World Knowledge Forum
| Motto | Knowledge Sharing |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2000 |
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Legal status | Foundation |
| Purpose | Economic |
| Headquarters | Seoul, Korea |
Region served | Worldwide |
Official language | English |
| Chang Dae-whan | |
| Website |
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The World Knowledge Forum is a fete of knowledge, the biggest Forum in Asia. Established in October 2000, the World Knowledge Forum gathers more than 150 business and opinion leaders around the world ranging from environmental and international organizations to world's biggest corporations and institutions. These leaders predict the future and discuss possible solutions for the problems which are already, or might become, an issue. The main aim is to highlight the importance of knowledge sharing towards a balanced prosperity of the global economy. The WKF is hosted by Maeil Business Newspaper, Korea's premier business daily. The conference is the largest of its kind in Asia, and since 2000 over 3000 local and global leaders from business, government and academic sectors have attended annually.
Forum themes have ranged from “Shaping the New Millennium With Knowledge” in 2000 to “Knowledge in a World of Risk” in 2002; from “Creativity & Collaboration: Foundation of the New Era” in 2005 to “Collabonomics & Greater Asia” in 2008. The 2010 WKF overall theme was “One Asia Momentum: G20 Leadership And Creatinnovation”, and the WKF 2013 was "One Asia Metamorphosis".
The 15th World Knowledge Forum was scheduled to held from October 14 to 16, 2014 in Seoul, Korea.
2014
Main Theme: Invigorating the Global Economy
- Investing in Asia
- Inclusive Growth
- Finance and Business
- Internet of Things
- State Reform
- Beyond
- Disruptive Innovation
2014 Key Speakers:
- Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic (2007-2012)
- Gene Sperling, Former Director, the National Economic Council
- Thomas Piketty, Professor,Paris School of Economics
- Yukio Hatoyama, Former Prime Minister of Japan
- Jean Claude Trichet, Former President of the European Central Bank
- Jeremy Rifkin, President, The Foundation on Economic Trends. Scholars invited were
- Kenneth Rogoff, Professor at Harvard University
- Li Yining, Honorary Dean, Peking University Guanghua School of Management
- Koichi Hamada, Emeritus Professor, Yale University
- Andrew McAfee, Associate director, Center for Digital Business at the MIT Sloan School of Management
2013
Main Theme: One Asia Metamorphosis
- Asia
- City
- Creativity
- Economy
- Education
- Future
- Technology Frontier
2013 Key Speakers:
- Lawrence H. Summers, Professor at Harvard University
- Ehud Olmert, Former Prime Minister of Israel
- Thaksin Shinawatra, Former Prime Minister of Thailand
- Salman Khan, Founder of Khan Academy
- Peter Voser, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell plc
- Gregory Mankiw, Professor at Harvard University
- Iwata Kazumasa, President of Japan Center for Economic Research
2012
Main Theme: The Great Breakthrough: New Solutions for Growth (Leadership, Integrity, Creativity, and Happiness)
- New Growth
- Leadership
- Integrity
- Creativity
- Happiness
2012 Key Speakers:
- Jim Yong Kim, President of World Bank
- Condoleezza Rice, Former Secretary of the State of USA
- Willem Kok, Former Prime Minister of Netherland
- Nouriel Roubini, Professor of NYU Stern School of Business
- Paul Krugman, Professor of Princeton University
- Malcolm Gladwell, Journalist of the New Yorker
- Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator of FT
- Mika Vehvilainen, President & CEO of Finnair Plc
2011
Main Theme: The New Economic Crisis: Reforming Global Leadership & Asia's Challenge
- Crisis Revisited
- Global Growth in Transition
- New Management Strategies
- New Shock & Regrowth of Finance
- The True Green
- Convergence
2011 Key Speakers:
- Gordon Brown, Former Prime Minister of United Kingdom
- Sarah Palin, Former Governor of Alaska of the United States
- Michael Sandel, Professor at Harvard University
- Maehara Seiji, The Policy Chief of the Democratic Party of Japan
- Karel De Gucht, European Union Trade Commissioner
- Tom Albanese, CEO of Rio Tinto
- Amy Chua, Professor at Yale University
- Martin Sorrell, Chairman at WPP
2010
Main Theme: One Asia Momentum, G20 Leadership & Creatinnovation
- One Asia Momentum
- G20 Leadership
- Creatinnovation
- Rebirth of Finance
- Winning Strategy & Marketing
- Low Carbon Economy
- Next IT & Media
- Smart Leadership
2010 Key Speakers:
- Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Yukio Hatoyama, Former Prime Minister of Japan
- Richard Branson, President & Founder of Virgin Group
- Nouriel Roubini, Professor of NYU Stern Business School
- Paul Krugman, Professor of Princeton University
- Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation SKG
- Niall Ferguson, Professor of Harvard University
- Fareed Zakaria, Host of Fareed Zakaria GPS, Editor at Large of TIME
- Hans Vestberg, President and CEO of Ericsson
- Donald Trump Jr., Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization
- Session IT Based Greener Economy: Smart Grid, Smart City
- Speakers:
- John Chambers, Chairman, CEO Cisco
- Koo, Ja Kyun, CEO& President LS Industrial Systems
- Norbert H. Karl, Global Sales Manager, Siemens AG
- Moderator: Fred Dubee, Senior Advisor, UN Global Compact
- Speakers:
2009
Main Theme: One Asia, New Economic Order and Recovery
- Greater Asia : Outlook 2009
- Partnering for Growth
- Finance beyond Uncertainty
- Network Innovation
- Green is Green
- Government as Biz Partner
- Win-Win Society
2008
Main Theme: Collabonomics + Greater Asia
- Greater Asia : Outlook 2009
- Partnering for Growth
- Finance beyond Uncertainty
- Network Innovation
- Green is Green
- Government as Biz Partner
- Win-Win Society
2008 Key Speakers:
- Richard Branson, President and Founder of the Virgin Group
- Michael Porter, Professor of Harvard University
- Eric Maskin, 2007 Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics
- H.E Amr bin Abdullah al-Dabbagh, Governor of SAGIA
- Maurice Strong, Former Under Secretary General of UN
- John Howard, Former Prime Minister of Australia
- Bertie Ahern, Former Prime Minister of Ireland
- Esko Aho, Former Prime Minister of Finland
- James Wolfensohn, Former President of World Bank
- Robert Polet, CEO of GucciGroup
- Richard Levin, President of Yale University
- Jack Trout, Author of Positioning
- Hiroshi Komiyama, President of University of Tokyo
- Frank-Jürgen Richter, Chairman of Horasis
2007
Main Theme: Wealth Creation & Greater Asia
- Emerging Asia
- New Growth
- Evolution of Finance
- Leadership
- Security & Prosperity
- Web 2.0
2007 Key Speakers:
- Alan Greenspan, Former Chairman of Federal Reserve Board
- Colin Powell, Former Secretary of State of USA
- Tom Peters, Chairman of Tom Peters Company
- Edmund Phelps, 2006 Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics
- Vinton Cerf, Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist of Google Inc.
- Peter Sands, Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered Bank
- Stephen S. Roach, Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia
- Min Zhu, Group Executive Vice- President of Bank of China