DAY 2 : Session 4-6

On the second day, discussions will turn to Korea’s domestic priorities. Key topics include the industrial transformation driven by artificial intelligence, revitalizing capital markets to support innovation-led growth, and fostering constructive labor-management dialogue. By combining global perspectives with national strategies, the forum will highlight pathways for Korea’s resilience and leadership in a turbulent world.

AI has become a central force reshaping industrial paradigms and national competitiveness, far beyond simple technological innovation. For Korea, this requires a transition from an export-oriented, manufacturing-centered growth model to one driven by AI and data, with wide-ranging implications for the economy, labor, policy, and society. In this session, global and domestic experts will examine these paradigm shifts and explore response strategies tailored to Korea’s context.

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This session examines the role of Korea's capital market in innovation and growth from a global perspective and develops discussions to make policy proposals for ways to leap forward as a "capital funding hub for innovation and growth." With rapid digital transformation fueled by AI, the rise of virtual asset markets, persistent low growth and interest rates, and demographic changes, global capital markets are being reshaped. Korea must identify new approaches, as its bank-centered financial system has clear limitations in providing the scale of funding required for innovative startups, advanced industries, and climate crisis solutions.

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Labor market polarization in Korea undermines economic growth through weakened domestic consumption and exacerbating political and social instability through widening inequality. While there is consensus on the severity of the polarization problem, solutions vary according to different interests, leading to neglect and worsening over time.

The session features Professor Dennis Snower—renowned globally for his pioneering insider–outsider theory—as the lead presenter. Alongside him, Korea's foremost experts will examine the labor market and propose remedies from economic, social, and institutional perspectives.

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This session explores new expansion models for 'K-Culture,' which has captured global attention beyond K-pop. The session examines the potential fusion of tradition and performance through 'K-Martial Arts,' presented by K-Tigers' actor TAEMI and artist Seong Jin Ha, who are actively performing on the global stage. Subsequently, the 'K-Animation' session, featuring animator Nayeong Kim from Sony Pictures Imageworks, will discuss the new vision and challenges that emerge when Korean sensibilities meet global technological capabilities.

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Wine as a Luxury Brand: The Path for K-Food to Lead the World Through Culture

Bernard Arnault, chairman of LVMH, which leads the global luxury industry, is known not only as the emperor of fashion but also as a cultural strategist. Rather than resting on the success of Louis Vuitton and Dior, he acquired wineries throughout France. The reason is clear: wine is not merely an alcoholic beverage, but "a combined result of culture created through time, tradition, and craftsmanship." Through a single bottle of wine, he conveyed French aesthetics and philosophy of life to the world.

This session seeks to explore the global cultural direction K-Food should pursue by examining LVMH's winery strategy. Kimchi, Korean cuisine, traditional liquor, and Korean confectionery have already captivated the tastes of people worldwide. Now, we must expand beyond "taste" to "cultural experience." K-Food should not be positioned as health food or exotic cuisine, but as a cultural brand embodying Korean aesthetics and sensibility.

This forum proposes a "luxury branding strategy for K-Food." We will present a new model of cultural leadership, centered on how to convey to the world the philosophy of Korean cuisine, which embodies the patient art of fermentation, the aesthetics of restraint, and the spirit of 'jeong' (affection and human connection).

This session envisions a future era in which Korea moves the world not only through technological prowess but also through culture—competing not by GDP but by GCP (Gross Cultural Power).

If wine symbolized the elegance of France, K-Food will represent Korean identity.

In an era where culture itself becomes national power, K-Food will stand at the center.

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