2026 Program

※The program may be subject to change.

Time

Program

08:00~08:30

(30’)

Registration

08:30~09:00(30’)

Opening 

Ceremony

Opening Remark 

Park Chan-su

 I CEO, The Hankyoreh Media Group


Welcoming Address

 I Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly



09:00~09:50

(50’)

Keynote 

speech 1

“Beyond the Tech Trap: Sustaining Progress in the Age of AI”

Carl Benedikt Frey 

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

Keynote 

speech 2

“The Cost of AI Transformation: Who Pays and How Should It Be Shared?” 

Sarah O'Connor 

l Financial Times Columnist 

and  Associate Editor

09:50~10:00

(00’)




Break

10:00~10:50(50’)

Roundtable  Discussion 

1


Setting the Rules for Human–AI Collaboration


Moderator: Lee Sang-heon 

2  Keynote Speakers, Chang Ji-yeon

Lee Sang-heon 

l Chief Economist at the International Labour Organization


Carl Benedikt Frey 

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

Sarah O'Connor 

l Financial Times Columnist 

and Associate Editor


Chang Ji-yeon 

l Senior Research Fellow, 

Korea Labor Institute

10:50~11:50

(60')

Roundtable  Discussion 

2


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


Moderator: Park Young-sun

4 Panel


Park Young-sun 

l Director, “Window of Thought” Mentoring Center, Sogang University · Former Minister of SMEs and Startups


Panel


11:50~12:50(60’)

Luncheon

12:50~13:20(30’)

Special 

speech

“10 Years After the AlphaGo Shock: Questions from the 'Future That Arrived Early'”

Chang Kang-myoung 

l Author of ‘Because I Hate Korea’

13:20~13:45(25’)


Keynote 

speech 3

"The Future of Learning for Youth, Work, and Opportunity"

Lim Mun-yeong 

l Vice Chairman, Presidential Council on National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, 

Republic of Korea

13:45~15:00

(75’)

Roundtable Discussion 

2

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


Moderator: Koo Bon-kwon 

4 Panel 

Koo Bonk-won l Writer


Kim Hi-sam 

l Professor, School of 

Humanities & Social Sciences, 

GIST


Panel

15:20~16:00

(40’)

2026 Human Technology Awards 

(11th Anniversary)

Time
Program

08:00~08:30(30’)

Registration

08:30~09:00(30’)

Opening 

Ceremony

Opening Remark  CHOI Woo-seong I CEO, The Hankyoreh Media Group


Welcoming Address LEE Hack-young I Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly

                                         JO Seong-lae I Member of the Strategy and Finance Committee of the National Assembly

                                       CHOI Hyung-du I Member of the the Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee of the                                                   National Assembly

                                       KIM Woo-young I Member of the the Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee of the                                                   National Assembly

                                       LEE Hai-min I Member of the the Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee of the                                                       National Assembly

09:00~10:30(90’)

Keynote speech 1

Social Media, Algorithms and Democracy: Where does accountability lie?” 

Yaël Eisenstat
I Director of Policy and Impact, Cybersecurity for Democracy

Keynote speech 2


In the Age of Generative AI, How Can We Ensure Algorithmic Accountability?

Matthias Spielkamp
I Founder and Executive Director, AlgorithmWatch

Keynote speech 3

Is Digital Collective Intelligence Still the Future of Democracy?

Audrey Tang *Online(Zoom)
I Taiwan’s Cyber Ambassador-at-large and 1st Digital Minister

10:45~11:05(20’)

Special Speech

"AI and Democracy: New Threats and Our Choices"

Lawrence Lessig *Online(Zoom) 

I Professor of Law and Leadership, Harvard Law School

11:05~12:05(60’)
Roundtable 
Discussion 1

"Towards the Coexistence of Democracy and Algorithms: The Roles of Government, Business, and Civil Society"


Moderator: PARK Won-ho


3 Keynote Speakers, Lee Hai-min

PARK Won-ho
I Professor, Department of Political Science & International Relations, Seoul National University

Yaël Eisenstat
I Director of Policy and Impact, Cybersecurity for Democracy

Matthias Spielkamp
I Founder and Executive Director, AlgorithmWatch

Audrey Tang *Online(Zoom) 
I Taiwan’s Cyber Ambassador-at-large and 1st Digital Minister

LEE Hai-min
I Member of the National Assembly


12:05~13:10(65’)

Luncheon

13:10~14:00(50’)

Keynote Speech 4

YouTube Politics and the Collapse of the Public Sphere: Is Rebuilding Trust Possible

KANG Jeong-han
I Professor of Sociology, Yonsei University 


Keynote Speech 5

"The Digital Public Sphere and the Rise of Extremism: Issues and Solutions"

YU Seung-hyun
I Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Hanyang University

Policy Committee Member, Citizens’ Coalition for Democratic Media



14:10~15:10(60’)

Roundtable 

Discussion 2

Beyond Hate: Fostering Diversity and Open Participation

Moderator: HWANG Yong-suk


2 Keynote Speakers, CHANG Yeo-Kyung, KANG Jeong-soo

HWANG Yong-suk
I Professor, Department of Media & Communication, Konkuk University

CHANG Yeo-kyung
I Executive Director, Institute for Digital Rights

KANG Jeong-soo
I Bluedot AI, Director of Research Center
KANG Jeong-han
I Professor of Sociology, Yonsei University

YU Seung-hyun
I Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Hanyang University

Policy Committee Member, Citizens’ Coalition for Democratic Media

15:20~16:00(40’)

2025 Human Technology Awards (10th Anniversary)