7th Anniversary of Ban Ki-moon Foundation & BGI Launch Event
Connecting Actions, Changing the Future
For the Better Future, Join the Beginning
Join the new journey of Ban Ki-moon Global Impact
Until Launch
Dear Partners,
The Ban Ki-moon Foundation for a Better Future is preparing for the Post-SDGs era and launching 'Ban Ki-moon Global Impact (BGI)' — a global platform where diverse stakeholders around the world can share wisdom, exchange experiences, and expand cooperation.
We cordially invite you to this meaningful launch as a valued partner. We sincerely look forward to your attendance and your contribution of wisdom and strength to this bold new journey.
Thank you.
Ban Ki-moon
Schedule
May 7, 2026 (Thu) 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
The Plaza Hotel Seoul, Grand Ballroom
Welcome | Ban Ki-moon (Chairman, BKM Foundation)
Congratulatory | Kim Dong-won (President, Korea University)
Hyun Cheon-wook (Trustee, The Rotary Foundation)
Yoon Dong-sup (President, Yonsei University)
7th Anniversary Video Screening
Panel Discussion
- Moderator: Kim Sook (Managing Director, BKM Foundation)
- Panelists: Kim Eun-mee (Chair, Ewha Haktang), Yu Myung-hwan (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs),
Lee Dong-geon (Chairman, UNGC Network Korea)
Presenter | Jung Tae-yong (Director, Sustainable Development Programs, BKM Foundation)
Daegeum & Ajaeng Performance by Artra Company
Performances: 'Besame Mucho' / Song So-hee 'My Country Korea'
Program 1 | Youth Climate Impact Alliance Presentation
- MC: Park Rae-hee (CEO, GYCC)
- Presenters: Ambassador Lee Dong-kyu, Climate Change Center, Our Future, GEYK, GYCC
Program 2 | Digital & AI Transformation Support Program Panel
- Moderator: Yoon Seok-yong (BGI Platform Advisor)
- Panelists: Seo Dong-sung (KOICA), Kong Byung-jo (ADB),
Jang Seok-jin (Global Digital Innovation Network),
Woo Mi-young (Former Adobe Korea CEO),
Shin Seung-yong (NS Devel AI Solutions)
Program 3 | Gender & Climate Change Response Presentation & Panel
- Moderator: Ha Eun-hee (Director, EGISE)
- Presenter: Park Ji-hyun (Vice Director, EGISE)
- Follow-up Proposal: Lee An-soyoung (Women's Environmental Network)
- Panelists: Kim Hyo-jung (Myongji Univ.), Shin Ji-young (KIHASA),
Park Sae-byeol (Ewha, MA), Sung Ye-bin (Ewha, BA)
Closing | Kim Sook (Managing Director, BKM Foundation)