The growth of markets is one of the most significant socioeconomic developments to occur in North Korea over the past two decades. CSIS Korea Chair and the North Korean Freedom Coalition invite you to join us for a special event featuring testimonies by the North Korean escapees on the importance of women's roles and experiences in North Korea's markets. The escapee testimonies will be followed by an expert panel discussion on the markets and civil society in North Korea as well as Beyond Parallel's original data collection project of 436 officially sanctioned markets located across North Korea.
Register here: https://www.csis.org/events/women-and-market-mechanisms-north-korea
2:00 PM | WELCOMING REMARKS
Ms. Suzanne Scholte, Chair, North Korea Freedom Coalition
2:05 PM | SESSION I: Women in the Markets
Ms. Suzanne Scholte, North Korea Freedom Coalition
Ms. Lee, Jeong-sil, North Korean Escapee with Experience as Wholesale Market Vendor and Diesel Oil Trader
Ms. Suh, Hye-joo, North Korean Escapee with Experience as Rice and Corn Trader
Ms. Huh, Jeong-sil, North Korean Escapee with Experience as Small Consumer Goods Trader
3:10 PM | SESSION II: Markets and Civil Society in North Korea
Ms. Amy Lehr, Director, Human Rights Initiative, CSIS
Dr. Victor Cha, Senior Adviser and Korea Chair, CSIS; D.S. Song-KF Professor of Government, Georgetown University
Dr. Andrew Yeo, Associate Professor and Director of Asian Studies, Catholic University of America
Ms. Olivia Enos, Policy Analyst, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation
4:00 PM | ADJOURNMENT
This event is made possible by the general support to CSIS.