About the Asan North Korea Conference
- Date
- Wednesday-Thursday, September 25-26, 2013
- Place
- Auditorium (1F)
The Asan Institute for Policy Studies, Seoul, Korea
Day 1 : Wednesday, September 25
Day 1 : Wednesday, September 25
| 08:30-09:00 |
Registration |
| 09:00-09:05 |
Welcoming Remarks |
| Hahm Chaibong, President, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies |
| 09:05-09:15 |
Keynote Address |
| Lee Hong Koo, Chairman, The Seoul Forum for International Affairs |
| 09:15-09:30 |
Congratulatory Remarks |
| Ryoo Kihl-Jae, Minister of Unification, Ministry of Unification |
| 09:30-11:00 |
Session I |
North Korea’s Nuclear Capability |
|
Moderator |
Lee Chung Min, Yonsei University |
| Speakers |
Park Jiyoung, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies |
| Li Bin, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace/Tsinghua University |
| Joshua Pollack, Science Applications International Corporation |
| Markus Schiller, Schmucker Technologie |
| 11:00-11:15 |
Coffee Break |
| 09:30-11:00 |
Session II |
Nuclear Strategy and Deterrence |
|
Moderator |
Choi Kang, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies |
| Speakers |
Park Chang Kwoun, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses |
| Robert Manning, The Atlantic Council |
| Su Hao, China Foreign Affairs University |
| Sugio Takahashi, National Institute for Defense Studies |
| 12:45-14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00-15:30 |
Session III |
International Coordination on North Korea |
|
Moderator |
Patrick Cronin, Center for a New American Security |
| Speakers |
Gordon Flake, Mansfield Foundation |
| Chu Shulong, Tsinghua University |
| Shin Beomchul, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Noboru Yamaguchi, National Defense Academy of Japan |
| 15:30-15:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:45-17:15 |
Session IV |
Smart Sanctions |
|
Moderator |
William Newcomb, United Nations |
| Speakers |
David Asher, Center for a New American Security |
| Yang Xiyu, China Institute of International Studies |
| William Newcomb, United Nations |
| Kim Joongho, Export-Import Bank of Korea |
| 17:15-18:00 |
Reception |
| 18:00 |
Dinner |
Day 2 : Thursday, September 26
Day 2 : Thursday, September 26
| 09:00-09:15 |
Registration |
| 09:15-10:45 |
Session V |
The State of the North Korean Regime |
|
Moderator |
Yoo Ho Yeol, Korea University |
| Speakers |
Ken Gause, CNA |
| Jin Qiangyi, Yanbian University |
| Kim Keunsik, Kyungnam University |
| Andrei Lankov, Kookmin University |
| 10:45-11:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00-12:30 |
Session VI |
North Korea’s External Relations |
|
Moderator |
Kim Hankwon, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies |
| Speakers |
Cha Duhyeogn, Korea Foundation |
| Narushige Michishita, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies |
| Wei Zhijiang, Zhongshan University |
| Alexander Zhebin, Institute of Far Eastern Studies, RAS |
| 12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00-15:30 |
Session VII |
The State of the North Korean Economy |
|
Moderator |
Nick Eberstadt, American Enterprise Institute/The Asan Institute for Policy Studies |
| Speakers |
Lee Suk, Korea Development Institute |
| Zhang Dongming, Liaoning National University |
| Vasily Mikheev, Institute of World Economy and International Relations |
| Zhang Huizhi, Jilin University |
| 15:30-15:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:45-17:15 |
Session VIII |
Long Term Scenarios |
|
Moderator |
Jo Dongho, Ewha Womans University |
| Speakers |
Jo Dongho, Ewha Womans University |
| Go Myong-hyun, The Asan Institute for Policy Studies |
| Bruce Bennett, RAND Corporation |
| Scott Snyder, Council on Foreign Relations |
| 17:15-17:30 |
Closing Remarks |
| 17:30 |
Dinner |
