Jong Han Kim, Partner and Chair of Seoul Office, Paul Hastings
Demetri Sevastopulo, Asia News Editor, Financial Times

Dr SaKong, Chairman and CEO, Institute for Global Economics

• The current macro and micro economic outlook for Korea, and implications for businesses
• The impact of ongoing uncertainties with North Korea and Japan's economic policies on overall Korean business competitiveness
• Why now is a critical time for Korean organisations to invest in overseas assets, and how Korea compares to the rest of Asia when examining global M&A activities
• The Free Trade Agreements and strategic partnerships that will create viable future investment opportunities
• The market knowledge and processes needed to ensure an effective outbound strategy
• Funding options for outbound investment and the impact of global financial reform, volatile lending and bond market fluctuations on capital raising
• The policies that will address corporate governance concerns, the Chaebol dominance and support Korean business outbound activities

Speaker(s)
DC Choi, Executive Director, Global M&A Center, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)
Michael Hellbeck, Chairman, Foreign Bankers Group Korea and COO and Head of Regulatory Affairs, Standard Chartered Korea and Standard Chartered Bank Korea
Christopher Sung Wook Khang, President and CEO, General Electric Korea
Kevan Watts, Vice Chairman of Global Banking, HSBC

Moderator:
Demetri Sevastopulo, Asia News Editor, Financial Times 

• Session A – Outbound M&A: The critical components to a successful overseas M&A strategy
  
  Matthew Berger, Partner, Palo Alto, Paul Hastings
  Minjai Cho, Managing Director and Head of Advisory, Korea Global Banking, HSBC
  Steven Jeong, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
  
  Moderator:
  Daniel Sae-Chin Kim, Partner and Head of the Korea Corporate Practice, Paul Hastings
   
• Session B – Capital Markets: International capital markets outlook for Korean companies and their investors
  
  Tae Hyong Kim, Managing Director and Head of Korea, Principal Finance Real Estate, Standard Chartered Private Equity Managers Korea
  Vivian Lam, Partner, Hong Kong, Paul Hastings
  Byungil Lim, Managing Director, Credit Suisse
  Hee Gang Shin, Partner, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
  
  Moderator:
  Dong Chul Kim, Partner and Head of the Korea Capital Markets Practice, Paul Hastings
   
• Session C – U.S. Litigation: The biggest U.S. litigation concerns for Korean outbound investors
  
  Nathaniel Edmonds, Partner, Washington D.C., Paul Hastings, and Former Assistant Chief of the Fraud Section, FCPA Unit, Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
  Stephen Kinnaird, Partner and Co-chair of Appellate Practice, Washington D.C., Paul Hastings
  Steven Park, Partner and Chair of Atlanta Office, Paul Hastings
  Mary Jean Moltenbrey, Partner, Washington D.C., Paul Hastings, and Former Director of Civil Non-merger Enforcement, Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
  
  Moderator: 
  Jong Han Kim, Partner and Chair of Seoul Office, Paul Hastings
   
• Session D – Energy: The high-growth natural resources and energy markets for investors
  

  
  Soun Young Chung, Head of Renewable Energy and Asian Power, The Export-Import Bank of Korea
  

  Rajeev Kannan, General Manager, Project and Export Finance Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
  

  Hyo Jong Kim, General Manager, Project Finance Team, Korea Electric Power Corporation
  

  Hee Youn Lee, Deputy Director, Korea Trade Insurance Corporation
  

  Jeong Hwan Oh, Vice President and Head of Legal Department, Korea Gas Corporation
  

  Steve Tredennick, Partner, Houston, Paul Hastings
  

  
  Moderator: 
  

  Joseph Kim, Partner, Seoul and Tokyo, Paul Hastings