- Topic : The Changing Security Environment and the Continuing North Korean Military Threat
- Date : November 8, 2012 (Thursday), 09:00~16:00
- Venue : Crystal Ballroom, Lotte Hotel, Seoul
- Co-Sponsor : Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy(KIMS), Center for Naval Analysis(CNA) U.S.
- Conference Schedule
08:30~09:00 Registration
09:00~09:10 Welcoming and Opening Remarks
Ambassador Song Keun-Ho, President, KIMS
Dr. Eric Thompson, Vice President, CNA
09:10~09:20 Congratulatory Speech
Ms. Leslie Bassett, DCM, Embassy of the United States, Seoul Korea
09:20~09:30 Keynote Speech
ADM. Choi Yoon-Hee, CNO, ROKN
09:30~12:10 Panel Ⅰ : The Changing Security Environment
Moderator : Dr. Eric Thompson, Vice President, CNA
09:30~11:00 Presenters
◦ The Northeast Asian Security Environment amid Leadership Changes
Mr. Alan Romberg, Distinguished Fellow, Stimson Center, Washington DC
◦ China’s Growing Maritime/Naval Interests and East Asian Security
Dr. Kim Taeho, Professor, Hallym University, Senior Research Fellow, KIMS
◦ America’s New Defense Strategy and its Implications for East Asia
and the Korean Peninsula
RADM(ret) Michael McDevitt, Senior Fellow, Center for Naval Analyses
◦ Japan’s Maritime Strategy and East Asian Security
Dr. Lee Hong-Pyo, Professor, Kyushu University, Japan,
Former Senior Research Fellow, KIMS
11:00~11:10 Coffee Break
11:10~12:10 Discussants
◦ Dr. Lee Seo-Hang, Former President, SLOC Study Group Korea,
Senior Research Fellow, KIMS
◦ Dr. Jeffrey Becker, Research Analyst, China Studies, CNA
◦ CAPT. & Dr. Chung Sam-Man, Senior Analyst on Combat Development
at Naval Forces Development Command
◦ RADM(ret) Michael McDevitt, Senior Fellow, CNA
12:10~13:10 Luncheon
13:10~15:55 Panel Ⅱ : The Continuing North Korean Military Threat
Moderator : ADM. An Byoung-Tae, Former CNO, ROKN
13:10~14:40 Presenters
◦ North Korean Threat and Military Provocations to South Korea under
Kim Jung Un’s Regime
Dr. Lee Choon-Kun, Director, Security & Diplomacy Studies, KERI,
Senior Research Fellow, KIMS
◦ North Korean Calculus in the Maritime Environment: Covert versus Overt
Provocations
Dr. Eric Thompson, Vice President, CNA Strategic Studies, CNA
◦ Ways to Strengthen ROK-US Naval Cooperation to Deter Provocations
by North Korea
VADM&Dr. Jung Ho-Sub, Commander, Naval Education&Training Command
◦ The Transfer of Wartime Operational Control in 2015 and Measures to
Enhance the ROK-US Navies Combined Operational Capabilities
Mr. Bruce Klingner, Senior Research Fellow, Heritage Foundation,
Washington DC
14:40~14:55 Coffee Break
14:55~15:55 Discussants
◦ Mr. Alan Romberg, Senior Fellow, Stimson Center, Washington DC
◦ Dr. Park Chang-Kwoun, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute for
Defense Analyses
◦ RADM William McQuilkin, Commander US Naval Forces Korea
◦ RADM(ret) & Dr. Lim In-Soo, Professor, Chang Won National Univ.,
Senior Research Fellow, KIMS
16:00 Adjournment