Speaker, The National Assembly of Republic of Korea

Prime minister, Republic of Korea

Chairperson, Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry

President, The Hankyoreh Media Group 

Joseph E. Stiglitz is an American economist and a professor at Columbia University. He is also the co-chair of the High-Level Expert Group on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress at the OECD, and the Chief Economist of the Roosevelt Institute.  A recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2001), he is a former senior vice president and chief economist of the World Bank and former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. In 2000, Stiglitz founded the Initiative for Policy Dialogue, a think tank on international development based at Columbia University. In 2011 Stiglitz was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Known for his pioneering work on asymmetric information, Stiglitzs research focuses on income distribution, climate change, risk, corporate governance, public policy, macroeconomics and globalization. He is the author of numerous books including, most recently, People, Power, and Profits and Rewriting the Rules of the European Economy.​

ㅇ Education

- 1994 Bachelor of Economics in Seoul National University

- 1996 Master of Economics in Seoul National University

- 2003 Ph.D of Macroecomics and Public Economics in Sorbonne Paris-Nord

ㅇ Work Experience

- 2015-Present: Professor, Chung-Nam National University

- 2004-2015: Associate Professor, Chung-Nam National University

- 2004-2004: Associate Research Fellow, The Seoul Institute

- 2003-2014: Senior Researcher, LG Economic Research Institute

ㅇ Relevant Activities

- 2015-Present: Public Interest Member, National Labor Relations Commission

- 2020-Present: Advisor, Social Security Committee
- 2017-2019​ : Advisor, National Economic Advisory Council

Harvard Political Philosopher and Bestselling Author Michael Sandel challenges audiences to examine the ethical dilemmas we confront in politics, business, and our everyday lives. One of Foreign Policys [Top 100 Global Thinkers], Sandel has been described as [the most relevant living philosopher, a rock-star moralist (Newsweek)], and [the most famous teacher of philosophy in the world.] (New Republic). His writings — on justice, democracy, morals, and markets — have been translated into 27 languages. In 2020, Sandel released The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good? In it, he argues that to overcome the crises that are upending our world, we must rethink the attitudes toward success and failure that have accompanied globalization and rising inequality. The Tyranny of Merit was named [Best Book of 2020] by multiple outlets, including Bloomberg.

 ㅇ Current Titles

- Provost (Vice-President for Academic Affairs), Soongsil University

- Professor, Dept of Philosophy, Soongsil University

- Chair, Institute for Values and Ethics

- President, Korean Society for Hannah Arendt Studies

 
ㅇ Education

- 1999 Ph.D Dept. of Philosophy, State University of New York at Buffalo

- 1985 M.A Dept. of Philosophy, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea

- 1983 Dept, of Philosophy, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea

ㅇ Publications

- Thoughts of Hannah Arendt, Hangilsa, 2017, and 21 other monographs or co-authored books.

ㅇ Book Translations

- Public Philosophy : Papers for Politics and Morality) by Michael Sandel, Wisebury, 2016, and 8 other co-translated or translation-supervised Michael Sandel books.

- Eichmann in Jerusalmc by Hannah Arendt, Hagilsa, 2011, and 4 other translations of Hannah Arendt Books.

Professor Eun Mee Kim is the 17th President of Ewha Womans University. She is Professor in the Graduate School of International Studies, Director of the Ewha Global Health Institute for Girls and Women, former Dean of the Graduate School, former Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies, and former Director of the Institute for Development and Human Security at Ewha Womans University. She was appointed by the UN Secretary General in December 2016 to serve as one of the fifteen Independent Group of Scientists to work on the Global Sustainable Development Report 2019, which was presented to the UN Secretary General and heads of member states at the UN General Assembly in September 2019. She served as President of the Korea Association of International Development and Cooperation (2011, 2012). She has served on the Committee for International Development Cooperation under the Prime Minister’s Office, the Policy Advisory Committee for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. In 2012, she received the Service Merit Medal from the Republic of Korea for her contributions to the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan. In 2013, she received the first research grant to a university in South Korea from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on her research, [Advocacy for Korean Engagement in Global Health and Development]. In 2016, and again in 2019, she received a research grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for [Korea Global Health Strategy]. She has been appointed as the Vice-Chairperson of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO in May 2021.​

Rutger Bregman (1988) is a historian and author. He has published five books on history, philosophy, and economics. His books Humankind (2020) and Utopia for Realists (2017) were both New York Times Bestsellers and have been translated in more than 40 languages. Bregman has twice been nominated for the prestigious European Press Prize for his work at The Correspondent. He lives in Holland.

Vincent Stanley, co-author with Yvon Chouinard of The Responsible Company, has been with Patagonia on and off since its beginning in 1973, for many of those years in key roles as head of sales or marketing. More informally, he is Patagonia’s long-time chief storyteller. Vincent helped develop the Footprint Chronicles, the company’s interactive website that outlines the social and environmental impact of its products; the Common Threads Partnership (precursor of Worn Wear); and Patagonia Books. He currently serves as Patagonia company philosopher and is a resident fellow at the Yale Center for Business and Environment. He is also a poet whose work has appeared in Best American Poetry. He and his wife, the writer Nora Gallagher, live in Santa Barbara.

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​Sharan Burrow is the General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, representing 200 million workers in 163 countries and territories with 332 national affiliates. The ITUC’s primary mission is the promotion and defense of workers’ rights and interests, through international cooperation between trade unions, global campaigning and advocacy within the major global institutions.
Previously President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) from 2000 – 2010, Sharan is a passionate advocate and campaigner for social justice, women’s rights, the environment, and labour law reforms, and has led union negotiations on major economic reforms and labour rights campaigns in her home country of Australia and globally. She has also served as a member of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation and is represented on a number of international commissions concerning climate action, industrial transition, and economic reform.

​Sangheon LEE is the Director of the Employment Policy Department (EMPLOYMENT) of the ILO which leads ILO’s action for promoting full and productive employment by developing integrated employment, development and skills policies. 

Before his current position, he was the Special Adviser to the Deputy Director-General for Policy on Economic and Social Issues (2014-18), providing advice on analytical work, policy development and advocacy across a range of economic, employment and social issues as well as coordinating ILO’s work at multilateral fora such as G20, G7, and BRICS.

Mr. Lee has written extensively on economic, employment and labour issues, including articles in the International Labour Review and Socio-Economic Review, as well as editing volumes under the global research project of Regulating for Decent Work (Palgrave Macmillan) and other research projects. He is also one of the main authors of ILO flagship reports such as the Global Wage Report and the World Employment and Social Outlook. He co-authored Working Time around the World (2007 Routledge).

Mr Lee holds a PhD in Economics from Cambridge University.

Dr Stelios Grafakos is a Principal Economist at the Climate Action and Inclusive Development Unit of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). In his current role, he is leading GGGI’s technical work on supporting member and partner countries to develop their Long-Term Low Emissions Development Strategies (LT-LEDS). Under this workstream, Stelios is providing strategic direction and leadership on conducting low emission pathway analysis and modelling, assessing socio-economic impacts of low carbon development policies and actions, and incorporating climate resilience in LT-LEDS. In addition, Stelios is also responsible for GGGI’s work on the (macro)-economic analysis of green and low carbon growth plans and strategies, with main focus on the assessment of green jobs. Stelios has led several green jobs related studies in Fiji, Mexico, Indonesia and Rwanda.
 

Dr. Sandeep Pai is Senior Research Lead at the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Energy Security and Climate Change program. He recently completed his PhD at the University of British Columbia, where he wrote his dissertation focusing on fossil fuel phase-out and just transitions. Previously, Dr. Pai worked as a journalist with Indian newspapers such as the Hindustan Times, covering topics ranging from rural development to coal mining. He has also co-authored a book on global energy transition, [Total Transition: The Human Side of the Renewable Energy Revolution, which was released in 2018.​