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ASEAN-Korea Financial Cooperation Forum

Date & Time:

April 11, 2025
9:15 AM - 3:00 PM (Singapore Time)

The ASEAN-Korea Financial Cooperation Forum brings together financial leaders, policymakers, and experts to explore ways to strengthen financial systems and regional resilience. Under the theme “Innovation and Cooperation: Strengthening Financial Systems in a Changing World”, the forum focuses on financial adaptation to economic and social changes, the future of capital markets in the region, and cooperation for financial inclusion and digital transformation. The event is co-hosted by the Council on International Financial Cooperation, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office, and ASEAN-Korea Financial Cooperation Centre

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Program

Time
Program

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM

Registration

9:30 AM – 9:35 AM

Opening Remarks

  • Hangyong Lee, Chairman, Council on International Financial Cooperation

9:35 AM – 9:40 AM

Welcome Remarks 1

  • Kouqing Li, Director, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office

9:40 AM – 9:45 AM

Welcome Remarks 2

  • Jang-keun Lee, Ambassador, Mission of the Republic of Korea to ASEAN

9:45 AM – 9:50 AM

Congratulatory Remarks 1

  • Minwoo Park, Director General of Capital Market Bureau, Financial Services Commission of Korea

9:50 AM – 9:55 AM

Congratulatory Remarks 2

  • Lim Tuang Lee, Assistant Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore

9:55 AM – 10:15 AM

Keynote Speech

  • Abdurohman, Deputy Director, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office

10:15 AM – 10:25 AM

Break

10:25 AM – 11:25 AM

Panel Session 1: The Role of Finance in Adapting to Economic and Social Changes

Moderator:

Runchana Pongsaparn, Group Head and Lead Economist, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office

Panelists: 

  • Minkee Song, Senior Researcher Fellow, Korea Institute of Finance
  • Youngim No, Team Head, Korea Housing-Finance Corporation
  • Anung Herlianto, Deputy Commissioner and Head of OJK Institute,
    Indonesian Financial Services Authority

11:25 AM – 11:30 AM

Break

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Panel Session 2: Capital Markets for the Future: Infrastructure and Innovation in ASEAN+3

Moderator:

YoungJick Lee, Center Head, ASEAN-ROK Financial Cooperation Centre

Panelists: 

  • Bernice Tan, Director, Singapore Exchange
  • Soyoung Kang, Team Head, Korea Securities Finance Corporation
  • Kristian Manullang, Director, Indonesia Stock Exchange
  • Juliana Lee, Chief Economist for Asia, Deutsche Bank

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Lunch break

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Panel Session 3: Financial Cooperation for Regional Growth: Financial Inclusion and Digital Transformation

Moderator:

Min Chang, Center Head, Council on International Financial Cooperation

Panelists:

  • Sangho Jeon, Team Head, Credit Counselling & Recovery Service
  • Tan Huey Min, General Manager, Credit Counselling Singapore
  • Le Quoc Hung, Deputy Director General, State Bank of Vietnam
  • Sivaram Superamanian, Assistant Director, ASEAN Secretariat

Speakers

Hangyong Lee

Chairman, Council on International Financial Cooperation

Hangyong Lee

Chairman, Council on International Financial Cooperation

Kouqing Li

Director, AMRO

Kouqing Li

Director, AMRO

Jang-keun Lee

Ambassador, Mission of the Republic of Korea to ASEAN

Jang-keun Lee

Ambassador, Mission of the Republic of Korea to ASEAN

Minwoo Park

Director General of Capital Market Bureau, Financial Services Commission of Korea

Minwoo Park

Director General of Capital Market Bureau, Financial Services Commission of Korea

Lim Tuang Lee

Assistant Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Lim Tuang Lee

Assistant Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Abdurohman

Deputy Director, AMRO

Abdurohman

Deputy Director, AMRO

Runchana Pongsaparn

Group Head and Lead Economist, AMRO

Runchana Pongsaparn

Group Head and Lead Economist, AMRO

Minkee Song

Senior Researcher Fellow, Korea Institute of Finance

Minkee Song

Senior Researcher Fellow, Korea Institute of Finance

Youngim No

Team Head, Korea Housing-Finance Corporation

Youngim No

Team Head, Korea Housing-Finance Corporation

Anung Herlianto

Deputy Commissioner and Head of OJK Institute, Indonesian Financial Services Authority

Anung Herlianto

Deputy Commissioner and Head of OJK Institute, Indonesian Financial Services Authority

YoungJick Lee

Center Head, ASEAN-ROK Financial Cooperation Centre

YoungJick Lee

Center Head, ASEAN-ROK Financial Cooperation Centre

Bernice Tan

Director, Singapore Exchange

Bernice Tan

Director, Singapore Exchange

Soyoung Kang

Team Head, Korea Securities Finance Corporation

Soyoung Kang

Team Head, Korea Securities Finance Corporation

Juliana Lee

Chief Economist for Asia, Deutsche Bank

Juliana Lee

Chief Economist for Asia, Deutsche Bank

Min Chang

Center Head, Council on International Financial Cooperation

Min Chang

Center Head, Council on International Financial Cooperation

Sangho Jeon

Team Head, Credit Counselling & Recovery Service

Sangho Jeon

Team Head, Credit Counselling & Recovery Service

Tan Huey Min

General Manager, Credit Counselling Singapore

Tan Huey Min

General Manager, Credit Counselling Singapore

Le Quoc Hung

Deputy Director General, State Bank of Vietnam

Le Quoc Hung

Deputy Director General, State Bank of Vietnam

Sivaram Superamanian

Assistant Director, ASEAN Secretariat

Sivaram Superamanian

Assistant Director, ASEAN Secretariat