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9:00AM, Korea Time (GMT+9)

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David Lee, Managing Counsel, International Legal Team, Hyundai Heavy Industries 

David is a Managing Counsel at Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (previously Hyundai Heavy Industries) (“KSOE”) based in Ulsan, Korea.  He has over 12 years’ experience in all aspects of commercial law, both as an in-house lawyer and in private practice, and has particular expertise in oil and gas and construction projects. 

As part of KSOE’s international legal team, David has worked across many different jurisdictions and has come across all types of legal issues. Before moving to Korea, David was a legal counsel at a large Australian publicly listed oil and gas company and an associate at a specialist commercial law firm in South Australia.

David is an Australian qualified lawyer and graduated from the University of Adelaide with a double degree in law and commerce.

Chan Woo SUNG, Senior Foreign Attorney, D'Light Law Group  

Chan Woo SUNG is a Senior Foreign Attorney who honed his legal expertise at the New York boutique Burke & Parsons and the Korean large law firm Bae, Kim & Lee before moving in-house at major multinational companies LG Display, Philip Morris Korea, Homeplus Group(Tesco Affiliate), Diageo Korea (covering North Asia incl. Korea & Japan).

Mr. Sung possesses the ability to creatively cut through the complex and fast-changing business and regulatory environment, and provide clients with expedient strategic and legal advice, based on his diverse experience in helping clients complete international deals and battle various commercial and regulatory disputes.

Mr. Sung assists D’Light Law Group’s clients with international commercial transactions (including licensing), compliance/regulatory investigations, and international disputes including arbitration. 

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Michael Welch, Director, AlixPartners 

Michael has more than 30 years’ experience in the areas of multijurisdictional investigations, bribery and corruption, fraud, anti-money laundering, cybersecurity, digital forensics, asset recovery, executive protection, and international training. He held several senior executive positions during his 25-year career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation as assistant director of the International Operations Division and the Cyber Division. In the private sector, he was global head of investigations at Standard Chartered Bank and later, head of retail and regulatory investigations at the Financial Conduct Authority, both of them based in London. Also previously, he was a managing director of cybersecurity investigations at Freeh Group.

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Ben Hughes, Senior Security Consultant, AlixPartners

Ben Hughes brings a diverse background in cybersecurity, IT, law, and law enforcement. After earning his JD and providing IT and e-discovery support to law firms, Ben joined Booz Allen Hamilton as a cybersecurity consultant in 2012.  While a member of APT hunt teams assigned to commercial and federal clients for 3 years, Ben sharpened his network security monitoring, forensics, incident response, cyber threat intelligence, and security architecture skills. Ben has earned the CISSP, GIAC Web Application Penetration Tester (GWAPT), GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA), and Splunk Certified Power User certifications.

Dae Young KIM, Head of Compliance South Korea, BNP Paribas Bank 

Mr Dae Young KIM is currently the Head of Compliance for South Korea in BNP Paribas Bank, who has joined the bank since Jan 2006. He has been certified as an IFSCO (International Financial Sanctions Compliance Officer) by BNP Paribas Bank and covers internal control and compliance-related topics including Professional Ethics, Market Integrity, Financial Security, and Protection of Interests of Clients. 

He graduated from Seoul National University majoring in Economics in 1988 and got both Master of Economics and Certificate for Completion of Graduate Study Program in Statistics from Duke University in 1998. He started his career from Bank of Korea in Jan 1988 until Apr 2000 primarily in the Monetary Policy Department and Office of Monetary Policy Committee and had also worked for the Corporate Planning Team in Samsung Life Insurance and Daiwa Securities in Korea as Head of Compliance prior to joining BNP Paribas Bank. 

As a leading senior Compliance Officer in Korea, he actively participates in industry dialogue and took part as a speaker in the Fair Player Club Seminar for Better Regulatory Compliance co-hosted by US Embassy Seoul and Global Compact Network Korea on Oct 12, 2017. 

Kenny Um, Director, Head of Legal, Applied Materials Korea 

Kenny Um serves as Director, Head of Legal for Applied Materials Korea where he oversees all legal, compliance, and regulatory matters for the company.

Prior to joining Applied Materials Korea, Mr. Um served as Managing Counsel for a Korean conglomerate where he worked on various legal and regulatory matters with a focus on litigation and international arbitration involving large-scale disputes. Mr. Um has also served as Senior Director of Legal for a US-based manufacturer and supplier in the semiconductor industry, where he managed all legal and compliance matters within the APAC region.
Mr. Um is a native of New York, where he worked in private practice specializing in commercial litigation prior to moving to Korea. 

Ji-Hyun Cho, Legal, Compliance & Quality Director, Novo Nordisk Korea

Ji Hyun Cho is Novo Nordisk Korea’s legal counsel and compliance officer. She has extended experience in the area of the health industry, encompassing pharmaceuticals, medical devices, licensing, and distribution within the health industry. 

In particular, she has experience and expertise in many IP license deals that are the first and largest scale in the Korean pharma industry. Before joining Novo Nordisk Korea, she worked as a Director of the legal department and chief compliance officer at Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Ms. Cho received an Executive LL.M. degree from Northwestern Law School, Korea, and business economics from KAIST Master of Intellectual Property in 2014. She received her LL.B. from the Yonsei University College of Law in 2002 and she is a member of the Korea Bar Association. Ms. Cho’s most recent study includes The analysis of the protection scope of the trade dress under the Korea trademark law. 

Seongsuk Shin (Vivi), Head of Ethics and Business Integrity and Country Compliance Officer, Sanofi Korea 

Seongsuk Shin is currently Head of Ethics and Business Integrity and Country Compliance Officer in Sanofi Korea and has more than 20 years of experience working in Legal and Compliance in various local and multinational companies. Throughout her career, one of her main responsibilities has been establishing robust anti-bribery compliance and controls in the organizations in line with the global and local regulations and standards, and for this has conducted various projects and programs, directly or indirectly interacting with relevant local and international industry associations, NGOs and the governmental bodies such as the Prosecution, the KFTC, the MOHW and the US DOJ and SEC. 

She majored in law in Yonsei University and completed the master’s course of international public law in Seoul National University. She holds an MBA from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and in addition received the certification from the Healthcare Compliance Program in INSEAD (France).

LEE Hwa Kyung, Former Global Compliance Officer (South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam), Line Corporation  

As a former Global Ethics & Compliance Officer, Head of Governance Counsel @ LINE, and other MNCs in Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Hwa Kyung has been leading the global compliance team by directing high-profile and workplace Internal Investigation, Internal audit for holistic corporate governance framework establishment and global spectrum compliance program rollout to promote the culture of integrity, control design, remediation, data-driven compliance analytics including the regulatory regime of Anti-corruption, FCPA, Economic Sanction, U.S. Export control, EAR Analysis, etc, by championing a broad range of compliance initiatives and projects for APAC Countries.

Hwa Kyung is a U.S CPA, U.S. qualified Lawyer, graduated from Northwestern University and studied at KAIST with a master of Engineering, intellectual property.   

Chung Jin Chung, Senior Legal Counsel, Korea Gas Corporation 

Mr. Chung Jin Chung is a senior legal counsel at Korea Gas Corporation in Korea. He has 11 years’ experience, advising companies on their energy projects around the world and has experience across the energy value chain (particularly oil & gas and LNG) in developed markets and emerging markets. 

He is a chairman at Intra-Pacific Energy Coalition, an international arbitrator at Korea Commercial Arbitration Board International, a chairman of Energy & Nature Resources at International Association of Korean Lawyers, a specialist mediator at Singapore International Mediation Centre, a legal advisor at Korea Plant Industries Association, a member of Marketing & Communication Committee of International Gas Union, and a member of Energy & Industry Committee at Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Korea.

JiYoung Won, Legal Director, General Motors Korea 

Ji is currently Legal Director of GM Korea.  Prior to joining GM, Ji was General Counsel of Global Legal & Compliance operations of Hyundai’s financing business; capital, commercial, and credit cards.  Ji has extensive international exposure and work experience in M&A, commercial law, corporate governance, and the setup, implementation, and monitoring of global regulatory and compliance requirements.  Prior to Hyundai, Ji worked as the head of Korea Legal for other global companies such as AIG, UK Prudential, and LG.  She also served as a Diplomat working at the World Trade Organization in Geneva dealing with global trade litigation.

Hyung Kyun (Matthew) Kwon, In-House Counsel, Mirae Asset Securities

Matthew is a Senior Manager at Mirae Asset Securities based in Seoul, Korea. During his years of commercial law practice, he has devoted himself to various commercial transactions and dispute resolutions both as in-house and private practices. He has particular expertise in loan transactions and resolutions of non-performing investments. 

Throughout his legal career, Matthew has worked across a variety of jurisdictions and dealt with countless legal matters. Matthew is a licensed attorney of the State of New York, US and an alumnus of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Cornell Law School.