The Atlantic Council will host a full day conference which will explore the current state of the United States and Republic of Korea's ongoing negotiations with North Korea and the broader strategic picture developing in the Indo-Pacific.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided. This invitation is open to the public. The event is open to the press and on the record.
Register here: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/registration/a080H00002jKkDSQA0
Schedule
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM WELCOME REMARKS
Mr. Barry Pavel
Senior Vice President, Arnold Kanter Chair, and Director, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council
Minister Sung-hwan Kim
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea; Board Member, East Asia Foundation
9:50 AM - 10:50 AM KEYNOTE REMARKS
The Hon. Stephen Biegun
US Special Representative for North Korea, US Department of State
H.E. Do-hoon Lee
ROK Special Representative for Korean Peninsula, Peace and Security Affairs, ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PANEL DISCUSSION: SEEKING A POST-HANOI BREAKTHROUGH ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA
Dr. Toby Dalton
Co-Director, Nuclear Policy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
H.E. Jong-dae Kim
Member, 20th National Assembly; Head of the Foreign Affairs and Security Division;
Member of the National Assembly's National Defense Committee; Head of the Foreign Affairs and Security Division; Member, Justice Party
H.E. Jae-jung Lee
Member, 20th National Assembly; Spokesperson, Democratic Party of Korea
Amb. Joseph Yun
Former US Special Representative for North Korea Policy, US Department of State; Senior Adviser, Asia Program, United States Institute of Peace
Mr. Barry Pavel (Moderator)
Senior Vice President, Arnold Kanter Chair, and Director; Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM LUNCH CONVERSATION
Amb. Paula J. Dobriansky
Former US Under Secretary of State; Senior Fellow, The Future of Diplomacy Project, JFK Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University
Dr. Chung-in Moon
Special Adviser to the President for Unification, Foreign, and National Security Affairs, Republic of Korea
2:00PM - 3:30PM PANEL DISCUSSION: CHARTING KOREA'S ROLE IN US-CHINA STRATEGIC COMPETITION IN THE INDO-PACIFIC
The Hon. Ami Bera
US House of Representatives (D-CA); Chair, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Foreign Affairs Committee; Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on Korea
H.E. Ihk-pyo Hong
Member, 20th National Assembly; Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee; Chief Spokesman, Democratic Party of Korea
Prof. Jaeho Hwang
Director of Global Security Cooperation Center, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
H.E. Sun-suk Park
Member, 20th National Assembly; Member, National Assembly's Science, ICT, Future Planning, and Communications Committee, Member, Bareunmirae Party
The Hon. Ted S. Yoho DVM
US House of Representatives (R-FL), Lead Republican, Subcommittee on Asia, The Pacific, and Nonproliferation; Member, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade, House Foreign Affairs Committee
Dr. Miyeon Oh (Moderator)
Director and Senior Fellow, Asia Security Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM CLOSING REMARKS
Mr. Barry Pavel
Senior Vice President, Arnold Kanter Chair, and Director,Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council