ABOUT Seoul Forum
Overview
Seoul Economic Daily’s Global Business Forum
Seoul Forum is a global business platform launched in 2010 by Seoul Economic Daily,
Korea’s first economic newspaper, to commemorate its 50th anniversary.
Founded amid the sweeping changes brought on by the 2008 global financial crisis, Seoul Forum
has earned recognition for proposing new growth strategies for the Korean economy at a pivotal
moment of structural transformation — while charting a path toward sustainable development for
the world economy.
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Since its founding, Seoul Forum has convened world-class scholars, global business leaders,
politicians, and economic experts to shape the future of the world economy and business —
reflected each year in themes such as:
- 2010 “Korea in 2010 and Then: Re-creating Korea as a Leader of Global Economy and Technology”
- 2011 “Science & Technology is the Future — Creativity · Convergence · Communication”
- 2012 “Korean Wave Embraces the Global Economy — Economy · Finance · Industry · Culture”
- 2013 “Entrepreneurship is the Future — Creative Leadership Drives the 2nd Miracle on the Han River”
- 2014 “Technology is the Future — Creativity ·Convergence · Challenge”
- 2015 “Beyond Korea: New Success Formula — ICT & IoT, Fintech, Biotechnology, Advanced Materials”
- 2016 “AI and Bio: The Next Korea”
- 2017 “Next Korea: Soft Infra for the Next Engine”
- 2018 “Eduvolution for the Next Generation”
- 2019 “Basic Science: Platform for Innovative Growth in Korea”
- 2020 “National Survival Strategy in the Post-Corona Era: The Super Gap in Science and Technology is the Key”
- 2021 “Korea's Energy Strategy: The Super Gap in Hydrogen Economy”
- 2022 “Korea's New Growth Strategy: Bold Challenge to Find a Way in Space”
- 2023 “The Era of Advanced Biotechnology: The Core of Healthcare, Economy and Security”
- 2024 “Survival Strategies in the Era of Technological Hegemony”
- 2025 “ALL on AI: The Future is Now”
Through these themes, Seoul Forum has firmly established itself as Korea's foremost public forum —
presenting the most critical issues and trends in the global and Korean economy and driving meaningful conversations every year.
