Detailed Program
The founding forum connects business and finance, international cooperation, law, science, public knowledge, future generations and the Jeju community within a shared agenda for ecological transition.
Chair
- Cho Young-takProfessor Emeritus, Hanbat National University
Speakers
- Kim Kyung-sikCEO, ESG Network
Presentation titleESG: The Process of Capitalism’s Self-Evolution
- Kim Hoon-taeDirector, POSCO Holdings
Presentation titlePOSCO Group’s Global Leadership in Natural Capital: LEAP Analysis of Global Operating Sites and Case Studies of Key Ecological Sites (PT.BIA · POSCO Argentina)
- Lee Eun-haDepartment Head, Shinhan Financial Group
Presentation titleA Case Study of Shinhan Financial Group’s TNFD Disclosure
Panel Discussion
- Ryu Young JaeChairman, Sustainvest
- Oh Ji-HunDirector, ESG Center, Law Firm Won
- Ji Hyun-youngAttorney, Seoul National University Environment and Energy Law Policy Center
Chair
- Hong Sun-keeDirector and Professor, Institute of Island Culture, Mokpo National University
International Speakers
- Miguel Cluesener GodtProfessor, University of Coimbra
Presentation titleThe Role of Island Biosphere Reserves in the Era of Climate Crisis and Ecological Transition on Blue Carbon Ecosystems: Case Studies from the Region
- Takakazu YumotoDean, Japan Food Studies College
Presentation titleThe Significance of UNESCO Designations for Conserving the Biocultural Heritages of Remote Islands in Japan
- KiswantoAssistant Professor, Mulawarman University
Presentation titleFrom Pixels to People: Linking Geospatial Classification, Field Ecology, and Sociocultural Perspectives for Mangrove Blue Carbon Restoration
Chair
- Park Si-wonProfessor, Kangwon National University Law School; Director, Environmental Law Center
Insight Speech
- Park Tae-hyunPresident, Earth Jurisprudence Society; Professor, Kangwon National University Law School
Presentation titleNomos and Narrative: Earth Jurisprudence and the Universe Story
- Jin Hee-jongProposer of Ecological Legal Personhood
Presentation titleThe Background and Significance of the Eco Legal Person Proposal in the Theory of the Rights of Nature
Panel Discussion
- Choi Jung-hoSenior Research Fellow, Seoul National University Law Research Institute
- Shin Su-yeonDirector, Paran Ocean Citizen Science Center
- Park Seo-hyunResearch Fellow, Center for Commons and Sustainable Society, Jeju National University
Chair
- Kwon Won-taeFormer Director, APEC Climate Center
Domestic Speakers
- Boo Kyung-onHead, Climate Change Prediction Team, National Institute of Meteorological Sciences
Presentation titleThe Scientific Roles of the IPCC and the Korea Meteorological Administration: Greenhouse Gas Monitoring and Climate Change Prediction
- Song Woo-ramProfessor, Department of Biology, Jeju National University
Presentation titleJeju Island’s Biodiversity Crisis and a Sustainable Future
- Seo Chang-wanDivision Director, National Institute of Ecology
International Speakers
- Jonathan Miles AdamsProfessor, Nanjing University
Chair
- Ahn Byung-jinProfessor, Institute for Future Civilizations, Kyung Hee University
Speakers
- Kim Jun-sooPostdoctoral Researcher, Department of Geography, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg · Online
- Lee Dae-hanAssociate Professor, Department of Life Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University · Online
Presentation titleMy Jellyfish Teacher
- Ko In-hwanAssistant Professor, Underwood International College, Yonsei University · Online
Presentation titleWe Have Never Been Young (Nous n’avons jamais été jeunes)
- Park Eun-sunAssistant Professor, Stella College of Arts, Dongseo University
- Jeong Jun-youngPostdoctoral Researcher, Center for Training the Next Generation of Scholars, Seoul National University School of Law
Presentation titleSociable Earth Jurisprudence and Nature’s Legal Personhood
- Lim Jae-minSecretary General, Energy Transition Forum
- Claudia Fernandez de Cordoba FariniUniversity College London · Completed doctoral coursework in Biodiversity Governance · Director, Living Imaginaries
Speaker
- Oh Dong-seokProfessor, Ajou University Law School
Performers
- Kang Young-deok · Kim Sol-ji · Kim Min Ji · Ji Yu Jeong · Tamura Ryo · Park Hyo Gyeong · Park Hyung-min · Dream Theater “Jeju”
Chair
- Kim Myung SunCo-Director, Ecobuddy Jeju
Linked Event & Ancillary Program
LINKED EVENTJeju Environmental Hackathon · Green Code Jeju
Young participants use AI and data to reinterpret Jeju’s environmental and ecological challenges, developing actionable ideas and initial prototypes for policy, public services and local projects.
- Dates
- November 3–4, 2026
- Venue
- 맨써스페이스플러스 (Maensseo Space Plus)
- Organizer
- Seoul National University Big Data Innovation and Convergence University Project Group
- Awards
- November 5 · During the Forum opening ceremony, 13:30–14:35
ANCILLARY PROGRAMDocumentary Screening · The Island
Through the changing seas of Jeju and the forests of Hallasan, this documentary explores climate change and the future of the Earth—the only island we can call home.
- Dates
- November 5–6, 2026 · Continuous screening
- Venue
- Seolmundaehalmang Exhibition Hall · Jageundol Swimpang
- Director
- Hwang Il-su · Green Korea United
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