The 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations; Chairman, the BKM Foundation for a Better Future;
Co-Chair, Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens
Heinz Fischer
The 11th Federal President of Austria (2004-2016); Co-Chair, Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens
Dong-Sup Yoon
President of Yonsei University
Congratulatory Remarks
Amina J. Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
09:30 ~ 10:15 (45')
Keynote Speeches
Keynote Speeches
Keynote Speeches
Keynote Speaker
Tae-yul Cho
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
Juan Manuel Santos
The 32nd President of Colombia (2010-2018);
Recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize
Dennis Francis
President, the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly
10:20 ~ 11:20 (60')
Special Session
Global Peacebuilding
Global Peacebuilding
Moderator
Ban Ki-moon
The 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations; Chairman, the BKM Foundation for a Better Future;
Co-Chair, Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens
Panelists
Patrick V. Verkooijen
CEO, Global Center on Adaptation; Chancellor, University of Nairobi
Miriam Coronel-Ferrer
Former Senior Mediation Adviser to the UN
Robert C. Orr
Dean of School of Public Policy, University of Maryland
11:25 ~ 12:25 (60')
Plenary Session 1
SDGs Stocktaking - The Global Landscape, Local Applications, and Future Directions
SDGs Stocktaking - The Global Landscape, Local Applications, and Future Directions
Moderator
Kyung-wha Kang
Distinguished Professor at the IGEE, Yonsei University
President/CEO, Asia Society (as of April 2024)
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
Panelists
Jemilah Mahmood
Executive Director, Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, Sunway University
Former Senior Advisor on Public Health for Prime Minister of Malaysia
Professor, Sunway University
Oliver Lacey-Hall
Strategic Adviser, Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, Sunway University
Regional Lead Disaster Management Adviser, Palladium
Practitioner Partner, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, Virginia
Doyeon Won
Director-General for Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
David McLachlan Karr
Regional Director for Asia-Pacific, UN Development Coordination Office
14:00 ~ 15:00 (60')
Plenary Session 2
Tackling Korea’s Mental Health and Demographic Crises: The Korean Miracle 2.0?
Tackling Korea’s Mental Health and Demographic Crises: The Korean Miracle 2.0?
Panelists
Jim Yong Kim
The 12th President of the World Bank Group; Vice Chairman and Partner, Global Infrastructure Partners
Peter Jongho Na
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine
15:20 ~ 16:20 (60')
Plenary Session 3
Care Economy for Social Sustainability
Care Economy for Social Sustainability
Moderator
Hyun Mee Kim
Professor, Department of Cultural Anthropology, Yonsei University
Panelists
Nancy Folbre
Professor Emerita of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Young Mi Kim
Professor, Department of Social Welfare, Dongseo University; Former Vice Chair, Presidential Committee on Aging Society and Population Policy
16:40 ~ 17:40 (60')
Plenary Session 4
Calling for Transformation: A Critical Evaluation from the Majority World
Calling for Transformation: A Critical Evaluation from the Majority World
Moderator
Samuel Y. Pang
Director, Institute of African Studies at Yonsei University; Professor, College of Theology & the United Graduate School of Theology
Panelists
Togolani Edriss Mavura
Ambassador, United Republic of Tanzania to the Republic of Korea
Puleng LenkaBula
Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of South Africa, RSA