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Think Korea: UK-Korea Forum

A two-day conference as part of Think Korea 2006:

The UK-Korea Forum for the Future – 14th Annual Meeting

8-9 June 2006
Sheraton Park Tower Hotel, Knightsbridge

Handshake

Programme

Thursday 8 June
am call by the Korean delegation on the Foreign Secretary
12:45 for 13:00 Lunch, Guest Speaker
14:45 The Lord Richard and Dr Han Seung-Soo, Co-Presidents,UK-Korea Forum introduction and recapitulation of Action taken on the Recommendations from the forum meeting in Seoul in April 2005
15:00-16.30 Session 1: South Korea: Political & Economic Situation & Foreigh Policy
Korean Speakers

  1. The political Scene
  2. The Korean Economy
  3. North Korea
  4. Korea, East Asia & the US
16:30 Tea
16:45-18:15 Session 2: The UK and Europe

  1. UK Political & Economic Scene
  2. The Future Direction of the EU

UK Speaker

18:15 Session Ends
19:00 Dinner
Friday 9 June
9:00-10:30 Session 3: Education & Training: Research Collaboration and Technology Transfer
Korean Speaker
English Speaker
10:30 Coffee Break
10:45-12:15 Session 4: Energy Security
UK Speaker
Korean Speaker
13:00 Lunch
Guest Speaker
14:45-16:15 Session 5 : Bilateral Business & Investment
Korean Panel
UK Panel
16:15 Tea Break
16:45-17:45 Discussion of Recommendations

Note – this conference was originally planned as a two day event in June 2006 but in the end took place on 15 January 2007 at City Hall.

(automatically generated) Read LKL’s review of this event here.

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