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08:15 AM
REGISTRATION
08:45 – 09:00 AM
OPENING REMARKS
General Byung Kwan Kim, ROKA (Retired), Co-Chairman,
Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies (ROK Council)
General John H. Tilelli, Jr., USA (Retired), Co-Chairman,
Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies (U.S. Council)
Ambassador Kathleen Stephens (Retired), President & CEO,
Korea Economic Institute of America
Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr., President,
International Council of Korean Studies and Angelo State University
Mr. Greg Scarlatoiu, Executive Director,
The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
09:00 – 11:15 AM
PANEL I. NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA: ECONOMIC RECONCILIATION?
Moderator
General & Dr. Jae Chang Kim, ROKA (Retired)
Papers
“Sanctions, Inter-Korean Relations and North Korea’s Denuclearization”
Dr. Ihn-hwi Park, Ehwa Womans University
“South Korea’s Developmental State vs. North Korean Human Rights Concerns in Inter-Korean Economic Engagement”
Mr. Kyle Ferrier, Korea Economic Institute of America
“Principles for Economic Engagement with North Korea”
Mr. Troy Stangarone, Korea Economic Institute of America
Discussants
Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr., Angelo State University and ICKS
Dr. Il Hwa Jung, Council on Korea-U.S. Security Studies
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM
LUNCHEON AND LUNCHEON SPEECH
(This component of the event will be off the record)
“Security and Unification Issues on the Korean Peninsula”
Mr. Stephen E. Biegun, U.S. Special Representative for North Korea
U.S. Department of State
Introduction by General John H. Tilelli, Jr., USA (Retired), Co-Chairman
Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies (U.S. Council)
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
PANEL II. FOUR POWER RELATIONS ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA
Moderator
Mr. David Maxwell, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Papers
“Japan’s Role in Korean Security Issues”
Mr. James Durand, International Council on Korean Studies
“China’s Role in Inter-Korea Relations”
Mr. Gordon Chang, Forbes.com
“North Korea and Regional Security”
Dr. Nam-Sung Huh, Korea Institute for Military Affairs
Discussants
William Newcomb, former member, UN Panel of Experts
Lt. General Kap Jin Lee, ROK Marine Corps (Retired), RIMS
Dr. Sukjoon Yoon, Captain, ROK Navy (Retired), KIMA
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PANEL III. HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE FUTURE OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA
Moderator
General John H. Tilelli, Jr., USA (Retired), Co-Chairman
Council on U.S.-Korean Security Studies (U.S. Council)
Papers
“The Future of Human Rights in North Korea”
Mr. George Hutchinson, International Council on Korean Studies
“Tying Human Rights to US-NK-ROK Negotiations”
Mr. Greg Scarlatoiu, The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
“The ROK-US Alliance and Human Rights”
Dr. Taewoo Kim, Council on Korea-U.S. Security Studies
Discussant
Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt, American Enterprise Institute
Dr. Jaekap Ryoo, Council on Korea-U.S. Security Studies
5:00 PM
END OF THE CONFERENCE PART ONE
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