2026 Program

※The program may be subject to change.

Time

Program

08:00~08:30

(30’)

Registration

08:30~09:00(30’)

Opening 

Ceremony

Welcoming Address 

Park Chan-su

 I CEO & President, Hankyoreh Media Group


Congratulatory Remarks 

Cho Jeong-sik

I Speaker of the National Assembly

Kim Ji-hyung 

Chairman of the Economic, Social and Labor Council(ESLC) 

Jeong Geun-sik 

Superintendent, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education   

09:00~09:50

(50’)

Keynote 

speech 1

How Societies Can Avoid The Technology Trap

Carl Benedikt Frey

Founding Director, Future of Work Programme, Oxford Martin School, Oxford University

Keynote 

speech 2

“AI Transition and Deepening Inequality: Who Bears the Cost and How Should It Be Shared? 

Sarah O'Connor

I Associate Editor, Financial Times 

09:50~10:00

(10’)




 Break

10:00~10:50(50’)

Roundtable 

Discussion 

1


Rewriting the Rules of the AI Transition: Designing Institutions and Solidarity


Moderator: Lee Sang-heon

2  Keynote Speakers,  

Chang Ji-yeun


Lee Sang-heon

l Chief Economist, International Labour Organization


Carl Benedikt Frey 

l Founding Director, Future of Work Programme, Oxford Martin School, Oxford University


Sarah O'Connor 

l Associate Editor, Financial Times 


Chang Ji-yeun 

l Senior Research Fellow, 

Korea Labor Institute

10:50~11:50

(60')

Roundtable  

Discussion 

“The Changing Workplace: How Can We Work with AI?


Moderator: Park Young-sun

Eum Sung-won, Hong Sung-joon, 

Lee Duk-man, You Jae-youn


Park Young-sun 

l Chairperson, Strategic Economic Advisory Committee 


How Generative AI Is Reshaping the Job Landscape 

Eum Sung-won  

l Head of Korea Communications, OpenAI


The Future of Work Through the Eyes of Startups

Hong Sung-joon 
I Chief Design Officer, BankSalad


How Physical AI Is Transforming the Workplace

Lee Duk-man

Head of Intelligent Research Center, POSCO Holdings


Workplace Transformation from a Field Researcher’s Perspective

You Jae-youn
I Head of Social Division, 

Presidential Council on National 

Artificial Intelligence Strategy

11:50~12:55(65’)

Luncheon

12:55~13:20

(25’)


Keynote 

speech 3

"The AI Era: A New Model of Talent and the Reimagining of Learning"

Kim Hi-sam 

l Professor, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, GIST

13:20~13:45(25’)

Keynote 

speech 4

"AI as a Momentum for Education Reform in Korea: College Admission & Private Tutoring"

Lee Bohm

l Educational Critic

13:45~15:00

(75’)

Roundtable Discussion 

3

“The Shifting Classroom: What Should We Teach the Next Generation?”


Moderator: Koo Bon-kwon  

Park Suk-ja, Lee Soo-jung, 

Park Young-min, Kim Hi-sam, 

Lee Bohm


Koo Bon-kwon 

l Digital Humanities Scholar 


Redefining Literacy in the Age of AI

Park Suk-ja

l Associate Professor, Sogang University


What Teachers Are Seeing in the Classroom

Lee Soo-jung 

l English Teacher, Sungshin Girls’ High School

 

Implementing AI Literacy in the Classroom 

Park Young-min

l Full-Time Faculty, Korea Science Academy of KAIST 


Kim Hi-sam 

l Professor, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, GIST


Lee Bohm

l Educational Critic

15:20~16:00

(40’)

2026 Human Technology Awards 


Time
Program

08:00~08:30(30’)

Registration

08:30~09:00(30’)

Opening 

Ceremony

Welcoming Address   Park Chan-su I CEO & President, Hankyoreh Media Group


Congratulatory Remarks   Cho Jeong-sik I Speaker of the National Assembly

                                                      Kim Ji-hyung I Chairman of the Economic, Social and Labor Council(ESLC) 

                                                      Jeong Geun-sik Superintendent, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education                        

09:00~09:50(50’)

Keynote speech 1

How Societies Can Avoid The Technology Trap 

Carl Benedikt Frey

I Founding Director, Future of Work Programme, Oxford Martin School, Oxford University

Keynote speech 2

AI Transition and Deepening Inequality: Who Bears the Cost and How Should It Be Shared?How Societies Can Avoid The Technology Trap

Sarah O'Connor 

I Associate Editor, Financial Times


09:50~10:00(10’)


 Break

10:00~10:50(50’)

Roundtable 
Discussion 1

"Rewriting the Rules of the AI Transition: Designing Institutions and Solidarity"


Moderator: Lee Sang-heon

2 Keynote Speakers, Chang Ji-yeon
Lee Sang-heon
I Chief Economist, International Labour Organization

Carl Benedikt Frey

I Founding Director, Future of Work Programme, Oxford Martin School, Oxford University -

Sarah O'Connor
I Associate Editor, Financial Times
Chang Ji-yeun
I Senior Research Fellow, Korea Labor Institute
10:50~11:50(60’)
Roundtable 
Discussion 1

"The Changing Workplace: How Can We Work with AI?"


Moderator: Park Young-sun 

Eum Sung-won, Hong Sung-joon, Lee Duk-man, You Jae-youn

Park Young-sun
I Chairperson, Strategic Economic Advisory Committee

How Generative AI Is Reshaping the Job Landscape
Eum Sung-won 
I Head of Korea Communications, OpenAI   

The Future of Work Through the Eyes of Startups
Hong Sung-joon
I Chief Design Officer, BankSalad

How Physical AI Is Transforming the Workplace
Lee Duk-man
I Head of Intelligent Research Center, POSCO Holdings

Workplace Transformation from a Field Researcher’s Perspective
You Jae-youn 
I Head of Social Division, Presidential Council on National Artificial Intelligence Strategy  


11:50~12:55(65’)

Luncheon

12:55~13:20(25’)

Keynote Speech 3

"The AI Era: A New Model of Talent and the Reimagining of Learning"

Kim Hi-sam

l Professor, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, GIST


13:20~13:45(25’)

Keynote Speech 4

"AI as a Momentum for Education Reform in Korea: College Admission & Private Tutoring"
Lee Bohm  
l Educational Critic

13:45~15:00(75’)

Roundtable 

Discussion 3

The Shifting Classroom: What Should We Teach the Next Generation?

Moderator: Koo Bon-kwon 

Park Suk-ja, Lee Soo-jung, Park Young-min, Kim Hi-sam, Lee Bohm 

Koo Bon-kwon 
Digital Humanities Scholar
Redefining Literacy in the Age of AI
Park Suk-ja

I Associate Professor, Sogang Institute for Whole Person Education, Sogang University
What Teachers Are Seeing in the Classroom
Lee Soo-jung
I English Teacher, Sungshin Girls’ High School

Implementing AI Literacy in the Classroom 

Park Young-min

l Full-Time Faculty, Korea Science Academy of KAIST

Kim Hi-sam 

I Professor, School of Humanities & Social Schiences, GIST

Lee Bohm
I Educational Critic
15:20~16:00(40’)

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