Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
  • AMCHAM Policy Talks with PIPC Chairperson Haksoo Ko
    • DATE & TIME

      Thursday, May 8, 2025

      11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

    • VENUE

      Grand Hyatt Seoul, Namsan 1+2 (2Fl.)

    EVENT DESCRIPTION
    AMCHAM is pleased to host Chairperson Haksoo Ko of the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) for an exclusive Policy Talks session with the AMCHAM members. Chairperson Ko will outline the PIPC’s key priorities and policy agenda for 2025, sharing his insights and vision for the future of Korea’s privacy landscape and digital economy.
    Detail
    COST Member Companies: KRW 120,000 per admission
    Non-Member Companies: KRW 142,000 per admission
    RSVP/PAYMENT BY Noon, Tuesday, May 6, 2025
    * No refunds or cancellations after this date and time
    * Please register in advance. No walk-ins or payments accepted at the door
    About the Speaker
    • Personal Information Protection Committee Chairperson Haksoo Ko

      Dr. Haksoo Ko is Chairperson of South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC).

      He is a preeminent scholar in legal and regulatory issues related to data privacy and artificial intelligence who recently served as a member of the UN’s High Level Advisory Body on AI. Prior to the current appointment at the PIPC in October 2022, he held numerous advisory positions for the Korean government as well as for various other public and private entities around the world. For his public service in technology-related areas, he was awarded a Service Merit Medal from the Korean government as well as a Presidential Citation.

      Dr. Ko is currently on leave from his professor position at Seoul National University School of Law. He served as, among others, President of Asian Law and Economics Association; President of Korean Association for AI and Law; Co-director of SNU AI Policy Initiative; and Associate Director of SNU AI Institute. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Seoul National University and received both J.D. and Ph.D. (Economics) degrees from Columbia University in New York, USA.
    Contact

    (email) amchamrsvp@amchamkorea.org

    (phone) 02-6201-2255