Join The Asia Foundation and KDI School of Public Policy and Management (KDI School) for a launch event of our report on North Korean Refugee Entrepreneurs in South Korea: Unveiling Korea’s Hidden Potential.

Seventy-five years after the onset of Asia’s Cold War, the world remains focused on the geopolitics of inter-Korean relations. Meanwhile, an emerging community of more than 33,000 refugees from North Korea currently live in South Korea; half aspire to become entrepreneurs. Despite the potential insight the refugee community could offer, there is insufficient data and limited understanding of their circumstances and specific needs. To fill this gap, The Asia Foundation produced North Korean Refugee Entrepreneurs in South Korea: Unveiling Korea’s Hidden Potential, conducting a series of interviews and a landmark survey of 131 refugee entrepreneurs.

The Asia Foundation is proud to host an in-depth discussion of this report with the KDI School. Experts will discuss insights on North Korean refugee entrepreneurs and offer policy and public-private recommendations to bolster social inclusion to support refugee entrepreneurs in Korea.

Speaker

Kwang Kim, Korea Country Representative, The Asia Foundation 

Moderator 

Chang Young Choi, Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management  

Panelists (in alphabetical order) 

- Byung Yeon Kim, Professor, Seoul University National University   

- Boo Yuel Kim, Member of the Board, People & Peace Link(PPL)  

- Daehyun Park, CEO, Woorion  

- Wook Yoo, Attorney, Bae & Kim, Lee(BKL) 

- Byung-Gil Jeon, Secretary-General, UniKorea Foundation 

- Tae Hyung Cho, Head & Deputy Director of North Economy Team, Bank of Korea 

Date

Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 16:00~18:00 (in Seoul time)

RSVP

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