the 18th korea-middle east cooperation forum

SPEAKERS

Opening Ceremony, Closing Ceremony
Abdulaziz Al-Horr [Opening Remarks I]

Abdulaziz Al-Horr
Director of the Diplomatic Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar
Young-hoon Kang [Opening Remarks II]

Young-hoon Kang
President of Jeju Peace Institute
Nayef Al Shammari [Welcoming Remarks I]

Nayef Al Shammari
Director of Ibn Khaldon Center, Qatar University
Khalid Al-Hamar [Welcoming Remarks II]

Khalid Al-Hamar
Ambassador of the State Qatar to the Republic of Korea
Ahmad Al-Hammadi [Congratulatory Remarks I]

Ahmad Al-Hammadi
Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar
정병원 [Congratulatory Remarks II]

Byung-won Chung
Deputy Minister for Political Affairs,Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea
김창모 [Closing Remarks I]

Chang-mo Kim
Secretary-General of Korea-Arab Society(KAS)
Tarik Yousef [Closing Remarks II]

Tarik Yousef
Senior Fellow and Director of Middle East Council on Global Affairs
Session 1. Future Prospects for Korea and the Middle East
Tarik Yousef [Moderator]

Tarik Yousef
Senior Fellow and Director of Middle East Council on Global Affairs
Nasser Said [Presenters]

Nasser Saidi
Former Minister of Economy and Industry, Lebanon
Woong-yeob Song [Presenters]

Woong-yeob Song
Professor of Arabic Language, Chosun University (former Ambassador of Korea to Iraq·Iran·Afghanistan)
Khaled Al Khater [Presenter]

Khaled Al Khater
Director of the Policy and Planning Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar
김은비 [Presenter]

Eunbee Kim
Associate Professor of Korea National Defense University
Session 2. Promoting Economic Partnerships in an Era of Green Transition
Ali Bakeer [Moderator]

Ali Bakeer
Research Assistant Professor, Ibn Khaldon Center, Qatar University
H.E. Saleh Al-Khulaifi [Presenters]

H.E. Saleh Al-Khulaifi
Assistant Undersecretary for Commerce Affairs, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, State of Qatar
Kwon Hyung Lee [Presenters]

Kwon Hyung Lee
Deputy President of Korea Institute of Economic Policy, KIEP
 To be decided [Presenter]

Mohannad T. Al-Suwaidan
Head of Natural Gas Liquids(NGL) and Chief Middle East and Africa Analyst, ESAI Energy
Dong Suk Han [Presenter]

Dong Suk Han
Research Associate Professor, Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University
Session 3. Culture and People: The Future of Korea-Middle East Ties
Jie-ae Sohn [Moderator]

Jie-ae Sohn
Ambassador for Cultural Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
엄익란  [Presenter]

Ikran Eum
Professor of Dankook University, School of General Education
Kadhim Niama [Presenter]

Kadhim Niama
Former Head of the Centre of Strategic and International Studies, University of Baghdad
구기연 [Presenter]

Gi Yeon Koo
Research Professor of Seoul National University Asia Center
Fahad Al-Sulaiti, CEO [Presenter]

Fahad Al-Sulaiti
CEO of Education Above All(EAA)

[Second Day] 2023. 11. 7(Tue) Korea-Qatar Economic Partnership Roundtable

Session 1. Qatar – Korea Diplomatic and Business Relations
Adel Abdel Ghafar [Moderator]

Adel Abdel Ghafar
Director, Foreign Policy and Security Program, Middle East Council on Global Affairs
Mohammed Al-Hayki [Presenters]

Mohammed Al-Hayki
Former Ambassador of Qatar to Korea
Jieun Lee [Presenters]

Jieun Lee
Senior Researcher, Africa and the Middle East team, Korea Institute of Economic Policy
 Ji-Hyang Jang [Presenter]

Ji-Hyang Jang
Senior Fellow/Director of MENA Center, Asan Institute for Policy Studies
Sehyung Lee [Presenter]

Sehyung Lee
Head of Policy Planning Team, Channel A
Session 2. Qatar – Korea Energy Cooperation
 Lee Kwon Hyung [Moderator]

Lee Kwon Hyung
Deputy President of Korea Institute of Economic Policy, KIEP
hmad Abushaikh [Presenter]

Ahmad Abushaikha
Associate Professor of Hamad Bin Khalifah University
 강문수 [Presenter]

Munsu Kang
Associate Research Fellow/Head of Africa and the Middle East team, KIEP
박현도 [Presenter]

Hyondo Park
Professor of the Sogang Euro-MENA Institute, Sogang University
성일광 [Presenter]

Ilkwang Sung
Head of Political and Economic Research Lab, Center for Middle East & Islamic Studies, Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University