FT-Paul Hastings Asian Century Forum 2013

Keynote Speaker
Dr. SaKong Chairman and CEO Institute for Global Economics Dr. SaKong is the founder and Chairman & CEO of the Institute for Global Economics (IGE), a private non-profit research institute based in Seoul since 1993. He served in the government of the Republic of Korea as Minister of Finance (1987-88), Senior Secretary to the President for Economic Affairs (1983-87), Senior Counselor to the Minister of Economic Planning Board (1982) and Senior Economist of the Council on Economic & Scientific Affairs for the President (1979-80). He previously spent nearly 10 years (1973-82) at the Korea Development Institute (KDI) which is the leading economic think tank for the Korean government. More recently (2009-11), Dr. SaKong led Korea’s endeavor for the G20 Summit in 2010 in Seoul. As the Chairman of the Presidential Committee for the G20 Summit, he was wholly responsible for the entire preparation and coordination for the Seoul G20 Summit. Simultaneously, he chaired the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) from February 2009 to February 2012. Also, Dr. SaKong served in the Office of the President as Special Economic Adviser to the President from March 2008 to April 2009. He headed the Presidential Council on National Competitiveness from March 2008 to January 2009. The Council was established with the primary objective of enhancing Korea’s national competitiveness and economic growth potential through necessary structural adjustments. He also served as Ambassador for International Economy and Trade (2000-02). Dr. SaKong currently serves as advisor to the JoongAng Media Group which owns the JoonAng Ilbo, one of the major dailies in Korea, and its sister TV station, JTBC. He has received various honors and prizes, including the Korean government's Order of Civil Service Merit “Blue Stripes (1990)", the Korean government's Order of Civil Merit “Mugunghwa Medal” (2012) and “Moran Medal” (1983), the Republic of China's Order of the Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon (1987), the Kingdom of Belgium's Order of the Crown (1986), Korea University's Grand Prize for Distinguished Policy Makers (2002), the Outstanding Achievement Award for 2008, the Korean Association of Translators & Interpreters’ Speaker of the Year (2009), and the Proud UCLA Alum Award (2010). Dr. SaKong graduated from Seoul National University (1964) and received his M.B.A. (1966) and Ph.D. (1969) from the University of California at Los Angeles. He taught economics at New York University (1969-73).

Speakers
DC Choi Executive Director, Global M&A Center Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) Mr. DC Choi is an Executive Director at the Global M&A Center (KOTRA), the investment promotion agency of the Korean government for both inbound & outbound investment, where he supports cross border M&A activities of Korean investors and corporates. Mr. Choi has also been focusing on the private equity and venture capital industries in partnering Korean GPs with foreign LPs and Korean corporations with foreign financial and strategic investors. Mr. Choi’s previous roles include Managing Director at Goodmorning Shinhan Securities Europe Limited in London (previously known as Ssangyong Investment & Securities Co.), Head of International Business and Head of International Finance at Shinhan Investment Corporation in Seoul. Mr. Choi spent a large part of his earlier career brokering Korean equities for foreign institutional investors and has been involved in the corporate finance deals of various Korean companies. Mr. Choi holds a B.A. in English Language and Literature and he is a CAIA charter holder.

Michael Hellbeck Chairman *Foreign Bankers Group Korea* and COO and Head of Regulatory Affairs *Standard Chartered Korea and Standard Chartered Bank Korea* Since August 2010, Michael Hellbeck holds the double-role as COO and Head of Regulatory Affairs for Standard Chartered Korea and Standard Chartered Bank Korea. Since 2009, Mr. Hellbeck has also been concurrently serving as the Chairman of the Foreign Global Bankers Group (FBG), an industry association representing the interests of global banks in Korea. In 2009, Mr. Hellbeck was awarded honorary citizenship of the City of Seoul. From 2005 till August 2010 Mr. Hellbeck served as Branch Manager and Chief Operating Officer for Deutsche Bank Seoul Branch. Prior to this position, Mr. Hellbeck worked for Deutsche Bank as Chief Country Officer and Head of Global Banking in Taiwan (2003-2005) and the Philippines (2001-2003) respectively. From 1993 – 2001, Mr. Hellbeck was assigned to Deutsche Bank Seoul Branch as Head of Risk Management (1993-1997) and Head of Corporate Banking (1997-2001). Mr. Hellbeck has 29 years of banking experience in the areas of risk management, corporate & institutional banking, internal controls, compliance and general management.

Christopher Sung Wook Khang President and CEO General Electric Korea Christopher Sung Wook Khang has been the President and CEO of General Electric(GE) in Korea since 2012. He is driving the GE initiative by closely working with business leaders in Korea to accelerate GE’s growth, build compliance, develop leadership capability and enhance GE’s reputation in Korea. Previously, Mr. Khang held several senior roles in Cisco, the most recent being President of Cisco’s Enterprise and Commercial business in Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China in 2011. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Asia, covering Korea, Taiwan, ASEAN and Indochina. He also headed the North Asia Operations and Sales Operations in Asia Pacific. Before joining Cisco, he was General Manager, Enterprise Systems Group for Hewlett-Packard in Korea. Prior to HP’s merger with Compaq, he was Compaq’s Managing Director of Korean Operations and, before that, he served with Tandem Computers as Regional Managing Director for East Asia Operations, based in Hong Kong. He started his career in the information technology industry with IBM in 1984. Mr. Khang earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Seoul National University and an M.B.A. from the Sloan School of Management at M.I.T. in the U.S.

Kevan Watts Vice Chairman of Global Banking HSBC Kevan Watts is Vice Chairman, Global Banking, HSBC. He is based in London but travels regularly to Asia, maintaining and developing HSBC’s corporate and banking relationships at a senior level, drawing on over 15 years of experience of business throughout Asia. Mr. Watts is a member of the International Advisory Council of Huawei Technologies, a large Chinese telecom equipment company headquartered in Shenzhen; a non executive director of Tottenham Hotspur plc, the English Premier League football club; a member of the Advisory Panel for the UK ASEAN Business Council; and a member of the Advisory Board of Corsair Capital, a long standing private equity firm exclusively investing in financial services. From 1981 to 2010, Mr. Watts worked at Merrill Lynch in New York, London, Hong Kong and Mumbai. He held a number of senior positions including Co-head of Global Investment Banking, Chairman of Asia Pacific, Chairman of Europe, Middle East and Africa and Chairman of International. In these roles he has advised many companies and banks in the UK, Europe and Asia on a wide range of financing and M&A transactions as well as managing significant parts of Merrill Lynch’s international businesses. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Mr. Watts spent seven years at H M Treasury which included two years as Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary. He gained a first class degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics and a postgraduate degree in Philosophy, both at University College, Oxford.

Matthew Berger Partner, Palo Alto Paul Hastings Matthew D. Berger is a Partner in the Corporate practice of Paul Hastings. His practice focuses on complex technology transactions and intellectual property counseling and advice, generally for clients in high technology industries such as the semiconductor, life sciences, and alternative energy industries. Mr. Berger has extensive experience in negotiating and drafting agreements for the development, licensing, production, supply, and support of semiconductors and other hardware; software and data; pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical devices and systems; and multimedia and entertainment products and content. He has negotiated agreements for the protection and transfer of copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, and other intellectual property, and has litigated copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, royalty, and domain name claims and disputes. In addition, Mr. Berger represents technology, life sciences, and media and entertainment companies in financings, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, and joint ventures, and other corporate structuring. He also represents emerging technology companies and ventures in entity formation, and is experienced in structuring and negotiating angel and venture financing. Mr. Berger received his B.A. from Cornell University and his J.D. from University of California, Hastings College of the Law. He is admitted to practice in California, and is registered to practice in Japan as a gaikokuhō jimu-bengoshi.

Minjai Cho Managing Director and Head of Advisory, Korea Global Banking HSBC Minjai Cho is currently in charge of the investment banking business for Korea. Before joining HSBC, he worked at UBS Investment Bank, KPMG FAS and Daewoo Securities in Korea. He has extensive experience across financial institutions, resources and energy, chemicals, and retail and consumer sectors. Since joining HSBC in 2004, his key completed M&A transactions have included Shinsegae’s acquisition of a 100% stake in Wal-Mart Korea, S-Oil’s sale of its 28.4% common shares to Hanjin Energy, KKR’s acquisition of a 100% stake in Oriental Brewery, Orion Corporation’s sale of its entire 40.3% equity holding (including management control) in On*Media to CJ O Shopping, Honam Petrochemical’s 100% acquisition of Titan Chemical Corp. Bhd. in Malaysia, S-Oil’s acquisition of 33.4% stake in Hankook Silicon, Daewoo affiliates’ sale of 42.3% stake in Korea Delphi Automotive Systems Corporation to Erae–Daewoo International Consortium and SK Telecom’s disposal of its entire 63.7% stake in Ntreev Soft to NC Soft. Mr. Cho received a B.A. in Business Administration Finance and Investment from George Washington University.

Steven Jeong Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers Steven Jeong is a Partner at PwC Korea and currently heads the firm’s Cross Border Advisory Practice assisting clients with Inbound and Outbound transactions. Mr. Jeong’s professional expertises are in the disciplines of cross border M&A and capital market transactions. During his career with PwC, he lived and worked in Korea, U.S., and Japan advising clients in various industries such as technology, construction, steel, fashion, mining, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, internet games, automotive, industrial products, food and beverages, chemical, distribution and transportation. Mr. Jeong is a graduate of Simon Fraser University Beedie School of Business in British Columbia Canada. He started his career with PwC Vancouver where he articled to qualify and obtain his Chartered Accountant designation.

Vivian Lam Partner, Hong Kong Paul Hastings Vivian Lam is a Partner in the Corporate practice of Paul Hastings and is based in Hong Kong. Ms. Lam practices primarily in the areas of capital markets, financing, debt issues, cross border acquisitions and investments, and general corporate restructuring, with a particular focus in advising financial institutions and PRC companies in relation to REITs and their listings in Asia. She has been named by Chambers Asia, Chambers Global, and IFLR as a leading lawyer for her capital markets expertise. Ms. Lam is a graduate of Trinity College, Oxford University (B.A. (Oxon), M.A. (Oxon)), and attended the College of Law in Guildford. She completed her articles in London and was admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales. She is also qualified to practice in Singapore and Hong Kong. Ms. Lam is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

Byungil Lim Managing Director Credit Suisse Byungil Lim is a Managing Director of Credit Suisse in the Investment Banking Division based in Seoul. Mr. Lim joined Credit Suisse First Boston in April 2004 from Lehman Brothers, where he was an associate in the Corporate Finance Team in the Investment Banking Division based in Hong Kong and Seoul. Prior to that, Mr. Lim worked for the Ministry of Finance of Korea as a Deputy Director for five years. Mr. Lim has worked on a number of landmark transactions for Korean clients as a senior banker at the Korea Investment Banking Division, including Hanwha Life, Tong Yang Life, Shinhan Financial Group, KB Financial Group, Woori Financial Group, Hana Financial Group, Vogo Fund, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, SK Telecom, OCI, SK Innovation, Posco, LG H&H, Lotte Group, Dongwon Enterprise, CJCJ, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation, Korea Finance Corporation, and the government of Korea. Mr. Lim holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in economics from Seoul National University.

Hee Gang Shin Partner Bae, Kim & Lee LLC Hee Gang Shin is a Partner in the Securities and Finance practice group of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC and is based in the Seoul office. His practice focuses on capital markets, securities, acquisition and structured finance, real estate investment trusts, project development & project finance, private equity, mergers & acquisitions, foreign investment, financial services and corporate governance. He is active in the capital markets area particularly in IPOs and equity and debt offerings. His clients include domestic and foreign investment banks, KRX listed companies, foreign corporations and private equity funds. In addition to his work experience at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, he worked at a U.S. law firm Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP and was based in New York. He also served as a judge advocate in the Korean army from 1994 to 1997. He is active in providing legal insights and updates and is also the co-author of Summary Proceeding Korea (Kluwer Series, 2000). Hee Gang Shin is listed as a leading lawyer in Korea in Chambers Asia and Chambers Global. He is also recognized as a leading lawyer for Korea in IFLR1000 Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms. Mr. Shin received his LL.B. degree from Korea University in 1991 and attended Korea University Graduate School of Law from 1995-1997. He also received his LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School in 2002. He is qualified to practice in Korea and New York.

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 Nathaniel Edmonds is a Partner in the Litigation Department of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. As a former Assistant Chief of the Fraud Section in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, Mr. Edmonds assisted in the supervision of all Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases in the United States and oversaw the investigation and prosecution of companies, business executives, and others for paying bribes to foreign officials in international business transactions. Mr. Edmonds advises companies on regulatory compliance matters around the world, including FCPA and anti-corruption investigations, risk assessments and due diligence, as well as developing and overseeing anti-corruption compliance programs. Mr. Edmonds also assists companies in determining the scope of potential liability stemming from improper payments and how to best respond to potential enforcement actions by U.S. and foreign authorities. During his nearly 10 years as a federal white collar prosecutor, Mr. Edmonds has handled numerous complex economic criminal investigations and jury trials. During his tenure at the Department of Justice, Mr. Edmonds worked with prosecutors, law enforcement and regulators from six continents on corruption investigations, including with the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office and as a member of the U.S.-China Joint Liaison Group’s Anti-Corruption Working Group. He has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice for his investigation and trial successes and named by Ethisphereas as one of the 2012 FCPA Attorneys that Matter (“Government Stars”). Mr. Edmonds received his A.B. from Princeton University and his J.D., (cum laude), from University of Chicago.

Stephen Kinnaird Partner and Co-chair of Appellate Practice, Washington D.C. Paul Hastings Stephen Kinnaird is a Partner in the Litigation practice of Paul Hastings and Co-Chair of the Appellate practice. He is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He has represented clients in numerous cases in the United States Supreme Court, the federal courts of appeals and district courts, and state appellate courts. A highly experienced appellate lawyer, Mr. Kinnaird has handled matters involving energy, transportation, intellectual property, antitrust, environmental, telecommunications, administrative, criminal, and constitutional law. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Kinnaird served as a law clerk to Justice Anthony M. Kennedy of the United States Supreme Court, and to Judge John M. Walker, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He was awarded the Jack Wasserman Memorial Award in 2011 for excellence in litigation in the field of immigration law by The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) for the representation of Jose Padilla in Padilla v. Kentucky. He was recognized in 2011 by Lawyers USA as one of nine Lawyers of the Year in 2010 for his representation of Jose Padilla in the Padilla v. Kentucky Supreme Court win; honored by The National Association of Attorneys General for his assistance in helping state attorneys general prepare for Supreme Court cases in 2010 and honored with the 2010 Public Advocate’s Award by the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy for his pro bono service in the Padilla case. Mr. Kinnaird is a member of the Board of Directors of the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs and board member of both National Veterans Legal Services Program and Saint Anselm’s Abbey School. Mr. Kinnaird received his B.A., (summa cum laude), from Yale University in 1984 and his M.A., (Rhodes Scholar), from the University of Oxford in 1992. He received his J.D. from Yale Law School in 1994 and was awarded three faculty prizes for scholarship.

Steven Park Partner and Chair of Atlanta Office Paul Hastings Steven Park is a Partner in the Global Intellectual Property practice and the Chair of the Paul Hastings Atlanta office. Mr. Park focuses his practice on patent litigation, patent licensing, and client counseling, primarily centered on wireless telecommunications, semiconductors, and smartphone technologies, for both global industry leaders and emerging, innovative businesses. He is often brought into ongoing cases in order to evaluate trial positions, frequently serving as opposing counsel in mock jury trials. He has handled large, complex litigations before U.S. District Courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission, including first chairing suits in the District of Delaware, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas, Northern and Southern Districts of California, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Georgia, U.S. Patent Office, and at the ITC. He also has extensive patent licensing experience, successfully concluding multi-billion-dollar cross-license negotiations between multi-national corporations, and negotiating and drafting complex, cross-border license agreements. Mr. Park also counsels clients on all aspects of patent portfolio management and global enforcement strategy. He has been nationally recognized as a leading trial lawyer by noted publications, including Law 360 as a patent “MVP”, The Legal 500, and Chambers USA, who noted his “ability to take complicated technical material and simplify it into understandable and persuasive arguments.” He was also named a 2012 BTI Client Service All-Star for delivering client service excellence. Mr. Park received his B.E.E. with highest honor from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1996 and his J.D., (cum laude), from University of Georgia School of Law in 1999.

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 Mary Jean Moltenbrey is a Partner in the Antitrust and Competition practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. She represents clients before the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission, state attorneys general, and in federal courts on a wide array of issues, including mergers, civil and criminal conduct cases, and administrative proceedings. Ms. Moltenbrey represents clients through civil and criminal conduct investigations by the federal and state antitrust authorities, and has defended clients in federal court cases and FTC proceedings. She has also helped guide numerous complex mergers through review by federal and state agencies. Ms. Moltenbrey was formerly the director of civil non-merger enforcement in the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Antitrust Division. In that position, she was the Antitrust Division’s senior career official responsible for civil conduct investigations and litigation. During her 17 year DOJ career, Ms. Moltenbrey also served as chief of the Civil Task Force and as trial attorney in the Transportation Section. She has been recognized as a leading U.S. antitrust lawyer by Chambers USA “America’s Leading Business Lawyers,” Global Competition Review’s “International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers,” and “Washington Super Lawyers.” Ms. Moltenbrey received her J.D., (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif), from Boston College Law School in 1984 and her B.A., (magna cum laude), from Boston College in 1981.

Soun Young Chung Head of Renewable Energy and Asian Power *The Export-Import Bank of Korea* Soun Young Chung is the Head of Renewable Energy and Asian Power of The Export-Import Bank Korea (KEXIM). He joined KEXIM in 1991 and has primarily worked on project financing in the oil & gas, refinery, petrochemical and power industries. Mr. Chung has played a significant role in numerous major global projects, including Ilijan Independent Power Project (The Philippines), NIOC South Pars 9 &10 Gas Processing and Treatment Plant (Iran), SK Chemical Skypet (Poland), Pemex Refinery Modernization Project (Mexico), Marafiq Integrated Water and Power Project (Saudi Arabia), Cirebon Independent Power Project (Indonesia), Yemen Liquified Natural Gas (Yemen), Peru Liquified Natural Gas (Peru), CHP 5 Independent Power Project (Mongolia), Fujeij Wind Independent Power Project (Jordan), Mong Duong 1 & 2 Power Project (Vietnam) and Balkhash Independent Power Project (Kazakhstan). Mr. Chung has an educational background in Business Administration and Mechanical Engineering.

Rajeev Kannan General Manager, Project and Export Finance Department Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Rajeev Kannan is the General Manager, Project & Export Finance of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), based in its headquarters in Tokyo. SMBC is one of the global leaders in project finance with over 250 professionals globally and was the PFI Global Bank of the Year 2012. Mr. Kannan has over 19 years of experience in Asia Pacific, the Middle East and other emerging markets advising clients and arranging debt on a number of oil & gas, LNG, power & utilities, infrastructure, PPP and energy transactions with capital investment of over US$200 billion. Prior to moving to Tokyo in May 2012, Mr. Kannan was based in Singapore and was General Manager & Head of Structured Finance Asia Pacific (SFAP), with responsibility for origination, execution and portfolio management of project finance, infrastructure finance, leverage finance, ECA finance, and aircraft finance for the Asia Pacific region (ex Japan). Mr. Kannan joined SMBC in May 1997 in Singapore and helped build the project and infrastructure finance franchise to one of the strongest in the Asia Pacific region. He has also been involved in key SMBC initiatives in Asia Pacific region such as Clifford Capital Pte Ltd (an entity established with Temasek Holdings of Singapore); PT Indonesia Infrastructure Finance (IIF), an entity established with Indonesian MoF, IFC, ADB, DEG; and Core India Infrastructure Fund (a fund established with Kotak Mahindra Bank and Brookfield Infrastructure). Mr. Kannan is a member of the Board of Directors of SMBC Capital India Pvt. Ltd., member of Board of Commissioners of IIF and sits on the investment committee of Clifford Capital and Core India Infrastructure Fund. Prior to joining SMBC, Mr. Kannan worked for ICICI Bank in Mumbai for around 3 years after graduating from Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani in India with management and engineering degrees.

Tae Hyong Kim Managing Director and Head of Korea, Principal Finance Real Estate Standard Chartered Private Equity Managers Korea Tae Hyong Kim is the Managing Director and Head of Korea, Principal Finance Real Estate, of Standard Chartered Private Equity Managers Korea. Mr. Kim is responsible for the acquisition and asset management of various real estate asset classes, covering the entire risk spectrum in Korea. Mr. Kim has completed real estate investments with an aggregate transaction value of over US$1 billion. He was previously a Representative Director of Deutsche Asset Management (Korea) Company Limited, a member of Deutsche Bank, and the Head of RREEF Korea, the real estate investment management business of Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management division, based in Seoul. Prior to joining RREEF in May 2006, Mr. Kim was with Macquarie Bank’s real estate team (based in Seoul) for five years and also worked with Chase Securities in the investment banking group. Mr. Kim received a B.A. in Economics (Honors) from the University of Chicago and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law. Mr. Kim is a member of the California State Bar.

Hyo Jong Kim General Manager, Project Finance Team *Korea Electric Power Corporation* Hyo Jong Kim is the General Manager of the Project Finance Team at Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). He has extensive experience of managing project finance transactions and contributed to numerous projects including the development of Vietnam Nigh Son2 (Coal-fired 1,200 MW) as the Project Manager and played a major role in building financial structure for Mexico Norte 2 (CCGT 433 MW). He also delivered successful financial close of Jordan IPP3 this year. Mr. Kim has received the Member of Excellence Performance award from Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE) for successful Bilateral Economic cooperation between Korea and Algeria. He is currently involved in achieving financial close on Jordan Fujeij (Wind 90 MW), and Vietnam Nigh Son 2 (Coal, 1,200 MW). Mr. Kim received his B.A. in Yeungnam University and M.B.A. from Seoul National University.

Hee Youn Lee Deputy Director Korea Trade Insurance Corporation Mr. Hee Youn Lee joined the Korea Trade Insurance Corporation in 1997, working in the short-term export finance division until 2004. In 2005, he began his career in the long-term Export Credit Agency (ECA) financing, and since then his work has been focused primarily on the power and renewable energy sector. He played a prominent role in the underwriting of the Saudi Marifiq Integrated Water and Power Project (IWPP) in 2007, the India Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) and the Chile Angamos Independent Power Project (IPP) in 2008, the Vietnam Mong Duong 2 Independent Power Project (IPP) in 2011, and the Turkey Tufanbeyli Hybrid Power Deal in 2012. He has also participated in several renewable energy deals, including a solar power project in Bulgaria and a biomass project in China. In July 2008, he was appointed Deputy Director of the Generation Team in K-sure. Mr. Lee is a graduate of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, majoring in International Trade.

Jeong Hwan Oh Vice President and Head of Legal Department Korea Gas Corporation Jeong Hwan Oh is Vice President and Head of Legal Department at Korea Gas Corporation. Former roles Mr. Oh has held include Legal Team Leader, Head of Legal Department of Korea Gas Corporation, Public Prosecutor at Incheon and Deajeon Prosecutors' Office, Partner at Sin, Kim and Kang, Representative lawyer of AID corporate lawyers' office, Lecturer of Academy for Natural Resources Development at Seoul National University (Energy and Mineral Resources Development Association of Korea, Seoul Bar Association), and Adjunct professor at the Graduate School of Mineral, Petroleum and Environmental Engineering of Hanyang University. Mr. Oh is a Member of Korean and New York Bars, and gained his degrees at Hanyang University of School of Law (Bachelor and Master's degree, Ph.D) and the Northwestern University School of Law, LL.M.

Steve Tredennick Partner, Houston Paul Hastings Steve Tredennick is a Partner in the Corporate practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Houston office. Mr. Tredennick regularly represents private equity funds and their portfolio companies in leveraged acquisitions and dispositions; private companies and portfolio companies with respect to general corporate governance and related matters; management teams, with respect to private equity backed investments and executive compensation arrangements; as well as private equity and venture capital funds in minority growth equity investments. Mr. Tredennick has a broad range of experience with mergers and acquisitions in a variety of energy related industries, including oil and gas exploration and production, oilfield services, electricity generation, renewable power generation, natural gas storage and manufacturing. Mr. Tredennick’s knowledge and experience stem beyond his transactional practice. He advises on governance matters, with respect to limited liability companies and partnerships, including the formation, merger, acquisition, dissolution, or restructuring of all forms of alternative business entities. He is admitted to practice in Texas. He is a member of the American Bar Association’s Committee on Negotiated Acquisitions and Committee on Partnerships and Unincorporated Business Associations and a board member of Houston chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth. Mr. Tredennick received his B.A. in Economics, (cum laude), from Whittier College in 1993 and a Master’s degree in Public Affairs from University of Virginia in 1997. He also received his J.D. from University of Virginia School of Law in 1997.

Ronan O'Sullivan Partner and Chair of London Office Paul Hastings Ronan O’Sullivan is Chair of the London office of Paul Hastings and global vice chair of the Corporate Department. Mr. O’Sullivan focuses his practice on capital markets and corporate finance, with emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and securities offerings. He has advised both corporate and institutional clients on equity and equity-linked transactions across a number of sectors, and also has considerable experience in private and public takeover work, joint ventures, and domestic and cross-border restructurings. He was selected as a Winner of M&A Advisor’s Annual 40 Under 40 Recognition Awards in 2011. Mr. O’Sullivan received his LL.B. from Trinity College, the University of Dublin in 1994 and B.C.L. with first class honor from the University of Oxford St. Edmund Hall College in 1995.

David Revcolevschi Partner, Paris Paul Hastings David Revcolevschi is a Partner in the Corporate Department of Paul Hastings and is based in the Paris office. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, and more generally on the issues faced by public companies. Mr. Revcolevschi notably draws on his French and international background and transaction experience to bridge differences between parties with different cultures on cross-border and international deals. Mr. Revcolevschi has extensive experience in IPOs, privatizations, equity and equity-linked securities offerings, representing issuers, underwriters, and shareholders. He also advises publicly listed and private companies on acquisitions, dispositions, and joint ventures in a wide range of industries. His international experience includes cross-border transactions in France, Europe, China, and the MENA region. Mr. Revcolevschi received First Prize in the French national competition among law schools (Concours Général de droit) for public law in 1992. He received his Master’s degrees in the History of International Relations (DEA) from Université Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne) in 1995 and Master’s degrees in Public Law (DEA) and Master’s degree in Business Law (Magistère) from the same university in 1996. He became Fulbright Scholar at Harvard Law School in 1998.

Christopher Wolff Partner and Chair of Frankfurt Office Paul Hastings Christopher Wolff is a Partner in the Corporate practice and Chair of the Frankfurt office. He is the head of the M&A and German Restructuring Team and concentrates on large cross-border transactions, usually involving complex capital structured financings. Dr. Wolff has extensive transactional experience representing sellers and buyers in M&A, distressed asset acquisitions and private equity, venture capital and corporate transactions involving the Asian market, representing large corporations, including Samsung and Traxon Inc., as well as highly esteemed Private Equity firms such as Platinum Equity. Dr. Wolff studied law at the Lausanne and Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich. He completed his first bar exam in 1996, and his second in 1998 at the same university. Dr. Wolff completed his doctoral thesis on Competition Law in 2000 and is admitted to practice in Germany.

Moderators
Demetri Sevastopulo Asia News Editor Financial Times Demetri Sevastopulo was appointed Asia News Editor for the Financial Times in 2009. He is responsible for the FT’s news operations in Asia, and serves as the global news editor during the Asian day. Before moving to Hong Kong, he covered the Pentagon & CIA in Washington. An Irish national, Demetri graduated from Trinity College, Dublin with a degree in business studies. He has an MA in East Asian studies from Harvard University where he taught Japanese and Chinese history as a teaching fellow. Demetri studied Mandarin at Peking University and Japanese at Sophia University. He speaks fluent Japanese, advanced Mandarin, basic Cantonese and (rusty) conversational French. Follow him on Twitter: @AsiaNewsDemetri

Daniel Sae-Chin Kim Partner and Head of the Korea Corporate Practice Paul Hastings Daniel Sae-Chin Kim is a Partner in the Corporate practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the Seoul office. He focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity buyouts and investments, international joint ventures, and private and public securities offerings. Mr. Kim has worked with many international financial institutions in their investments, acquisitions, and public and private offerings in Asia. He has also represented many Asian corporate clients in their transactions, including Samsung Group companies, SK Group companies, CJ Group companies, LG Group companies, Hanwha Group companies, Woori Financial Group and Dong-A Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Kim graduated from New York University with a B.S. in political science in 1992. After college, he was appointed by Mayor David N. Dinkins as the city’s first mediator and liaison to the New York Korean community. Mr. Kim attended law school at the University of Chicago, graduating with a J.D. in 1997. Prior to joining Paul Hastings, he practiced corporate law in New York and California. Mr. Kim is a member of both the California and New York State Bars. He is fluent in Korean.

Dong Chul Kim Partner and the Head of the Korea Capital Markets Practice Paul Hastings Dong Chul Kim is partner in the firm’s Seoul office. Mr. Kim’s practice focuses on debt and equity capital market transactions and mergers and acquisitions. He has represented a number of international investment banks and Korean corporate clients in their transactions. Mr. Kim received his LL.B. from Seoul National University and his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law. He also received education from the Judicial Research & Training Institute of Korea. He is qualified to practice in New York and Korea.

Jong Han Kim Partner and Chair of Seoul Office Paul Hastings Jong Han Kim is Chair of Seoul Office of Paul Hastings, he practices in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, international joint ventures, capital markets and complex cross-border litigation. Mr. Kim’s practice includes representation of Korean companies in their investments in the U.S. and China and representations of international institutions in their investments in Korea. He also frequently advises leading Korean corporations on strategies regarding complex cross-border litigation. Mr. Kim has served as the Foreign Investment Advisor to the Minister of State for Trade for the Republic of Korea and acted as an advisor to the 1998 and 1999 Korean parliamentary delegation to Washington led by former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Park Chung-soo. He received a B.S.F.S. degree in 1986 (magna cum laude) from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. He received his J.D. degree (cum laude) from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1989. Mr. Kim is fluent in Korean.

Joseph Kim Partner, Seoul and Tokyo Paul Hastings Joseph Kim is a Partner in the Global Energy practice of Paul Hastings and divides his time between the Seoul and Tokyo offices. His practice focuses on representing sponsors, export credit agencies, bilateral and multilateral agencies, and commercial lenders in connection with project acquisitions, developments and financings globally. Mr. Kim’s practice also focuses on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He has been named by Chambers Asia as a leading lawyer for his expertise. Mr. Kim received his B.A. from the University of the Pacific and his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School. He is qualified to practice before the California Bar Association and is registered as a gaikokuhō jimu-bengoshi in Japan. He is fluent in Korean.