CSIS : Beyond Security - South Korea’s Soft Power and the Future of the US-ROK Alliance in a Post-Pandemic World

DISCUSSION SESSION I : Understanding South Korea’s Soft Power

South Korea today has an unparalleled opportunity to expand its international influence in ways that would have been unimaginable just a generation ago This session will feature a discussion with practitioners and promoters of South Korea’s soft power as well as a journalist and other experts. Some of the key questions to be addressed include the origins, nature, and extent of South Korea’s soft power and whether there is still room to expand South Korea’s soft power—and, if so, how?

< MODERATOR >

Ambassador Mark Lippert Senior Advisor, CSIS Korea Chair
(Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea)

< PANELISTS >

Mr. Bernie Cho President @ DFSB Kollective
(K-Pop music artist and label services agency)

Mr. John H. Lee (Lee Jae-han) South Korean Film Director and Screenwriter
(A Moment to Remember, Operation Chromite)

Ms. Euny Hong Author and Journalist
(The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture)

Dr. Jiyoon Kim Senior Research Fellow @ Institute of Democracy and Education

Mr. Daniel Tudor  Author, Entrepreneur, Former Correspondent @ The Economist
(Korea: The Impossible Country: South Korea’s Amazing Rise From the Ashes: the Inside Story of an Economic, Political, and Cultural Phenomenon)

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Featured Panelist : Bernie Cho [DFSB Kollective]