The 20th
KOREA-MIDDLE EAST COOPERATION FORUM
The 14th Korea‐Middle East Cooperation Forum
Date : November 27~28, 2017
Venue : Lotte Hotel, Seoul
Theme : "Towards a New Vision for Korea-Middle East Coopertaion"
Co‐hosted by : Korea-Arab Society(KAS), Jeju Peace Institute(JPI), THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO(AUC)
Attended by : Around 250 people including former and current government dignitaries, entrepreneurs, academia and university students
| Korea | Middle East | |
|---|---|---|
| Welcoming Remarks | - Prof. Robert MASON(UK), Director of Middle East Studies Center, the American University in Cairo | |
| Opening Address | - H.E. Dr. SUH Chung-ha, President of the Jeju Peace Institute | |
| Keynote Address | - H.E. Dr. CHO Hyun, Second Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs | - H.E. Dr. Jawad ANANI (Jordan), Chairman of Amman Stock Exchange (former Deputy Prime Minister, current Senator of Upper House of Parliament) |
| The 1st Session : "Ending Conflict, Building Peace" | ||
| Moderator | - H.E. Dr. KIM Sung-han, Dean of Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University | |
| "The Middle East " | ||
| Presentation | - Prof. Gawdat BAHGAT (USA), Professor of National Defense University, USA - Mr. Shoqi MAKTARY (Yemen), Country Director of Search for Common Ground |
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| Discussion | - Dr. PARK Hyondo, Senior Researcher of Institute of Middle Eastern Affairs, Myongji University | - Prof. Usama NUMAN (Iraq), Professor of University of Baghdad - Dr. Ahmed ABBADI (Palestine), Professor of Al-Quds University |
| "The Korean peninsula" | ||
| Presentation | - H.E. Dr. KIM Sung-han, Dean of Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University | |
| Discussion | - Dr. JANG Ji-Hyang, Director of MENA Center, the Asan Institute for Policy Studies | - H.E. Dr. Elsadig ELFAQIH (Sudan), former Secretary-General of Arab Thought Forum - Dr. Mohamed BENSDIK (Morocco), Director of Asia and Australia, League of Arab States |
| The 2nd Session : "Expanding the Frontiers of Economic Cooperation" | ||
| Moderator | - H.E. Dr. Jawad ANANI (Jordan), Chairman of Amman Stock Exchange (former Deputy Prime Minister, current Senator of Upper House of Parliament) | |
| Presentation | - Dr. LEE Kwon Hyung, Head of Africa and Middle East Team, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy - Dr. EUM Ik-Ran, Researcher of the GCC Institute, Dankook University |
- Dr. Reem BADRAN (Jordan), Chairwoman of Al Hurra Co. |
| Discussion | - Dr. JOO Dong-Joo, Senior Research Fellow, Director of International Cooperation Department of Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade | - Dr. Yousuf ALHINAI (Oman) Professor, College of Economics and Political Science, Sultan Qaboos University |
| The 3rd Session : "Human Development: Challenges and Strategies" | ||
| Moderator | - Prof. Robert MASON (UK), Director of the Middle East Studies Center, American University in Cairo | |
| Presentation | - H.E. Dr. Hana Al-GALLAL (Libya), former Minister of Higher Education - Dr. Mahmoud ALSARHAN (Jordan), General Director of Global Village Center for Studies |
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| Discussion | - Prof. SEO Jeongmin, Professor of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies - Dr. OH Eunkyung, Director of Institute for Eurasian Turkic Studies, Dongduk Women's University |
- Dr. Fahad ALSHARIF (Saudi Arabia), Senior Research Fellow of King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies |
| Closing Address | - H.E. Mr. KIM Jin Soo, Secretary-General of the Korea-Arab Society | |
