Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology. He is also Chairman of the International Advisory Council of IISS. He has worked at leading think tanks and universities in the U.S., Korea, Japan, and Singapore. He also served as ROK Ambassador for National Security Affairs and Ambassador for International Se- curity Affairs. He holds a Ph.D. and an MALD from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and his B.A. in political science from Yonsei University.

LEE Hyunghee is President of Communication Committee of the SK SUPEX Council and Vice Chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is currently in charge of SK Group\'s internal and external communications and has most recently served as the President of the Social Value Com- mittee of the SK SUPEX Council. He joined SK in 1988 and served as the Head of the CR (Corporate Relations) division of SK Telecom, establishing himself as a communication expert in charge of external affairs. He also served as Executive Vice President of SK Telecom in 2015 and the CEO of SK Broadband in 2017. He holds an MBA and B.A. in industrial engineering from Korea University.

LEE Jae-Seung is Professor and Jean Monnet Chair at the College of International Studies and Director of the Ilmin In- ternational Relations Institute (IIRI) at Korea University. He previously served as Dean of Graduate School of International Studies and directed the Jean Monnet EU Centre of Excel- lence. He is a leading scholar in international political econo- my, focusing on Korea’s foreign policy, energy security, and Korea-EU/NATO relations. He is also a member of the Policy Advisory Board of the ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Unification. He holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in political science from Yale University, and a B.A. in political science from Seoul National University.

LEE Jong Bock is President and CEO of HS Hyosung USA, HS Hyosung USA Holdings, and GST Global. He has been with HS Hyosung USA, previously serving as VP for the North America Auto-Carpet Business before assuming the CEO role. Before joining HS Hyosung USA, he built a strong foundation at Hyosung Corporation, where he held key posi-tions including Director of R&D and Strategic Planning, Plant Manager of the Anyang Plant, and Production Manager for BCF & Carpet. His expertise spans R&D, manufacturing, and strategic business planning. He is a holder of three PCT patents related to PET & PTT-based yarn and carpet technologies and re- ceived the IR-52 Jang Young-sil Award from the Ministry of Commerce, Indus- try, and Energy of Korea.

LEE Jong Min is Vice President and Head of Future R&D Lab at SK Telecom. In this role, he leads the company’s ICT R&D strategy and technology-based business development to ex- pand technology portfolio and further strengthen SK Tele- com’s leadership globally. He has been awarded a number of global and national prizes including the Order of Science and Technology Merit (Ungbi Class) for his outstanding research and development achievements. He has also been involved with MPEG and ITU-T as working group Chair and Rapporteur. He holds a Ph.D. and a M.S. from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.

LEE Un Ju is a three-term Member of the ROK National As- sembly, representing Yongin City. She is a member of the Democratic Party of Korea and serves on the Trade, Industry, Energy, SMEs, and Startups Committee. Prior to her political career, she was an executive at S-Oil and Renault Samsung Motors. She holds a B.A. in French language and literature from Seoul National University.

Michael KUIKEN is Commissioner on the U.S.-China Eco- nomic and Security Review Commission, following a tenure spanning nearly twenty-three years in the U.S. Senate, where he served as National Security Advisor to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, holding the Senate’s most senior national se- curity staff role. Prior to joining Senator Schumer’s team, Mr. Kuiken spent more than a decade on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) staff as a professional staff member. He holds a M.A. in international commerce and policy from George Mason University and a B.A. in political sci- ence and economics from Calvin College.

MICHISHITA Narushige is Executive Vice President, Board Member, and Professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo. He is also Deputy Director of Global Leadership Development Program and a Non-Resi- dent Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council. Previously, he was part of the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Asia Program and served as Senior Research Fellow at the National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS), Ministry of Defense, and Assistant Counsellor at Japan’s Cabinet Secretariat for Security and Crisis Management. He is the author of North Korea’s Military-Dip- lomatic Campaigns, 1966-2008 (Routledge, 2009). He holds a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

NA Suk-kwon is the President of Center for Social value En- hancement Studies. He was previously a Senior Research Fel- low at the SK Research Institute. Before joining SK group, he worked for the Ministry of Economy and Finance for 25 years where he held several major positions including the Director- General of the Statistical Policy Department. He was also dis-patched to the Presidential Office, IMF, and Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in New York. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Missouri.

NAKABAYASHI Mieko is Professor of Political Science at Waseda University and Distinguished Fellow at the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation. She served as an elected member of Japan’s House of Representatives from 2009 to 2012. During her tenure at the Diet, she served as Director of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Affairs Committee, and Special Committee on Anti-Piracy Measures, Prevention of International Terrorism, and Japan’s Cooperation and Support. She holds a Ph.D. in interna- tional public policy from Osaka University and an M.A. in political science from Washington State University.

NISHI Masanori is Senior Advisor at Nippon Life Insurance Company. He served as Special Adviser to the Minister of De- fense from August 2017 to October 2018 after holding the role previously from 2015 to 2016. He has held numerous roles at the Ministry of Defense, including Director General of the Bu- reau of Finance and Equipment, Director General of the Bu- reau of Defense Policy, and Administrative Vice Minister of Defense. He holds an M.Litt. in international relations from the University of Oxford and an LL.B. from the University of Tokyo.

NISHINO Junya is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Keio University, where he also serves as Director of the Institute of East Asian Studies and Center for Contempo- rary Korean Studies. His research focuses on contemporary Korean politics, East Asian international relations, and Japan- Korea relations. He was a Japan Scholar at the Woodrow Wil-son International Center for Scholars and Visiting Scholar at George Washington University’s Sigur Center. He also served as Special Analyst on Korean Affairs at Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as Special Assistant on Korean Politics at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from Yonsei University and an M.A. and a B.A. from Keio University.

OH Miyeon is Distinguished Chair in Korea Policy and Se- nior Security and Defense Researcher at RAND Corporation, where she leads research on both traditional and emerging se- curity issues. Prior to joining RAND, she served as Director and Senior Faculty Lead in the Korea Studies program at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. She was also the Founding Director and Senior Fellow of the Asia Secu- rity Initiative at the Atlantic Council and a foreign policy predoctoral fellow at Brookings Institution. She holds a Ph.D. in international relations from Johns Hopkins SAIS, an M.A. in public policy from Harvard Kennedy School of Gov- ernment, and an M.A. and a B.A. degrees from Yonsei University.

PAIK Wooyeal is Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at Yonsei University, where he also serves as Deputy Director at Yonsei Institute of North Korean Studies and Director of the Center for Security Strat- egy at the Aerospace Strategy & Technology Institute. He is a Visiting Fellow at Institut de Recherche Stratégique de l’École Militaire (IRSEM) in Paris and Adjunct Professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Brussels. He holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles, an M.A. in public and social administration from the City University of Hong Kong, and a B.A. in political science and diplomacy from Yonsei University.

PARK In-kook is Chairman of Sookmyung Educational Foundation and Executive Advisor of SK Group. He previ- ously served as President of the Chey Institute for Advanced Studies. He also served as Korea’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2008-2011 and as Ambassador to Geneva and Kuwait. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he served as Director of United Nations Division II on Disarmament and Nuclear Energy, Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations, and Deputy Foreign Minister for Multilateral and Global Issues.

PARK Jin formerly served as Korea’s Foreign Minister and four-term Member of National Assembly. He is currently Vis- iting Professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and Advisor to the Democracy Promotion Coun- cil. Previously, he led the Asia Future Institute (AFI), chaired the Korea-America Association (KAA), and served as an en- dowed Chair Professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. Elected to the National Assembly in 2002, he chaired the Foreign Affairs, Trade, and National Unification Committee, passing key laws such as the KORUS FTA and the North Korea Human Rights Act. He also served as Presidential Secretary for Press and Political Affairs under the KIM Young-sam administration.

Paul DELANEY is Head of the Washington Office and Gov- ernment Relations for SK Americas. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff for the USTR and as an International Trade Advisor for the United States Senate Committee on Fi- nance. He holds a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and a B.A. in political science and government from Yale University.

Ramon PACHECO PARDO is Professor of International Relations at King’s College London and KF-VUB Korea Chair at Brussels School of Governance. His publications include Startup Capitalism: New Approaches to Innovation Strategies in East Asia (2025, with Robyn Klingler-Vidra), Korea: A New History of South & North (2023; with Victor Cha), South Ko-rea’s Grand Strategy: Making Its Own Destiny (2023) and Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop (2022). He has testified before the Euro- pean Parliament and consulted and advised the EU, NATO, the OECD and sev- eral governments and private firms. He holds a Ph.D. from London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Rexon RYU is President of The Asia Group, Board Chair of The Asia Group Foundation, and Co-Host of the Tea Leaves Podcast. He leads The Asia Group’s practices in aerospace and defense, national security, and the ROK. He has served three U.S. presidents and served as Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense, on the White House National Security Staff, and as Deputy to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. He holds an M.A. in pub- lic policy from Princeton University and a B.A. in political science and govern- ment from the University of California, Berkeley.

Rob STRAYER is President of the Critical Minerals Forum. The Forum is a nonprofit consortium with seed funding from the U.S. Defense Department’s DARPA, and its members in- clude miners, investors, and end-user manufacturers that fa- cilitate dealmaking to increase diversified and reliable supply chains for critical minerals. He previously served as the Depu- ty Assistant Secretary of State for technology diplomacy at the U.S. State Depart- ment during the first Trump Administration. During that time, led a global cam- paign to enable trusted digital infrastructure with dozens of U.S. partners. Earlier in his career, Rob was the general counsel of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He holds a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School and a B.A. in economics from Denison University.

Robert O’BRIEN is Member of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board and Co-Founder and Chairman of American Global Strategies LLC. He served as the 27th U.S. National Security Advisor from 2019 to 2021, advising the President on national security matters. Prior to this role, he was Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs and co-chaired the U.S. Department of State’s Public-Private Partnership for Justice Reform in Afghani- stan. He has also held key diplomatic roles under multiple administrations. He holds a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and a B.A. in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Ruth BERRY is the Head of Technology Policy for Govern- ment Affairs at NVIDIA. Prior to this role, she spent over a decade at the U.S. Department of State, serving most recently as Senior Policy Advisor in the Bureau of Cyberspace and Dig- ital Policy and Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Interna- tional Information and Communications Policy. In 2021-2022, she served as the Director for Digital Technology Policy and International Economics at the National Security Council. She holds an M.A. from the Univer- sity of Chicago and a B.A. in international relations from Lewis and Clark College.

SASAE Kenichiro is President of the Japan Institute of Inter- national Affairs ( JIIA). He previously served as Japanese Am- bassador to the United States from 2012 to 2018, Vice Minis- ter for Foreign Affairs, Director-General of the Economic Affairs Bureau, and Director-General of the Asian and Ocea- nia Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He also served as Executive Assistant to the Prime Minister. In addition to his role at JIIA, he is an Outside Director of Asahi Group Holdings, SEIREN CO., LTD., Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, and Fujitsu Limited. He holds an L.L.B. from the University of Tokyo.

Scott SNYDER is President and CEO of Korea Economic In- stitute of America (KEI). Previously, he was Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the U.S.-Korea Policy Program at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) from 2011 to 2024. He served as Adjunct Fellow from 2008 to 2011 and as Project Director for CFR’s Independent Task Force on policy toward the Korean Peninsula. Prior to joining CFR, he was Senior Associate in the international relations program of the Asia Foundation. He holds an M.A. from the East Asia program at Harvard University and a B.A. from Rice Univer- sity.

SEOK Mingoo is Associate Professor of Electrical Engineer- ing at Columbia University. He served as the Solid-State Cir- cuits Society (SSCS) Distinguished Lecturer from 2023 to 2025. His research interests cover various aspects of VLSI computing hardware, including low-power, variation-tolerant hardware, and machine-learning hardware. He won the 2015 NSF CAREER award and the 2019 Qualcomm Faculty Award. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and an M.A. and a B.S. from Seoul National University, all in electrical engineering.

SOHN Jie-Ae is Professor at Ewha Womans University after spending 15 years as CNN’s Bureau Chief and Seoul Corre- spondent. She is an advisor to the Chey Institute for Advanced Studies and recently served as ROK Ambassador for Cultural Cooperation. She also served as the spokesperson for the Presidential Committee for the Seoul G20 Summit in 2010 and as Presidential Secretary of Overseas Public Relations. She was President and CEO of Arirang TV and Radio. She holds an M.A. in journalism and mass communication from Yonsei University and a B.A. in political science and inter- national relations from Ewha Womans University.

Stephen COMELLO is Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) Foundations, where he also serves as Executive Director of the Nuclear Scal- ing Initiative and Co-Managing Director of the Energy Fu- tures Finance Forum. Prior to this role, Dr. Comello was a faculty member at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he co-led the Rapid Decarbonization Initiative. He holds a Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering from Stanford University, and M.A. and B.A. in mechanical and industrial engineering from the University of Toronto.

Stephen M. WALT is the Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School. He previ- ously taught at Princeton University and the University of Chicago, where he served as Master of the Social Science Col- legiate Division and Deputy Dean of Social Sciences. He pres- ently serves on the editorial boards of Foreign Policy, Security Studies, International Relations, and the Journal of Cold War Studies. He is the author of The Origins of Alliances, which received the 1988 Edgar S. Furniss Na- tional Security Book Award. He holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. in international relations from Stanford University.

SUGIYAMA Shinsuke is Professor of International Law at Waseda University. He previously served as Ambassador to the United States from 2018 to 2020. Mr. Sugiyama has had an illustrious career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, serving in positions such as Political Minister at the Japanese Embassy in Korea, Deputy Director-General for the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Adviser to the Min- ister for Foreign Affairs. He studied at Waseda University and the University of Oxford.

SUZUKI Kazuto is Professor at the Graduate School of Pub- lic Policy at the University of Tokyo and Director of the Insti- tute of Geoeconomics at the International House of Japan. He has worked at the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique in Paris, France as an assistant and served as Professor of Interna- tional Politics at Hokkaido University until 2020. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Sussex and is a graduate of Ritsumeikan University.

TANAKA Nobuo is Executive Director Emeritus of the Inter- national Energy Agency (IEA) and Chairman of the steering committee for the Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF). He previously served as Chairman and President of the Sa- sakawa Peace Foundation and as Executive Director of the IEA. He held senior roles in Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, including Director-General of Multilateral Trade System De- partment and Minister for Industry, Trade, and Energy at the Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C. He also served as Director for Science, Technology, and In- dustry at the OECD. He is a Distinguished Fellow at Columbia University’s Cen- ter on Global Energy Policy and a member of the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ). He holds an MBA from Case Western Reserve University and graduated from the University of Tokyo.

TERAZAWA Tatsuya has served as Chairman and CEO of the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ) since July 2021. Previously, he served as Senior Advisor to the Cabinet Office, supporting the Japanese government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the formulation of Japan’s Green New Deal. He also held key positions at the Ministry of Econ- omy, Trade, and Industry, including as Vice Minister for International Affairs. Between June 2011 and December 2012, he worked as Executive Secretary to Prime Minister NODA Yoshihiko during the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake. He is also a Specially Appointed Professor at Tokyo University of Science. He holds an MBA from Harvard University.

Terry SWANNER has been an Advisor to HS Hyosung USA since 2023 and previously served as CEO of HS Hyosung USA and HS Hyosung USA Holdings. He joined Hyosung America in 2001, where he held leadership roles, contributing to the company\\\\\\\'s strategic growth and operational excellence.Before joining HS Hyosung, he gained extensive industry experience,serving as General Manager at Firestone Fibers and Textiles for eight years. Prior to that, he was Plant Manager of the Charles Craft Specialty Yarn Division. Throughout his career, he has held various leadership positions, including Plant Superintendent, Training Engineer, and Industrial Engineer at Cannon Mills and China Grove Cotton Mills.

Toby DALTON is Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the Nu- clear Policy Program at Carnegie Endowment for Internation- al Peace. He previously served in senior roles at the U.S. De- partment of Energy and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Dr. Dalton’s work focuses on non-proliferation and nuclear security, with a regional focus on South and East Asia. His publications include, Not War, Not Peace? (Oxford University Press, 2016) and The Nonproliferation Regime is Breaking (Foreign Affairs, 2022). He holds a Ph.D. from George Washington University, an M.A. from the University of Washington, and a B.A. from Occidental College.

Todd YOUNG has represented the state of Indiana in the U.S. Senate since 2017. He serves on the Senate Finance; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; Foreign Relations; and Com- merce, Science, and Transportation committees. He has led issues of U.S. economic competitiveness with China and helped author the CHIPS and Science Act. He began his po-litical career at the Heritage Foundation before serving as a legislative assistant. He holds J.D. from Indiana University, an M.A. from the University of London’s Institute of U.S. Studies, an MBA from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. from the U.S. Naval Academy.

Troy STANGARONE is Director of the Hyundai Motor-Ko- rea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy and the Deputy Director of the Indo-Pacific Program at the Wilson Center. He specializes in economic and foreign policy relations on the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific region. In addition to his work at the Wilson Center, he is a columnist for The Korea Times and a contributing author for The Diplomat. Prior to joining the Wilson Center, he was Senior Director and Fellow at the Korea Economic Institute of America, where he oversaw the institute’s programmatic initiatives and focused on issues pertaining to economic and foreign policy on the Korean Peninsula. He also worked on Capitol Hill for Senator Robert Torricelli on issues relating to foreign affairs and trade. He holds an MSc. in internation relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a B.A. in political science and economics from the University of Memphis.

Victor CHA is President of the Geopolitics and Foreign Poli- cy Department, and Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Dr. Cha is also a Distin- guished University Professor and Professor of Government at Georgetown University. He previously served on the Defense Policy Board as an advisor to the Secretary of Defense and was Head of U.S. Delegation at the Six-Party Talks in Beijing. He received two Out- standing Service commendations during his tenure at the NSC. He holds a Ph.D., MIA, and B.A. in political science from Columbia University.

WI Sung Lac is a National Assemblyman and National Secu- rity Advisor to the Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea. A retired diplomat with 36 years of service, he held key roles such as Director-General of North American Affairs, Deputy Chief of Mission to the U.S., Chief Negotiator in the Six-Party Talks, Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs, and Ambassador to Russia. After retirement, he taught international relations at Seoul National University and the Korea National Diplomatic Academy and served as Secretary-General of the Korea Peace Foundation. He holds a B.A. in international relations from Seoul National University.

YAMADA Shigeo Shigeo is Japanese Ambassador to the United States, a position he assumed in December 2023. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1986. Prior to his current role, he served as Political Director for Japan’s 2023 G7 Presi- dency and as Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs for Foreign Policy, where he played a key role in the G7 Summit in Hiro- shima and the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Nagano. He also held positions as Deputy Director-General for North American Affairs Bureau, Director for Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia, and Director for the Status of U.S. Forces Agreement. He holds a B.A. in law from Keio University and a B.A. in political science from Carleton College.

YEO Hankoo is a former Korean Trade Minister. He is cur- rently Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. His research focuses on international trade policy, industrial policy, supply chain resilience, economic security, and international trade negotiations, including the Indo-Pacif- ic Economic Framework (IPEF) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). He has served as Visiting Professor at the Seoul National University Business School. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School.

Ylli BAJRAKTARI is President and CEO of the Special Com- petitive Studies Project (SCSP). Mr. Bajraktari previously served as Executive Director of the National Security Com- mission on Artificial Intelligence and as Chief of Staff to Na- tional Security Advisor LTG H.R. McMaster. Earlier in his career, he held a variety of leadership roles under the Deputy Secretary of Defense and served as Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He holds an M.A. from Harvard University and a B.A. from George Washington University.

YOO Myung-hee is a former Korean Trade Minister. She is currently a Visiting Professor at Seoul National University’s Graduate School of International Studies and Non-Resident Senior Advisor for the Center for Strategic and International Studies. She has held key roles, such as Deputy Minister for Trade Negotiations, Director-General of Trade Policy at the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, and Spokesperson for Foreign Media in the Office of the President. Over her 30-year public service career, she led key trade negotiations, including the Korea-U.S. FTA amendment and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). She holds a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School and an M.A. and a B.A. from Seoul National University.

YU Jeong Joon( JJ) is Vice Chairman of SK Group. He also serves as Co-CEO of SK On and CEO of SK Americas. As CEO of PassKey, a New York subsidiary of SK E&S, he leads the development of businesses and technologies. Since joining SK in 1998, he has held several executive leadership positions, including roles at SK Inc., SK Group’s strategic investment arm, SK Energy, SK E&S, and the SUPEX Council, leading advisory panel across all SK Group companies. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Seoul National University of Science and Technology.